Friday, April 12, 2019

English 9--4/12/2019 (3 ACE)

HOOKED ON BOOKS

Transition
--Please take out your copy of the "Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #2--2018-2019 School Year" (Daniel J. Siegel's "Dopamine and Teenage Logic") document with which we have been working.

S. the C.
--consider the following question:
  • Why do people like Mrs. Carter, Mr. Martin, Mr. VanEpps (and the list goes on and on and on!) ask you to write?
--turn and talk
--view video clip about writing
--Reminder: Beginning with the end in mind--our ultimate purpose when completing a first-draft "reading" and closely re-reading sections of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet:

ROUGH End-of-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:
Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you argue the extent to which both Romeo and Juliet are impulsive by analyzing their behaviors during similar circumstances.  Then, answer the "so what" question: So what?!  Who cares?!  Why does this matter?!

--agenda/HW
  • Today, we are continuing to "zero in" on the "so what?!"!
Active/Purposeful Reading and Writing Workshop (cont.) -- Daniel J. Siegel's "Dopamine and Teenage Logic"
--ThinkCERCA instructions shared for submitting paragraphs
  • Notes:
    • Skip "Step 1" as we have already engaged with the text at length. (Also, the directions do not match your purposes!)
    • Skip "Step 2" as well since you have already completed an outline on paper via the "A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph! (CER)" document.
    • Using your outline, type a paragraph in response to the two questions posed.  Strongly consider typing your paragraph in Google Docs before logging in to ThinkCERCA. 
    • Include your paragraph response in the field titled "Write a formal argument" after logging in to ThinkCERCA.  (Please keep in mind, though, that the paragraph you crafted is not really an argument!).  Submit your paragraph by clicking the "SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT" button.
--quiet and independent outlining time/writing time
  • During this time, I will conduct one-on-one meetings.  
Closure -- Question to Consider
  • How might you incorporate the information from Daniel J. Siegel's article in your End-of-Unit essay?
    • turn and talk
    • whole-class share-out
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--WE ARE TAKING A BREAK FROM MEMBEAN 4/12-4/18; HOWEVER, YOU CAN STILL TRAIN THESE NEXT 7 DAYS (AND ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO DO SO IF YOU HAVE FALLEN BEHIND)!
--Complete another 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 4/25 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet). 
HW (Class Preparation)
--Your AoW paragraph will be due at the end of the day on Wednesday, 4/24.  You will have some class time to work, but maybe not enough to finish (depending on your progress today).  Please plan accordingly! :)
--Strongly consider re-reading Act 3 of William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in order to add to your viewing/reading guide responses and/or text frame gaps.  Consider visiting the following web address:
You can expect to continue with Act 4 upon our return from Spring Break.
--Aim to read 20-30 pages of your free reading book over Spring Break.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  These final two marking periods, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy Spring Break--you truly only get so many of 'em! :)
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