First and fifth periods began the focus text for the fourth quarter, Walter Dean Myers’ Monster. We’ll be reading it in class and, since it’s a screen play, acting it out. The rubric for the acting is available here. Second and fourth periods...
First and fifth periods began with another choice journal topic (number five) continued looking at point of view, examining the differences between a text originally in third person that they had transformed for homework into a first person text. We finished up by...
First and fifth periods finished up their mini-debates. We debriefed to make sure students are ready for the final, “real” debate we’ll be having about the guilt or innocence of the main character of Walter Dean Myers’ Monster. Since there were...
First and fifth periods began the day by adding a Schaffer paragraph to their fourth quarter choice journal. (Topics are available here.) their debates about the district-provided scenarios. Two groups completed the debate today; two groups will go tomorrow. Second...
First and fifth periods spent the day working in groups, preparing for a debate on various district-provided choice scenarios presented to them. Second and fourth periods worked on text-based questions dealing with Mr. Jaggers, the newest addition to the growing cast...
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