Catch Up + Individual Conferences

Goal: Catch up on missing classwork and have an individual conference with Ms. Daniel

Agenda:
Journal
Individual Conferences
Catch Up

1. Journal
What is your current grade in this class? Explain why.

2. Individual Conferences 

• The first grading period ends this Friday. 
• We are going to have individual conferences today to discuss your goals and progress. 
• There is an assignment in Google Classroom that you need to fill out before our conference. 
• I will be calling you one-by-one to discuss your class progress outside. 

3. Catch Up 
There are so many things you could be working on today (phones are not necessary - put them in a pouch).

1. Finish your RACE Paragraph for "Doing the Right Thing" (it should be turned into Google Classroom). 
2. Make sure your journal is up to date. I've given many of you feedback about adding more detail.
3. Check Powerschool. Is anything missing? Is there any low score you can make up? 
4. Go to https://quizizz.com/join/ and enter the game code 273199. Tomorrow you're going to read a piece of poetry and write about it! 
5. Find a book in our classroom library, check it out, and start to read. 

Reminders:
Our classroom library is open. Use the QR Codes around the room to check out a book!

Finish our RACE Responses

Goal: Finish our constructed responses to Sandel's "Doing the Right Thing"

Agenda:
Journal
Vocabulary
Reading
RACE Response

1. Journal
How are you feeling as we head into a new week? Explain in detail.

2. Reading 

• We will read the last two pages of our story together to get to the main idea. 

3. RACE Response 
(This is another way of responding to a text, like a precis or an essay).

• You have evidence charts in your journals (the ones with the main idea, paragraph number, and direct quote). 
• Use the chart in your journal to complete the graphic organizer I am handing out on paper. 
• You will have at least three sentences complete by the time you finish. 

When you finish the graphic organizer: 

1. Translate your three sentences to the assignment in Google Classroom (called RACE Paragraph 1: Doing the Right Thing)
2. Add your two other pieces of text evidence to make it one long paragraph.
3. I will show an example in class. 

• Restate the prompt and answer the prompt. Cite evidence. Explain evidence. Cite evidence. Explain evidence. Cite evidence. Explain evidence. Remind us of the main idea. 

Reminders:
Our classroom library is open. Use the QR Codes around the room to check out a book!

Using Text Evidence to Make a Claim

Goal: Finish reading "Doing the Right Thing" and learn how to construct a response to the text

Agenda:
Journal
Vocabulary
Reading
RACE Response

1. Journal
What is the biggest decision you have ever made in your life? Explain.

2. Frayer a New Word 

• Check out THIS LIST OF NEW WORDS.
• You may choose one of these words (or any other word you came across that was challenging).  

2. Reading 

• Yesterday you set up the below chart in your journals.
• Today we are going to finish reading and start our response to the text.

3. RACE Response 
(This is another way of responding to a text, like a precis or an essay).

• Use the chart posted in class and the chart in your journal with text evidence to complete the graphic organizer I am handing out on paper. 

Reminders:
Check out a book and take it home to read this weekend.

Doing the Right Thing

Goal: Introduce our new text, "Doing the Right Thing"

Agenda: 
Journal
Finish yesterday's film
Begin new text

1. Journal 
What were some similarities and differences between the episode of This is Us directed by Tim O'Brien and the short autobiographical story about his draft experience we read called "On the Rainy River?"

2. Film Wrap-Up 

• Yesterday we finished watching an episode of This is Us directed by Tim O'Brien.
• What were some of the big decision-making moments in the episode? 

3. A New Text! 

• Today we are beginning a new text. We will read it in partners like we did with our last story.
• I will stop you midway through to show you a video clip. 
• Please set up your journals like this: 

Reminders: 
ASB after school! Come talk about Sports Day with us!

Screening a Media Piece on the Vietnam War

Goal: Watch an episode of This is Us directed by the author of our story, Tim O'Brien and compare to his autobiographical narrative account of Vietnam

Agenda: 
Watch Party
Journal
Reminders

1. Watch Party 

• We are going to watch the episode of This is Us. 
• No phones during the screening of the episode. 
• Pay special attention to similarities and differences between the written story and this episode. 

Reminders: 

• Today is 9/11. For those of you interested in learning more, there is an episode of CNN 10 I am watching with my government class that gives a timeline of the day's events as well as the media coverage that followed the event. (Warning: There is traumatizing footage from that day in the video.) 
• Soccer after school today at 12:30. All are welcome! 

Essay Support

Goal: Workshop our essay responses

Agenda: 
Journal
Essay Work
Peer Support
Self-Reflect

1. Journal 
When are you at your happiest? Why?

2. Essay Work

• Yesterday, we started our essays in Google Classroom. 
• You are responding to the questions on the Google Doc, and that is turning into your essay. 
• Some of you are ready for intros and conclusions. 
• Your intro must have a thesis statement (roadmap for your readers):
• SAMPLE: 
• After receiving his draft notice, O'Brien goes on a journey where he is impacted by Elroy Berdahl, a man with the great qualities of a listener, who supports him quietly as he makes one of the biggest decisions of his life.
• You can find fill-in sentence frames for your thesis statement HERE. (Only use these AFTER your three body paragraphs are finished.

3. Peer Support 
If you are done, find a classmate who could use your help.

TRY THIS: 
If you've finished everything else, try writing a precis for the story!
It's different than the essay format since it's just 4 sentences.

Reminders:
If our essays are complete, tomorrow we can watch an episode of This is Us all about getting drafted to fight in Vietnam (directed by our author, Tim O'Brien.)

Finish Our Timelines

Shoutout to Gavin and Jerry for the great work in
3rd period! I can't wait to hang all of your work! 

Goal: Finish your chronological timelines for "On the Rainy River"

Agenda:
Journal
Timeline
Precis
Essay

1. Journal: 
How are you feeling today? Explain why.
(Give detail, and look at the feedback I gave you from last week (Your Week 2 score is in PS)).

2. Finish your Timelines

• On Friday, you worked with a partner to put the events of "On the Rainy River" in chronological order.
• Today, your goal is to finish.
• It is important to understand the turning points of Tim's Decision Making.

3. Essay Response

• I've created an assignment in Google Classroom.
• It is titled "Essay Response: 'On the Rainy River'"
• Use the template provided to formulate the response to the question posted: 
• What role did Elroy Berdahl play in O'Brien's decision-making process? 
• What was it about the character of Berdahl that allowed him to have such an influence on O'Brien in this situation?

4. Learning Extension: Write a precis! 

• Only do this if you have totally finished your essay in Google Classroom! 
• We practiced precis writing with nonfiction research article, but what about an autobiographical narrative?
• It is possible to write a precis about an autobiographical narrative. 
• Need help with tone words? Check this out: 155 Words To Describe an Author's Tone

Reminders: 
Catch up on your English Journal. Make sure Week 3 is off to a solid start!