September 25, 2014

Learning Targets: 

• I can write an inferential discussion question.
• I can actively listen and share my own ideas and questions in small group and/or large group discussion settings.
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• Important note regarding the AP quiz:
• I have graded and entered grades for the AP reading quiz but I still have several students who need to take it, so I will not hand those back today.  I curved the score by adding 3.5 points.  
• If you did not do as well as you would have liked, please don't panic! 
• We will take some time Friday (and probably Monday and/or Tuesday) to go over the passages and questions and give you a chance to reflect what you may have struggled with and gain back some points. You'll learn and boost your grade: a win-win!
• Mert has to take the quiz

Homework:  

• Finish The Scarlet Letter and write tow inferential questions for discussion

Bellringer: 

• Look at the inferential questions you wrote last night . 
• Pick the one which most intrigues you and rewrite it on the notecard provided. 
• Don't forget to include your name, today's date, and the period at the top of the card.  Also, don't forget to put the page # in your citation.
• Hand those cards into me.

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Activity 2: Deeper Understandings Through Questioning and Discussing

• Share one of your inferential questions with your group and ask your partners to respond. Time permitting, each person should take a turn using their question to lead the discussion.
• You may also share your most important lines from the chapters
• Whenever possible, refer back to specific passages in the book to support your response to an inferential question.
• share your honest opinion - be brave!
• listen actively and respectfully to the opinions of others
• don't be afraid to respectfully debate the questions with one another!
• After small group discussion we will have a brief whole class discussion

Activity 3: Whole group discussion

• Discuss inferential questions and most important lines from each chapter

Andrew has to take the quiz

Go over passage 1 of the AP Lang and Comp reading quiz

Write a concise but precise three to four  sentence analysis of a key passage from the homework reading—pages 136-161 of The Scarlet Letter–that can be connected with a key detail or description from an earlier section of the novel.

• In short, you will synthesize key excerpts from different parts of the text to build a coherent and compelling claim about a central character, or theme, or motif in Hawthorne’s novel.

•Write a concise but precise three to four  sentence analysis of a key passage from the homework reading—pages 136-161 of The Scarlet Letter–that can be connected with a key detail or description from the conversation between Hester and Dimmesdale on pages 130-136.

• In short, you will synthesize key excerpts from different parts of the text to build a coherent claim about Hester or Dimmesdale.