--At the start of the block again today, students will be picked at random to share both their current claims related to the essential questions as well as their pictures for the "It's in my nature..." wall. Please spend a few minutes preparing to share in the event that you are selected to do so today! If you already shared, please engage in free reading until you are instructed to stop.
S. the C. (5-8 mins.)
--Reminder: The essential questions explored throughout the entirety of the course:
Why do people say what they say, do what they do, etc.? What are human beings really like? What is your "why?", and how is it related to your observations about/understanding of human nature?
--Reminder: The "English Department Membean Routine" sheet
--agenda/HW
Activity/Discussion (cont.) -- Exploring the Essential Questions (10-15 mins.)
--finish preparing to share quietly and independently
--five pictures shared via a random drawing:
- What is your current claim related to the essential questions (and why if you are ready to "go there" already!)? Why did you select the picture that you did?
--Please pick up a copy of the "Discussion Contribution Rating Scale" from the front table.
--Please take out both your "Literature and Nonfiction Terms/Concepts" document and your notebook. Date a page in your notebook (10/15).
Notetaking -- Short Story as a Literary Form, Allegory as a Literary Term, and Romanticism as a Literary Movement (8-10 mins.)
--jot down notes shared via PowerPoint/Q & A
- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1So7DzXLOcPUk05J3SSS-cKCVRNxteMwLnwbOLWwJYhs/edit?usp=sharing
--During the next part of today's class block, we will finish "gearing up" for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" by discussing the pictures that you are about to analyze. Today, I will be assessing contributions via the "Discussion Contribution Rating Scale"--let's take a quick look at the halfsheet! Considering the "why?" question today before responding is highly advised!
--Transition
- Pick up a copy of the document with pictures and lines on it from the front table.
- Take a thoughtful look at each of the pictures. With Edgar Allan Poe's work, one can expect allegory and symbolism. What does each picture suggest to you/what might each "thing" pictured represent within the story? Write your ideas on the lines provided. (For example, next to the picture labeled "Prospero [the host of the masquerade]", I might write the following: wealth). In order to be more fully prepared for discussion, jotting down responses to the "why?" question would also be beneficial, as in the following example: Prospero looks and sounds like "prosperous", which basically means wealthy and successful.
--form an alphabetical-by-middle-name circle out of the desks--you, of course, can talk when forming this circle!
"Unit" Introduction/Looking Ahead/Discussion -- The Short Story/Poetry "Unit" and "The Masque of the Red Death" Pre-reading (20-ish mins.)
--ice breaker/teambuilding: two Artifact Bags
--discussion protocol shared--THIS DISCUSSION WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY, 10/17!!!
--engage in discussion/notetaking about the reading titled "Reading the Story":
- distinguish between commercial and literary fiction
- begin to answer these questions: What is a short story? and How does purposefully reading a short story enhance our understanding of the human experience?
- analyze works that we've read in the past--commercial or literary fiction?
- I WILL ASSESS CONTRIBUTIONS VIA THE "DISCUSSION CONTRIBUTION RATING SCALE".
--re-column the desks
--pick up the "Short Story Analysis Sheet", a story map (if desired), and a copy of "The Masque of the Red Death"
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 10/18) (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet). Vocabulary Quiz #1 will take place on Friday, 10/19.
Writing
--Begin/continue thinking about your short story. The final draft of the assignment is tentatively due on Tuesday, 11/13, which will be here before you know it!
HW (Class Preparation)
--Finish "gearing up" for reading "The Masque..." via the "Before reading" section of the "Short Story Analysis Sheet." Then, conduct an active/purposeful first-draft reading of "The Masque..." (and strongly considering actively/purposefully rereading the story as well!). Be prepared for an assessment and/or a discussion about the reading NEXT class (Wednesday, 10/17).--THIS ASSIGNMENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER NEXT CLASS (WEDNESDAY, 10/17)!!!
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. You have up until early December to finish your book. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
On the backburner:
On the backburner:
- Introducing "Take a Stand" Activity and ThinkCERCA/Article of the Week purpose, framework, etc.
- first Grammar Hammer
