Write a Rhetorical Précis

Goal: Write a class précis and then submit a final précis to Google Classroom

Agenda: 
Reading
Journal
Class Précis: Adam Saenz Talk
Final Précis: Jim Burke Prologue

1. Reading
On Tuesday you got to peruse the classroom library. Today we're going to start with some "Starbooks" time where you get to read that book, enjoy some treats, and relax to start off our day.

2. Journal 
Think about one of your elementary school teachers you can remember. What would they think of you now? Explain your thoughts.

3. Classwide Precis 

• We will write a practice precis on Adam Saenz's TED Talk, "The Power of a Teacher"
• You can use this as a model for your own precis you will write independently.
• Someone in class will record for us as we contribute and help them to write. 

4. Performance Task: Final Précis

• Submit your final precis typed to Google Classroom. 
• I will always show you the rubric for your Performance Tasks before they are due. How I score you is not a secret, and you'll always know what you need to improve.

Reminders: 
Have a great weekend. You deserve it! I'll see you Monday.

Compare and Contrast

Goal: Finish Navigating the Waters questions and compare Burke's text to a TED Talk

Agenda: 
Journal
Book Check Out
Survey the Text
Read the Text
Navigating the Waters Questions

1. Journal
What has been your biggest success in life so far? Tell me about it.

2. Finish Navigating the Waters Questions 

• Yesterday we started answering the four questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: A Personal Prologue"
• Our goal is to finish them today.
• You may work with others, but the work you submit must be your own. 

3. Compare and Contrast 

• I'm giving you each a Venn Diagram (pictured above) to compare Burke's text, "A Personal Prologue" with Saenz' TED Talk, "The Power of a Teacher." 
• Look out especially for: 
• How they were as students
• What were some of the characteristics of teachers who changed their lives?
• Where are they now? 
• Why do they do what they do? 

4. Writing our First Précis
I am going to walk you through the steps of a rhetorical precis and we're going to write one together. You will have an in class "test" on this when we read our next text.

5. Exit Slips 

• I'm going to pass out a post it note to each person. 
• I'm asking you to write one question you have about the text we read and place it on the stop sign bulletin board:
• Green means you really understand the text
• Yellow means you mostly understand the text but still have some questions
• Red means you have lots of questions about the text

Reminders: 
If you took a book home, please check it out using the button to the right on the blog. Thank you!

Survey + Read Our First Text

The book our course readings come from

Goal: Learn about the "Survey the Text" process and read our first text

Agenda: 
Journal
Book Check Out
Survey the Text
Read the Text
Navigating the Waters Questions

1. Journal
How do you feel your start to the quarter has been? Tell me about it.

2. Book Check Out
If you took a book home yesterday please fill out the check out form on the blog to the right.

3. Survey the Text 

• Surveying the text is a habit we'll get into this year. 
• I'll walk you through the process the first time. You need to consider questions like: 
• Who is the author? Where are they from? What other pieces have they written? 
• When was it published? What was happening in the world at that time? 
• What source was it published in? What kind of audience reads this publication? 
• What proper nouns are included in this text? What might this show about the main topic? 

5. Read the Text 
Our first text is by Jim Burke, the man who edited the whole book together. It's also in the section on education, so maybe we can assume his work has to do with education. We need to know the word "prologue" to read: 

6. Navigating the Waters Questions 

• There are questions posted in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: A Personal Prologue" 
• We will work through the questions together the first time.

5. Exit Slips 

• I'm going to pass out a post it note to each person. 
• I'm asking you to write one question you have about this class and place it on the check in board next to the laptop cart.
• Green means you feel good about English class
• Yellow means you're feeling somewhat positive, somewhat uneasy about English class
• Red means you have lots of questions about English class 

Reminders: 
If you took a book home, please check it out using the button to the right on the blog. Thank you!

Set Up Binders + Class Rotations

Objective: Set up binders and learn about the class

Agenda: 
Binders
About You Form
Centers
Exit Slips

1. Set Up Binders 

• Your binder will be yours for the next 9 weeks. 
• Your binders will be where you store your readings and writing assignments.
• Today you will choose a color for the front of your binder and write your name in large print on the front.

