British Book Clubbing, Day 6: March 22, 2019

Focus: What is resolved at the end of your novel, and what is left unresolved?

1. Warming up with a brief quiz on Academic Vocabulary, Set 7

2. Perusing four decades of Question 3 writing prompts:

• Please select the THREE that your group feels best apply to your novel.
• Circle them in your packets.
• Have one group member e-mail me your selections.

3. Enjoying Day 6 of your British Book Clubs (since I'm not here today, please keep slightly more meticulous notes)

4. Wrapping up with your final exit ticket

HW:
1. MONDAY: Compose your Big Question Blog for your book club novel (timed writing on Tuesday).

2. WEDNESDAY: E-mail me the rough draft of your culminating essay prompt and book list.

The Poetry Experience, Day 3: March 21, 2019

Focus: What poems and books have shaped us?

1. Warming up with a sneak peak of tomorrow

2. Enjoying our final round of poetry projects

3. If time allows, meeting the culminating essay

HW:
1. For FRIDAY: 

• Review Academic Vocabulary, List 7 for a short quiz.

• Complete your last reading assignment/syllabus for Book Clubs. :(

2. For TUESDAY AFTER BREAK: Complete your Big Question Blog on your Book Club Novel to prepare for the timed writing.

3. For WEDNESDAY AFTER BREAK: Share with me the rough draft of your culminating essay prompt and timeline. You may either print it or Google share it with me directly.

The Poetry Experience, Day 2: March 20, 2019

Focus: How can we experience poetry on a more personal level?

Shortened Class

1. Warming up with poetry projects!

2. Enjoying our poetry projects!

3. Wrapping up with poetry projects!

HW:
For FRIDAY: 

• Review Academic Vocabulary, List 7 for a short quiz.

• Complete your last reading assignment/syllabus for Book Clubs. :(

The Poetry Experience, Day 1: March 19, 2019

Focus: What can we learn through experiencing poetry?

1. Warming up with three good things and Academic Vocabulary: Set 7

2. Quickly reviewing with notecards and how they work

3. Presenting our poetry projects!

HW:
1. For FRIDAY: Review Academic Vocabulary, List 7 for a short quiz.

2. For FRIDAY: Complete your last reading assignment/syllabus for Book Clubs. :(

British Book Clubbing, Day 5: March 18, 2019

Focus: What tensions/conflicts are on the rise in your British novel?

1. Warming up with the life of a Victorian servant: Life Below the Stairs (watch first 10 minutes)

• Connect: What are you noticing, and how does it connect to what you already know?

• Extend: How does this film clip widen or deepen your understanding of the characters/situations in your novel?

• Challenge: What does this document make you wonder about?

2. Enjoying Day 5 of your British Book Clubs (since I'm not here today, please keep slightly more meticulous notes)

3. Wrapping up with a quick exit ticket

HW:
1. For TOMORROW: Poetry projects and papers are due (finally!). 

• Project people: Please complete and print a copy of your rubric. Click HERE if you'd like a template.

• Paper people: Please use the Night-Before checklist and staple it to the top of your essay.

2. For THURSDAY: Review Academic Vocabulary, List 7 for a short quiz.

3. For FRIDAY: Complete your last reading assignment/syllabus for Book Clubs. :(

British Book Clubbing, Day 4: March 15, 2019

Focus: What tensions/conflicts are on the rise in your British novel?

1. Warming up with a quick review of Academic Vocabulary, Set 6 and a QUIZ

2. Enjoying Day 4 of your British Book Clubs

3. Wrapping up with a quick exit ticket

HW:
1. For MONDAY: Assigned British Book Club reading and syllabus

2. For TUESDAY: Poetry papers and projects are now due on Tuesday, March 19. If you signed up to present last Wednesday, you will now present on Tuesday.

Project creators: Remember to complete and print your rubric.

Paper makers: Remember to use the Night-Before Checklist and staple it to the top of your essay.

Getting Ready: March 12, 2019

Focus: How do we get our poetry projects and papers ready?

1. Warming up with your to-do list

2. Getting ready if you're writing the PAPER:

• Use the Monday Night Checklist before you print and submit your essay.

• Use these slides to edit your essay for style.

• Look through the past 6 sets of Academic Vocabulary and try to replace any vague words with more precise terms.

3. Getting ready if you're creating the PROJECT:

• Establishing the loose presentation order.

• Create your own rubric. Bring this with you on the day of your presentation.

• Considering the presentation guidelines.

HW:
1. TOMORROW: Poetry papers and projects are due.

Project creators: Remember to complete and print your rubric.

Paper makers: Remember to use the Night-Before Checklist and staple it to the top of your essay.

