Are You Happy? March 22, 2019

Focus: What role does technology play in our happiness?

1. Warming up with a short quiz on F451 Vocabulary: List 1

2. Enjoying a different kind of Friday Freewrite: The Digital Network Survey

3. Reading and journalling on F451; read and journal through page 88, and then give yourself spring break off!

*WEDNESDAY'S leaders (Brody, AJ, Nikolay, Bo, and Luke) may use this time to prepare their syllabus in the hallway.*

HW: 
1. MONDAY and TUESDAY when you return will be our English 10 assessment days. Please bring a pencil to class.

2. WEDNESDAY: Read and journal through page 88 in F451; leaders should prepare and post their syllabus.

Light the Candle: March 21, 2019

Focus: What's the metaphorical importance of "lighting the candle"?

1. Warming up with a sneak peak of tomorrow and a Quizlet Live review of your F451 words!

2.  Unlocking the powerful story behind "Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."

In whatever medium you're using for your reading journal, please uncover the following:

• What's the story behind that quotation? What's the historical context?

• How does it relate to the society in F451?

3. Enjoying Fishbowl #2: Pages 36-65

4. Wrapping up with kudos, questions, and epiphanies

HW:
1. For TOMORROW: Study for the quiz on F451 List 1 words. Also, bring your book to class.

*Note: The next leadership group (leading us Wednesday after break) will have time tomorrow to meet and prepare their syllabus.*

2. For WEDNESDAY after break: Read and journal through page 88 in F451.

Meeting Bradbury's Vocabulary: March 20, 2019

Focus: How can augmenting our vocabulary help us become stronger readers?

Shortened Class

1. Warming up with 10 minutes of Quizlet fun to meet the F451 List 1 words

2. Reading and journalling through page 65 in F451; conferencing with me on your reading

*Thursday's leaders may use this time to prepare.*

HW:
1. For TOMORROW: 

• Read through page 65 and complete your journal; leaders should prepare post their syllabus.

• Study the F451 List 1 words in Quizlet.

2. FRIDAY: Short quiz on F451 List 1 words.

Seeing Ourselves in Bradbury's Characters: March 19, 2019

Focus: What are we noticing about Bradbury's human and non-human characters?

1. Warming up the graphic novel version's depictions of characters (with your partner)

Watching the first four minutes of Michael's Chaney's Ted Talk, "How To Read a Graphic Novel"

Find a page that portrays your character (Montag, Clarisse, Mildred, Captain Beatty, or the Mechanical Hound)

• What do you notice about the use of colors this page? 

• What do you notice about the use of font size? What about panel size?

• What do you notice about the layout of this page?

• What do you notice about the word choices in the bubbles? What do these word choices reveal about your character? 

• Flipping through the first part of the book, are you noticing any patterns?

• According to Chaney in his Ted Talk, the graphic novel reveals "our mind's eye reflection of ourselves." In the panels you're looking at, do you see versions of ourselves?

2. Reviewing fishbowl expectations and diving into F451 Fishbowl #1: Pages 1-36

3. Wrapping up with takeaways/questions: So far, what patterns are you noticing in Bradbury's characters?

HW:
1. EVERY NIGHT: Look through your F451 List 1 words in Quizlet to prepare for a quiz on Friday.

2. For THURSDAY: Read through page 65 and complete your second reading journal; leaders should prepare and post their syllabus.

3. For FRIDAY: Quiz on F451 List words.

What Are You Wondering About? March 18, 2019

Focus: What are you wondering about in the early pages of Fahrenheit 451?

If you were absent last Friday, please sign up for fishbowl discussion and leadership dates.

1. Warming up with three good things and an adjustment to the schedule (I'm going rogue!)

2. Explaining how Academic Character works for this unit and our minimalist use of screens

3. Reading our way back into Fahrenheit 451 and indulging your questions: What are you wondering about?

• With your grid groups, share your questions and eliminate any redundant ones.

• Organize your questions into three categories:

• Level 1 (understanding the plot)
• Level 2 (making inferences, connections, analyses, etc.)
• Level 3 (stepping outside the text to ponder a bigger, more universal topic)

• Select your BEST QUESTION to share with the class (and have a back-up in case another group has your same question).

4. Offering you reading journal options and time to read; signing up for reading conferences

HW:
1. For TUESDAY: Read through page 36 and complete your first reading journal; leaders should post their syllabus to the class website.

2. EVERY NIGHT: Look through your F451 List 1 words in Quizlet to prepare for a quiz on Friday.

3. For THURSDAY: Read through page 65 and complete your second reading journal; leaders should prepare and post their syllabus.

4. For FRIDAY: Quiz on F451 List words.

Defining Dystopia: March 15, 2019

Focus: What is dystopian literature, and why should we read it?

NEW SEATS!

1. Warming up with thoughts from a post-game interview with Jeff Walz on winning and losing

• Partner interview: To what extent do you agree with the podcast and/or Jeff Walz?

• Should we give participation trophies?
• Should we keep score during little kids' competitions?
• How does any of this relate to the story we started reading yesterday?

2. Finishing "Harrison Bergeron" with a focus on dystopia

• Before reading: Defining "dystopia" together and making predictions about dystopian literature

• While reading: What is the nature of the dystopia in this story? What aspects of it strike you?

• After reading: What do you think Vonnegut's purpose is in writing this story? What is he trying to warn us about?

