--Consider taking out your copy of the "Defining Impulsiveness--2019" halfsheet from a few weeks back.
--I am going to ask you to complete a quick write today, and you can complete the writing piece either on a sheet of lined paper or in a Google Doc. Please pick up your Chromebook if you prefer using it.
S. the C.
--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?!
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?!
- Today, we are really "zeroing in" on the "so what?!"!
--quick write directions shared/sample story told (Riviera flashback)
- What characterizes a story like the one I just told as opposed to, say, a typical essay?
- How was I impulsive?
--take out a sheet of lined paper or your Chromebook, date the page (4/4/2019 [ACE] or 4/5/2019 [BDF]), label this page "Impulsiveness Quick Write", and mentally prepare to write nonstop for 8 minutes
--on your mark...get set......GO!
--nonstop writing for 8 minutes
--turn and talk
--up to three whole-class share-outs via a drawing of cards
Transition
--Pick up a copy of the "Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #2--2018-2019 School Year" (Daniel J. Siegel's "Dopamine and Teenage Logic") document from the front table. We will read the directions together, and I will do my best to clarify and model the expectations so that you are set up for success.
Active/Purposeful Reading and Writing Workshop -- Daniel J. Siegel's "Dopamine and Teenage Logic"
--nonstop writing for 8 minutes
--turn and talk
--up to three whole-class share-outs via a drawing of cards
Transition
--Pick up a copy of the "Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #2--2018-2019 School Year" (Daniel J. Siegel's "Dopamine and Teenage Logic") document from the front table. We will read the directions together, and I will do my best to clarify and model the expectations so that you are set up for success.
Active/Purposeful Reading and Writing Workshop -- Daniel J. Siegel's "Dopamine and Teenage Logic"
--directions read/MODELING
--Q & A
--oral reading/MODELING continued
--quiet and independent active/purposeful reading and outlining time
--head to the library (where you might decide to select a dystopian book!)--Q & A
--oral reading/MODELING continued
--quiet and independent active/purposeful reading and outlining time
- Students who prefer can continue to have the text read aloud at the north end of the classroom.
- BY THE END OF THIS BLOCK OF TIME, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE ARTICLE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ANNOTATED AS PER THE DIRECTIONS.
Looking Ahead -- Selecting a Read-Aloud Book
--share information about the four read-aloud choices for our final unit
--vote on our selection
--vote on our selection
LIBRARY
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--ACE classes: Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM TONIGHT (Thursday, 4/4) (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
--Complete another 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM next Thursday, 4/11) (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS! These next two marking periods, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)
HW (Class Preparation)
--Strongly consider outlining your AoW written response prior to next week.
--Strongly consider outlining your AoW written response prior to next week.
--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:
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)
