Gathering Evidence: What do these authors believe about humanity?

Yesterday, you participated in a Socratic Seminar.

Today, you take what you discussed, and what you've written down over the course of the past couple weeks, and focus on evidence.

Here's the question: Is humanity inherently good or inherently evil?

Today your opinion doesn't matter (Sorry. It happens sometimes).
Today you only focus on what the authors of our texts believe.

The Plan:

1. Book Love!
2. Work with a partner to fill out THIS FORM.
   My suggestions: Open the form on one computer. Open the articles on another so you can reference them together.

CLICK HERE for the Superdome Article (you have it printed too)

CLICK HERE for Zimbardo's TED Talk (you can access the transcript here as well)

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Chapter 11 if you haven't already
• Complete the Socratic Seminar Reflection from yesterday's post. If you don't complete it, you will have a zero for the Socratic Seminar. You do not want that.
• Read your Book Love Book. It needs to be completed by October 12!

Socratic Seminar Day!

Today we practice our speaking and listening skills with a Socratic seminar. We start with small groups to give everyone a chance to speak in a smaller, less intimidating context, and everyone a chance to only listen. Sometimes we learn from each other by not speaking at all, even when we have strong opinions. (Remember, though, it's about finding balance for YOU. Participation in this requires you to talk at some point.)

If you are absent, you have an opportunity to make it up on THURSDAY at lunch in room 2307.

Our Agenda:

1. Chapter 9/10 Quiz (8 minutes)
2. Expectations and Procedures for our Socratic Seminar (a discussion) 
3. Socratic Seminar!
4. At the end of class, I will ask you to complete the following Socratic Seminar Reflection

ALSO! I collected some Instagram Slides that were pretty awesome

HOMEWORK:

• COMPLETE THE SEMINAR REFLECTION (This influences the grade, for sure.)
• Vocab LUC Due Tomorrow
• Read Chapter 11 in Lord of the Flies (link to audio is in your school loop locker)

One more Socratic Seminar Preparation Day

Okay. So I know you walked in today intending to participate in a Socratic Seminar.

For a variety of reasons, I would like us to take one more day before we do that. 

This will mean that it will be HIGHLY important that you are present tomorrow.

Here's today's agenda:

1. Read!
2. Answer a question in your English Journal about Chapter 9 
3. Test out a new tool called Socrative to discuss your English Journal entry
4. Finish your preparation guide if you haven't already, turn it in by the end of the period.
5. Either work on Vocab or listen to Chapter 10 on audio if we have time: your choice.

CLICK HERE for the Vocab Root PowerPoint for your Vocab Root Homework


In-class English Journal Prompt: 
What is the “beast” that the boys kill? How and why did this occur? How is this event ironic and especially tragic (not only for the “beast,” but for everyone on the island)? How is it symbolically significant?

Basically: What happened, and why does it matter?


HOMEWORK:

• Read Chapter 10 in Lord of the Flies (Here is the audio)
• Complete your Vocab Root LUS Practice
• Continue reading your book.
• Tomorrow you will have a quiz on Chapter 9 and 10 before the Socratic Seminar. Make sure you have an solid understanding of both chapters.

Socratic Seminar Prep

Today we begin to take all of the different excerpts, videos, and articles we've read and begin to look at them side by side while we talk about some key questions.

Here is our agenda:

1. Read
2. Chapter 8 Quiz (Ms. Black will give you the password)
3. Socratic Seminar Preparation

 

Socratic Seminar information:
On Monday, we will be having a Socratic Seminar. It will involve some serious preparation from you, as you'll only have a specific amount of time to speak.

CLICK HERE for Socratic Seminar Instructions/Expectations

CLICK HERE for a copy of the Preparation Guide if you lose yours and have to redo it.

Homework:

• Finish your Socratic Seminar Preparation Packet (Due Monday. When you walk in the door.)
• Read Lord of the Flies Chapter 9

What's going on with Simon? and other inquiries

Our agenda today:

1. Literacy Letter
2. A short video about Hurricane Katrina
3. Continue looking at the Katrina Superdome article (just the last page)
4. A close look at a passage from Chapter 8 in Lord of the Flies
5. A little bit of writing in your English Journal

A few things to write in your English Journal in complete sentences. (Make sure to include today's date, and this goes at the top of the document) It is expected that for each of these questions, you write at least 3-4 sentences, and develop your thought fully. If you do not finish in class, it is homework:

1. In the Superdome article, why did the author choose to end the article by talking about Samuel Thompson, the violinist?
2. After looking at the excerpt from Chapter 8, answer the essential question: What happens to Simon in chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies? How do you know? Why is it significant? (Support your answer with evidence.)
3. What does Simon say in Chapter 7 about the beast? What does he think the beast is?

Homework:

1. Read your book love book
2. Make sure you finish the English Journal entry above.
3. CLEAR YOUR ZEROS (I'm here after school today.)

GROW Lesson #2

We have three major goals for our short day today. Good luck to us!

1. GROW Lesson 2
2. "Trapped in an Arena of Suffering" - an article
3. Socratic Seminar Introduction

CLICK HERE for GROW Lesson 2 Slides

CLICK HERE for the a digital copy of the article to print if you are absent.

CLICK HERE for Socratic Seminar Instructions and Expectations (We didn't get to this though, so don't worry about it so much until we do.)


HOMEWORK:

1. Read Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies
2. Instagram Assignment due tomorrow by the time you walk in the door.
   ****Make sure you have shared it with my email or you won't get credit!!
3. BOOK LOVE - Literacy Letter tomorrow (you should have made progress from your last literacy letter. I do compare them!
4. Clear your Zeros. (Seriously.)

If Piggy Had an Instagram....

We really only have two goals today:

1. Chapter 7 Quiz
2. If Piggy Had an Instagram

CLICK HERE for the quiz (Ms. Black will give you the password.)

CLICK HERE for the activity instructions/powerpoint document. You WILL need to make a copy for you to work on. Follow the directions on the slide so that you are doing it correctly.

• The purpose of this activity is to begin to look at how Golding presents his characters, and how they change over time. Can you put yourself in the character's shoes, and view the story through his eyes?

Homework:

1. Finish your Instagram "feed" by the time you walk into class tomorrow
2. GET YOUR MISSING WORK TO ME (if there is a ZERO, DO IT.)
3. Read your book love book (Literacy Letter on Thursday. You should be about halfway by tomorrow.)
4. Read chapter 8 for Thursday
5. LUS Vocab Practice due TOMORROW