--Please take out the following from last week so that we can continue moving forward:
- AoW #1
- the AoW #1 "WRITING COMPONENT--Method of Refutation #1" sheet
- the "Basic Counterargument Paragraph Template" sheet
- the "Methods of Refutation" sheet
--agenda/HW
Writing Workshop (cont.) -- AoW #1: Writing a Counterargument Paragraph via Method of Refutation #1
--continue outlining together, picking back up with Ella S.'s selected quote from last class block
--continue outlining quietly and independently
--pair/share
--Closure
- Anyone care to share out for the good of the order?
- How many of you take AP classes this school year? Why?!
- oral reading of a counterargument paragraph about AP classes
- Though this writer is using a different method of refutation, reading the paragraph still ought to prove helpful!
--Pick up a copy of the "Poetry Analysis Practice" sheet from the front table.
Poetry Analysis Practice Activity -- "On Living"
--Step 1: After purposefully reading the directions at the top of the "Poetry Analysis Practice" sheet, complete the task at hand until you are given another document and instructed to move forward with the multiple choice.
--Step 2: Complete the multiple choice quietly and independently.
--Step 3: Go over the multiple choice via a whole-class share-out.
Transition
--Pick up a copy of the "Poetry Writing Assignment #1" sheet from the front table. Purposefully read the sheet.
Writing Workshop -- Poetry Writing Assignment #1
--spend at least half of the remaining class time working on the assignment--if you are "lost" in terms of how to get started, follow the suggested procedures and see what happens!
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 1/17 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).--Step 3: Go over the multiple choice via a whole-class share-out.
Transition
--Pick up a copy of the "Poetry Writing Assignment #1" sheet from the front table. Purposefully read the sheet.
Writing Workshop -- Poetry Writing Assignment #1
--spend at least half of the remaining class time working on the assignment--if you are "lost" in terms of how to get started, follow the suggested procedures and see what happens!
Flex Time -- A0W #1/Poetry Writing Assignment #1/Free Reading Books (remainder of class)
--continue working on the AoW #1 writing assignment OR
--continue working on the poetry writing assignment OR
--engage in free reading--students without books will read Upfront newsmagazine (located on the front table)
--continue working on the AoW #1 writing assignment OR
--continue working on the poetry writing assignment OR
--engage in free reading--students without books will read Upfront newsmagazine (located on the front table)
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
Writing
--Finish both outlining AND writing your AoW #1 counterargument paragraph using the "Basic Counterargument Paragraph Template" and the "WRITING COMPONENT--Method of Refutation #1" sheet. Expect to place your best work in the black basket on the front table at the beginning of class NEXT TIME (Wednesday, 1/16).
--Continue working on the "Poetry Writing Assignment #1", which is due after Midterm Week. Make sure that your work aligns with the scoring parameters. My classroom is available after school for any individuals looking to "workshop" together.
HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.
- "You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books...and that's kind of the same thing."
Miscellaneous
--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal. Do something great this year!
On the backburner:
On the backburner:
- Literary Conventions Work
- LotF
