English 10 Honors--2/2/2018 & 2/5/2018

Jump Off
--After attendance, we will head down to the lab in order to take the Membean assessment.  Please bring your free reading book with you so that you can read when you finish the assessment.

Transition
--head down to the lab

Assessment -- Vocabulary Quiz #4 (Membean)
--When you finish with the assessment, engage in free reading until we head back to the classroom.

Transition
--head back to the classroom
--pick up your "Poetry 'Unit' Exam" from me at the front table
--form a circle out of the desks

S. the C.
--agenda (remainder of class)/HW

Old Business -- Poetry "Unit" Exam
--correct choices shared for #6-30
--add to "cheat sheet"/engage in discussion as necessary

"Gearing Up" Discussion Preparation (Phase 1)

--Take out your poetry-protocolled copy of either "Roll Away Your Stone" or "The Cave".  Purposefully reread/annotate the poem one last time with both this bit of advice and this question in mind:

• Focus on application of knowledge from the Foster reading, imagery, and theme
• What should we be looking for and discussing when analyzing William Golding's Lord of the Flies?

Transition
--Take out your notebook and create a section titled "What to Look for in LotF".  For the forthcoming discussion, you will need your notebook and your annotated song lyrics (poetry).

"Gearing Up" Discussion (Phase 1) -- What to Look for in Lord of the Flies

--FYI: You should leave class today with a list of what to look for while reading Lord of the Flies in order to focus your purposeful/active reading.  We will continue adding to this list over the course of the next few weeks as we move further forward in the text.
--engage in discussion about materials listed above in order deepen your understanding of symbolism, continue improving in the realm of poetry analysis, and, ultimately, craft a list on the front board of "what to look for" in Lord of the Flies--COPY THIS LIST INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK!

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)

--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training as directed before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 2/8.  If you fail to appropriately train between now and the administration of Vocabulary Quiz #5, you will not be permitted to take the quiz until you catch up (see the "Membean Routine" document).
Take-Home Assessment/Writing
--Complete Article of the Week #2 as directed for submission next class (Tuesday, 2/6 [ACE] or Wednesday, 2/7 [BDF]).  I am available after school between now and then for anyone looking for a place to work and/or assistance.

Writing
--Consider doing the following if you have not already done so:

• Reread your short story with "fresh eyes", taking note of any annotations that I have included on your draft.
• Access the electronic version of your short story and begin revising it.

HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young" (Maya Angelou).

Miscellaneous

--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal.  Your deadline is likely approaching!
--ACE class: Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

On the Backburner

• poetry protocol on own/peer poem
• group writing assignment back
• where we're headed
• begin literary conventions work
• Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies--just read!