- Aidan B.
- Grace C.
- Gabe P.
- Alan P.-A.
- Derrick W.
- Must add picture and note
- Anna C.
- Anthony L.
- Savannah L.
--Please take out your copy of the "End-of-Unit Writing Assessment Note Catcher--Chapter 6-End" sheet or your notebook. (If you need another copy of the note catcher, feel free to pick one up from the front table!) We will read Chapter 8 together at the start of class today.
S. the C.
--You should leave class today...
- through Chapter 8 of George Orwell's novella Animal Farm
- with more notes collected for use when writing your End-of-Unit Writing Assessment piece
- with a better understanding of (and appreciation for?) some of the classmates with whom your share Room 203 (Block 4 BDF)
- further along in your free reading book
- (maybe?) having conferred with me about your free reading book and, as such, having hit the following target:
- After independently engaging with a self-selected text, I can participate effectively in a one-on-one discussion that demonstrates my thoughtful interaction with the text.
Read-Aloud -- George Orwell's Animal Farm
--oral reading of Chapter 8/notetaking via note catcher sheet or notebook
Block 4 BDF: Brain Break -- Artifact Bags (2)
Free Reading/Conferencing (remainder of the block)
- Those of you who have not yet turned in a poster for the Membean Word Wall can take care of doing so before settling in and reading.
--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses (approximately 45 minutes) over three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday (11/14). (See the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
--Complete another cycle of Membearn training until you have earned 100 correct responses (approximately 45 minutes) over three different days before 11:59 PM next Thursday (11/21). (See the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. You have up until early December to finish your book. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
Miscellaneous
--BDF classes: Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)
On the backburner:
--Complete another cycle of Membearn training until you have earned 100 correct responses (approximately 45 minutes) over three different days before 11:59 PM next Thursday (11/21). (See the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. You have up until early December to finish your book. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
Miscellaneous
--BDF classes: Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)
On the backburner:
- Block 4 BDF: Continue bags
- "Free Reading Course Component--Overview Document"
- Continuing to add to "Interest Inventory"--selecting an initial research topic
- Writing an initial claim for the essential question(s) and posting on the greenboard
- Next AoW:
