Wed 1/27: Post Discussion Reflection

Wed 1/27

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

Reflect on your discussion behaviors (rate yourself)--handout: submit

Handouts: BNW paper, topic ideas/thinking prompts, Writing Center questions handout
Short lecture on these items
Jigsaw: small group work on BNW discussion questions

Reminders/Due Dates:

You should be done reading BNW
Test Friday
Study guide on the chapter due Thursday

Tues 1/26 Discussion: BNW

Tues 1/26

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

Hand in discussion questions at end of hour.
Small group discussion: student driven (10 pts.)
Quiz: Chp. 13-16

Reminders/Due Dates:

You should be done reading BNW
Test Friday
Study guide on the chapter due Thursday

Mon 1/25 Writing About Literature

Mon1/25

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

Read the Chapter on writing about literature (Preliminary) and complete the study guide for Thursday.

Reminders/Due Dates:

You should be completing BNW

Fri 1/22 BNW: quiz 9-12

Fri 1/22

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

Quiz: Chp. 9-12

Quiz corrections

Assignment: write three discussion questions for Monday

Reminders/Due Dates:

You should be completing BNW

Wed/Thur 1/20,21 Salvador Late or Early

Wed,Thurs 1/20,21 Close Reading 

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

Quiz 9-12 BNW
Salvador Late or Early: close reading and journal (15 point activity-see me for makeup)

Ethnography return: Thursday

Assignment: write three discussion questions for the text (handout)

Reminders/Due Dates:

You should be completing BNW

Fri 1/15 Close Reading

Fri 1/15

Learning Target

Close reading

Daily Activity:

 Small group work/discussion: Chp. 8 (handout)

Reminders:

1/14 Springfield Reader

Thurs 1/14 Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

Participate in meaningful civil and democratic discussions

Daily Activity:

Discussion: "We Do Abortions Here": moderators Randi and Cece

Makeup: see the moderators for their essay (read it), journal prompt and discussion questions. Respond to both and see me for credit.

Reminders:
Have chapters 9-12 read by Friday

Wed 1/13 Close Reading

Wed 1/13

Learning Target

Close reading

Daily Activity:

1. Quiz: Chp. 7, 8
2. Small group work/discussion: Chp. 8 (handout)
Be ready to discuss these on Fri

Reminders:
 Read through Chp. 12 by Thursday

Tues 1/12 Shakespeare Quotes

Tues 1/12

Learning Target

Allusions in BNW

Daily Activity:

John's values as derived from Shakespeare (handout)
    Individual work with chrome books
You will need to complete both sides. If you have not read far enough for all the quotes, just research the allusion to determine how John is feeling and how the Shakespeare shapes his experience.
Find the quote by googling it word for word, determine the play it is from, and the context of the remarks. No Fear Shakespeare is a good website to get a sense of what the play is about and the characters' situation.

Reminders:
 Read through Chp. 12 by Thursday

Mon 1/11: Chp. 7,8

Wed 1/11

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

Guided Imagery activity (for chp. 7) Journal on this.
Handouts: study guides for the rest of the chapters
Cooperative work: Chp. 7, 8
Quiz on Tues: Chp. 7, 8

Reminders:
 You should be reading one Chp. per day. This means that by Thursday, we will have a quiz on Chp. 9-12

Fri 1/8 BNW: Discuss

Thurs 1/8

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

1. Quiz: Chp. 5, 6
2. Discuss 3, 4
3. Assignment: read 7, 8, 9  for Monday

Reminders:
 Read 5,6 by Thursday--postponed to Friday due to the calculus lecture many students are involved in. There will be a quiz on these chapters on Fri. Thursday will be a reading day.

Thursday: Reading Time

Wed 1/7

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

Independent reading of BNW

Reminders:
 Read 5,6 by Thursday--postponed to Friday due to the calculus lecture many students are involved in. There will be a quiz on these chapters on Fri. Thursday will be a reading day.

Wed 1/6 Brave New World: Slogans

Wed 1/6

Learning Target

Daily Activity:

1. Completed discussion: Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant": moderators Iain and Garrett

Makeup: see the moderators for their essay (read it), journal prompt and discussion questions. Respond to both and see me for credit.
2. Quiz: Chp 3,4 Brave New World
3. Review the slogans activity

Reminders:
 Read 5,6 by Thursday--postponed to Friday due to the calculus lecture many students are involved in. There will be a quiz on these chapters on Fri. Thursday will be a reading day.

Tues 1/5 Springfield Reader

Tues 1/5

Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

Participate in meaningful civil and democratic discussions

Daily Activity:

Discussion: Orwell's "Shooting and Elephant": moderators Iain and Garrett

Makeup: see the moderators for their essay (read it), journal prompt and discussion questions. Respond to both and see me for credit.

Reminders:
Have chapters 3,4 BNW reviewed by tomorrow (quiz) and read 5,6 by Thursday

Mon 1/4 BNW: Slogans

Fri 12/18

Learning Target

Analyze author's choices concerning point of view and structure in a text

Daily Activity:
Audio: pp 46-56 BNW
Journal after listening:
1. Consider point of view: Who is telling the story?
2. Write a 3-5 sentence summary of what we've just read/heard
Discuss
Activity: BNW slogans
Jigsaw one with a partner and be ready to share these on Wed. (Write three slogans of your own, pertinent to our times.)
Assignment: be prepared for a quiz on 3, 4 on Wed. and read chp. 5, 6 by Thursday

Reminders/Due Dates:

final ethnography: 1/5
You will be submitting your all materials, including notes and rough drafts in a manila folder that I will provide.