English 9--11/27/2018 & 11/28/2018

Jump Off (18-20 mins.)

--Please obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom.  After logging in, log in to Membean. 

• If you were HERE the class day before break, set up and complete a 15-minute training session.  Once you finish training, take out your book and engage in free reading until you receive further instructions.
• If you were ABSENT the class day before break, a quiz will deploy for you to complete.  Good luck!  Once you finish the quiz, set up and complete either a 5-minute or 10-minute training session depending on time. 

--Please SEE ME before leaving class today:

• Mikhail B.
• Noah P.
• Evan S.
• Owen S.
• Kylei W.
• Katarina W.
• Nadia B.
• Wyatte G.--stayed for HR on 11/28
• Lindsey J.--stayed for HR on 11/26-11/28
• Gabe P.
• Dan S.
• Belle V.--stayed for HR on 11/28
• Jake W.--stayed for HR on 11/28

S. the C. (8-10 mins.)

--beginning with the end in mind--our ultimate purpose for re-reading Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?":

End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:

Write a well-developed paragraph in which you support a meaningful and complex theme statement for Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?"  Use at least three pieces of strong textual evidence spanning the entire text, and be sure to tie back to your theme statement often.

--You should leave class today with...

• a deeper understanding of theme in literature as evidenced by your ability to respond to the four focus questions/prompts below:
• What is a theme?
• How can a reader determine what themes exist in a text?
• Name two appropriate theme words for P.D. Eastman's "The Best Nest".
• Name two appropriate theme words for Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?".

--compile preliminary responses to questions on the front board
--agenda/HW

Transition (1-2 mins.)
--Please pick up a copy of the "Theme Skeletal Notes and Theme Statement Practice with 'The Best Nest'" document from the front table.  We will read through the first two bolded sections ("Theme" and "Some Tips for Determining the Emergence of Themes") on the front page of the document together and fill in as many of the blanks as we can.

Notetaking/Application Activity #1 -- P.D. Eastman's "The Best Nest": Determining Emergent Themes (25-30 mins.)
--read through the first two bolded sections of the notes page together via the SMART Board and fill in the blanks

• provide examples from The Old Man and the Sea, The Devil in the White City, The Kite Runner, and The Great Gatsby

--assign purposeful reading/viewing tasks/questions by handing out halfsheets

• Task A--explain/clarify
• Task B--explain/clarify
• Task C--explain/clarify

--What is the "gist" of "The Best Nest" again?

--read/view "The Best Nest" on YouTube--jot down notes as per your assigned task, which we will then refer back to when we complete the next section of the theme notes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f6TsHA0kTM

--pair/share (by same task or across tasks)

• If sharing across tasks, look for the same or similar theme words!

--come up with theme words as a whole group by sharing Tasks A, B, and C

--Transition/Closure

• Please pick up a copy of the "Theme Comprehension Check" halfsheet from the front table.  Read the directions and respond to THE PROMPTS ON THE FRONT OF THE PAGE ONLY.  When you finish, place your halfsheet facedown on the floor next to your desk.  Then, ... 
• take out your copy of Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
• pick up a copy of the "Determining Emergent Themes Document--Paragraphs 1-5" sheet from the front table.

Application Activity #2 -- Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?": Determining Emergent Themes (flex time)
--oral reading of "Directions" on top of page

• Q & A

--assign purposeful oral reading tasks (Reminder: You already completed these tasks earlier in the class block! :))

• Task A folks = first row of chart
• Task B folks = second row of chart
• Task C folks = third row of chart

--Reminder: The "gist" of "The Lady..." shared via a group summary written before break
--oral reading of paragraphs 1-5 of "The Lady..."/constant comprehension check--jot down notes as per your assigned task

• FYI: This story pretty much requires us to...
• "determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text"
• "use context...as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase"

--pair/share
--come up with theme words as a whole group by sharing conclusions drawn via completion of the chart
*I WILL BE JOTTING NOTES ON OUR CLASS COPY OF THE TEXT ON THE SMART BOARD TODAY, AND YOU MUST CAPTURE THESE NOTES ON YOUR OWN COPY!*

Closure -- Theme Comprehension Check (last 3 mins.)

--Please pick up your "Theme Comprehension Check" halfsheet.  Respond to the prompt on the back of the page.  Leave your halfsheet on your desk when the bell rings.

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)

--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 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:

• returning assignments
• standards assessment
• grading scale explained
• self-reflection
• assessments returned
• SEE LAST SCHOOL YEAR!!!
• THEME LESSON SEQUENCE (CONT.)