--Please pick up approximately 8-10 Post-its from the front shelf.
--The following students have been referred as per policy due to not handing in the Short Story Writing Assignment by the end of the day yesterday:
- Wubazz
- Papa Smurf
- Person from Whom I Never Received a Nickname
--?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
--You should leave class today with...
- the next section of Animal Farm (partially? mostly? completely?) actively/purposefully read via the Post-it Note strategy
--Beginning with the end in mind:
End-of-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:Write a text-based, grammatically sound, tightly-written response of two to three paragraphs. In your response, respond to the following question so as to reveal a theme statement (central idea) of Animal Farm: What is George Orwell's "thesis" about human nature as revealed in the story he tells? Then, analyze how Orwell's use of symbolism helps develop his "thesis" about human nature. Use at least three pieces of strong textual evidence spanning the entire text to support your analysis, and be sure to tie back to your claim often.
--Really beginning with the end in mind!--the Essential Question that overarches our course:
What are human beings really like? By nature, are human beings inherently evil or good or...?
--You should also leave class today with...
--Really beginning with the end in mind!--the Essential Question that overarches our course:
What are human beings really like? By nature, are human beings inherently evil or good or...?
--You should also leave class today with...
- progress made with regard to your CWP
- meeting completed?
- rewritten writing piece completed and turned in?
- plans in place for moving forward?
- meeting scheduled for a future date (time is running low!)?
- having moved forward with some of your other assignments (e.g., Membean training, free reading, etc.)
--agenda/HW
Active/Purposeful Reading -- Animal Farm Chapter 4-Chapter 6
--take another look at the Post-it directions included within your copy of the novella
--actively/purposefully read the next section of Animal Farm quietly and independently via the Post-it Note strategy
*DURING THIS TIME, I WILL BE CONDUCTING CWP MEETINGS AS PER THE ORDER ESTABLISHED ON THE FRONT BOARD.*
HW Time (time permitting)
--If you complete the task set forth above, work quietly and independently on some of your other assignments (e.g., Membean training, free reading, etc.).
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete a total of 45 minutes of Membean training as directed before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 11/16. 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).
Writing
--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) (NEXT time we meet--yikes! :) )--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol (unless, of course, we have already met).
HW (Class Preparation/Take-Home Assessment)
--Read Chapter 4-Chapter 6 of Animal Farm (up to the end of page 50). Demonstrate your best skill level in reading actively/purposefully via the Post-it Note strategy, and expect any or all of the following to occur next time that we meet:
--Read Chapter 4-Chapter 6 of Animal Farm (up to the end of page 50). Demonstrate your best skill level in reading actively/purposefully via the Post-it Note strategy, and expect any or all of the following to occur next time that we meet:
- collection of your Post-its for assessment purposes
- a "60/40" reading assessment
- a discussion geared around your Post-its
--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.
