Socratic Seminar

Goal: Host a Socratic Seminar on "The Psychology of Evil" and other related materials

Agenda: 
Journal
Wrap Up Projects
Socratic Seminar
Socratic Self-Reflection

1. Journal
What plans do you have over Thanksgiving break?

2. Wrap Up Projects

• We are only spending a few minutes wrapping up our timelines. 
• If you and your partner are done, please click here to evaluate them AND yourselves on your work. 

3. Socratic Prep 

• There is a Socratic Preparation document I am handing out to you on paper (pictured above)
• We are going to have a Socratic Seminar where we discuss the topics we've visited so far this quarter. 
• This is a comprehensive document - there is lots to review and this will have you prepared to cite evidence. 
• If you need the TED Talk link for the transcript, you can find it HERE. 

4. Socratic Self-Reflection 
You are going to reflect on the bottom portion of the back of your document after the seminar.

Reminders: 
Take home a book over Thanksgiving Break. It's always nice to have something to do besides scroll through social media (plus reading reduces stress by 68% on average).

Performance Task and Socratic Prep

Goal: Complete timelines and prepare for Socratic Seminar

Agenda: 
Journal
Finish Timelines
Socratic Prep
Reminders

1. Journal 
Do you think power naturally leads to evil? Why or why not?

2. Finish Timelines

• Yesterday you began working on a timeline of Zimbardo's text with your partner. 
• Today your goal is to FINISH.
• Here is the rubric I will use to score your projects:

3. Socratic Prep 

• There is a Socratic Preparation document you can find in Google Classroom under Performance Task Assessments (pictured above)
• You will need to complete this before tomorrow and have it ready (I will print it for you as long as you are done before class tomorrow). 
• I also have printed versions if you like to handwrite instead.
• We are going to have a Socratic Seminar where we discuss the topics we've visited so far this quarter. 
• This is a comprehensive document - there is lots to review. 

Reminders 

Tomorrow: Wear school colors or sports jerseys (extended lunch! Nachos for $2!)

Performance Task Assessment

Goal: Introduce our Performance Task Assessment for this text

Agenda: 
Journal
Navigating the Waters Questions
Performance Task

1. Journal
Are we born with hate or do we learn it as we grow up?

2. Navigating the Waters Questions

• We are going to finish the questions uploaded in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: The Psychology of Evil" 
• You are going to use the RACE Format to respond to the questions. 
• We will review this as a class, but you will be responsible for finishing the work.

3. Performance Task 

• I am giving you a length of paper to share with your partner. 
• Fold it into 9 sections. 
• Label each of the sections accordingly: 

• The task will be to create a timeline of all the events, people, and ideas in this text. 
• This will help you see the evolution of Zimbardo's thinking (and what he wants you to know). 
• I will be giving you a copy of the rubric tomorrow to score yourselves. 

*Things that should be done:*

• Q2 Performance Task tracker for assignments 1 and 2 (keep this in your binder)
• Navigating the Waters Questions in Google Classroom 
• Individual Conference Document in Google Classroom 

Reminders: 
This week ASB is having a Spirit Week for Thanksgiving: 
Tomorrow: Fall day (fall colors/patterns)
Friday: School colors or sports jerseys (extended lunch!)

Let's Finish these Questions!

Goal: Finish reading "The Psychology of Evil" and begin answering questions using the RACE format

Agenda: 
Journal
Performance Task Check In
Reading
Answering Questions
Prepare for Performance Task

1. Journal 
Our author says evil is a spectrum from super evil to not so evil. Do you agree or disagree and why?

2. Performance Task Check-In (3rd Period Only)

• I'm going to give you a document to help you organize this quarter's performance tasks. 
• We've had two so far, and you have a third one coming up this week. 
• Your compare/contrast paragraphs are scored in Google Classroom and there is a rubric pasted into your document for you to view. I left EVERYONE comments. 
• Remember, you can request regrades for assignments you're not pleased about (after making the appropriate revisions).

3. Reading 

• We are going to keep reading "The Psychology of Evil" by Philip Zimbardo
• We all have to stay vigilant and focused - this is a VERY informative text and this is hopefully the last day we will spend reading it.

4. Navigating the Waters Questions

• There are questions uploaded in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: The Psychology of Evil" 
• You are going to use the RACE Format to respond to the questions. 
• We will review this as a class, but you will be responsible for finishing the work.

5. Prepare for Performance Task 

• Tomorrow we will begin the performance task for this text. 
• The task will be to create a timeline of all the events, people, and ideas in this text. 
• This will help you see the evolution of Zimbardo's thinking. 

Reminders: 
This week ASB is having a Spirit Week for Thanksgiving: 
Tomorrow: Wild day (crazy colors, crazy hair, crazy patterns)
Wednesday: Pajama day
Thursday: Fall day (fall colors/patterns)
Friday: School colors or sports jerseys (extended lunch!)

Respond to Our Text

Goal: Finish reading "The Psychology of Evil" and begin answering questions using the RACE format

Agenda: 
Journal
Performance Task Check In
Vocab Review
Reading
Answering Questions

1. Journal 
Are you evil if you stand by as something bad happens to someone else and you don’t step in to help?

2. Performance Task Check-In 

• I'm going to give you a document to help you organize this quarter's performance tasks. 
• We've had two so far, and you have a third one coming up this week. 
• Your compare/contrast paragraphs are scored in Google Classroom and there is a rubric pasted into your document for you to view. I left EVERYONE comments. 
• Remember, you can request regrades for assignments you're not pleased about (after making the appropriate revisions).

3. Vocabulary Review

• We are also going to review the vocabulary you completed last week on the Frayer models. 
• If you did not finish yours last week, please don't forget to hand it in when you do. 
• As a reminder, here are the words you chose last week: 

                      

4. Reading 

• We are going to keep reading "The Psychology of Evil" by Philip Zimbardo
• We all have to stay vigilant and focused - this is a VERY informative text and this is hopefully the last day we will spend reading it.

5. Navigating the Waters Questions

• There are questions uploaded in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: The Psychology of Evil" 
• You are going to use the RACE Format to respond to the questions. 
• We will review this as a class, but you will be responsible for finishing the work.

Reminders: 
This week ASB is having a Spirit Week for Thanksgiving: 
Tomorrow: Wild day (crazy colors, crazy hair, crazy patterns)
Wednesday: Pajama day
Thursday: Fall day (fall colors/patterns)
Friday: School colors or sports jerseys (extended lunch!)

Answering Questions: The Psychology of Evil

Goal: Read more of our text, "The Psychology of Evil" and answer questions about it

Agenda:
Journal
Vocabulary Review
Read the Text
Navigating the Waters Questions

1. Journal 
What do you think it means to be evil?

2. Vocabulary Review

• We are going to start with a vocabulary preview. 
• There are LOTS of words in this text that are new or unfamiliar. 
• Find a word you want to know more about then come up and CLAIM IT on the whiteboard (nobody else can take your word) 
• I am going to have you create a FRAYER of a word of your choice (top right) 

3. Reading 

• You have a copy of the text on paper. 
• We are going to read the text together using our cards. 
• We all have to stay vigilant and focused - this is a VERY informative text. 

4. Navigating the Waters 

• There are questions uploaded in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: The Psychology of Evil" 
• You are going to use the RACE Format to respond to the questions. 

Reminders: 
Great job this week. Enjoy your weekend!

Introducing the Psychology of Evil

Goal: Survey and introduce our next text, "The Psychology of Evil"

Agenda:
Journal
Survey the Text
Vocabulary Preview
Read the Text
Navigating the Waters

1. Journal 
Look up Philip Zimbardo and find a quote of his. Write down the quote and what you think it means in your own words.

2. Survey the Text 

• We're going to use our survey skills to find out some information about our next text and the author who wrote it.
• We are paying special attention to TEXT FEATURES. Let's talk about what that means. 

3. TED Talk

• Before we read, we are going to watch Zimbardo tell us about the psychology of evil through his TED Talk given in 2008. 
• His talk gives us context. Pay attention to the TONE he uses while speaking.

4.  Read the Text 

• You have a copy of the text on paper. 
• We are going to start reading the text together using our cards. 
• We all have to stay vigilant and focused - this is a VERY informative text. 

5. Navigating the Waters 

• There are questions uploaded in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: The Psychology of Evil" 
• We are going to answer these questions using the RACE format. 

Reminders: 
Tomorrow is Friday! Have a great day.

Performance Task Peer Feedback

Goal: Finish our performance task for "For the Love of Pretty Things"

Agenda: 
Journal
Compare/Contrast Paragraph
Self-Evaluation Form
Peer Evaluations
Individual Conference Doc

1. Journal 
What do you think you can do to improve your writing (in general)?

2. Compare/Contrast Paragraph 
Your compare and contrast paragraph should be FINISHED in Google Classroom.

3. Self-Evaluation 

• If you did not score yourself yesterday, click here to fill out the self-evaluation form. 
• You are going to be asked to score yourself according to the same exact rubric I will use to score your work (listed above right). 

4. Peer Feedback 

• We are going to give peer feedback today using a site called Peergrade, and I posted a link inviting you to join us in Google Classroom.
• I am going to give you VERY SPECIFIC directions in class.
• Follow along step-by-step.

