SOAPSTone for Undercover Parent

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

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

Reading Progress Survey:
Complete the SURVEY to update me about your current reading.

SOAPSTone:
S - Subject / topic / issue of the text
O - Occasion - what is the context of 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?
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: 

• Novel projects are due today unless you brought in a can for the food drive. Then you can have one extra day. 
• Tomorrow we write book reviews about the second book you read for this grading period. 
• Make sure your English Journal is complete. 
• Grading period ends Friday.

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. 

Reminders: 

• Novel projects due TOMORROW. 
• Food Drive. We have a box for JROTC where you can drop off non-perishable, canned food. 
• Book reviews are happening in class on Thursday. You can pre-write them if you want to. 
• English Journals must be complete by Thursday. If you are missing anything there, get it done now. 
• 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, your visual memoir, or other missing work.)
• Scroll to the very bottom of this blog and click the blue + sign at the bottom right side of the calendar. That will add this calendar to your calendar. 

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 THURSDAY. You can pre-write them if you want to. 
• English Journals must also be complete by Thursday. If you are missing anything there, get it done now. 
• 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, your visual memoir, or other missing work.)
• Scroll to the very bottom of this blog and click the blue + sign at the bottom right side of the calendar. That will add this calendar to your calendar. 

Novel Project Progress

Goal: Making progress, catching up and preparing for our next steps.

Read:
Make sure you have a great book to read over break.

Novel Project Progress:
Use THIS FORM to give me an update on your novel project.

Catching Up: 

1. Most of you have the book review for your group novel completed in your English Journal. If not work on that first. 
2. What progress can you make today on your novel project? Is there anything you can do right now? 
3. Do you have a really good book to read over break? Next book reviews due 12/1/16. 
4. Still have time to spare. Try THIS. 

Unit Test

Goal: Taking a unit test about the things we learned while reading novels.

Agenda: 
Take the test
Read while others finish

Unit Test: 

• This TEST is designed to assess your ability to apply the concepts from this unit.
• Answer every question the best you can. 
• You can use your group novel for the last two questions. 
• If you would like a paper copy of the story on the test ask me for one. 

Read: 

• Make sure you have a very good book. Don't like your book? Ask for help finding a better one. 
• Be sure to CHECK OUT every book you take home. Yes, you can borrow more than one at a time. 
• Return books to the white crate at the front of the room. Add a small sticky note with your name when you return it to be sure I know who brought it back. (We have multiple copies of lots of books.)

Reminders:

• Finish your review of your group novel. I am grading those over break. 
• Don't waste too much time playing with Quick Draw.