To Do as a Mentor Group:
Listen and Discuss the Whitman Poem
Listen and Discuss the Wayman Poem
Reflect together.
Submit Lesson 8 in Slate
Complete the following lesson as a mentor group.
Engaging with the Whitman poem and pre-discussion question.
Analyzing and discussing the Wayman poem.
Reflecting on their discussion.
NOTE: Please take a moment before beginning the discussion to set class discussion norms. (To the right is an example → )
Listen to the poem below and then discuss the question that follows.
"Song of Myself, 51" by Walt Whitman
Listen to the poem below and then discuss the questions that follow. Remember to use examples from the poem and from your own experiences to defend your answers.
Reflect on your discussion by answering the following questions (orally or in writing):
How well do you think you did presenting & defending your analysis?
How well do you think you did in responding to others' ideas/responses?
What suggestions do you have to improve the discussion process in the future? (This can be either something you could do better to prepare, some change to the overall process or norms, or something else entirely.)
Submit your assignment (Week 2: Content Specialists → 8. English & Attendance) in Slate. (1pt)