5. Individual Conference Preparation 

• One way I like to keep you on track with your graduation goals is by having 1:1 conferences. 
• If you had me last quarter, you already know what to expect from this. 
• There is an individual conference doc in Google Classroom for you to complete. 
• Complete this over the next few days. 
• Individual conferences will take place next week before Thanksgiving break.

Reminders: 

• Enjoy your afternoon! Have a great Wednesday.

Performance Task Assessment: For the Love of Pretty Things

Goal: Finish our performance task for "For the Love of Pretty Things"

Agenda: 
Journal
Compare/Contrast Paragraph
Self-Evaluation Form
Individual Conference Doc

1. Journal 
How was your extra weekend day? Write about it.

2. Compare/Contrast Paragraph 

• Your performance task for this text is to write a compare and contrast paragraph, evaluating the effectiveness of the mediums on this story. 
• Last week, you began your assignment in Google Classroom 
• There are two documents - you MUST complete step 1 first then step 2
• Do not move on to step 2 until you have step 1 CHECKED by Ms. Daniel
• This is due TODAY 11/12 by the END of the period

3. Self-Evaluation 

• When you have FINISHED both part 1 AND part 2 of the assignment, click here to fill out the self-evaluation form. 
• You are going to be asked to score yourself according to the same exact rubric I will use to score your work:

4. Individual Conference Preparation 

• One way I like to keep you on track with your graduation goals is by having 1:1 conferences. 
• If you had me last quarter, you already know what to expect from this. 
• There is an individual conference doc in Google Classroom for you to complete. 
• Complete this over the next few days. 
• Individual conferences will take place next week before Thanksgiving break.

Reminders: 

• Happy Tuesday! Tomorrow we have an early day. 

Compare and Contrast: Film and Text

Goal: Compare and contrast the written text "For the Love of Pretty Things" and the Youtube documentary "Glowing in the Dark: Radium Girls"

Agenda: 
Journal
EdPuzzle Video Review
Venn Diagram
Compare/Contrast Paragraph

1. Journal 
What is the biggest difference between the film and text version of the Radium Girls' story?

2. EdPuzzle Video Review 

• You were supposed to watch the film clip called "Glowing in the Dark - The Radium Girls" on EdPuzzle (pictured right)
• Let's review the main ideas about the film together, and you will need to complete a Venn Diagram with the similarities and differences. 

3. Venn Diagram 

• The Venn Diagram is the next step in looking at the similarities and differences between the film and text versions of "The Radium Girls"
• You can click here for a Youtube link to the video (to compare and contrast who the author is, what's in the description box, etc.) 
• Ultimately, you will be writing a compare and contrast paragraph evaluating the effectiveness of film or text for this story
• You are looking for the following:
• Structure/organization of both pieces 
• Information covered in both pieces
• Details explained in both pieces 

4. Compare/Contrast Paragraph 

• Your performance task for this text is to write a compare and contrast paragraph, evaluating the effectiveness of the mediums on this story. 
• There is an assignment in Google Classroom for you to work through this project. 
• There are two documents - you MUST complete step 1 first then step 2
• Do not move on to step 2 until you have step 1 CHECKED by Ms. Daniel
• This is due ON TUESDAY 11/12 by the END of the period

Reminders: 

• No school on Monday due to Veteran's Day. I'll see you on Tuesday! 

EdPuzzle: For the Love of Pretty Things

Goal: Compare and contrast the written text "For the Love of Pretty Things" and the Youtube documentary "Glowing in the Dark: Radium Girls"

Agenda: 
1. Journal
2. EdPuzzle Video
3. Venn Diagram
4. Google Classroom Questions

1. Journal 
Why did the Radium Girls "die for science?"

2. Finish Google Classroom 

• Yesterday you were supposed to finish the questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: For the Love of Pretty Things" 
• We are not spending any other time on this tomorrow (so these must be finished today). 
• This should not even take up the whole class period. Use these time guidelines to pace yourself: 
• 1st period: Finish questions BY 8:15 AM (then move on to the video) 
• 3rd period: Finish questions BY 11:30 AM (then move on to the video) 

3. EdPuzzle Video 

• On Tuesday I showed you how to access a film clip called "Glowing in the Dark - The Radium Girls"
• Today you're going to watch it and answer some questions on a site called EdPuzzle. 
• I get your results in real time, so even though I'm not here your work is still due.
• You need to be logged into your stu.sandi.net Chrome account for it to work. 
• This is what you're looking for:

4. Venn Diagram 

• If you've finished answering the video questions and you're finished with the Navigating the Waters Questions in Google Classroom, ask Ms. Natheos for a copy of the Venn Diagram so you can start comparing and contrasting.
• You are looking for the following:
• Structure/organization of both pieces 
• Information covered in both pieces
• Details explained in both pieces 

Reminders: 

• I look forward to seeing you tomorrow! 