2. Finish About You Form

• Click here to complete the form from yesterday. If you finished this one, you can move to the second one: 
• If you finished the first form, this is a new form you haven't seen that asks you to share a little bit more about your life outside of school. 

3. English Goal Matrix 

I'm passing this document out to you on paper. I want you to start rephrasing and reviewing the goals listed in the left column and if you need help understanding one of the goals, please ask.

4. Class Rotations

• I'm giving everyone a jolly rancher. You are going to move with your jolly rancher color group. 
• There are five rotations, each at 10 minutes in length. The rotations are as follows: 
• Syllabus Scavenger Hunt 
• Classroom Scavenger Hunt 
• Teacher Chat
• Interview Your Peers
• Book speed dating 
• Each rotation will have instructions and information. You only have ten minutes to complete the task, and you will be receiving credit for the tasks you complete.
• For one of the stations you will need an app called Flipgrid or access to a Chromebook with Flipgrid on it. 
• flipgrid.com/scavhunt

Reminders: 

Have a great day! I'm happy to have you here. 

Welcome to Q3 English!

Objective: Get to know each other and become familiar with expectations for the course

Agenda: 
Name Cards
Goal Setting
Expectations
Binders
Tech Set Up

1. Name Cards

• I will give everyone an index card. 
• Your job is to write your name LARGELY across one side and decorate that side with symbols that represent you. 
• Leave the back side blank. 
• You will need the blank side throughout the quarter.

2. Goal Setting 

• On the back side of your notecard, write one personal goal and one academic goal you have for yourself this quarter.
• One personal goal I have is…
• One academic goal I have is…
• Do not take up the whole space. We will still need some blank space through the quarter. 
• I will be asking you to introduce yourself and share a goal with the class. 

3. Binders 

• Your binder will be yours for the next 10 weeks.
• Your binders will be where you store your readings and writing assignments.
• Today you will choose a color for the front of your binder and write your name largely on the front. 

4. Expectations 

• We will set our expectations for the next 10 weeks together in tables. 
• After setting expectations in our table groups, we will share with the class to show what we have in common. 

5. Tech Set Up 

• Technology will play a big part in this class.
• This blog is going to be important throughout the quarter so I want to get you all set up today.
• Bookmark this address:
• msdanielenglish.blogspot.com
• Bookmark Google Classroom:
• classroom.google.com
• Join Google Classroom with the join codes I have posted in class 
• Find the English Journal I have already placed in Google Classroom and complete your first brief writing assignment. 

6. About You Form

• I have an "About You" form I'd like you to fill out so I can get to know you more. 
• Click here to complete the form. 

7. Exit Slips 

• I'm going to pass out a post it note to each person. 
• I'm asking you to write one question you have about this class and place it on the check in board next to the laptop cart.
• Green means you feel good about English class
• Yellow means you're feeling somewhat positive, somewhat uneasy about English class
• Red means you have lots of questions about English class 

Share Your Theme Soundtracks

LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER! 

Goal: Present your theme soundtrack to the class and complete any unfinished business

Agenda: 
Journal
NTW Questions
Theme Work
Soundtrack

1. Journal 
How do you feel your progress was in this class? What is different about you now than in October of last year when we started?

2. Soundtrack Slide

• Today you're going to share your soundtrack with the class and explain how the songs you chose relate to the theme of "Coming Home Again." 
• I've compiled all of your soundtrack slides here.

3. Unfinished Work

• Be sure everything is accurate in Powerschool. If I made a mistake or you made up any work and didn't tell me, I need to know today before you leave. 

4. End of Course Wrap Up

• Recycle stories and clean out binders (I need them for next quarter). 
• You can take your journals with you and turn them in to a place to write your thoughts and feelings and favorite songs, etc.

Reminders: 

• If I don't have you next quarter, have a great one and come back to say hi. 
• If I do have you, I look forward to seeing you. 
• If you are graduating this quarter, I'm SO proud of you! Stay in touch. 

Theme of "Coming Home Again"

Goal: Finish investigating the theme of "Coming Home Again" and work on your soundtrack to the story

Agenda: 
Journal
NTW Questions
Theme Work
Soundtrack

1. Journal 
What is the connection between food, family, and home that Lee makes?

2. Navigating the Waters Questions 

• There are questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: Coming Home Again" for you to answer. 
• You do not need to use the RACE format, but just answer the questions in your own words. 
• You may work with your table partner(s).
• Please finish these TODAY.

