English 10 Honors--1/31/2020

Jump Off
--Please obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom and 'bean it up  This session will count toward next Thursday's deadline! :).

Writing Workshop -- "The Masque..."--Regents Part 3

--finish re-reading your group writing piece/processing feedback quietly and independently 
--Block 3B ACE: share out/continue processing feedback in groups

S. the C.
--agenda/HW

• What makes a topic arguable?
• Richardson 4 vs. CEB 3/4  

Writing Workshop (cont.) -- "The Masque..."--Regents Part 3
--Closure 

• whole-group share-out (“I wrote…in the _____ category…” or “What exactly do you mean by…?”--items added under the appropriate categories on the front board and MODELING where appropriate--CONSIDER JOTTING DOWN ANY HELPFUL NOTES ON YOUR “FEEDBACK ANALYSIS” SHEET

Writing Workshop (cont.) -- Applying the Conventions of Literature to Animated Film

--discuss the following question:

• Does your writing piece have to be about Sing/Peter Pan?

--aim to finish outlining and writing BOTH paragraphs
*DURING THIS TIME, I WILL CALL YOU UP TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM SO THAT WE CAN MEET ONE-ON-ONE ABOUT YOUR WRITING PIECE.*

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete another cycle of Membean training until you have earned 100 correct response  or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 2/6.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)

Writing/Class Preparation

--Continue reviewing the conventions of literature, bearing in mind that you are expected to apply your knowledge and understanding (to Lord of the Flies when we start reading it, to your free reading books, to anything, really!) moving forward and will continue outlining/begin writing about Sing or Peter Pan or... moving forward.
--?????
--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What topic(s) might you write about in your argumentative research paper?
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)
--Try to read 5-10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "We read to know we are not alone" (C.S. Lewis).

Miscellaneous
--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal.  Do something great this calendar year!
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

English 10--1/31/2020 & 2/3/2020

Jump Off
--If you do not already have a copy, please pick up the "English 10--Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1" document from the front table. 

S. the C.
--Thinking argumentatively warm-up--Richardson 4 vs. CEB 3/4
--agenda/HW

Skills Practice/Discussion (cont.) -- English 10--Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1
--finish actively/purposefully reading AoW #1 aloud
--finish engaging in discussion/"debating"/determining the value of our source (via "The CRAP Test")

Transition

--Please re-column the desks.  Then, pick up a copy of the "Selecting a Potential Topic and Developing a 'Working Knowledge'" sheet from the front table.  I will MODEL the use of the front side of this sheet. 

Preparing to Research -- Selecting a Potential Topic and Developing a "Working Knowledge"
--MODELING

--complete the front side of the sheet so that you are ready to begin conducting preliminary research during the second half of today's class block
--whole-class share-out of topics via a drawing of cards

Research -- Developing a "Working Knowledge"--Source #1
--create a "Compact for Work Time"
--MODEL directions below on the SMART Board
--conduct preliminary research in order to develop a "working knowledge" of your topic

• Jot down notes on the back of your "Selecting a Potential Topic and a Developing a 'Working Knowledge'" sheet and/or in your notebook
• Tip: Keep track of your source(s) so that you can easily re-access any that might end up being used in your final research paper!
• Jot down any additional curious questions that come to you on the front of your sheet
• FYI: In the near future, you will take the podium and share your "working knowledge" with the class via a somewhat impromptu public speaking exercise!

*DURING THIS TIME, I WILL MEET ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.*

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)

--Complete another cycle of Membean training until you have earned 100 correct response  or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 2/6.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
Writing/Class Preparation

--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What might you ARGUE with regard to your research topic?
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)

--Try to read 5-10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "We read to know we are not alone" (C.S. Lewis).

Miscellaneous

--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal.  Do something great this calendar year!
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

English 10 Honors--1/29/2020

Jump Off
--Please obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom.  Back at your desk, log in and wait for further directions.

S. the C.
--agenda/HW
--today's initial steps MODELED on the SMART Board

• https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/quoliterature/

Writing Workshop (cont.) -- Applying the Conventions of Literature to Animated Film

--move forward on the writing assignment quietly and independently

• as per the modeling that just occurred, write introductions for each of your pieces of evidence.
• https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/quoliterature/
• aim to finish outlining and writing paragraph 1?

