Thursday, February 17, 2011

1. Quickwrite (notebooks collected today):

• Did you agree with the views offered?  How did the seminar contribute to your understanding of “Evacuation Order No. 19?"    
• Do you feel you participated at an appropriate level according to the following guidelines? Why or why not? Please give specific examples of your level of participation.
  ·         Supported statements and ideas with evidence from the text
  ·         Spoke clearly, respectfully, and with a voice that could be heard by everyone
  ·         Self-monitored the amount of time speaking and gave others a chance to speak
  ·         Analyzed ideas of others, made thoughtful connections, and built on their ideas
   
• Identify a personal goal for our next Socratic Seminar.
•  Identify a group goal for our next Socratic Seminar and describe how you would be willing to contribute to it.

2. Grammar Mini Lesson (Natalie & Dalton): Run-On Sentences
3. Voice:  Analyzing Diction--thud & furrowed (handout & discussion)