Symbolism Continued

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How does Golding use symbolism to illustrate his beliefs about human nature?

How (how we're going to work to answer the why): Using your notes from yesterday, you'll draft a paragraph about symbolism using the Two-Chunk Paragraph.

What (what exactly you're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love
2. Chromebook Procedures
3. Learn about your Carlsbad Gmail accounts and log into it. (see below for more detail)
4. Sign up for turnitin.com (see below for more detail)
5. Fill out a short form.
6. Two-Chunk Paragraph/MLA Cheat Sheets
7. WRITING! (You can choose to write in a google document, an email, or on paper to begin drafting today, but you'll need a typed copy to turn in.)

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TWO CHUNK PARAGRAPH HELP

• See the chart above for a basic outline, or CLICK HERE for an example and better explanation.
• FORMAT it correctly using MLA style
• Frames for your Topic Sentence might look like this:
• In Lord of the Flies, Golding uses ____________ to show that humans are/need/desire/want ________.
• According to William Golding in Lord of the Flies, humans are/need/desire ________, and this is portrayed through his use of ________ 
• Symbolism is an important method in which Golding proves that humans/humanity/human nature _________
• Eventually, this is the rubric on which you will be graded for two-chunk analysis paragraphs.

If you've never accessed your Carlsbad Gmail:

• Go to https://myaccount.google.com/
• Your gmail is up to 10 letters of your last name, your first initial, and the last 3 digits of your student number. (example: blacka357@carlsbadusd.net)
• The temporary password is "opensesame."
• Click on Sign In & Security
• Click on Password under Password & sign in method
• Students will be required to enter their current password
• They will then enter their new password twice and click on Change Password

To join my Turnitin.com class:

1. visit turnitin.com and sign in. If you don't have an account already, make one.
2. Click on "Enroll in a class"
   The class ID is 10438636
   The password is msblackp2

HOMEWORK:

• Read Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies
• Finish writing your Two-Chunk Paragraph 
• Prompt: How does Golding use symbolism to illustrate his idea of human nature?
• Due on Turnitin by 9pm on Sunday, September 13 (or it will be considered late)
• You must bring a hard copy to class on Monday, September 15. (Or it will be considered late.)

Symbolism!

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How does Golding use symbolism to illustrate his beliefs about human nature?

How (how we're going to work to answer the why): We'll work together to discuss and explore symbols in the book so far.

What (what exactly you're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2
2. Book Love (and discussion of that)
3. Character Chart (you'll get this hand-out in class)
4. Symbolism Discussion and Activity
5. MLA Cheat Sheet

Homework:

• Fill in your note-taking guide so you have useful information about symbols for tomorrow. The more detailed it is, the easier tomorrow will be. Your two key questions are:
• What do the glasses symbolize in the novel?
• What does the conch symbolize in the novel?
• Create a calendar for yourself for book love so you know when you need to have your book done by.
• you should be AT LEAST halfway done with a Book Love selection by September 23
• You will be expected to write ONE book review, due on October 12. (You will not have to answer questions in addition to that.)
• You will write four Literacy Letters to me (in class) between now and October 12, explaining where you are in your book and what has happened so far, and

Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How do Golding's characters interact with each other as they learn about their situation and try to deal with it? How do we problem solve?

How (how we're going to work to answer the ): I'm going to do a little bit of modeling and we're going to work in groups to explore key questions as we read, gathering evidence from our text.

What (what exactly we're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love
2. Six Word Memoir Share (everyone else!)
3. Explore yesterday's Key Questions on your note-taking guide (I know we rushed the last part of the day)
4. Begin reading Chapter 2 (our goal is to get at least fifteen solid minutes of reading in. It may or may not happen.)

Homework:

• Read ALL of Chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies
• Explore the "Key Question" given to you in class on your Note-Taking/Discussion Guide
• Why can't Jack fulfill his duties as hunter at the end of the first chapter?
• How do the boys try to establish order on the island?
  (Yes, this question is repeated. Use information from chapter 2 to answer it as well!)

