English 10 Honors--4/1/2019

Jump Off
--After announcements, we will watch the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaOB-ErYq6Y

S. the C.
--Reminder: The protocol for Take a Stand:

• After I make a debatable statement, ... :
• if you agree with the statement, STAND UP next to your desk.
• if you strongly agree with the statement, STAND ON your desk chair.
• if you disagree with the statement, STAY SEATED in your desk chair.
• if you strongly disagree with the statement, SIT ON THE FLOOR next to your desk.

--"My" claim: Self-driving cars should replace human drivers as soon as possible.

• show your position
• cold-calling--students randomly selected to briefly explain their stance (no more than three sentences)

--agenda/HW

Transition

--Please pick up the following from the front table:

• a number (1-4) from the helmet
• a copy of the text that corresponds with your number
• a green or blue highlighter
• an orange or pink highlighter

Writing Workshop -- Writing a Text-Based Academic Argument ("Article of the Week"/ThinkCERCA #2)

--purposefully read your assigned text by...

• highlighting in green or blue any piece of evidence in support of the claim from earlier
• highlighting in orange or pink any piece of evidence that supports a counterclaim one would make with regard to the claim from earlier.

--briefly share in groups by like article

--whole-class share-out via a drawing of cards so as to populate the T-chart on the southern whiteboard

Transition

--move the desks/form a circle

Oral Reading/Discussion -- CHAPTER ONE of William Golding's Lord of the Flies
--discuss the question written up the northern whiteboard from the end of last class block 
--Reminder: Active/purposeful reading tasks:

• In order to engage in high-level discussions about Golding's challenging text, our active/purposeful reading tasks are as follows:
• complete Post-its as directed:
• read actively as you have done in the past (e.g., If you need to jot down basic plot notes to get/remember the "gist", do so!; If you connect the text to personal experience, jot down notes about the connection and flag the page; If you have a question, jot it down and flag the page; etc.)
• read purposefully with regard to...
• literary techniques/elements
• the conventions of literature
• theme
• the End-of-Course Assignment.

--continue engaging in an active/purposeful oral reading

Closure

--What were you able to "get" out of what we read today?

• turn and talk
• whole-class share-out/notes on whiteboard

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)

--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 4/4 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
HW (Class Preparation)
--Finish an active/purposeful reading of CHAPTER ONE of Lord of the Flies as preparation for analysis/discussion/(an assessment?) NEXT CLASS (Wednesday, 4/3) (see the slip of paper).
--If you feel it is necessary, read through the packet of additional information pertaining to the common grammar error with which we dealt a few class blocks ago and complete PRACTICE #4 (located in a manila folder in the "Grammar Hammer Extras" area of the classroom).  A quiz about this error will take place at the beginning of NEXT CLASS (Wednesday, 4/3).
--You will finish taking the examination that you have been working on either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week after we have finished working on academic argumentation together.  Please come prepared!

--If you have not yet selected your final free reading book of the school year, consider doing so ASAP (with the knowledge, though, that you must read a memoir, and we will head to the library soon)--ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

On the backburner

• "Madness" done in class upon submission of revisions
• memoir of choice (could be An Ordinary Man!) as last free reading