--Take out your "Interest Inventory" from several classes ago. (If you are not sure to what this refers, look at the model on the whiteboard.)
Activity/Looking Ahead (cont.) -- Building an Interest Inventory (5-10 mins.)
--rationale/the "bigger picture"
--explain/model STEP 1 of the Building an Interest Inventory assignment again (pages 25-27 of Bruce Ballenger's The Curious Researcher) using the drawings on the whiteboard:
Activity/Looking Ahead (cont.) -- Building an Interest Inventory (5-10 mins.)
--rationale/the "bigger picture"
--explain/model STEP 1 of the Building an Interest Inventory assignment again (pages 25-27 of Bruce Ballenger's The Curious Researcher) using the drawings on the whiteboard:
- Under each heading, continue listing words and phrases in response to the three questions below. Go crazy; write whatever comes to your mind:
- What is interesting/important to me related to this category?
- What do I know related to this category?
- What do I want to know related to this category?
S. the C. (3-5 mins.)
--agenda/HW
Transition (1-2 mins.)
--Obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom.
Assessment -- Vocabulary Quiz #2 (10-15 mins.)
--log in to Chromebook
--log in to Membean where today's quiz will deploy
--complete the quiz quietly and independently--good luck!
--When you finish, take out your book and engage in free reading until you receive further instructions.
DEAR -- Free Reading Book and/or Upfront Newsmagazine (flex time)
Brain Break (flex time)
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--WE ARE TAKING A BREAK FROM MEMBEAN 11/16-11/22 DUE TO THE HOLIDAY; HOWEVER, YOU CAN STILL TRAIN THESE NEXT 7 DAYS (AND ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO DO SO IF YOU HAVE FALLEN BEHIND)!
--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 11/29 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
HW (Class Preparation)
--Aim to read at least 10 pages of your free reading book each day over break. If you achieve this goal, you will have read 50+ pages! (I know that I, personally, am quite looking forward to reading Wally Lamb's The Hour I First Believed!) You have up until early December to finish your book. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
Miscellaneous
--We will continue working on the Animal Farm writing piece when we return from break!
--Enjoy the break! May the effects of tryptophan spare you from having to hear conversations about the effects of tryptophan.Miscellaneous
--We will continue working on the Animal Farm writing piece when we return from break!
On the backburner:
- Adding to "Interest Inventory" (AGAIN!)--selecting an initial research topic
