Jump Off
--Please take out the following:
--agenda/HW
Writing Workshop (cont.) (Phase 3) -- Animal Farm Unit--End-of-Unit Writing Assessment (Regents Part 3)
--Please take out the following:
- your copy of Animal Farm
- any notes you took while reading the novella
- your "Allegory Assessment"
- your partially completed copies of the "Writing Paragraphs" document with which we have been working
--agenda/HW
Writing Workshop (cont.) (Phase 3) -- Animal Farm Unit--End-of-Unit Writing Assessment (Regents Part 3)
- Reread the task:
- Write a text-based, grammatically sound, tightly-written response of two paragraphs. In your response, respond to the following question so as to reveal a theme statement (central idea) drawn from Animal Farm: What is George Orwell's "thesis" about human nature/why people do what they do, say what they say, etc. as revealed in the story he tells? Then, analyze how Orwell's characterization of at least one important character helps develop the theme statement that you crafted. Use strong and thorough textual evidence spanning the entire text, and make sure that you reason through your evidence by tying back to your claim(s) often. Good luck!
- Reminder: A recommendation for cohesive organization exists on the whiteboard!
- Get back into groups.
- "Anchored in" to our "Compact for Group Work", ...
- finish sharing evidence and tiebacks in order to complete the template for your group's first body paragraph.
- Does anything need to be changed? Added? Etc. (If so, "take care of business" accordingly!)
- agree upon and write an all-encompassing concluding sentence.
- Does anyone need me to create a MODEL of what this "looks like"?
- divvy up typing tasks (e.g., Sarah types sentences 1-3, Jax types sentences 4-6, and Cameron types sentences 7-9).
Transition
--Obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom and log in.
Writing Workshop (Phase 4) -- Animal Farm Unit--End-of-Unit Writing Assessment (Regents Part 3)
--students with stars next to their names on the whiteboard: Create a shared Google Doc
- MODEL
--group-type first body paragraph
- MODEL
Brain Break -- One to Ten
--line up in birth order in the front of the classroom
--complete activity, returning to your desk if you are out
--You can exercise your Right to Pass!
Grammar Hammer Review/Writing Workshop (Phase 5) -- FANBOYS Review, Proofreading for FANBOYS Errors, and Elevating Diction
--oral reading of first body paragraph and formatting
- Any necessary "finishing touches"?
- Sarah B.--please drop the grammar hammer!
--RE-READ for FANBOYS errors. Fix any errors that you find.
--discuss Membean words (e.g., those for which you created posters earlier in the school year) and deftly incorporate at least one word in your summary. Don't overdo it, though!
Closure -- Ticket-Out-the-Door and Soft-Skills Self-Assessment
--discuss Membean words (e.g., those for which you created posters earlier in the school year) and deftly incorporate at least one word in your summary. Don't overdo it, though!
Closure -- Ticket-Out-the-Door and Soft-Skills Self-Assessment
- share Google Doc with me
- MODEL
- return Chromebooks
- pick up, complete, and submit the "Soft-Skills Self-Assessment" sheet
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Complete another 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 12/6 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
HW (Class Preparation)
--Aim to read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. The "Course Component Fulfillment" assignment is due Wednesday, 12/5 or Thursday, 12/6 depending upon which option you select. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
On the backburner:
Refresh each other's memories: What character or characters did you pick to write about again?
Write claim for second body paragraph
- Sample claim for "The Masque..." share first via template with which I have been working
Divide/conquer evidence (like two classes ago, but not necessarily big chunks of the book)
Select evidence--write AND write tiebacks
Swap--revise
Share in groups
Group document--typed
In groups, read aloud and revise
Submit before class ends
