Happy Friday: Every period is different. Find yours.

Every period today is a bit different, so scroll down to find your's. 

Period 2: 

Goal: Learning to use different ways to include evidence in your essay. 

Ms. Hylton is going to show you some ways to add evidence to your writing even if you aren't directly quoting the author. 

Reminders: Keep working on your essay. Draft due Tuesday. Keep reading because you should finish your book #9 by Tuesday too.

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Period 3: We will have a guest Skype session with Jordan Romero
You can learn more about him HERE.
Keep working on your draft and keep reading book #9 (Or start on book #10)

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Periods 5 and 6: 
We are still a day behind because of our technical difficulties on Wednesday, but we will be caught up after today. Mostly, you'll get more time for writing after a quick lesson about quotations.

Making progress on that draft

Goal: make progress understanding what you are writing about. Make progress actually writing.

Agenda:
Read
Discuss the quote you are writing about with your group.
Work on adding to your draft. You have a complete draft due on Tuesday 5/2.

I suggest you discuss these things with your group:

1. The meaning of the quote. 
2. The extent to which you agree or disagree with what the quote says. 
3. Possible opposing viewpoints to your positions. (What would someone who disagrees with you say?)
4. Possible counter arguments to those opposing viewpoints. 
5. Help each other with possible evidence to support your position. 

Self-regulate and decide for yourselves when you need to move from discussion to drafting time. 

Reminders:

• Finish reading book #9. 
• Friday 5/5 is the end of the grading period. Check your English Journal. Are you missing anything? Could any of your work be better? A little effort now can really help you later.

Extreme Sports Writing Task

Goal: Read and understand the writing task. Get started on an introduction and a thesis. Begin gathering evidence for the rest of my essay.

Agenda:

1. Read
2. Locate your extreme sports writing task document in your shared with me section of your Google Drive. (Do not make a copy of it.)
3. Read through the writing task including the scoring guide at the end. 
4. Choose the quote you want to work with (highlight it on your document) and begin your introduction. 
5. Consider what pieces of evidence you want to use in the following paragraphs of your essay. 

The draft of your complete essay is due Tuesday 5/2 for peer review. The final draft is due Monday 5/8.

Reminders:

• Finish reading book #9 by Tuesday. 
• Friday 5/5 is the end of the grading period. Check your English Journal. Are you missing anything? Could any of your work be better? A little effort now can really help you later. 

Socratic Seminar

Goal: A discussion that deepens our understanding of the risks and rewards of participating in Extreme Sports

Agenda: 
Read
Socratic Seminar

You need:
Your partner: One of you will begin in the inner circle and one of you will begin in the outer circle. You will switch when I ask you to.
Your Socratic Seminar Preparation document on paper.

Partner notes: 
On the BACK of your Socratic Seminar Prep doc write these things:

My name is....
My partner's name is...
Things my partner said that added to the discussion were...

Reminders: 
Finish reading book #9 by 5/2 so you will be ready to prepare for our next "book review." Hint: it won't be a normal book review. You are reading right?

Finishing Socratic Seminar Prep

Goals: Quick write and finish Socratic Seminar preparation.

Agenda:
Read
Quick Write
Socratic Seminar Prep

Quick Write:
Open your English Journal
Explain the quotation below in your own words.
Explain how it relates to extreme sports.

“Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.”
-Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

Socratic Seminar Prep:
Our discussion will be tomorrow.
Finish your preparation doc and bring it with you to class tomorrow.