*DURING THIS TIME, I MIGHT CALL YOU OVER TO MY DESK SO THAT WE CAN MEET ONE-ON-ONE ABOUT YOUR WRITING PIECE.*

Transition
--Please pick up a copy of the "Feedback Analysis: 'The Masque...'--Regents Part 3" sheet from the front table.

Writing Workshop -- "The Masque..."--Regents Part 3
--read the "Feedback Analysis: 'The Masque...'--Regents Part 3" sheet directions together

--access writing pieces via Chromebooks
--re-read writing piece/process feedback quietly and independently 
--share out/continue processing feedback in groups

Closure 
--whole-group share-out (“I wrote…in the _____ category…” or “What exactly do you mean by…?”--items added under the appropriate categories on the front board and MODELING where appropriate--CONSIDER JOTTING DOWN ANY HELPFUL NOTES ON YOUR “FEEDBACK ANALYSIS” SHEET

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)

--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM this Thursday, 1/30.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
--Complete another cycle of Membean training until you have earned 100 correct response  or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 2/6.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
Writing/Class Preparation

--Continue reviewing the conventions of literature, bearing in mind that you are expected to apply your knowledge and understanding (to Lord of the Flies when we start reading it, to your free reading books, to anything, really!) moving forward and will continue outlining/begin writing about Sing or Peter Pan moving forward.
--You will be given most of the class block again NEXT TIME (Friday, 1/31) to work on the assignment, and in all likelihood, I WILL WANT IT SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL BY THE END OF THE BLOCK.  I will be meeting with each of you one-on-one regarding the assignment this class day as well.  Please plan accordingly! :)
--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What topic(s) might you write about in your argumentative research paper?
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)

--Try to read 5-10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "Reading is important because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything" (Tomie dePaolo).

Miscellaneous

--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal.  Do something great this calendar year!

English 10--1/29/2020 & 1/30/2020

Jump Off (1-2 mins.)
--Please (continue) consider(ing) the following question(s):

Mrs. Martin and I have an unopened tablet that has been in our closet for over three years.  Should we have given the tablet to our eight-year-old son Caleb for Christmas this past year?

• 1 ACE: What does it mean to be "mature enough" for an electronic device?

S. the C. (8-10 mins.)
--continue/begin "debating" as per the "Jump Off"
--agenda/HW

Transition (1-2 mins.)
--Please pick up a copy of the "English 10--Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1" document from the front table.

Skills Practice/Discussion Preparation -- English 10--Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1

--purposeful oral reading of the directions in the box at the top of the first page of AoW #1 (20-25 mins.)

• Purpose: You should know exactly what to do while reading with regard to this assignment.  (These, too, are the directions for reading each of your own articles during the upcoming research process!)

--active/purposeful reading of AoW #1

Transition (3-5 mins.)

--pair/share
--form a circle out of the desks and seat yourselves as per a drawing of cards

Discussion -- English 10--Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1 (20-25 mins.)
--engage in discussion as we have done in the past/continue "debate"

*At some point during the discussion, I will hand out the document titled "The CRAP Test" for our perusal.  Does this change our discussion in any way?*

• CONTINUE HERE IN 1 ACE ON FRIDAY!!!

Transition (1-2 mins.)
--Please re-column the desks.  Then, pick up a copy of the "Selecting a Potential Topic and Developing a 'Working Knowledge'" sheet from the front table.  I will MODEL the use of the front side of this sheet 

Looking Ahead -- Selecting a Potential Topic and Developing a "Working Knowledge" (8-10 mins.)

--MODELING
--complete the front side of the sheet so that you are ready to begin conducting preliminary research next class block

Before You Leave (time permitting)
--quick sharing of topics via a drawing of cards

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)

--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM this Thursday, 1/30.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
--Complete another cycle of Membean training until you have earned 100 correct response  or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 2/6.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
Writing/Class Preparation

--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What might you ARGUE with regard to your research topic?
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)

--Try to read 5-10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "Reading is important because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything" (Tomie dePaolo).

Miscellaneous

--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal.  Do something great this calendar year!