2. THURSDAY: Prepare for a quiz on Academic Vocabulary, Set 6.

3. FRIDAY: Book club reading / syllabus.

British Book Clubbing, Day 3: March 11, 2019

Focus: What tensions/conflicts are on the rise in your British novel?

Project people: Please submit a hard copy of your poem today.

1. Warming up with Victorian Clue #2: The British Empire

2. Enjoying Day 3 your British Book Clubs

3. Wrapping up with a quick exit ticket

HW:
1. TOMORROW will be a paper / project work day; please bring whatever materials you need.

2. Poetry papers and projects are due on Wednesday, March 13.

Project creators: Remember to complete and print your rubric.

Paper makers: Remember to use the Night-Before Checklist and staple it to the top of your essay.

3. THURSDAY: Prepare for a quiz on Academic Vocabulary, Set 6.

British Book Clubbing, Day 2: March 7, 2019

Focus: What conflicts are heightening in your British novels?

1. Warming up with Academic Vocabulary: Set 6

2. Offering you the highlight reel from Friday; enjoying British Book Clubs, Day 2

• What went well: 
• You found a good balance of being formal and feeling relaxed.
• Most of you seem to be enjoying the book.
• You're able to answer each other's questions and ease each other's confusion.
• You're using techniques from class and making them your own.
• You can find Germany on a map.
• You're enjoying some good snacks.

• Where there's room for improvement:
• Keep practicing those close readings; that's where the money is.

3. Wrapping up with a quick exit ticket

HW:
1. For MONDAY: 

• Complete your assigned book club reading and syllabus.

• Project people: Please print a clean copy of your poem.

2. For WEDNESDAY: Papers and projects are due.

3. For THURSDAY: Quiz on Academic Vocabulary, Set 6.

Wednesday Workshop: March 6, 2019

Focus: How can we use the workshop structure to improve our essays?

1. Warming up with a style mini lesson: Empowering your verbs

2.  Exploring the prompt and three sample essays

3. Workshopping the structure and style of your essays, old-school style

HW:
1. Complete your assigned book club reading and syllabus for Thursday.

2. Ongoing: Finish your poetry proposal and turn it it, or finish your intro/thesis and e-mail it to me.

(There's no new vocabulary this week, but keep scrolling through your first five lists).

Heads-up! Next Wednesday, March 13: Poetry papers and project are due.  

Victorians and Class: March 5, 2019

Focus: How can we better understand Victorian literature through the process of writing?

1. Warming up with a Victorian mini lesson on class: Click here for a little background, and as you read, make yourself a quick visual representation of Victorian social strata

2. Composing a Q2 Victorian timed writing (2018)

HW:
1. Complete your assigned book club reading and syllabus for Thursday.

2. Ongoing: Finish your poetry proposal and turn it it, or finish your intro/thesis and e-mail it to me.

(There's no new vocabulary this week, but keep scrolling through your first five lists).

Heads-up! March 12: Poetry papers and project are due.  

British Book Clubbing, Day 1: March 4, 2019

Focus: What essential information can you garner from your novel's opening chapters?

1. Warming up with Victorian Clue #1: Victorian Women

• Connect: How can you connect this to what you already know about Victorian culture?

• Extend: What does it help you understand better or differently about Victorian culture? About your British Book Club novel?

• Challenge: What does it make you wonder?

2. Offering your a reminder of book club expectations; enjoying British Book Clubs, Day 1

• All members participate.

• Keep phones away. I don't want to see them.

• Just like Socratic seminars, book club discussions should be text-based. Books should be open, and passages should be read aloud.

• You don't need to type away the entire time, but keep notes on your syllabus so I can see what you're understanding about your novels.

3. Wrapping up with a quick exit ticket

HW:
1. Complete your assigned book club reading and syllabus for Thursday.

2. Ongoing: Finish your poetry proposal and turn it it, or finish your intro/thesis and e-mail it to me.

Heads-up! March 12: Poetry papers and project are due.  

Pre-Book Clubbing: March 1, 2019

Focus: What foundation do we need to establish to set up our book clubs for success?

1. Warming up with a short quiz on Academic Vocabulary: Set 5

2. Setting yourselves up for book club success:

• The shared Google folder; make sure it's shared with everyone in your group and me and has a clear, distinctive label.

• Your Manifesto (click here for a sample)

• The reading schedule (click here for bookmark)

• The syllabus schedule (click here for a sample syllabus)

• Other (reading tickets? Research? Quizzes? Snacks?)

3. Performing a slow read of your novel's first three pages: How do the first pages set up everything you need to know about your novel in terms of setting, characters, point of view, and conflicts?

HW:
For Monday:

• Follow the reading/syllabus schedule assigned by your book club; first meeting is Monday!

• Complete and submit your project proposal or your essay thesis (and any outlining you've done). You can also conference with me instead of e-mailing or handing papers in.