3. Theme Work 

• We're going to work one last time on theme this quarter. 
• You will be using this handout to characterize Lee, consider the events of the story, and ultimately come up with a soundtrack for this memoir by Lee.
• You will share lyrics from your soundtrack with the class on Friday during our Socratic Discussion.

4. Soundtrack Slide

Use the template in Google Classroom to share your top songs with the class. It looks like this: 

Be prepared to share out loud tomorrow.

Reminders: 
It's the last week of the quarter. Be sure your grades are caught up in Powerschool and see me if you have questions.

Finish Reading + Questions

Lee's Stanford Bio

Goal: Finish reading “Coming Home Again” by Chang Rae Lee and answer NTW questions

Agenda: 
Journal
Author Background
Read New Text

1. Journal 
Why does Lee think it’s especially unfortunate that his mother got stomach cancer?

2. Vocab Revisit 
Yesterday we did not complete filling out the vocabulary list. We will need these words again as we finish today. Let's finish defining and get ready to read!

3. Finish Reading 

• Our final text of the quarter is called "Coming Home Again." 
• We started this yesterday and we will finish reading it as a class today. 

4. Navigating the Waters Questions 

• There are questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: Coming Home Again" for you to answer. 
• You do not need to use the RACE format, but just answer the questions in your own words. 
• You may work with your table partner(s).

5. Theme Work 

• We're going to work one last time on theme this quarter. 
• You will be using this handout to characterize Lee, consider the events of the story, and ultimately come up with a soundtrack for this memoir by Lee.
• You will share lyrics from your soundtrack with the class on Friday during our Socratic Discussion.

Reminders: 

• It's the last week of the quarter. Be sure your grades are caught up in Powerschool and see me if you have questions.
• Tomorrow is the last day I will be able to accept late or missing work. Please see me if you need help! 

Coming Home Again

Today's Anticipation Guide

Goal: Introduce and read our final text of the quarter, “Coming Home Again” by Chang Rae Lee

Agenda: 
Journal
Anticipation Guide
Author Background
Read New Text

1. Journal 
Do you believe food is a big part of culture? Explain your thoughts.

2. Anticipation Guide

• I am giving you an anticipation guide before we begin our next reading. 
• The purpose of this is to get you thinking about topics that will be covered in our last reading. 
• There are no right or wrong answers, but you should clearly select "agree" or "disagree" for each column. 

3. Author Background 
Our final author of the quarter is Chang Rae Lee. Here is some background on who he is as a person and an author.

4. Read New Text
Our final text of the quarter is called "Coming Home Again." Consider the anticipation guide you filled out earlier as we read this story together.

Reminders: 
It's the last week of the quarter. Be sure your grades are caught up in Powerschool and see me if you have questions.

Performance Task: A Rose for Emily

Source

Goal: Understand how Faulkner uses flashback and foreshadowing in his writing

Agenda:
Journal
SPW Presentation Work Time
Flashback in Text
Flashback in Movies
Performance Task

1. Journal 
Did Emily have a good reason to kill Homer? Explain your view.

2. SPW Presentations 
Today we will hear the final presentations for "A Rose for Emily:"

• Period 1: Amy and Brayan
• Period 3: Destiny and Melody

3. Flashback In Text 
I will be showing you a few examples of flashback or foreshadowing, and it's your job to decide which is which. Decide with your table. This is just one example:

4. Flashback in Movies Movies 

• You are going to watch a 10 minute compilation of Disney movies that show you the difference between flashback and foreshadowing. 
• You will need headphones. 
• The video will pause occasionally to check in with you and you need to answer the question correctly to move forward.
• Click here to access the video

5. Performance Task: A Rose for Emily 

• There is a performance task listed in Google Classroom called "Performance Task: A Rose for Emily"
• Your job is to fill in these sentences and turn this document into a cohesive paragraph.
• You will ultimately be answering the question, "How does William Faulkner use flashback and foreshadowing to develop the plot of “A Rose for Emily”

Reminders: 

• You should be finished with the Navigating the Waters questions in Google Classroom. Make sure those are done because they're going in Powerschool this weekend. 
• We have no school Monday. It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day! 

