How can sharing our individual ideas and stories enrich our society?
Objective: Students will lead discussion and propel conversations forward by thoughtful responses to questions.
1. We completed vocabulary cards for derision and compliance.
2. Language Lab #22 (Look at the examples and add the definitions on the second slide to p. 71 of your Writer's Notebook.)
3. We talked about the discussion skills we will be working to develop during the coming unit.
4. In small groups, we shared our first set of reading response paragraphs, and each group nominated one to share with the class.
5. After each group led a discussion on their reading response question, we drew questions for response assignment #2.
6. Writer's Notebook #41: We each brainstormed a list of the 10-12 most influential people in our lives. Then we completed a round-robin walk & write activity to help us brainstorm specific ways these people influenced us. (For each prompt, write a few sentences of response.)
7. We previewed our next unit paper assignment, a personal narrative.
For next time: Read pages 23-46 of My Ántonia and complete reading response assignment #2.
Objective: Students will lead discussion and propel conversations forward by thoughtful responses to questions.
1. We completed vocabulary cards for derision and compliance.
2. Language Lab #22 (Look at the examples and add the definitions on the second slide to p. 71 of your Writer's Notebook.)
3. We talked about the discussion skills we will be working to develop during the coming unit.
4. In small groups, we shared our first set of reading response paragraphs, and each group nominated one to share with the class.
5. After each group led a discussion on their reading response question, we drew questions for response assignment #2.
6. Writer's Notebook #41: We each brainstormed a list of the 10-12 most influential people in our lives. Then we completed a round-robin walk & write activity to help us brainstorm specific ways these people influenced us. (For each prompt, write a few sentences of response.)
7. We previewed our next unit paper assignment, a personal narrative.
For next time: Read pages 23-46 of My Ántonia and complete reading response assignment #2.