3. Refreshing our expectations of Fishbowl discussions, introducing your reading journal options, and signing up for leader and discusser dates

4. Distributing Fahrenheit 451 and exploring the opening pages:

• How would you describe Bradbury's dystopia? 

• What do you think Bradbury might be warning us about? 

• (Monday's leaders can use this time to make their plan.

HW:
1. For MONDAY: Read through page 36 in F451 and complete your first journal entry; leaders should prepare their syllabus.

2. For WEDNESDAY: Read through page 65 in F451 and complete your second journal entry; leaders should prepare their syllabus.

Click HERE for a free audiobook of F451 (read by Tim Robbins!).

Drawing the Line: March 12, 2019

Focus: What is dystopian literature?

1. Warming up: Considering what should be banned and censored with a round of "Agree, Disagree, Unsure"

2. Imagining a future where any offending websites, music, books, movies, etc. were banned

3. Reading "Harrison Bergeron" with different journal options

• Before reading: Defining "dystopia" together and making predictions about dystopian literature

• While reading: What is the nature of the dystopia in this story? What aspects of it strike you?

• After reading: What do you think Vonnegut's purpose is in writing this story? What is he trying to warn us about?

HW:
1. For TOMORROW: Finish reading and journalling on "Harrison Bergeron" if you did not finish in class.

2. For FRIDAY: Study the Fahrenheit 451 List 1 vocabulary in www.quizlet.com. Quiz this Friday.

Banned Book Presentations: March 11, 2019

Focus: How can we learn about banning books through each other's persuasive speeches?

1. Warming up with three good things and power posing!

2. Delivering our banned book presentations to small groups; each group needs...

• One time keeper
• One videographer
• Copies of the note catcher

3. Using your film and the rubric to reflect on your presentation

HW:
1. If you were absent today, prepare to give your banned book presentation tomorrow.

2. Start looking through the first set of Fahrenheit 451  vocabulary words on www.quizlet.com; there will be a short quiz this Friday (vocabulary will be replacing IXL for the next three weeks).

Partner Practice: March 7, 2019

Focus: What feedback can we give each other to strengthen our banned book presentations?

1. Warming up with 15 minutes to finish outlining / preparing your speech

2. Pairing up and practicing:

• Rough run-through and partner feedback.

• Cleaner run-through, filmed on your own phone

• Switch partners!

3. Using your film to generate self-reflection using the official rubric

• Click here for the partner-feedback / self-reflection sheet.

HW:
Practice your speech over the weekend until you feel comfortable delivering it with minimal notes or no notes at all. Everyone will present on Monday.

Intriguing Openings and Mic-Drop Closings: March 6, 2019

Focus: How do we persuade our audience from beginning to end?

1. Warming up with a short Ted Talk on minimalism

• How does he open his speech?
• What prop does he use?
• What's his claim?
• What's his supporting evidence? What rhetorical appeals does his use?
• How does he close his speech?

2. Outlining your banned book speeches

HW:
1. For THURSDAY: Have your speech roughly ready so that you can practice delivering it to a partner in class.

2. MONDAY: All students will present their banned book speeches to small groups.

Logos, Pathos, and Ethos: March 5, 2019

Focus: What are logos, pathos, and ethos, and how do we use them to persuade our audience?

If you have your essay printed, please turn it in at the beginning of class.

1. Warming up with a partner interview on rhetorical devices:

• What's logos?
• What's pathos?
• What's ethos?
• What do you understand about why we use these two devices?
• What have you always been kind of confused about?

2. Watching Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk on Power Posing while tracking logos, pathos, and ethos

• Get together with two people who tracked the other two devices and fill each other in.

3. Returning to your banned book speech outline and figuring out how to incorporate logos, pathos, and ethos

HW:
1. For TODAY: Please PRINT and turn in your word trace essay no later than 4:00. You will not be allowed to leave class to print, so take care of it at home, during an off hour, before school, during lunch, or after school.

2. For THURSDAY: Have your speech roughly ready so that you can practice delivering it to a partner in class.

3. MONDAY: All students will present their banned book speeches to small groups.

To Ban, or Not To Ban? March 4, 2019

Focus: We do we ban books?

1. Warming up with three good things

2. Considering recent book bannings and a watching a short interview with Judy Blume

• Why do we ban books? Keep a running list of reasons as you watch the two short clips.

• But, why do we really banned books?

3. Offering you the overview of the Banned Book Presentation

4. Developing claims and building speech outlines

• Click HERE for the outline / speech planner.

HW:
For TOMORROW: Please PRINT and turn in your word trace essay no later than 4:00. You will not be allowed to leave class to print, so take care of it at home, during an off hour, before school, during lunch, or after school.

Wrapping Up: March 1, 2019

Focus: How do we successfully wrap up our first unit?

PLEASE TURN IN YOUR MACBETH BOOKS!

1. Warming up with Friday Freewrite #6: The Wall

• Would you want to devote a wall in your house to a TV? Why or why not?

• How many TVs should a family have in their house, and where should they be?

2. Relaxing into your banned book

3. Running your essays through the rubric / SAS Writing Reviser to make any final edits / finishing IXL

HW:

1. For MONDAY: Finish reading your banned book.

2. For TUESDAY: New final draft due date (due to my absences): Tuesday, March 5. YOU MUST PRINT YOUR ESSAY ON YOUR OWN TIME (NOT DURING CLASS). DUE BY 4:00 PM.