Monday, 3/20 and Tuesday, 3/21: Computer Lab work days for Socratic seminar preparation (To Do List here)
Wednesday, 3/22: Scholar's Journal due to TurnItIn.com; Seminar Deliverables (10 questions, 1 answer; works cited page) due to TurnItIn.com before 10:15 AM.
Wednesday, 3/22 and Thursday, 3/23: Socratic Seminar (rubric here)
Friday, 3/24: Literary Analysis #2 due in class for peer review
Sunday, 3/26: Literary Analysis #2 due in TurnItIn.com by 11:59pm
Sunday, 3/26: 45 minutes of Membean due by 11:59pm
Monday, March 20
LG: Demonstrate your analysis of your chosen motif by creating a scholar’s journal, annotating your article, creating seminar questions, and answering one question. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely analyze 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. ELAGSE9-10W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE9-10L3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening, and to write and to edit so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, APA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type.
Agenda:
- Magic Lens Level 3 Practice Sentence
- In computer lab for Socratic seminar/Scholar’s journal/lit analysis prep (9234 2nd) (9129 - 4th)
- Use the “To Do List” for Socratic Seminar Preparation
Tuesday, March 21
LG: Demonstrate your analysis of your chosen motif by creating a scholar’s journal, annotating your article, creating seminar questions, and answering one question. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and closely analyze 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. ELAGSE9-10W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE9-10L3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening, and to write and to edit so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, APA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type.
Agenda:
- Magic Lens Level 3 Practice Sentence
- In computer lab for Socratic seminar/Scholar’s journal/lit analysis prep (9234 2nd) (9129 - 4th)
- Use the “To Do List” for Socratic Seminar Preparation
Wednesday, March 22
LG: Collaborate effectively in peer discussion over the novel The Joy Luck Club. ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
Agenda:
- Prepare for Socratic seminar by gathering materials and discussing rules and procedures for discussion
- Discuss The Joy Luck Club in Socratic seminar groups Day #1 - Socratic Seminar (rubric here)
- Using the I-Chart, take notes during the seminar - this will be due by the end of the seminar tomorrow.
Thursday, March 23
LG: Collaborate effectively in peer discussion over the novel The Joy Luck Club. ELAGSE9-10SL1: 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. ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
Agenda:
- Prepare for Socratic seminar by gathering materials and reviewing rules and procedures for discussion
- Discuss The Joy Luck Club in Socratic seminar groups Day #2 - Socratic Seminar (rubric here)
- Continue using the I-Chart - take notes during the seminar - this will be due by the end of the seminar today.
Friday, March 24
LG: Practice role as a “peer editor” to improve revision skills and help create polished pieces. Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme. ELAGSE9-10RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone.) ELAGSE9-10L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Agenda:
- Magic Lens Level 3 Practice Sentences
- Literary Analysis #2 peer review
- Watch introduction to The Joy Luck Club and construct analysis paragraph