May the Phrase be With You

Goal: Socratic seminar on issues of privacy and responsibility while practicing paraphrasing and extending the conversation.

Agenda:
Read
Book check outs
Seminar 1
Seminar 2
Debrief

Phrases to help with paraphrasing: 
So you are saying that...
I heard you say... Was that right? 
So basically you think...because...
In other words I mean that...

Phrases to help with extending the conversation:
Say more about that...
How does that relate to...
How do you know...
What makes you think that...
Can you explain more about...
I'm still wondering about...
Will you elaborate on the part about...

Have a wonderful break! Relax, Reflect and Read!

On the Thursday before winter break

Goal: Write a rhetorical precis for your 3rd article.

Agenda:
Read
Precis assessment
Socratic prep

Precis assessment:

• You have unscrambled a precis about "Undercover Parent." 
• You wrote one about "Big Brother Meets Big Mother."
• Now it is time to write a precis based on the third article you chose to prepare for our socratic seminar. 

The rules:

1. You will write your precis today. (You can not copy one you wrote last night for practice.)
2. You can have the article on your screen to refer to. (Remember, paraphrase, don't quote the article.)
3. You can have this picture of the precis chart on your screen. 
4. All other tabs should be closed, please. 
5. I'm giving you paper (gasp). Write as neatly as you can. 
6. RHETORICAL PRECIS SCORING GUIDE. 

Socratic preparation: 

• Tomorrow we have a socratic seminar. 
• Be prepared to talk about the two questions on your preparation document. 
• Be sure your document is completed. 
• If you chose to do your preparation digitally make sure you bring a print out. 
• You earn TWO grades tomorrow. One for your contributions to the discussion, and one for your completed preparation document. 
• If you are absent you will have a 0 in power school until you attend (and participate in) the make up at 2:30 on 1/9/18. (The 0 is temporary. Don't panic.)

Socratic Prep Day 2

Goal: Make progress on your socratic seminar preparation.

Agenda:
Read
Prepare for Socratic

Have you?

• Picked your third article? 
• Read it carefully? 
• Do you know what you need to about it to write a precis? 

Socratic Seminar Friday: 

• Bring your preparation doc (completed) on paper. 
• If you worked on it on the computer you are responsible for printing it out on your own. 
• I offered you a paper copy on Monday. You can also get a digital copy HERE. 
• I will print it for you if you ask me to on THURSDAY, but not Friday. Friday we will be busy getting started with our discussion. 

Reminders: 
Check out a good book to read over break. 
Return your group book to the library. 
Finish your Socratic prep. 

Visiting the Counselors

Goal: Visit the counseling office.

Agenda:
Visit the counselors
Read while you wait

• Today we will be in the counseling office. They want to be sure they meet each of you.
• Bring your book so you can read while you wait your turn.

Back in class?
If you make it back to class before the end of the period you should:

• Work on your socratic seminar preparation.
• Keep reading. 

Reminders:

Be prepared to write a precis on Thursday about your third article.

Keep reading. We will be doing book reviews 1/5/18.

Preparing for a socratic seminar

Goal: Beginning to prepare for a socratic seminar on Friday.

Agenda:
Read
Socratic Seminar Preparation
Pick a third article
Reminders

Socratic Seminar Preparation: 

• On Friday 12/15 we will be having a Socratic Seminar discussion in class.
• To prepare for the discussion you need to know "Undercover Parent" and "Big Brother Meets Big Mother," and a third article very well.
• I am giving you paper to organize your thinking. You can also get a digital copy HERE, but you must bring a hard copy to class on Friday 12/15. (If you choose to use the Google Doc, you are responsible for printing it.)
• On Thursday you will be writing a rhetorical precis about your third article in class. be sure you have read it before then. 

Possible Sources for your Third Article:
SOURCE A: IS IT EVER OK FOR PARENTS TO CYBER-SPY ON THEIR KIDS?

SOURCE C: BIG MOTHER IS WATCHING YOU

SOURCE D: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO INTERNET SAFETY

SOURCE E: SEXTING TEENS CAN FACE LIFELONG CONSEQUENCES

SOURCE F: GENERATION LIKE (PBS VIDEO) 

SOURCE G: EYE ON THE CITY: DO CAMERAS REDUCE CRIME?

SOURCE H: WHEN IS IT LEGAL TO FILM PEOPLE WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION?

SOURCE I: SWEEPING AWAY A SEARCH HISTORY

SOURCE J: I'M BEING FOLLOWED: HOW GOOGLE-AND 104 OTHER COMPANIES-ARE TRACKING ME ON THE WEB

SOURCE K: IS YOUR SMARTPHONE TRACKING WHERE YOU GO?

SOURCE L: AMERICANS SHARPLY SPLIT ON PRIVACY ISSUES

Reminders: 
Friday we will be having a socratic seminar.
What are you reading over break? Make a book plan.
Tomorrow we are visiting the counselors. Make sure you have a book to read while we are there.
Thursday, rhetorical precis in class about your third article. Be ready.

Making Connections and Improvements

"I find your culture of surveillance disturbing."

Goal: Reflecting on the issues in our reading and/or improving your rhetorical precis.

Agenda: 
Read
Making Connections
Rhetorical Precis

Making Connections: 

• The "elf of on a shelf" has become a popular holiday tradition, but what does it say about a culture of surveillance? 
• Open your English Journal and respond to the prompt below. 
• How does the picture on the blog today relate to the concepts we have been reading about in Undercover Parent and Big Brother Meets Big Mother? 