English 10 Honors--1/27/2020

Jump Off
--Please obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom.  Back at your desk, log in, log in to Membean, and set up and complete a 15-minute training session.
--When you finish, please open up a Google Doc and name it "Conventions of Literature in Animated Film--(YOUR NAME)."  Then, type your rough claims for each paragraph and create a rough outline.  (Pick up a copy of the document from the front table as an example of what your Google Doc should look like.)  When you finish, please share your document with me and engage in free reading until further directions are given.

S. the C.
--agenda/HW
--Q & A

Transition
--Please return your Chromebook.  Then, draw a line in your notebook underneath your last set of notes.  Finally, label the next section of your notes "S.M.A.R.T. Goals."

Thinking, Writing, and Speaking Activity (cont.) -- The Time Machine, The Quest for Your "Why?", and Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Part 2--S.M.A.R.T. Goals
--link the concept of New Year's resolutions to Part 1 of our current activity (some of the "whats?" that you envision for your future) and setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals

• S.M.A.R.T. Goal acronym explained/notes written on front board/sample S.M.A.R.T. Goal (mine) crafted

--Transition

• Pick up a copy of the "Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals..." document from the front table.

--oral reading of instructional page of the document
--set one S.M.A.R.T. Goal for 2020 that relates to Part 1 of our current activity

• As you work, I will refine my S.M.A.R.T. Goal (if necessary) and circulate throughout the classroom in the hopes of helping you out!

--Transition--DID NOT GET TO IN BLOCK 3B ACE

• Pick up an index card from the front table.  Then, write your first and last name at the top of your card.  Next, write your S.M.A.R.T. Goal down on your card.  Finally, place your card in the black basket on the front table when you finish.

--partner share (30 seconds per partner)
--Closure

• partner share (30 seconds per partner)
• S.M.A.R.T. Goals read aloud

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM this Thursday, 1/30.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)

Writing/Class Preparation

--Continue reviewing the conventions of literature, bearing in mind that you are expected to apply your knowledge and understanding (to Lord of the Flies when we start reading it, to your free reading books, to anything, really!) moving forward and will continue outlining/begin writing about Sing or Peter Pan moving forward.
--Before the beginning of NEXT CLASS (Wednesday, 1/29), open up your "Conventions of Literature..." Google Doc and...

• attend to any commentary that I provide
• type in at least your first piece of evidence.

--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What topic(s) might you write about in your argumentative research paper?
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)

--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "There is no substitute for books in the life of a child" (May Ellen Chase).

Miscellaneous

--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal.  Do something great this calendar year!

English 10--1/27/2020 & 1/28/2020

Jump Off
--Please obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom.  Back at your desk, log in, log in to Membean, and set up and complete a 15-minute training session.
--When you finish, please return your Chromebook.  Then, draw a line in your notebook underneath your last set of notes.  Finally, label the next section of your notes "S.M.A.R.T. Goals."

S. the C.
--agenda/HW
--Q & A

Thinking, Writing, and Speaking Activity (cont.) -- The Time Machine, The Quest for Your "Why?", and Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Part 2--S.M.A.R.T. Goals
--link the concept of New Year's resolutions to Part 1 of our current activity (some of the "whats?" that you envision for your future) and setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals

• S.M.A.R.T. Goal acronym explained/notes written on front board/sample S.M.A.R.T. Goal (mine) crafted

--Transition

• Pick up a copy of the "Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals..." document from the front table.

--oral reading of instructional page of the document
--set one S.M.A.R.T. Goal for 2020 that relates to Part 1 of our current activity

• As you work, I will refine my S.M.A.R.T. Goal (if necessary) and circulate throughout the classroom in the hopes of helping you out!

--Transition

• Pick up an index card from the front table.  Then, write your first and last name at the top of your card.  Next, write your S.M.A.R.T. Goal down on your card.  Finally, place your card in the black basket on the front table when you finish.

--partner share (30 seconds per partner)
--Closure

• partner share (30 seconds per partner)
• S.M.A.R.T. Goals read aloud

Transition
--Please pick up a copy of the "English 10--Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1" document from the front table.

Discussion Preparation -- English 10--Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1

--"debate" with regard to the following question:

• Mrs. Martin and I have an unopened tablet that has been in our closet for over three years.  Should we have given the tablet to our oldest son Caleb (8 years old) for Christmas this past year?