Beginning Lord of the Flies

Why (Why we're doing what we're doing today): Today we want to discover more about the context of Lord of the Flies so that we can examine who Golding was and why he wrote this book. The context will give us a stronger framework through which to view the plot/characters/meaning throughout the book.

How (How we're going to achieve the why): You'll work in groups to explore Golding's life and information related to the concepts we'll cover while reading this book. We'll start reading together so that you have a solid foundation as you go home to read on your own.

What (what exactly we're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love
2. Six Word Memoir Share (half the class)
3. Lord of the Flies Search and Study (You're still responsible for this if you're absent. You'll have to do it on your own, though.)
4. Begin Reading Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 and filling out our note-taking guide together.

Homework:

• Finish reading Lord of the Flies Chapter 1. 
• Stick notes in your book where you find information that will help you answer the Key Questions.
• Stick notes in your book where you see references to any of the symbols/ideas on your bookmark. 
• Regarding Post-its: If you don't have any or honestly believe you cannot get any, please see me after class.
• Fill out the note-taking/discussion guide for our two key questions: 
• How do the boys try to establish order on the island?
• Why can't Jack fulfill his duty as hunter at the end of chapter 1?
• Be prepared to share your six word memoir if you didn't share today.

Six Word Memoirs and Vocab Introduction

We have a quite a few goals today:

1. Book Love
2. Learn quiz procedures by taking a quiz. (Don't panic about this. It'll be okay.)
3. Learn about our Lord of the Flies reading schedule.
4. New vocabulary root: PRO
5. Six Word Memoirs

Six Word Memoirs: Tell your story in six words exactly.

1. Think of important memories/milestones in your life.
2. Write one down.
3. Whittle it down to six words. Don't be afraid to play with word choice and punctuation, but it must be grammatically correct.
4. Fill your blank paper with your memoir (BIG WORDS.). Add drawings/color/etc. as you see fit.

Ms. Black wrote this one last year.

Examples: 

Famous:

“Well, I thought it was funny.” – Stephen Colbert  
“Everyone reads what’s in my diary.”– Taylor Swift

Not so famous:
“Cursed with cancer. Blessed with friends.”  
“I colored outside of the lines.”
“Got three sisters and no dad.”

Other examples from teens like you can be found at the official six word memoir site.

Homework:

1. Complete your Six Word Memoir. Due Tuesday September 8 when class starts. Put your name on the back (or front, if you'd like).
2. The "PRO" vocab sheet I gave you due Tuesday September 8 when class starts.

Crash Landing

Still no seating chart.
Please sit in a group with at least TWO people you didn't sit with yesterday. Make sure you know their names.

Get out your acknowledgement form that you got signed yesterday.

Today is entirely based upon in-class activities. If you are absent, you missed out, but don't have anything new to turn in. You still need to get your Acknowledgement Form to me, ASAP.


FOR TOMORROW (Homework):

• If you don't have Lord of the Flies (which you should have gotten at registration), go to the library TODAY and get it. Bring it to class.
• Get yourself a book for book love. Ask me for suggestions if you need them. Bring it with you to class (and everywhere).
• Turn in your acknowledgement form if you were slacking and didn't get it to me today.
• I suggest you review the syllabus that you can find online on School Loop for English 2. It'll probably help with the quiz you're going to get.

First Day!

Welcome to your first day of school this year!

Today we have only a few goals:

1. Meet the classroom.
2. Talk about what's in store for the year.
3. Do a little bit of writing. 

Homework:

1. Get your Acknowledgement Form signed by a parent or guardian and bring it back TOMORROW. 
2. Join Remind by sending a text message to 81010 that says "@fall2a"
   If you don't have a phone, let me know. We'll get you signed up via email.
3. Fill out this Google Form
4. Find a book to read and make sure you bring it to class every day. (Book Love!)