Reading an discussing a memoir with your group

Goal: Reading a memoir with a small group

Agenda: 
Read
Read a memoir
Discuss the memoir with your group

Group Reading: 

1. Click on the number for your group to get the memoir you will be reading:

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Questions: 

• Paste the questions below in to your English Journal (Google Doc) and answer them as you discuss these questions with your group. Talk about the question before you write your answers. 
• Be prepared to explain more about your reading to another group who has not read this memoir.

1. What does the writer experience in this text?
2. What is the writer trying to say about this experience?
3. What techniques does the writer use to make the story real?
4. What obstacles did the writer encounter  in this memoir?
5. What does the writer gain/learn from these challenges?

Reminders/Homework:
Be prepared to talk about the memoir you read today. You should probably read it again.
Read your independent reading book.

Close Reading Questions with your Partner

Goal: Read and then show your understanding of your reading of "Us and Them."

Agenda:
Read
Quick write
Partner work on close reading questions


Quick Write: 
Open your English Journal (in your Google Drive)
Add a new entry at the TOP. Date it 9/7/18.
Respond to the prompt:

9/7/18
Yesterday, we talked about some of the interesting things we love to hate. What is something you enjoy disliking and why? 


Close Reading Questions: 

• Yesterday, you got a chance to finish reading "Us and Them" and we discussed some questions about the end of the story in class. 
• Today you get to work with a partner to answer very similar questions in writing. 
• You are working together. 
• You will fill out ONE form with BOTH your names on it. 
• One partner should open the memoir. 
• The other partner should open the form. 
• You can take turns typing your answers. 
• You are BOTH responsible for the quality of ALL of the answers. LOOK at what your partner types!

Did you read all of the directions above?   YES     NO

Reminders: 

KEEP READING! You should be 2/3 of the way through your book by Monday. 

Looking closely at "Us and Them" with a partner.

Goal: Look more closely and discuss "Us and Them" with a partner.

Read: 
10 Minutes, read your independent reading book.
You should be about 50% done.

Looking at "Us and Them": 

• Go to GOOGLE CLASSROOM and get your own copy of "Us and Them."
• Finish reading the story.
• Be ready to talk about the story with your partner. 

Reminders:

• Keep reading
• Finish the welcome assignment with English Journal 

Reading, "Us and Them" in Formative

Goal: First read of a memoir, first use of a new tool.

Read: 
You should be almost 1/2 way through your first book for the semester.

Read a Memoir: 
Okay, new tool. We will use it a lot this year, so it is worth a bit of time to teach you how it works. It's called Formative and it will help me understand more about you as a reader. Basically, I put a short reading into Formative and then I add questions right into the reading. You answer the questions as you read. (I can tell from looking at my class lists in Formative that some of you have used this before.)

Directions: 

1. Go to http://goformative.com 
2. Choose "Student"
3. Sign in with your district Google account. 
4. Find the assignment called "Us and Them" 
5. Answer the questions as you read. Do not skip questions. If you change your mind about an answer you can go back and change it. 
6. If you experience technical difficulties do not panic. Just ask for help. We are here for you. 

Reminders: 

• Complete the first assignment entry in your English Journal (See post below from Tuesday.)
• Keep reading. 

Three Things for Tuesday

Three elephants and you have three things to do. 

Happy Tuesday. Welcome back. 

Goals: Read. Get acquainted with your English Journal doc. Add your six word memoir to our padlet.

Agenda: 

1. Read

• Remember you want to be almost halfway through your first book by the middle of this week. If you aren't you may not be reading enough at home. Check yourself...
• READING PROGRESS UPDATE << complete the form. We will fill this out every few weeks as a way of checking in about your reading . 

2. Meet your English Journal

• Make a new folder in your Google Drive. Call it English 18-19
• There is a new doc in your "Shared with me" section of your Google Drive. It's called (your name) English Journal 18-19. 
• Add that doc to your drive and put it in your English 18-19 folder. 
• Open your English Journal and read the directions there. (Do what they say.)

3. Post your six word memoir

• By now you've had lots of time to think about and revise your six word memoir. It's time to share it. 
• Go to THIS PADLET. Add your FIRST name, and last initial, then your period number. 
• Paste your six word memoir under your name. 

Reminders: 

• Advisory starts today. Go to your advisory class right after 4th period. Ask me if you don't know where to go. 
• Keep reading. It's your homework. You can do it.