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Book Club Meetings

Book Club Meetings. English 2. SIT WITH YOUR BOOK CLUB. Josh, Roberto, Alvin, Jimmy Alma, Nhu , Steven, EddyD Luis, Pavel , QuynhNhi , Kate, Jesus Juan, Yesenia , Andy, Edgar, Ruben. Cassidy, EddyP , Mitzi, Izabel Matthew, Kayla, Vlad , Perla Arnold, Terri, Jade

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Book Club Meetings

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  1. Book Club Meetings English 2

  2. SIT WITH YOUR BOOK CLUB • Josh, Roberto, Alvin, Jimmy • Alma, Nhu, Steven, EddyD • Luis, Pavel, QuynhNhi, Kate, Jesus • Juan, Yesenia, Andy, Edgar, Ruben • Cassidy, EddyP, Mitzi, Izabel • Matthew, Kayla, Vlad, Perla • Arnold, Terri, Jade • Ashley, Elissa, Uyen, Liliana

  3. Reminders

  4. Agenda: 4/7/14 • Book Clubs • Find/Meet Groups • Book Club Agreements

  5. Book Club Agreements • Meeting/Reading Schedule • Fill in the dates and pages for the meetings • 4/7 • 4/14 • 4/28 • 5/5 • 5/12 • 5/19 • Decide guidelines • One must deal with electronic use • Define “unprepared” and decide consequences • Make it something you CAN enforce, and others DON’T WANT to do

  6. Getting Into Theme English 2 Get Chromebooks, sign in, do warmup+gForm

  7. Reminders

  8. Agenda: 4/9/14 • Warmup • Thematic Inquiry

  9. Thematic Inquiry • The theme for the last grading period is…

  10. Thematic Inquiry • The theme for the last grading period is… The Making of HEROES • Open the group doc on gDrive and complete it before the timer runs out

  11. Exit Ticket • http://www.letsgeddit.com/

  12. Who’s the REAL Hero? English 2 Get Chromebooks, sign in, do warmup+gForm

  13. Reminders

  14. Agenda: 4/10/14 • Warmup • Real Heroes

  15. SCREENS DOWN • In the time allotted, debate at your table which of the following is MORE a hero than the other • Firefighters vs. Marines/Army/Navy • Care Bears vs. Mothers • Obama vs. Hitler • Batman vs. Police Officers • Son Goku vs. Lucario

  16. Heroic Traits? • Not afraid of anything • Money • Immortality • Superpowers • Brilliance

  17. Not afraid of anything Heroic? Anti-Heroic? Don’t have to overcome fear; dangerous things come easier than for someone who fears Could put people in MORE danger from impulsiveness • More likely to rush into danger to save people

  18. Money Heroic? Anti-Heroic? Can buy your way out of problems Less adversity than poor • Can be used to help people

  19. Immortality Heroic? Anti-Heroic? Harder to kill or hurt means less fear to overcome Means little to risk life, as life not being risked • Can be used to save more people, due to lack of recovery time between incidents

  20. Superpowers Heroic? Anti-Heroic?

  21. Brilliance/Genius Heroic? Anti-Heroic?

  22. Persuasive Writing • In your Kidblog, make a 200+ word post arguing ONE of the following (not both, not midway): • Superpowers or special abilities make one more of a hero. • Superpowers or special abilities make one less of a hero. • Use at least 3 examples to prove your point • Tag it “superpowers” • Comment on your classmates’ entries

  23. Exit Ticket • http://www.letsgeddit.com/

  24. Genius Hour English 2 Get Chromebooks, sign in, do warmup+gForm

  25. Reminders

  26. Agenda: 4/11/14 • Warmup • Genius Hour

  27. Genius Hour • ENTIRE PERIOD • Only use a Chromebook out if it’s needed for this stage of your work • GH this time is worth at least 600 pts total (350 journals, 250 presentation)…maybe more • Due by midnight today, not exit ticket • Entry in Kidblog 250+, “Genius Hour” category • What are you doing for GH? • How are you progressing so far, and what have you learned? • What challenges do you face, and how will you overcome them?

  28. Book Club Meetings English 2 Sit with your book club and have your role sheet, folder, and book out before the bell rings

  29. Reminders SPRING BREAK 4/21-4/25

  30. Agenda: 4/14/14 • Book Clubs • SSR (15m) • Book Club Meeting (30m)

  31. Silent Reading • Read your book silently for 15 minutes • If you have not finished your assigned book club reading, you may do so now • If you have finished book club reading and don’t wish to move on, you may read another book of your choosing. • I will start the timer when everyone is silent and reading

  32. Book Clubs • Speak for entire 30 minutes • Use role sheets if needed • If you can, discuss the book without the sheets • Complete meeting assessment ONLY during the last 10m • Book clubs are over when the timer goes off, not before

  33. Everyday Heroes English 2 Get Chromebooks, sign in, do warmup+gForm

  34. Reminders SPRING BREAK 4/21-4/25

  35. Agenda: 4/15/14 • Warmup • Everyday Heroes

  36. Everyday Heroes • Open document in gDrive • Read article “The Man in the Water” • You may listen to audio (link in gMail) if you have and use headphones • Answer questions at end

  37. Exit Ticket • http://www.letsgeddit.com/

  38. Everyday Heroes, cont English 2 Get Chromebooks, sign in, do warmup+gForm

  39. Reminders SPRING BREAK 4/21-4/25

  40. Agenda: 4/17/14 • Warmup • Everyday Heroes • Unsung

  41. Heroes • What made the man in the water a hero? • Saved other people’s lives before his own • Why do you think the writer of the article left out the hero’s name? • What is an “unsung” hero?

  42. “The Leap” • Go to the link in your gMail to the backchannel room • Listen to the audio recording of the story • Make SENTENCES that: • Show evidence of active reading (S) • Identify how the mother is, or is not, a hero (O) • What made the mother a hero? • Is she an everyday hero? How? • Is she an unsung hero? How?

  43. Unsung Heroes • In your Kidblog, make a 100+ word post with the tag “unsung” (no category) • Write a eulogy to one of the unsung heroes (the man in the article yesterday, the mother in “The Leap”, or one of the other everyday heroes you found) • If your unsung hero is not dead yet, write it as if s/he had died doing the heroic act

  44. Exit Ticket • http://www.letsgeddit.com/

  45. Genius Hour English 2 Get Chromebooks, sign in, do warmup+gForm

  46. Reminders SPRING BREAK 4/21-4/25

  47. Agenda: 4/18/14 • Warmup • Genius Hour

  48. Genius Hour • ENTIRE PERIOD • Only use a Chromebook out if it’s needed for this stage of your work • GH this time is worth at least 600 pts total (350 journals, 250 presentation)…maybe more • Due by midnight today, not exit ticket • Entry in Kidblog 250+, “Genius Hour” category • What are you doing for GH, and what have you done since last week? • How are you progressing so far, and what have you learned? • What challenges do you face, and how will you overcome them?

  49. Exit Ticket • http://www.letsgeddit.com/

  50. Book Club Meetings English 2 Sit with your book club and have your role sheet, folder, and book out before the bell rings

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