Share and select:

Who had an excellent explanation of the image? 

Select a great explanation from your table and submit it here. 

Improve your precis: 

1. Open your English Journal 
2. Review the precis you started yesterday. 
3. How can you improve it? 
4. Is it four sentences that follow the structure on the chart? 
5. Does the fourth sentence mention her tone? (Lots of you forgot that part.)

Reminders: 

Read your book

Finish your precis if you needed more time. 

Writing a Rhetorical Précis

Goal: Reflecting on the issues in our reading and making a first attempt at a rhetorical précis.

Agenda: 
Read
Rhetorical Precis

Write your own precis: 

1. Open your English Journal.
2. Open your copy of "Big Brother Meets Big Mother." 
3. Write a rhetorical précis of "Big Brother Meets Big Mother" by Ellen Goodman in your English Journal. 
4. Just FOUR sentences. Use the one you have about Undercover Parent as a model. 

Peer review: 

Go to https://b.socrative.com/login/student/

I will post the room code in class. 

Paste in your rhetorical précis for "Big Brother Meets Big Mother."

Reminders: 

Read your book

Finish and/or revise your précis if you needed more time. 

Article Analysis for "Big Brother Meets Big Mother"

Goals: Analysis by charting the text and starting on SOAPSTone

Agenda: 
Read
Science project survey
Charting "Big Brother Meets Big Mother"
SOAPSTone

Complete THIS SURVEY and help a student with her science project. 

Charting "Big Brother Meets Big Mother"

• Open your copy of the article. 
• You should have 14 numbered paragraphs. 
• Work with your group to complete the SAYING and DOING columns on your chart. (Put your name on it.)
• Remember to use our list of rhetorically active verbs on the wall. 
• When you are done turn it over and remind yourself what SOAPSTone is about, but don't fill it out. 
• Then...

SOAPSTone:

• Work with your partner to complete the SOAPSTone activity for "Big Brother Meets Big Mother." (The entry code is the last word of our class motto. You know this, don't you?)
• Remember, I am expecting high quality, accurate answers. 
• Choose your words carefully and proofread closely. 
• Your answers are only 2-3 sentences, so you have time to make sure they are excellent. 
• Focus on Occassion, Audience and Purpose. 
• If you don't finish you can submit what you have. 

Reminders: 

Keep reading. 

Look for books you need to return or donate. 

Turn in your group novel. 

Do something tonight that will help you do better tomorrow. 

Précis check and a first read

Goals: Checking in on your précis from yesterday and a first read of a new text.

Agenda: 
Read
Check your précis
First reading of Big Brother Meets Big Mother

Precis Check:
Open your English Journal.
Do you have a précis at the top dated 12/4?
If not how can you fix that?
Is your précis correct? Let's check.

First read of a new text:
I think you're going to like Big Brother Meets Big Mother.
It is shared with you in your Google Drive.
Use the "Say Something" protocol with your partner.

Reminders: 

Keep reading. 

Look for books you need to return or donate. 

Turn in your group novel. 

Do something tonight that will help you do better tomorrow. 

Unscrambling a précis

Goal: Learn how to create a rhetorical précis.

Agenda:
Read
Reading Progress Update
Learn what a rhetorical precis is.
Play unscramble the précis

1. Complete your READING PROGRESS UPDATE.

2. Rhetorical Precis:
"A Rhetorical Précis, pronounced (pray-see), is a summary or abstract of a work. The Rhetorical Précis has a rigidly specific format.... It is important that you follow the format carefully. This is not an easy task. But it is a crucial step towards building critical reading ability...." (Oregonstate.edu)

Unscrambling a Precis: 

1. Use THIS LINK to get a copy of a doc with a rhetorical précis. (Do not share it.)
2. The sentences on this doc are out of order. 
3. Rearrange them until you have a correct précis. 
4. Note: Our example chart has FOUR sentences, but the précis you will unscramble has FIVE. Decide which two sentences should be combined and re-write them into one sentence. 
5. Copy and paste your CORRECTED précis into your English Journal. (You will need it as an example for writing one on your own soon.)

Reminders: 

Check out your new book if you haven't already. 

Return your group novel to the library.
Read. It is your homework. 

Charting the Text of Undercover Parent

Goal: Close analysis of Undercover Parent using the Charting the Text strategy for the first time.

Agenda: 
Read
Learn about charting a text
Charting Undercover Parent with your group

2. Charting the Text: 

• Charting a text helps us understand the text better and shows us the structure of the argument.
• Well educated readers can separate what the author is saying from what the author is doing.
• This will not be easy at first. The struggle is worth it.

1. Open your copy of Undercover Parent in Google Drive. 
2. I'll give your group your charting organizers on paper. (Yes, I said the P word.)
3. Work together on each section. You need to talk it out. 
4. For each section determine what the author is saying first, then what he is doing. (Do not move on to the next chunk until you have finished saying and doing for the one before it.)
5. Since you are new at this I filled in some of the boxes for you to help you figure it out. Read them. 
6. We are doing this one on paper, so if you are absent you will need to see Mrs. R for instructions and materials. 
7. Yes, you are turning this in today before you leave. Write your name and period on it. 

Reminders: 

You should return your group novel to the library. 

All regrade requests must be submitted by 2:30.
Your homework is to read daily, even if you are "ahead."