--purposeful oral reading of the directions in the box at the top of the first page AoW #1

• Purpose: You should know exactly what to do while reading with regard to this assignment.

--active/purposeful reading of AoW #1

• skills practice
• discussion preparation

Transition
--pair/share

--form a circle out of the desks and seat yourselves as per a drawing of cards

Discussion -- English 10--Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1

--engage in discussion as we have done in the past/continue "debate"
*At some point during the discussion, I will hand out the document titled "The CRAP Test" for our perusal.  Does this change our discussion in any way?*

Transition
--re-column the desks

Before You Leave -- Building an Interest Inventory (cont.)

--Reminder: Rationale/the "bigger picture"
--Under each heading on your sheet, 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?

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM this Thursday, 1/30.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)

Writing/Class Preparation

--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What topic(s) might you write about in your argumentative research paper?  Come to NEXT CLASS having made a decision!
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)

--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "There is no substitute for books in the life of a child" (May Ellen Chase).

Miscellaneous

--Consider working toward achievement of your S.M.A.R.T. Goal.  Do something great this calendar year!

English 10 Honors--1/17/2020

Jump Off
--Please obtain your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom and log in back at your assigned seat.  Then, log in to Membean where today's quiz will deploy.  Finally, complete the quiz quietly and independently.  Good luck!

Assessment -- Vocabulary Quiz #3
--continue completing the quiz
--When you finish, fully shut down your Chromebook, return it to the proper slot, and plug it in via a cord.  Then, please pick up a copy of the "Soft Skills Self-Assessment and Corresponding Comments" sheet from the front table and read the "Directions" at the top of the page.

Self-Assessment -- Marking Period 3 Soft Skills
--complete the self-assessment sheet quietly and independently as directed

• When you finish, place your sheet in the black basket on the front table and engage in free reading until further directions are given.

Block 3B ACE: Application Activity/Writing Workshop -- Applying the Conventions of Literature to Animated Film
--Reminder: Following a purposeful viewing of Garth Jennings' Sing (3B ACE) or Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske's Peter Pan (4 ACE) , you will write a two paragraph response in which you...

• show that one of the conventions of literature is being implemented within the film
• explain how the director(s) use(s) the convention to develop an emergent theme of the story.

--Finish purposefully viewing the film by jotting down notes:

• Which conventions of literature are being used?  How so?
• What theme(s) (theme word[s]) do you see emerging?
• What meaningful and complex theme statements "work" for the film?
• How do the conventions used "feed in" to the theme statement(s)?
• Anything that might be useful when crafting your final assignment of the course (What is your "why?"?

Block 4 ACE: Flex Block (20-ish mins.)

• Take INITIATIVE and...
• log in to Membean and set up and complete a 15-minute training session.
• Two more log-ins in the window of time beginning tomorrow and ending next Thursday = an extra week!
• use my Membean report charts to calculate any potentially earnable partial credit. 
• If a student completes the extra week, this partial credit is inputted in Marking Period 3.  Otherwise, it is NOT.
• Continue engaging in free reading.

Transition

--Please pick up the two halfsheets from the front table:

• "Claim Templates with TAG About a Writing Strategy in Literature"
• "Claim Templates for a Theme Statement in Literature Conveyed Through a Writing Strategy"

Closure

--Write the topic sentences for each of your paragraphs using the two halfsheet templates.

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)

--WE ARE TAKING A BREAK FROM MEMBEAN 1/17-1/23, WHICH MEANS THAT MIDTERM WEEK IS AN "EXTRA WEEK."  (See the updated "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)

• If you earned (or anticipate earning) the opportunity for Marking Period 3 credit recovery, you should stay after school TODAY (Friday, 1/17) to calculate your partial credit!

--Complete another cycle of Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days between Friday, 1/24 and 11:59 PM on Thursday, 1/30.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)
Writing/Class Preparation

--Continue reviewing the conventions of literature, bearing in mind that you are expected to apply your knowledge and understanding (to Lord of the Flies when we start reading it, to your free reading books, to anything, really!) moving forward and will be writing about Sing or Peter Pan soon.
--Finish writing the topic sentences for each of your paragraphs for your upcoming literary analysis writing piece using the two halfsheet templates.

