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Goal: read of "A Solemn Warning for Wingsuit Flyers" with a partner with a focus on extending partner conversations.

Agenda

1. Read, return books you have finished, please. 
2. Reading and partner discussion of "A Solemn Warning for Wingsuit Flyers"

Answer in your English Journal:

1. On a scale of 1-10 how dangerous is wingsuit flying as described in the article? Explain why you chose that rating. 
2. What does the author do to create ethos in the article. How successful is it? 
3. What does the author do to add pathos to the article. How successful is that? 
4. Are you improving your ability to get your partner to say more in a conversation about the text? How could you take that skill further?

Asking Questions; getting answers

Goal: Reading with a partner and extending conversations about the text.

Agenda:

1. Read
2. Open your Extreme Sports articles doc. 
3. Read the second article, "Extreme Sports Not About Risk Taking: Study" with your partner (yes, you may be rereading it. That's good). 
4. Use the Say Something protocol while you read. 
5. Get your partner to say more about what they just said. 

Answer in your English Journal:

1. What does Dr. Brymer believe about people who do extreme sports? 
2. Why does he think that? 
3. Are his beliefs supported by fact or opinion? (Use some evidence from the text to support your answer.)
4. What would you change about Dr. Brymer's research to make it stronger? 
5. Who is the author of this text? Who is he writing about? 

Reminders:

The grading period ends today. All late/revised work must be done today if you want it to be included on this progress report.

Extending your Explanation when you Say Something

Alright. We've done a lot of reading in the past few days. Today we're going to do a bit more, because tomorrow I have something a bit different planned and we need to do this first.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Talk about what it means to extend your explanation when you share a thought.
3. Work to read through the readings you worked with on Friday using the Say Something protocol. (If you haven't made your self a copy, do this now.)
4. An exit form to be completed before you leave today.

If you're absent, spend time reading these articles and fill out the form. You can answer all but one question. I will be looking for your responses.

Reminders:

• The grading period ends on Friday.
• Call in your Stereotypes essay. Finish writing it if it isn't complete first.
• Your next book review is due May 13. Make sure you're reading at home!

Pre-read, Pre-think, Pre-chew, Pre-view

Today's Goal: Preview the major texts for this unit and begin to think about how these authors express their point of view about their subject.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Pre-read, preview the articles for this unit. (Here is the link)
3. Before you read the articles, answer the questions in the colored boxes in your English Journal. You can work with your partner to discuss your answers. 
4. With your partner choose which article you want to read first. 
5. Use the "Say Something" strategy to stop and talk several times during your reading, not at the end. 

Reminders: 

Call in your Stereotypes Essay assignment if you have not already done that. 

Reading with the Say Something Protocol

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Today's Goal: First reading of "How a Self-Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down Performance" by Shankar Vedantam using the "Say Something" protocol.


The Plan:

1. Read for the first ten minutes while your computers load!
2. Go to your Google Drive and open the reading I shared with you on Friday. 
3. Use the "Say Something" protocol to read and discuss the text with your partner.
   This is a challenging text. It is really important that you stop and talk about what you do and don't understand with your partner. If you aren't talking about it, then you'll probably have a hard time understanding it.
4. Write a brief summary of the article in your English Journal. (1-2 sentences)

You can use this frame to help you with your summary:

In the article ________ , the author _____________ 

(describes/argues/suggests) _____________________________.

Reminders:

• You should be opening this blog and skimming it when you get logged-in to your computers.
• Book reviews will be due on April 8. This means you should be about halfway through a choice book right now. When we come back from Spring Break, we will talk about new expectations for book reviews.

Let's Read: Hip Hop Planet

Yesterday you previewed James McBride's article "Hip Hop Planet." Today you will work to read through the whole article.



While you read you will use the "Say Something" strategy.
Stop after each paragraph (or two) and discuss what you read with your partner. Take turns going first in the conversation.
If you can't talk about what you just read...READ it again.



As a reminder, you can find the article in your "Shared with me" or your "Incoming" folder.


Also: If you would like to ask for a regrade of your NaNoWriMo Summary Document, you must email me by Friday, January 16. Check out the tab at the top of the page that says "NaNoWriMo Scoring" for essential information about this process.

Further Adventures with Conflict

Source: Mrs. Roberts

Do you have a book on your desk?
You should have a book on your desk.

Click this link for a view only copy of a document. 
DO NOT MAKE A COPY. 
Instead, listen to my instructions.

What you're doing today:

• Give your partner for today a fist bump. Make sure you know his/her name.
• Read "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis" with your new partner. Use the Say Something Protocol. (We'll talk about it.)
• Begin to fill out the chart in your English Journal using this story and the characters in it.
• Remember that characters can have more than one desire and more than one conflict.

Reminder - By Friday you should have:

• Completely finished reading two books.
• Written one book review and posted it on Goodreads
• Updated your English Journal.
• Taken the last Group Novel quiz. (See Ms. Black or Mrs. Roberts if you haven't.)