November 9

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Outside of class entry - Check Classroom for writing ideas!

We went over the answers to the chapter 12 multiple choice questions.

We recapped the short answer work from yesterday. I shared the rubric for the paired selections short response, and students practiced with their groups to write an answer. We will start with this tomorrow!

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November 8

IRT: ~20 minutes in the library
WNB: If you could vote in today's election, which presidential candidate would you choose? Why?

We continued our discussion of the 3 essays and practiced a short response. Students shared their answers, and we worked together to improve and strengthen them. Students used the remaining class time to work on chapter 12 multiple choice (we'll start with this tomorrow).

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Definition for Ch 12 multiple choice question

November 7

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Article of the Week - "Instead of detention, these students get meditation" (Band students read a different article.)

We recapped our short response work from Friday and looked at the scoring rubric. Students wrote a response to a question about Lord of the Flies and turned it in.

We went over the chapter 8-9 multiple choice questions from Friday.

We began our discussion of the 3 essays. We will continue this work tomorrow.

The next blog entry is due by 11pm Thursday, 11/10.

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November 4

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Vocab entry - As they read their choice books, students identified interesting or unfamiliar words then selected 4 words to define in their notebooks.

Here's how today's notebook entry should look.

We discussed short answer strategies, then students worked together to plan answers to 3 different questions about chapters 8-9 of Lord of the Flies. Students chose one of their plans to turn into a full short answer response. This took up most of our time! We'll pick up where we left off on Monday.

Also on Monday, we will go over the answers to the multiple choice handouts and discuss the 3 essays (Fear, Boys, Compact). Don't forget to write 5 questions/ah-ha moments based on the essays.

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November 3

Students had the first 30 minutes of class to work on their blogs. The next entry is due on Thursday, 11/10.

We recapped the instructions for the archetypes activity, and students continued working. We then shared the 5 examples and their connections to Lord of the Flies.

Students completed AP-style multiple choice questions over chapter 6 then checked their answers with their table.

Students began reading 3 essays connected to Lord of the Flies. By Monday, they should have compiled 5 questions and "ah-ha" moments from their reading.

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November 2

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: "A Walk in the Woods" (make up in tutorials)

Students took about 15 minutes to finish up the hero's journey charts with their partners. They then discussed their findings with other tables, and we determined which character best reflects the ideal hero's journey.

We then talked about archetypes. Students worked with their groups to find evidence for 4 different archetypes in Lord of the Flies. They also selected 5 other archetypes and explained how they fit the book. We will finish this work tomorrow.

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November 1

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Outside of class entry - Ideas and prompts available under the Writer's Notebook section of the About page on Classroom.

Students completed SAT writing practice questions, and we discussed the answers.

We reviewed the concept of the hero's journey (see video), then students worked in pairs to track either Ralph's or Jack's journey through Lord of the Flies.

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