Agenda:

• grammar package continued…
• the third theme of the novel: The Heroic Journey – open the Pre-reading activities document in the novel tab – complete
• introduction to process: open Whirligig Novel Study 2018
• Start reading: Plot/quote/vocab logs are due Thursday, November 15

Agenda:

• Grammar review
• work on the intro-writing assignment – blog post. See yesterday’s notes

Agenda:

• homework check for:
  • Grammar #2
  • Prompts A, B and C on Self-esteem
  • as a group, post your notes here

Agenda:

• Don’t forget to post your Core Competency reflection – see Friday’s instructions
• Grammar Package #2 is due tomorrow for a homework check and review
• Introduction to the Novel Study – Paul Fleischman’s The Whirligig. Three (of many) themes emerge:
• 1. The issue of identity and self-esteem:
  A) Where does self-esteem and our sense of self come from? how does a person develop it?
  B)  How do we lose it?; how is it threatened?; how does our sense of self and self-esteem get diminished?
  C) What might happen to an individual when he/she struggles with self-esteem issues? How might he/she cope?

  2. What is a life worth? The issue of restorative justice and redemption.

  3. The Heroic Journey – both literally and figuratively.

• We will begin by discussing the first theme.

Agenda:

• Re-tests – begin with:
  • FEC
  • Sea Devil
  • Grammar – Parts of Speech
  • While the tests are occurring – get your silent reading book – no talking
• Once the re-tests are over, we will discuss your COL project – Media Literacy Project – Stop Motion Video on a short story
• Start work on Grammar Package #2 in the WG tab

Agenda:

• HW check for GYV – discussion and take notes
• make sure you have your answers and the Short Story for Review document open
• Read the Review for the unit exam document