• About which convention of literature will you write?
• What is a strong theme statement for the film?
• What pieces of evidence from the film do you intend to use?

--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What topic(s) might you write about in your argumentative research paper?
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)

--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.

• "The man who doesn't read has no advantage over the man who can't read" (Anonymous). 

Miscellaneous
--Good luck on midterms!
--Enjoy the long weekend--you truly only get so many of 'em! :)

English 10--1/17/2020 (ACE)

Prioritized Menu of Items

• Please SEE ME:
• Joe M.
• Faith M.
• Shane M.
• Gabe M.
• Derrick W.
• Finish group-typing the first paragraph of the Animal Farm End-of-Unit Writing Assessment and share it with me via email (if you have not already done so).
• Complete the "Soft Skills Self-Assessment" sheet.
• Take INITIATIVE and...
• log in to Membean and set up and complete a 15-minute training session.
• Two more log-ins in the window of time beginning tomorrow and ending next Thursday = an extra week!
• use my Membean report charts to calculate any potentially earnable partial credit. 
• If a student completes the extra week, this partial credit is inputted in Marking Period 3.  Otherwise, it is NOT.
• create a poster for the Membean Word Wall (optional).
• Make sure...
• that the word you use IS NOT already up on the wall.
• to include a note defining your word and linking its meaning to the picture.
• Continue pursuing your "why?" by questioning some of the "whats?" that you envisions for your future.
• I would be glad to work one-on-one with anyone desiring assistance!
• Engage in free reading
• Study for midterms/complete assignments due before the end of the day today
• Brain Break
• Mum Ball?

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--WE ARE TAKING A BREAK FROM MEMBEAN 1/17-1/23, WHICH MEANS THAT MIDTERM WEEK IS AN "EXTRA WEEK."  (See the updated "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)

--Complete another cycle of Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days between Friday, 1/24 and 11:59 PM on Thursday, 1/30.  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)

Writing/Class Preparation

--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What topic(s) might you write about in your argumentative research paper?
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.

• "The man who doesn't read has no advantage over the man who can't read" (Anonymous). 

Miscellaneous
--Good luck on midterms!
--Enjoy the long weekend--you truly only get so many of 'em! :)

English 10 Honors--1/15/2020

Jump Off
--Please take out your notebook and open back up to the section in which you are taking notes about Sing (3B ACE) or Peter Pan (4 ACE).

S. the C.
--agenda/HW

Application Activity/Writing Workshop -- Applying the Conventions of Literature to Animated Film
--Reminder: Following a purposeful viewing of Garth Jennings' Sing (3B ACE) or Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske's Peter Pan (4 ACE), you will write a two paragraph response in which you...

• show that one of the conventions of literature is being implemented within the film
• explain how the director(s) use(s) the convention to develop an emergent theme of the story.

--Continue purposefully viewing the film by jotting down notes:

• Which conventions of literature are being used?  How so?
• What theme(s) (theme word[s]) do you see emerging?
• What meaningful and complex theme statements "work" for the film?
• How do the conventions used "feed in" to the theme statement(s)?
• Anything that might be useful when crafting your final assignment of the course (What is your "why?"?

Closure -- "I have noticed _____ because..."
--partner share
--whole-class share-out

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Complete Membean training until you have earned 100 correct responses or trained for a total of 45 minutes over three different days before 11:59 PM TOMORROW (Thursday, 1/16).  (See the most recent "English Department Membean Routine" sheet.)

Writing/Class Preparation
--Continue reviewing the conventions of literature, bearing in mind that you are expected to apply your knowledge and understanding (to Lord of the Flies when we start reading it, to your free reading books, to anything, really!) moving forward and will be writing about Sing or Peter Pan soon.

--Be thinking about your upcoming literary analysis writing piece.

• About which convention of literature will you write?
• What is a strong theme statement for the film?
• What pieces of evidence from the film do you intend to use?

--Continue thinking about the following questions:

• Research Unit: What topic(s) might you write about in your argumentative research paper?
• End-of-Course Assignment: What is your "why?"?

HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS.

• "What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.  That doesn't happen much, though" (J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye).

On the backburner:

• Adding to "Interest Inventory" (AGAIN!)--selecting an initial research topic