"A Rose for Emily" Presentations

Goal: Present Sentence-Phrase-Word presentations and answer NTW questions in Google Classroom

Agenda:
Journal
SPW Presentation Work Time
Navigating the Waters Questions

1. Journal 
Why do you think the story is called "A Rose for Emily?"

2. SPW Presentations 
Today we will hear everyone's presentations for "A Rose for Emily" and host a discussion on the story. Here are all of the presentations linked:

Period 1: 

• Randy, Julia, and Gisele
• Danny, Michelle, Jorge, and Marzell 
• Gabrielle 
• Reggie and Steven 
• Amy and Brayan

Period 3: 

• Jose, Emma, Jonathan, and Gael
• Luis and Ricky
• Javier and Edwin
• Destiny and Melody
• Joshua, Dani, and Gretel

3. Navigating the Waters Questions 
There are four Navigating the Waters questions listed in Google Classroom. Your goal today is to answer all of them.

4. SWBS

• To finish today, we're going to do something called "Somebody Wanted But So." 
• This is a way we can summarize our understanding of "A Rose for Emily."
• I'll explain the rules of the game.

Reminders: 

Check Powerschool and make sure your grades are solid. If something is slacking or you have a missing assignment, click on it and you'll get your instructions. The end of the quarter is quickly approaching next Friday! 

Work Time + NTW Questions

Goal: Finish SPW presentations and answer NTW questions

Agenda:
Journal
SPW Presentation Work Time
Navigating the Waters Questions

3rd Period ONLY: Click HERE to go to the Illuminate login for FAST Testing. 

1. Journal 
Why do you think Emily felt she had to resort to killing Homer Barron? Explain.

2. SPW Presentation Work Time

• Yesterday you began working on SPW presentations with your group mates. 
• You should have downloaded the template and began working on it. 
• Today is your day to finish. 
• Tomorrow you will present to the class. 

3. Navigating the Waters Questions 
There are four Navigating the Waters questions listed in Google Classroom. When you are done with your SPW presentation, you should complete those.

Finished Early? 

Check Powerschool and make sure your grades are solid. If something is slacking or you have a missing assignment, click on it and you'll get your instructions. The end of the quarter is January 24th (next Friday)!

Reminders: 

Have a great afternoon! Keep smiling!

Sentence-Phrase-Word for "A Rose for Emily"

Welcome Mr. Obermeyer!

Goal: Uncover a Sentence-Phrase-Word for each section of "A Rose for Emily"

Agenda:
Journal
Finish Reading
Sentence-Phrase-Word Discovery
SPW Presentations
Navigating the Waters Questions

1. Journal 
Why do you think authors sometimes tell stories out of order?

*1st Period: You need to finish reading the story before you work on today's task. Mr. Obermeyer will read with you, starting from 12:46 at the recording. 

Keep asking those amazing questions. You're so smart!!! 

2. Sentence-Phrase-Word
Today is our second read of "A Rose for Emily," a text that is automatically broken up into five sections by the author. Your job will be to search for the following with your table group:

• Sentence that was meaningful to you, that captures a core idea of the text 
• Phrase that moved, engaged, or provoked you 
• Word that captured your attention or struck you as powerful

We will do this similarly to the way we have done it before; there are five sections of the text and your job is to rotate tables, collecting information at each station.

• You will have 5-7 minutes at each table. 
• This means you should be reading/skimming with your partners, truly looking for meaningful parts of the text
• Don't move ahead; let your classmates focus since this text is so challenging. 

3. SPW Presentation

There is another slide presentation for you to complete with your table group. This time it's a little shorter, but you're going to need more DETAIL. The instructions are on each slide for you. This is a challenging text so take your time and be thoughtful.

• 1 Person at your table download the slide template HERE 
• Share it with the other members of your table
• Don't forget to share your slides with me!  (cdaniel@sandi.net) 

Finished Early? 

Check Powerschool and make sure your grades are solid. If something is slacking or you have a missing assignment, click on it and you'll get your instructions. The end of the quarter is January 24th (next Friday)!

