Room 7 Edublog

STANDARDS:
RL 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, SL 3.1-2, 4

Man in the Mirror

BELLRINGER:
Does fiction matter? Why?

AGENDA:
Sketch Ad
Critical Thinking Discussion:
Using Kagan’s Structure Mix Pair Share, students will answer the following questions with Kagan Structure Time Pair Share:
Partner A: What is the main message of this clip?
Partner B: How is the message relevant to me?
(Switch Partners)
Partner A: What is the connection to literature?
Partner B: What drives our descriptions of ourselves and of literature?
(Switch Partners)
Partner A: Identify “curtains” that separate us from understanding.
Partner B: Propose a reason why it is that it can be difficult to analyze literature.
Discuss fiction…why do we read it? Was it the purpose/point?
Discuss CS Lewis’ Quote on wall…what does it mean?
Rigoletto: The Curse
Discuss Syllabus & grading
Time permitting: establish class rules
AP ONLY: Discuss outside reading and book groups in Reading period & do folders

HOMEWORK:
Signed syllabus due 8/26
AP ONLY: Summer coursework due 9/21

STANDARDS:
RL 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, SL 3.1-2, 4

Man in the Mirror

AGENDA:
Watch Nick Vujicic: No Arms, No Legs, No Worries
Critical Thinking Discussion:
What goals would a limbless person need to set for themselves?
“Victory is not when your circumstances change; victory is when you purpose in your heart to never give up.”
Individual goals and class goals
Discuss Syllabus & Class Orientation
Outside Reading Groups
Summer Work
Time permitting: class rules

HOMEWORK:
Signed syllabus due 8/26
Summer Reading due September 21st