March 2
4A will meet with Melissa for a second.
Complex sentences
Reading time/time to work on your individual author research assignment.
Discuss your individual author assignment
Prepare for a socratic seminar in your small groups. Some thought starters:
What big ideas are being developed?
What conflict arises?
What do these conflicts tell the reader?
What claims does the author make? What passages support these claims?
Track your confusion.
What’s confusing at the beginning of the book? Does the confusion remain or does it clear up?
What passages/sentences/words do you find confusing? Show evidence that you are wrestling with the confusion.
“That” statements
This passage makes me think that
This makes me feel that
The author is suggesting that
Thought starters:
I noticed
I wonder
I was reminded of
I think
I’m surprised that
I’d like to know
I realized
If I were
The central issue(s) is (are)
One consequence of____ could be_____
If ________ , then______
I’m not sure___
Although it seems
Homework: Read to your assigned page and prepare for your socratic seminar. You should be about/at least halfway through next class.