Reminders: 

I can't wait to see you tomorrow. Have a great day! 

Reading Our Next Text

Goal: Read the entirety of our next text, "A Rose for Emily" and prepare to break it down tomorrow

Agenda: 

Journal 

Text Preview Review 

Close Read the Text Together

1. Journal 

What do you see in this picture and what do you think it means?

2. Text Preview Review 

On Friday I gave you a task to look up Mississippi during the 1930s. Today we will investigate the time during which this text is taking place. Here's a reminder:

• Here is a map and timeline of slavery throughout the United States. 
• Slavery was technically abolished in 1865, but racism and servitude continued into the 1900s. 
• There is an interactive timeline with TONS of information you can find here.

The next text has lots of old-school words. They particularly use words we think of today as offensive, so we need to understand context. 

3. Read the Text 

I am giving you each a copy of the text. We will read it together and stop to discuss periodically! What I'll be looking for: 

• What is the timeline of events in this story? 
• What words and phrases show us the timing of things?
• Why is the author choosing to tell the events in this order?

4. Preview of Tomorrow

Tomorrow we will have a second read of this text. There is a LOT to discover here! 

Reminders: 

I will be out tomorrow (but still on campus). My good teacher friend will be here to teach you in my place, and he is looking forward to meeting you. Please give him a warm, kind welcome to Twain.

Six Word Memoirs + Text Discovery

Goal: Write six word memoirs and discover our next text

Agenda: 
Journal/Journal Check
Exploring the Depths Questions
Six Word Memoir
Preview Our Next Text

1. Journal 
How do you think you did in yesterday's presentation? Explain your thoughts.

*We're going to do a journal check together. I want to chat with each of you briefly about the end of the quarter.*

2. Exploring the Depths Questions 

• Yesterday, some of you did not get a chance to finish the ETD questions. 
• There are questions HERE for you to answer with a partner. 
• You only have to choose TWO out of the four questions. 
• Using the RACE format on both questions will earn you full credit.

3. Six Word Memoir 

• Your final job is to write a six word memoir from STRAUSS' perspective. 
• There is an assignment in Google Classroom for you to complete in the form of a Google drawing. 
• Your drawing should include the following: 
• Six word memoir 
• Illustration that shows your main point 
• Your name 

4. Preview our Next Text
The next text we're going to read takes place in 1930 in Mississippi.

• Here is a map and timeline of slavery throughout the United States. 
• Slavery was technically abolished in 1865, but racism and servitude continued into the 1900s. 
• There is an interactive timeline with TONS of information you can find here.

5. Defining Words
The next text has lots of old-school words. They particularly use words we think of today as offensive, so we need to understand context. 

Make sure you're not falling behind: 

• Due 1/7: Questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: Guilty as Not Charged." 
• Due 1/8: Sentence-Phrase-Word with your table partner(s) (on paper)
• Due 1/9: Slideshow created with table partner AND Exploring the Depths Questions (Google Form) 
• Due today 1/10: Six word memoir in Google Classroom

SPW Presentations

Goal: Finish SPW presentations and present them to the class

Agenda: 
Journal
Sentence-Phrase-Word Presentations
Exploring the Depths

1. Journal 
What is the most powerful word in your SPW presentation and why?

2. Sentence-Phrase-Word Presentations 
You've been working on SPW presentations with your group. Today, you will share your presentations that detail from each section:

• Sentence that was meaningful to you, that captures a core idea of the text 
• Phrase that moved, engaged, or provoked you 
• Word that captured your attention or struck you as powerful

3. Exploring the Depths Questions 

• There are questions HERE for you to answer with a partner. 
• You only have to choose TWO out of the four questions. 
• Using the RACE format on both questions will earn you full credit.

