Friday, September 20, 2019

English 10--9/23/2019 & 9/24/2019

Jump Off (2-3 mins.)
--Open your notebook to a clean page.  Put today's date (9/23 [ACE] or 9/24 [BDF]) in the lefthand margin and label the page "Preparing to Write About Student Free Speech."  Then, get started jotting down ideas in response to the following prompt:
  • Describe a time when social media helped you and a time when it hurt you.  
--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.
  • Kyle L.
  • Nicholas P.
  • Faith M.
  • Devin T.
S. the C. (10-12 mins.)
--"Jump Off" prompt clarified via MODELING/writing time wrapped up
--agenda/HW

Activity/Looking Ahead #1 -- Take a Stand/Discussion (25-30 mins.)
--view the following video clip:
--explanation of the protocol for Take a Stand (a quick activity we'll likely use on several occasions this school year):
  • Momentarily, I will make a debatable statement:
    • If you agree with the statement, STAND UP next to your desk.
    • If you strongly agree with the statement, STAND ON your desk chair.
    • If you disagree with the statement, STAY SEATED in your desk chair.
    • If you strongly disagree with the statement, SIT ON THE FLOOR next to your desk.
--"My" claim:  School districts and colleges across the United States (e.g., Livonia Central School District, Hornell City School District, SUNY Geneseo, Rochester Institute of Technology, Harvard University, etc.) should hire private companies to monitor any public online activity conducted by enrolled students. 
  • show your position
  • cold-calling--students randomly selected to briefly explain their stance (no more than three sentences)
Transition (1 min.)
--Please open up to another clean page in your notebook. 

Activity/Looking Ahead #2 -- Building an Interest Inventory (10-15 mins.)
--rationale/the "bigger picture"
--explain/model STEP 1 of the Building an Interest Inventory assignment (pages 25-27 of Bruce Ballenger's The Curious Researcher) using the drawings on the whiteboard:
  • Fold a sheet of lined paper in three.
  • Write the following headings, skipping about 10-15 lines after each:
    • PLACES
    • TRENDS
    • THINGS
    • TECHNOLOGIES
    • PEOPLE
    • CONTROVERSIES
    • HISTORY
    • JOBS 
    • HABITS
    • HOBBIES
  • Under each heading, list words and phrases in response to the three questions below.  Go crazy; write whatever comes to your mind:
    • What is interesting/important to me related to this category?
    • What do I know related to this category?
    • What do I want to know related to this category?
Teambuilding Activity -- Artifact Bags (remainder of class)
--I hand a paper bag to a 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/peers
--REPEAT THE PROCESS...

 Miscellaneous
--You will produce your first writing sample of the course NEXT CLASS BLOCK (Wednesday, 9/25 [ACE] or Thursday, 9/26 [BDF]).  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
HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses (approximately 45 minutes) over three different days before 11:59 PM THIS THURSDAY (9/26) (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
HW (Class Preparation)
--Please read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

On the backburner:
  • "Free Reading Course Component--Overview Document"
  • High school library for additional book surfing time
  • Introducing ThinkCERCA/Article of the Week purpose, framework, etc.
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