We finished our Socratic discussion from yesterday. If you were absent, complete and turn in the Socratic Replacement found in Google Classroom > Classwork tab > Socratic topic > Socratic Replacement doc. I walked the kids through a visual on the Smart Board regarding the instructions for doing the research (which was due last Thursday), as a number of students have yet to complete it correctly enough for me to be able to grade it; I also re-offered/reminded that I am more than happy to sit down one-on-one with any student during Advisory to provide specialized help. The scored Reading Claim & Evidence was returned, charted, edited via answer key on the Smart Board, and discussed. Extra time was also given for asking one-on-one questions. I showed to the students via Smart Board and then had them color code on hard copy handouts how we use text structure for picking apart someone else' writing ("claim & evidence") and in reverse order when we construct our own writing. Pick up one of these handouts when you return to class. We then began our end-of-unit argumentative writing. First, find your "Writing Notes to Self" that you made in class when your previous writing was returned and read over them. The assigned EQ on which everyone will write is the new one -- "Why are communal cultures relevant." To get started, spend focused, extended time discerning your categories into which all of your E.Q. notes for that question can be sorted -- those categories will be your themes/big answers that you will list in your first sentence -- your thesis sentence. For today, however, focus on all of the many notes you have for that one question and take your time to create your categories; I am here to help as you work. ; )
