Do Now (5 min)

1. Do Now (5 min) Write about the following: Have you ever been excluded from something? Maybe a club, or group, or activity?

2. Coming of Age the Hard Way Activity 1.8 (Part 1) 

3. Agenda • Do Now (5 min) • Objectives (2 min) • Finish Your Response to p. 18 Prompt (10 min) • Make a Prediction about Cut (1 min) • Has anyone been cut from anything? (2 min) • Think-Pair-Share: How can (-) experience create (+) outcomes? (2 min) • Preview the Graphic Organizer (1 min) • Jigsaw Cut by Bob Greene (20 min) • Fill Out Graphic Organizer (10 min) • Closing (1 min) • Exit Slip (2 min) • Participation Grades (3 min)

4. Content (The knowledge you’ll master today) • SWBAT: • Create rough draft classroom norms for 10 different situations • Create class-wide final-draft classroom norms for 10 different situations • Define the word “norm” and explain why it is important to have norms Objectives (2 min) • Content (The knowledge you’ll master today) • SWBAT: • Summarize and incident • Explain how a writers voice shapes a readers response Language (How you will master the knowledge) By: • Notating Cut • Discussing and notating Cut

5. Finish Your Response to p. 18 Prompt (10 min) • Objective: SWBAT: analyze the author’s diction, syntax, use of imagery, and the author’s tone by discussing the text and writing notes in a graphic organizer ***For a grade you will turn in:*** (1) your outline (2) your response O Topic = Details Details TopicMain Idea Details Details Details Details Conclusion =

6. Make a Prediction about Cut (1 min) • Objective: SWBAT: Make a prediction about a text by making inferences based on the title (If you already know the answer to this question, please DON’T give it away)  We are going to read a series of interview-narratives titled Cut. What do you think they will be about?

7. Has anyone been cut from anything? (2 min) • Objective: SWBAT: Make a prediction about a text by making inferences based on the title Has anyone ever been cut from anything?

8. Think-Pair-Share: How can (-) experience create (+) outcomes? (2 min) • Objective: SWBAT: Make a prediction about a text by making inferences based on the title Think-Pair-Share How can negative experiences create positive outcomes?

9. Preview the Graphic Organizer (1 min) Let’s look at what you’ll be filling out!

10. Jigsaw Cut by Bob Greene (20 min) Block 6 Here are the partners: Vignette 1 (p.27-28) Selena, Layla, Miranda Vignette 2 (p.28-29) Malaysia, Marisol, Glendi Vignette 3 (p.29) Daeja, Daniel, Felecia, Vignette 4 (p.30-31) James, Alejandro, Angel Calderon Vignette 5 (p.31) Sequiya, Angel Ramirez,

11. Jigsaw Cut by Bob Greene (20 min) Block 7 Here are the partners: Vignette 1 (p.27-28) Ozzy, Mandy Vignette 2 (p.28-29) Cameron, Kylee Vignette 3 (p.29) Miya, Aziel, Anthony Vignette 4 (p.30-31) James, Troy Vignette 5 (p.31) Richard, Mario

12. Fill Out Graphic Organizer (10 min) Let’s fill this out!

13. Content (The knowledge you’ll master today) • SWBAT: • Create rough draft classroom norms for 10 different situations • Create class-wide final-draft classroom norms for 10 different situations • Define the word “norm” and explain why it is important to have norms Closing (1 min) • Did you master the following objectives? • Content (The knowledge you’ll master today) • SWBAT: • Summarize and incident • Explain how a writers voice shapes a readers response Language (How you will master the knowledge) By: • Notating Cut • Discussing and notating Cut

14. Exit Slip (3 min) • What is the theme of Eleven and Oranges and Spotlight?

15. SMART (Participation) Grade (5 min) Each day YOU will decide the grade you deserve.* Your 5-point daily participation grade is based on CLA’s core-values: CLA Students are S.M.A.R.T. S = Self-Controlled M = Motivated A = Accountable R = Respectful T = Timely What do you deserve today? *One point for each core-value (5 points possible each day). I reserve the right to change these grades.