--Turn in your short story by placing it in the black basket on the front table.
--Please DO NOT leave class today without touching base with me:
S. the C.--Please DO NOT leave class today without touching base with me:
- Tabitha D. (TLRT)
- Leah E. (TLRT)
- Ash M. (16 as of 11/1)
- Nina R.
- Storme S. (18 as of 11/3)
- Bea T. (45 as of 10/22)
- Gina T. (TLRT)
--You should leave class today with...
- a "game plan" for improving your short story
- some ideas about George Orwell's Animal Farm and a "game plan" for actively/purposefully reading the novella.
--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...?
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...?
--agenda/HW
Writing Workshop -- Short Story Writing Assignment #1--Partner Feedback for Moving Forward
--peer stories/feedback documents handed out
--carefully read the directions on the feedback document
--MODELING on the SMART Board with a short story from last school year
--follow the directions on the feedback document while interacting with your partner's story
--When you finish, engage in one of the following activities quietly and independently:
--MODELING on the SMART Board with a short story from last school year
--follow the directions on the feedback document while interacting with your partner's story
--When you finish, engage in one of the following activities quietly and independently:
- free reading
- Membean training
--partner share
--Pick up both of the documents with pictures and lines on them from the front table.
Pre-Reading Activity -- George Orwell's Animal Farm
--Directions:
- As we did prior to reading Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death", we are going to take a thoughtful look at each of the pictures in these documents. What does each picture suggest to you/what might each "thing" pictured represent within Orwell's novella? Write our collective ideas on the lines provided. As we share/discuss, expect me to ask the "why?" question often!
Transition
--Pick up the following items from the front table:
- a copy of George Orwell's Animal Farm--write your first and last name and book number on the sheet on the front table, and write your first and last name and "Mr. Martin" on the inside cover of the novella
- approximately 8-10 Post-its
--Take a look through your copy of Animal Farm--get a feel for it, if you will.
HW Time (remainder of class [time permitting])
--take a look at the Post-it directions included within your copies of the novella--Q & A
--reading (oral? independent?)/modeling of the Post-it Note strategy?/discussion of first few pages?
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--take a look at the Post-it directions included within your copies of the novella--Q & A
--reading (oral? independent?)/modeling of the Post-it Note strategy?/discussion of first few pages?
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete a total of 45 minutes of Membean training as directed before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 11/9. 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
--Make final improvements to your short story (if necessary). I will accept short stories through the end of the day on Monday, 11/13.
--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 over one week 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.
HW (Class Preparation/Take-Home Assessment)
--Read Chapter 1-Chapter 3 of Animal Farm (up to the end of page 25). 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:
--Make final improvements to your short story (if necessary). I will accept short stories through the end of the day on Monday, 11/13.
--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 over one week 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.
HW (Class Preparation/Take-Home Assessment)
--Read Chapter 1-Chapter 3 of Animal Farm (up to the end of page 25). 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.
