Do Now (Friday) | Identify your workshop intentions for Jillene.
Do Now (Monday) | Reflection
On the side of poem answer the prompt: What is social responsibility? On Which I Renounce the Notion of Social Responsibility, Philip Whalen The minute I’m out of town My friends get sick, go back on the sauce Engage in unhappy love affairs They write me letters & I worry Am I their brains, their better sense? All of us want something to do. I am breathing. I am not asleep. In this context: Fenellosa translated No (Japanese word) as “accomplishment” (a pun for the hip?) Something to do “I will drag you there by the hair of your head!” & he began doing just that to his beautiful wife Until their neighbors (Having nothing better to do) Broke it up If nothing else we must submit ourselves To the charitable impulses of our friends Give them a crack at being bodhisattvas (although their benevolence is a heavy weight on my head their good intentions an act of aggression) Motion of shadows where there’s neither light nor eye to see Mind a revolving door My head a falling star Reflection Questions
Exit Slip
Do Now | Circle Up
Do Next | Open Google Sites
Critical Thinking Paragraph
Publication
Do Now | 4 Corners
Everyone is place into a group that is given a quote from Catcher in the Rye. As a group, annotate the quote by answering the questions below. Write directly on the sheet and be prepared to share out to the class as a whole.
Do Next | Connections I will give you another group to partner with. Share your analysis of the quote. Then as a new super group, analyze how your quotes connect to reveal more information about Holden's and Allie's relationship. Present | Circle up and present to the class as a whole. Writing Workshop | Baseball Mitt Symbolism Today you will write your second symbolism cyberjournal for American Remix. Open your éPortfolio Cyberjournal. Create a new blog post that incorporates responses to the following prompts:
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Exit Slip | What was your claim? Do Now | Share Out
Socratic Seminar "The Socratic seminar is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others." Inner Circle Preparation
Writing Workshop | Cyberjournal
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Do Now | Socratic Seminar
"The Socratic seminar is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others." Parking Lot of Expectations: What do we expect from one another within the discussion? How will we hold each other accountable? How will we observe? Inner Circle Preparation
Outer Circle Notes
Do Now | Quick Jot
The Scenario: "You were recently accused of skipping school to pig out on homemade cupcakes and binge watch Young Sheldon on Netflix. Luckily, you lawyered up and are now being prepped to undergo a lie detector test orchestrated by Big Brother. Big Brother is notorious for conducting these interviews in overheated dark cells beneath heat lamps with the unnerving drip of water surrounding you. In order to avoid the rapid heartbeats, temple sweats, and unnecessary fidgets, your lawyer would like you to prepare your answers before meeting within the pressure cooker of Big Brother." Describe this class in three sentences using one verb per sentence. Be prepared to share out one of your sentences.
Do Next | Share Out What are some of the assignments that you are most proud of completing so far within this class?
Writing Workshop | Complete your Peel the Fruit for English! Exit Slip | Put your Peel the Fruit on the appropriate pile:
Connections
What have we learned about Holden? I will begin this activity by stating something I have learned about Holden in the novel. Every student in the room must make some connection. When you have a connection, stand next to the previous person, state your connection and explain how, from the novel, you made this connection. Silent Reading | Chapters 5-8 Catcher in the Rye
Studio Time | Cyberjournal Phonies Create a new cyberjournal, you know the drill in regards to title, labels, hyperlinks. At this point, merely record your ideas in a blog post, but do not publish your post yet. Here are some questions to consider within your cyberjournal. As always, these questions are meant to inspire your writing. You are not required to answer them all; however, you are required to fully explain your ideas and thoughts, providing support when necessary.
Read and consider the article, Feel Like a Fraud, At Times Maybe You Should Reconsider your original blog post by integrating new ideas developed after reading this article. Be sure to cite correctly if you quote from the article. Also be sure to integrate a hyperlink to the article into your cyberjournal. Do not simply put the article at the end of the cyberjournal. Publication
Do Now | Connections
What have we learned about Holden? I will begin this activity by stating something I have learned about Holden in the novel. Every student in the room must make some connection. When you have a connection, stand next to the previous person, state your connection and explain how, from the novel, you made this connection. Silent Reading | Chapters 5-8 Catcher in the Rye
Beat poetry evolved during the 1940s in both New York City and on the west coast, although San Francisco became the heart of the movement in the early 1950s. The end of World War II left many poets questioning mainstream politics and culture. These poets would become known as the Beat generation, a group of writers interested in raising awareness and defying conventional writing.
The battle against social conformity and literary tradition was central to the work of the Beats. Among this group of poets, hallucinogenic drugs were used to achieve higher consciousness, as was meditation and Eastern religion. Buddhism especially was important to many of the Beat poets; Allen Ginsberg intensely studied this religion and it figured into much of their work.
Poetry Reading
"The End," Robert Creely When I know what people think of me I am plunged into my loneliness. The gray hat bought earlier sickens. I have no purpose no longer distinguishable. A feeling like being choked enters my throat. Analysis + Reflection
Minilesson | Symbolism
I will put you in a small group. Each group will be given a season. Complete a quick jot answering the following questions about the season:
Thinking Routine | Sentence, Phrase, Word The Ducks in Central Park
Silent Reading | Catcher chapters 1-4 Bookmark 1
Writing Workshop | Cyberjournal Today you will write your second cyberjournal for American Remix. Open your Writing Portfolio in weebly.com. Create a new blog post that incorporates responses to the following prompts:
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éPortfolio Submission FormCourse DescriptionThis is an American literature course that seeks to understand not only the American “classic” but also its contemporary counterpart in an attempt to remix the American identity. Assignment NotebookDEADLINE ALERT: finish the novel by next Monday, April 8, 2024
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