English 10--9/19/2019 & 9/20/2019

Jump Off (15-20 mins.)
--Block 2 BDF: Please find your name card and sit
--Please obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom and log in back at your assigned seat.  (See the list adhered to the top of the cart.)  (Block 2 BDF: Please find your name card as assigned seats have shifted a little bit yet again.)  Then, log in to Membean and set up and complete a 15-minute training session.

• When you finish, fully shut down your Chromebook, return it to the proper slot, and plug it in via the proper cord.  Then, please wait quietly for further directions.  Feel free to grab a page or two of your free reading book! :)

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

• Jon F.
• Daniela G.
• Kyle L.
• Faith M. (Tier 1/Membean)
• Gabe M. (Tier 1/Membean)
• Nicholas P.
• Matthew S.
• Devin T.

S. the C. (5-8 mins.)
--Membean "stats" check

• What are your personal requirements by next Thursday?

--agenda/HW

Transition (3 mins.)
--form an alphabetized-by-first-name circle out of the desks in three minutes or less

Teambuilding Activity -- Artifact Bags (up to 45 mins.)
--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 bag further describes, explains, shares anecdotes, etc. as a form of introduction to teacher(s)/peers
--REPEAT THE PROCESS...

Transition (1-2 mins.)
--re-column the desks

Literacy Activity -- Free Reading (remainder of class)

--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

--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

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.
• "Interest Inventory"