--Please take out your copy of the "Common Error: Missing comma(s) with a nonessential element" sheet so that we can go over the "PRACTICE" together prior to today's brief quiz.
S. the C.
--agenda/HW
--go over the "PRACTICE" together via SMART Notebook
Transition
--Please pick up a copy of the "QUIZ--Essential vs. Nonessential Elements" sheet from the front table. Carefully read the directions and complete the task at hand. Good luck!
Assessment -- QUIZ--Essential vs. Nonessential Elements
--finish completing the quiz
--trade and grade
--return quizzes to rightful owners for self-reflection--I will collect quizzes momentarily
Transition
--At the front table, please pick up a copy of each of the three texts that you did not read last class block.
--name-sorting for group-forming (cards drawn/text #s shared)
Writing Workshop (cont.) -- Writing a Text-Based Academic Argument ("Article of the Week"/ThinkCERCA #2)
--oral reading of the "The Scenario":
You were given four texts and assigned a "research"-based, argumentative essay in response to the following question: Should self-driving cars replace human drivers? After actively/purposefully reading and discussing all four texts, you ultimately decided to argue that self-driving cars should replace human drivers as soon as possible due to the anticipated monetary savings, positive impact on the environment, and decrease in accidents. You are aware, however, that some have concerns that accidents might actually increase, and you have plans to address this concern in your essay.
--after "anchoring in" to the "Compact for Group Work", get in groups and begin completing the task at hand by following the bolded directions on your group's sheet
Transition
--return Chromebooks (if used)
--move the desks/form a circle
Oral Reading/Discussion -- CHAPTER TWO of William Golding's Lord of the Flies (last 10-15 mins.)
--engage in an active/purposeful oral reading
Closure (last 5 mins.)
--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)
HW (Class Preparation)
--Finish an active/purposeful reading of CHAPTER TWO of Lord of the Flies as preparation for analysis/discussion/(an assessment?) NEXT CLASS (Friday, 4/5) (see the slip of paper).
--You will finish taking the examination that you have been working on 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 next class)--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