4. Six Word Memoir 

• Your final job is to write a six word memoir from STRAUSS' perspective. 
• There is an assignment in Google Classroom for you to complete in the form of a Google drawing. 
• Your drawing should include the following: 
• Six word memoir 
• Illustration that shows your main point 
• Your name 

Make sure you're not falling behind: 

• Due 1/7: Questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: Guilty as Not Charged." 
• Due 1/8: Sentence-Phrase-Word with your table partner(s)-on paper
• Due today 1/9: Slideshow created with table partner AND Exploring the Depths Questions
• Due tomorrow 1/10: Six word memoir in Google Classroom

Sentence-Phrase-Word Debrief

A sample of great Sentence-Phrase-Word
work from yesterday

Goal: Finish Sentence-Phrase-Word and answer ETD Questions

Agenda: 
Journal
Sentence-Phrase-Word
Exploring the Depths

1. Journal 
What is one goal you have for yourself by the end of this quarter (January 24th)?

2. Sentence-Phrase-Word
Yesterday we broke the text up into six different sections and you rotated around the room with your table partner(s) to do some text discovery. Your job will be to search for the following with your table group:

• Sentence that was meaningful to you, that captures a core idea of the text 
• Phrase that moved, engaged, or provoked you 
• Word that captured your attention or struck you as powerful

3. Debrief Sentence-Phrase-Word 

• You and your partner will create a slide presentation for the class that answers the following: 
• What themes emerged in your work? 
• What implications can be drawn from the text? 
• Were there any aspects of the text not captured in your choices? 
• Get the slide template HERE and share it with me and your partner 
• cdaniel@sandi.net

4. Exploring the Depths 

• There are questions in Google Classroom called "Exploring the Depths: Guilty as Not Charged." 
• You can work on these with your table when you finish your slide presentations.

Make sure you're not falling behind: 

• Due yesterday 1/7: Questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: Guilty as Not Charged." 
• Due today 1/8: Sentence-Phrase-Word with your table partner(s)-on paper
• Due tomorrow 1/9: Slideshow created with table partner AND Exploring the Depths Questions in Google Classroom 

"Guilty as Not Charged"

Strauss' full memoir

Goal: Answer “Navigating the Waters” questions about Strauss’ memoir using the RACE format

Agenda: 
Journal
Navigating the Waters Questions
Sentence-Phrase-Word

1. Journal 
Interpret this quote: “Things don’t go away. They become you.” Do you agree or disagree and why?

2. Navigating the Waters Questions 

• There are questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: Guilty as Not Charged."
• From today forward, our GC documents will be arranged by story (so the newest thing should always be at the top). 
• We will need to use the RACE format for number one and number four.

3. Sentence-Phrase-Word
The text has been broken up into six different sections. Your job will be to search for the following with your table group:

• Sentence that was meaningful to you, that captures a core idea of the text 
• Phrase that moved, engaged, or provoked you 
• Word that captured your attention or struck you as powerful

Reminders: 
ASB meets after school today. Come join us!

Welcome Back!

Goal: Practice writing six word memoirs and introduce our first new text of 2020

Agenda: 
Journal
Six Word Memoirs
Submit Your Memoirs
Survey the Text
Begin Reading
Navigating the Waters Questions

1. Journal 
How are you feeling today? Write about it.

2. Six Word Memoirs 

• We are going to kick off this week by learning about memoirs (specifically, we're talking short memoirs, even as short as six words!)
• Here are some resources to get us started: 
• Six Tips for Writing Six Word Memoirs
• Six Word Memoirs by Teens 
• Here is the definition of a memoir:

3. Submit Your Memoirs 

• In your journal, we are going to have six minutes to write 6 different six word memoirs. 
• Your six word memoirs can be about anything: life, school, relationships, work, etc. 
• When you are ready, submit your six word memoirs HERE. 
• You should be posting at least two six word memoirs to the above link (I can see which ones you wrote, but your classmates will not see your name). 

4. Survey the Text 

• We will move through the "Survey the Text" process for our next text, "Guilty as Not Charged" by Darin Strauss. 
• Who is Darin Strauss? 
• Where is he from?
• What is he famous for? 
• What is his family life like? 
• What has happened in his life that has shaped who he is as a writer? 

5. Begin Reading 
As we read our next text, we will listen to it being read aloud by Strauss himself. We will read the bio ourselves first.

6. Navigating the Waters Questions 

• There are questions in Google Classroom called "Navigating the Waters: Guilty as Not Charged."
• From today forward, our GC documents will be arranged by story (so the newest thing should always be at the top). 
• We will need to use the RACE format for these questions:

Reminders: 
ASB will be selling prom tickets soon. I hope we will see you there on 2/28!