English 9--11/29/2018 & 11/30/2018

Jump Off (5-8 mins.)

--Please pick up your copy of the "Theme Comprehension Check" halfsheet from the end of last class block at the front table.  Then, ... 

• 2 ACE: scan through any commentary that I provided in magenta marker
• check your responses against the notes projected on the SMART Board. 

S. the C. (10-12 mins.)

--take a look at review notes projected on the SMART Board/Q & A

--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...

• having practiced purposeful rereading of literature and with a second(-ish) reading of Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?" under your belt
• with a deeper understanding of theme in literature as evidenced by your ability to respond to the focus question/prompt below:
• Name two appropriate theme words for Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?".
• having gathered evidence for potential use in your "End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment" writing piece (and, perhaps, some preliminary conclusions drawn about the evidence?!).

--agenda/HW

Application Activity #1 -- Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?": Determining Emergent Themes (25-30 mins.)
*FYI: 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!*

--oral reading of "Directions" on top of first page

• Q & A

--assign purposeful oral reading tasks (Reminder: You already completed these tasks last 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

• Another 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"
• Brain Break -- Pop Song Professor
• Key Points:
• Unification of interpretation is important!!!
• Literary analysis requires a lot of initial "guess work"!!!

--pair/share
--Closure #1 -- Theme Comprehension Check

• Please flip over your "Theme Comprehension Check" halfsheet.  Respond to the prompt on the back of the page.  I will be around to collect your halfsheets momentarily so that I can check your comprehension and jot down some theme words on the chart on the whiteboard.

--Closure #2 -- Whole-Class Share-Out

• share conclusions drawn, pathways to theme words followed, additional theme words, etc. and add to chart on the whiteboard

Brain Break -- One to Ten (5 mins.)

--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!

Application Activity #2 -- Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?": Determining Emergent Themes and Theme Tracking (flex time)
--continue working through a purposeful rereading of the text as per directions

Transition (with 4 mins. remaining)
--Please pick up an index card from the front table.  Write your name at the top of the lined side.

Closure -- I Would Write About...
--On your index card, write ONE theme word in response to this question:

• If we have 15 more minutes left in today's class, and I asked you to write me a paragraph convincing me that a theme emerged from Stockton's text, what theme would you write about with confidence? 

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

--ACE classes: Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM TONIGHT (Thursday, 11/29) (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
--Both classes: Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three difference 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 (right around a week from today!!!) 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.)
• GROUP SUMMARIES RETURNED/ANALYZED?!?! (DO PRIOR TO NEXT WRITING PIECE)