Focus: What problems in our world do we care about solving?
Objective: Students will identify problems that need solving in literature and the world around them.
1. Independent reading.
2. Reading log: Explain a problem/conflict/tension found in your reading today.
3. Writers Notebook #29
4. We previewed our Problem Solving term project and discussed how real progress comes when we move from whining about problems to thinking about how to solve them.
5. We brainstormed possible ideas for problems to study as we look through these lists and this list.
Homework: Complete a Project Proposal for your term project.
Objective: Students will identify problems that need solving in literature and the world around them.
1. Independent reading.
2. Reading log: Explain a problem/conflict/tension found in your reading today.
3. Writers Notebook #29
4. We previewed our Problem Solving term project and discussed how real progress comes when we move from whining about problems to thinking about how to solve them.
5. We brainstormed possible ideas for problems to study as we look through these lists and this list.
Homework: Complete a Project Proposal for your term project.