English 10 Honors--10/24/2017 & 10/25/2017

Jump Off
--Pick up the "Article of the Week #1 (10/23-10/27)" document from the front table.

Spend a few minutes purposefully reading the information located in the box at the top of the first page.  Then, continue reading the article as directed.

--Please SEE ME before leaving class today:

• Casey L.
• Storme S.

S. the C.

--list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio shared:

• Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during my office hours (posted on the front board)?

--agenda/HW

Literacy Activity -- Article of the Week #1

--share rationale behind the Article of the Week in the English 10 Honors context

--share the following PowerPoint slides in order to clarify expectations: 

• Take-Home Assessment/Classwork Check System
• The Four Cs of Quality Academic Writing
• HEDI Scale for Feedback/Scoring

--What is our purpose when we read this article?
--independent active/purposeful reading MODELED and continued work time

Transition
--close reading of literature =

• "going after" items noticed during initial purposeful reading
• reading, rereading, and annotating as per the targets defined on the "'Reading Literature Like a Champ!' Framework" document

--review today's discussion protocol
--finish preparing for today's discussion of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"

--Form a numerical-by-number-of-siblings circle out of the desks.

Discussion -- Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"

--students share annotations from close reading as per protocol--I encourage a "deeper dig" via prompting, follow-up questions, etc.

Transition
--Re-column the desks and pick up a "Final Countdown" document from the front table.

Closure -- The Final Countdown
--In the time permitted, complete the document to the best of your ability so that I can get a snapshot of how we did today and where we should head next.

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)

--Complete a total of 45 minutes of Membean training as directed before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 10/26.  If you fail to appropriately train between now and the administration of Vocabulary Quiz #3, you will not be permitted to take the quiz (see the "Membean Routine" document).
HW (Take-Home Assessment)

--Finish your work with Article of the Week #1, which is due at the beginning of class on Monday, 10/30 (ACE) or Tuesday, 10/31 (BDF).  This task will include purposefully reading the directions in the box at the top of the first page and completing your best work with regard to the directions.  Good luck!

HW (Class Preparation)

--Review your notes for “The Masque…”.  Be prepared for an assessment and/or more discussion about the reading NEXT class.
Writing

--Continue thinking about your short story.  The final draft of the assignment is tentatively due on Tuesday, 11/7 (ACE)/Wednesday, 11/8 (BDF), which will be here before you know it!  Do you want me to give you access to me and my classroom after school this week and/or conduct after-school workshops?
--The due date for submitting a revised Thematic Writing Assignment—Partner Interviews essay for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Thursday, 11/16 (ACE)/Friday, 11/17 (BDF) (just under one month from today)—YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol.  When time permits, meetings can/will occur during class time.
Miscellaneous
--Read your free reading book for at least 15 minutes between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.  You have up until early-December to finish your book.