SOAPSTone for Undercover Parent

Goal: Our first Soapstone, learning a piece of rhetorical analysis.

Agenda:
Read
Be sure your book is checked out to you.
SOAPSTONE Preview
SOAPSTONE with a partner

SOAPSTone:
S - Subject / topic / issue of the text
O - Occasion - what is the context of the text? Consider time period, relevant events, and issues current to the text.
A - Audience who is this written for? How do you know?
P - Purpose - why did the author write this? What is his/her goal?
S - Speaker - who is Coben? How do you know? What else can you find out?
T- Tone - sarcastic, humble, bitter, convinced, unsure, reasonable, angry, immature, educated?

SOAPSTone:
Open the Undercover Parent article I shared with you on Tuesday.
With your partner complete the SOAPSTone FORM.  (If you are absent you'll have to work on it on your own.)

Reminders: 

• If you donate a can of food for the food drive you get an extra day to work on your book review before I grade it. 
• Grading period ends Friday. I'll be grading all weekend, poor me. 

Review of Book #4

Goal: Complete your review of your independent reading book, for book #4.

Agenda: 
Read
Review of Book #4

Review of Book #4:

1. Open the "Book Review 17-18" doc shared with you in Google Drive. (This is the same doc you used to write your review of book #3.)
2. Put your cursor ABOVE your review of book #3 and add a new entry for Review of Book #4. 
3. Write your review. Finish for homework tonight. 
4. Tips: When you write about how the book ended be sure to include what you thought about the way it ended. 
5. Make sure this is in your book review doc and NOT in your English Journal. 

Reminders: 

• Food Drive. We have a box for JROTC where you can drop off non-perishable, canned food. 
• If you know of a PLHS family who needs additional food for the winter break let me know. 
• This grading period ends on Friday. All regrade requests are due by 2:30PM Friday. (Some of you may want to work on your memoir or your visual memoir.)
• Group novels are due back to the library. If you still have yours return it asap. 

First read of Undercover Parent

Goals: First reading of Undercover Parent article using the "Say Something" protocol.

Agenda:
Read
Learn about the "Say Something" protocol.
First read of Undercover Parent

First Read of Undercover Parent: 

• This text is shared with you in Google Drive. 
• You will read it with a partner and use the say something protocol to check your thinking and understanding with each other as you go. 

English Journal:

Write a response about "Undercover Parent" using the same TWO paragraph structure you use for an article of the week. 

Reminders: 

• Food Drive. We have a box for JROTC where you can drop off non-perishable, canned food. 
• Book reviews are happening in class on WEDNESDAY. You can pre-write them if you want to. 
• This grading period ends on Friday. All regrade requests are due by 2:30PM Friday. (Some of you may want to work on your memoir or your visual memoir.)

Welcome Back: Lets Get Started

Goal: Exploring our initial thoughts and opinions related to teens and the internet.

Agenda:
Read
Quick Survey
Four Corners Discussion

Quick Survey: 

• To prepare for our next unit I would like you to think briefly about your opinions related to these topics. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. 
• Take the SURVEY

Four Corners Discussion:

Move to the corner of the room that best represents your thoughts about the statement. 

Reminders: 

• Book reviews are happening in class on WEDNESDAY. You can pre-write them if you want to. 
• This grading period ends on Friday. All regrade requests are due by 2:30 Friday. (Some of you may want to work on your memoir, or your visual memoir. If you are waiting on a regrade we will get to it.)
• Keep reading. You need to read book #5 and book #6 before the end of January. 
• Add books you read to your list in your planner.
• Remember to check out your books and return books you have finished. 

Finishing, progressing, assessing

This one's for you Amy. 

Goals: Update your progress, evaluate your skills, give and get feedback.

Agenda: 
Reading
Reading Progress Update
Formative Assessment
Finish AOW from yesterday

1. Complete your READING PROGRESS UPDATE.

2. Complete this FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT for our next unit. 

3. Finish your AOW paragraphs from yesterday. 

4. Something fun (I think):

1. Go to https://classroom.google.com and read the announcement about peergrade. 
2. Join peergrade and paste your AOW paragraphs from yesterday into the assignment. 
3. Review the work of three classmates and see the feedback your classmates gave you.