Week 4: How do we prepare for a graded discussion?

RI.9-10.10: By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

SL.9-10.1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Day 1 of 3

Do Now: Please put away electronics. Get your SB and journal out. Make sure you have something to write with.

Class Activities:

1. Review: person. Listening for persona

2. EA1: review and then survey-brainstorm

3. Socratic Packet: workshop time for generating questions/comments 

4. New Rubric

HW: I.R. AND EA1

Title Doc: Lastname_EA1

Day 2 of 3

Do Now: Please put away electronics. Get your SB and Socratic Seminar materials out. Make sure you have something to write with.

Class Activities:

1. Seven Minutes: Gathering Materials, Rubric Reminder, and Opening Words

2. 5-7-5 Socratic Seminars

3. Debrief 12 mins

HW: I.R. AND EA1

Day 3 of 3

Do Now: Please put away electronics. Get a computer. Make sure you have something to write with.

1. Socratic Seminar Make-ups are Tuesday, during recess

2. Workshop with Student/Teacher conferences
3. MLA-doc Template
     -open>file>make a copy
   -Lastname_EA1

HW: I.R. AND EA1
Looking Ahead:
-Mon/Tues next week will be workshop days---Draft Due Tues midnight
-Thursday/Fri---peer edit and workshop
-FINAL DRAFT EA1 due Friday the 13th by midnight...boo!