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 you 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...
Can 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
Reading Progress Update
Precis assessment
Socratic prep

1. Complete your READING PROGRESS UPDATE.

2. 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. 

3. 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 2:25 on 1/9/19. Don't be late. (The 0 is temporary. Don't panic.)

Socratic Prep Day 2

Goal: Make progress on your socratic seminar preparation.


Agenda: 
Read
Prepare for Socratic Seminar

Have You:

• Picked your third article? 
• Read it carefully? 
• Do you know what you need to about it to write a precis tomorrow?
• Yes, precis test on your third article tomorrow. Be ready. (Precis format will be provided.) 

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. 
• We offered you a paper copy on Tuesday. You can also get a digital copy HERE.
• We will print it for you if you ask on THURSDAY, but not Friday. On Friday, we will be busy getting started with our discussion. 

Reminders: 
Check out a good book to read over break. 
Finish your Socratic preparation doc.

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 12/21 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 12/21. (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: SEXTING TEENS CAN FACE LIFELONG CONSEQUENCES

SOURCE E: PARENTS MONITORING TEENAGERS ONLINE AND MOSTLY GETTING IT RIGHT. 


These articles might also interest you, but don't use them as your third article. 
I'M BEING FOLLOWED: HOW GOOGLE-AND 104 OTHER COMPANIES-ARE TRACKING ME ON THE WEB
WHEN IS IT LEGAL TO FILM PEOPLE WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION?

SWEEPING AWAY A SEARCH HISTORY

Reminders: 
Friday we will be having a socratic seminar.
What are you reading over break? Make a book plan.
Thursday, rhetorical precis in class about your third article. Be ready.

Article of the Week

Goal: Complete your reading progress update and write a response to an Article of the Week.

Agenda: 
Read
Article of the Week
Reminders

Article of the Week 
Our article of the week comes in a video format this week.
I will show you segments of it in class.
If you are absent you can watch it on your own.

English Journal - 2 Paragraphs
1. Summarize what you saw/heard in the segments I showed you in class.
2. Your thoughts/opinions/reactions to what you saw/heard.

Reminders
Be sure you have a good book to read over break.
Check your English Journal. You should have entries for 12/4, 12/5, 12/10, 12/15 and 12/17.