English 10--9/17/2019 & 9/18/2019

Jump Off (1-2 mins.)
--If you have not yet done so, please turn in the following: 

• your signed slip from the "Important Information" document
• your "Artifact Bag"

--Please pick up a copy of the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet from the front table and give it a quick scan.  We will be dealing with this document during the first part of today's class block.
--Please sit in your current assigned seat.

• FYI: Typically, our seating charts change at the end of each marking period.

--Please SEE ME at the end of today's class block if I do not have a chance to check in with you sooner:

• Kaitlynn B.
• Grace C.
• Jonathan F.
• Daniela G.
• Kyle L.
• Faith M.
• Gabe M.
• Noah P.
• Nicholas P.
• Matthew S.
• Trey S.
• Devin T.
• Derrick W.

S. the C. (5-8 mins.)
--Block 1 ACE and Block 2 BDF: Consequences posters pointed out--our classroom is bound by these posters from now until the end of the school year!
--Block 4 BDF: Finish developing our consequence system
--agenda/HW

Vocabulary Workshop -- Membean (Routine and Training Session) (flex time)
--oral reading purpose established

• After an oral reading of the Membean sheet, you should be able to answer the following questions:
• What is Membean?
• What are the weekly expectations for Membean?
• How is your interaction/progress with Membean reported?
• What accountability measures exist to help you stay current with Membean?
• BONUS: Why do we use Membean here at Livonia Senior High School?
• How many of these questions can you answer already?!

--turn and talk
--whole-class share-out
--purposeful oral reading of "English Department Membean Routine" sheet

• discussion/Q & A

--Transition

• Obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom.  (See the list adhered to the top of the cart.)

--log in to Chromebooks/troubleshoot
--enroll in Membean via classroom code written on the whiteboard

--troubleshoot our way through completing one 15-minute training session

Transition (1-2 mins.)
--fully shutdown your Chromebook, return it to the proper slot, and plug it in via the proper cord

Teambuilding Activity -- Artifact Bags (time permitting)
--I hand a paper bag to random student--he/she then displays items from the bag one at a time, briefly describing what he/she is seeing
--guess who?!
--owner of the bag further describes, explains, shares anecdotes, etc. as a form of introduction to teacher/peers--REPEAT THE PROCESS...

Literacy Activity -- Free Reading (time permitting)
--engage in free reading until the end of the class block

• Please see me at the front table if you are still looking for a worthwhile book.  I can send a few of you over to the library! :)

HW (Class Preparation)

--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses (approximately 45 minutes) over three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday of next week (9/26) (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).

--Please aim to read at least 5 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS DAILY!
Miscellaneous
--Expect to produce your first writing sample of the course sometime in the near future! ;)  If you think it would be beneficial to do so, review the meaning and application of the following terms:

• argument
• claim
• counterclaim
• paragraph claim (topic sentence[s])
• evidence
• reasoning (explanatory tieback[s])
• concluding sentence(s)

Consider, too, reviewing the following grammar rules addressed in English 9:

• proper punctuation with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS words)
• proper use of possessive apostrophes

On the backburner:

• "Free Reading Course Component--Overview Document"
• High school library for additional book surfing time
• Introducing "Take a Stand" Activity and ThinkCERCA/Article of the Week purpose, framework, etc.