Happy Halloween!

Today, after some costume distraction, we finished the pamphlet notes from Friday and students presented their findings in small groups. Absent students should get the presentation notes from a friend.

End of Q1

Today we wrapped up the notes from yesterday, finished the theme/symbol presentations, and took some notes on pamphlets from the counseling office.

More Notes & More Presentations

Today we mostly wrapped up theme/symbol presentations and took some Cornell notes on this article. 

Notes & Presentations

After doing a quick annotation and summary of the "Coping with Cliques" notes from yesterday, we did about half of the theme/symbol presentations (from Google Classroom). We wrapped up the period setting up some notes for tomorrow's article.

Nonfiction Notetaking

We spent today's period talking a bit about Cornell Notes and then taking some on the article "Coping with Cliques."

Art & Symbol

After a short written warm up and some time to experiment with their object in 3D playdough form, students wrapped up our look at art and symbolism with the journal below.

Theme and Symbol Wrap

Today partners focus on analyzing a specific symbol and its relationship to theme.

Wrapping Up Speak

Today, after revisiting some issues, symbols, and themes from the novel, we finished DJ # 9 with a fourth and final summary.

Finishing Speak

Today, after a quick quiz on Reading 8, we finished Speak (in all but period 3). Tomorrow we'll wrap up dialectical journals for Reading #9.

Metaphor Analysis

After doing a bit of metaphor analysis in the warm up, we read some more of Reading 8 and broke down the central extended metaphor in "Real Spring" (pp. 165-168). Students should finish Reading 8 (pp. 162-184) and do the DJ for HW.

Reading #7 Continued

Today students had time to work on Reading 7 (pp. 141-162) while we conferenced with individual students about a small piece of analytical writing. Students should finish the reading and dialectical journal (major events and 2 SMMs) for homework if necessary.

Reading 7

After the analysis practice below and a rousing discussion of the concept of consent as it applies to the end of the 3rd marking period in Speak, we read the first part of reading 7 aloud (pp. 141-150). 

Reading #6

Today we worked on reading #6 in class, sharing quotations and analysis as the period ended. Students should finish reading #6 and the DJ for HW.

Art Day 2: Watercolor

Today we continued our exploration of symbolism with our second art day; this time, students used watercolors to depict their symbol.

Reading #5

We opened by looking a few quotation analysis examples, read a bit more of Reading #5, and then students had some time to write on their own. They should have Reading #5 (through p. 116) finished for tomorrow's class with at least two SMMs (analyzed quotations).

Readings 4 & 5

Tuesday we reviewed reading #4, taking some notes and adding to the DJs.
On Wednesday, students had a chance to write their summaries of the second marking period and then we started reading #5 together.

Reading #4

Students had the whole period to start reading #4 and their dialectical journal entries, while I passed back writer's notebooks collected on Friday. Reading #4 DJs are due tomorrow.