Week 8: Socratic Seminars

CCSS:  

RL.9-10.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.9-10.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
RL.9-10.3 - Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Day 1:

Do Now: To your elbow partner, summarize what is happening this week ELA.  Then write a goal (one sentence) for the week in your journal.

Agenda:

1. Review of 1/2/3 question levels

2. Writing questions

REMEMBER:

Week 8 - Socratic Seminar -
Week 9 - Writing your literary analysis EA2
Week 10 - Graduation Ceremony - no school on Mon. Indie Read Due
Week 11 - Academic Assembly - no school Thu. 06/03 - Wed. 07/29

Day 2:

Do Now: How do you think the Seminar can be useful for thinking about your EA essay?

Agenda:

1.Socratic Prep

Day 3:

Socratic Seminar
Timed Writing

REMEMBER:

Week 8 - Socratic Seminar -
Week 9 - Writing your literary analysis EA2
Week 10 - Graduation Ceremony - no school on Mon. Indie Read Due
Week 11 - Academic Assembly - no school Thu. 06/03 - Wed. 07/29