Answering Using the RACE Format

Goal: Answer questions about our new text, "For the Love of Pretty Things"

Agenda: 
1. Journal
2. Google Classroom Questions

1. Journal 
What was the most disturbing to you about the story we read yesterday?

2. Google Classroom Questions 

• There are questions posted in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: For the Love of Pretty Things" 
• Your job is to answer these questions. They are due today. 
• Use the RACE format below for each answer (cite evidence!)
• If you have had me before for English, explain to your classmates how to respond using the RACE format.

Reminders: 

• BRING HEADPHONES TOMORROW. You will need them to watch a film and answer questions.

For the Love of Pretty Things

Radium Girls in a factory during WW1

Goal: Read our new text, "For the Love of Pretty Things"

Agenda: 
1. Journal
2. KWL Chart
3. Reading
4. Set Up Venn Diagram
5. Preview Documentary

1. Journal 
What do you know about World War 1? Explain.

2. KWL Chart (Period 3) 

Tomorrow we're reading a complex piece that took place in the early 1900s (but was written about later). I want you to Google the following words, phrases, and questions and find out what they have in COMMON: 

• Marie Curie 
• What did women do during World War 1? 
• Grace Fryer
• Undark

Let's make a KWL chart for this time period (in your journal): 

3. Reading

• I will give you your next reading. 
• Keep this in your BINDER so that you have it the next few days. 

4. Set Up Venn Diagram 

• You will be completing a Venn Diagram (comparing the text we just read to a documentary we are going to watch) 
• This will be your task when I am out the next two days.

5. Preview Documentary

• I will show you the film clip once today, but you will watch it again on Thursday on a site called "EdPuzzle" on your own computers (and answer questions about it) 
• There will be a lot to do while I'm out the next two days, so make your success a priority.

Reminders: 

• BRING HEADPHONES TOMORROW. 

Finishing our Performance Task

Goal: Finish our performance task for "The Danger of a Single Story"

Agenda: 
1. Journal
2. Performance Task
3. Peer Feedback
4. Check Yourself
5. Tomorrow's Reading

1. Journal 
How was your weekend? Write about it.

2. Performance Task

• Last week we underlined the different types of evidence Adichie uses in our copies of the text
• Personal Anecdote = PA
• Hypothetical = H
• Commonly Held Belief = CHB  
• Pull out the blank version of the graphic organizer (main idea, claims, evidence) 
• I will help get you started with the second section of evidence, but your job is to find the claims that come from those pieces of evidence.

3. Peer Feedback

• We are going to give our peers feedback on their performance task using sticky notes.
• Write down:
• 1 thing they did well
• 1 thing they can do to improve

4. Check Yourself: 

Here are some things you want to make sure are finished from this text (we're moving on to another text tomorrow): 

• The green main idea/evidence document (on paper in your binder) 
• The paraphrasing section of your text copy (the right column) 
• The SOAPSTone form we completed last Wednesday
• The Google Classroom assignment, "Navigating the Waters: The Danger of a Single Story" 
• The Google Classroom assignment, "Exploring the Depths: The Danger of a Single Story" (p. 3)

5. Preview Tomorrow's Reading 

Tomorrow we're reading a complex piece that took place in the early 1900s (but was written about later). I want you to Google the following words, phrases, and questions and find out what they have in COMMON: 

• Marie Curie 
• What did women do during World War 1? 
• Grace Fryer
• Undark

Let's make a KWL chart for this time period (in your journal): 

Reminders: 

• Check out the classroom library. We have lots of great books and if you need a recommendation I can help you out! 
• A few grades are already in Powerschool. Make sure your work reflects the AMAZING potential you have! 

Evidence Detectives

Goal: Find specific supporting evidence and begin our Performance Task

Agenda: 
Journal
Evidence Detectives
Performance Task

1. Journal 
Write what the single story is in your own words. Use as much detail as possible. 

2. Evidence Detectives 

• Yesterday we briefly discussed types of evidence Adichie uses in her talk 
• Today we are going to highlight the different types of evidence Adichie uses. 
• Use the codes and/or the colors below to mark in your text (highlighter, colored pencil, marker)
• I will do a few with you. 
• Personal Anecdote = PA
• Hypothetical = H
• Commonly Held Belief = CHB  

3. Performance Task 

• Performance tasks ask you to demonstrate your knowledge about a subject we have been learning about. 
• This is your first performance task of the quarter. 
• In order to successfully complete this, we need to know three things:

Check Yourself: 

Here are some things you want to make sure are finished before the end of today: 

• The SOAPSTone form we completed on Wednesday
• The Google Classroom assignment, "Navigating the Waters: The Danger of a Single Story" 
• The About Me form from the first day of class

Reminders: 

• Have a fantastic weekend!