Day 13, September 14, 2017 (Thursday)

Post date: Sep 14, 2017 8:14:27 PM

Man, this day went by quickly. I know I'm getting into the swing of things - last night I dreamt of school and yelling, "I work all the time." As I jerked awake, I laughed.

In Literature 9 we discussed our book talk format via the Tic-Tac-Toe. I tried to demonstrate that each one isn't that difficult to do or that time-consuming. I didn't have too many questions. Either that or I'm an amazing "explainer". We then discussed the term prior knowledge (the knowledge or information that we've learned before). In reading that is so important, and that's why we read. We're creating a storehouse of information and knowledge that we will be able to access later. Then we had fun predicting what would happen in various America's Funniest Home Videos. Most of us could accurately predict because we've seen enough of those videos to know beforehand the outcome. We then moved onto our next story "The Most Dangerous Game" and read the first section. We then answered the prediction question in a set of notes we created. For homework, read to page 27 and complete the prediction question.

In English 10 we reviewed Tic-Tac-Toe with my example from Red Queen. Then we reviewed the major concepts of our unit - meaningful conversation (as it applied to Jeff Erlanger), four reasons we speak, the difference between verbal and nonverbal communication. Then it was time for vocabulary presentations. Some great presentations, but we are struggling with color of lettering over pictures. Some were really hard to read. For homework, everyone is supposed to stop by and tell me the page they're on for reading. For Monday, they are to read the article on listening and interact with the text. Read it with a pencil or highlighter. What you highlight or underline, you need to justify.

In American Literature we reviewed Tic-Tac-Toe with my example from Red Queen. For our bell ringer, we shared the key information (main ideas) from our Puritan Law and Character article. I had hoped we could get to the check, but time is really kicking me in the posterior. For tomorrow, read the Leonard Pitts' essay posted the day after 9/11. Label any rhetorical devices you find in the article. By the way, you can find one example of each in the article.

I'm confident that now we're done with all the explaining of our independent reading program. Now we can just get on with it. I'm sure there are wrinkles that need to be ironed out, but for now, off we go.