Learning is Change

Core 1:

1. Write-on: Translate five of your authentic topics into inauthentic prompts.
   • What is the difference in the wording of an authentic topic vs. inauthentic prompt?
2. Discover how we can go from inauthentic prompts to authentic topics
   • How can you attack an inauthentic prompt?
   • What do you owe an authentic topic?
3. Extensions:
   • Take your worst prompt of all time and write out how you would attack it if you were given it again (your authentic way of writing it).

Core 2:

1. Act-on and Write-on: Get with one other person who has their beginning sentence and switch predicates. Write your new sentence in your notebook.
2. Continue reading “Thou Shalt Not Kill Thy Sentences.”
   • Take notes on types of sentences and clauses.
3. Extension:
   • Find one compound-complex sentence in your AR book and bring it in.

Core 3:

1. Write-on: How do you know when you have used too many sesquipedalian words in a conversation or a piece of writing?
2. Attempt the translation on page 6.
   • How can you translate the exact meaning while still giving it your own writing style.
3. Analyze the Analogies.
   • What kind of relationships are possible in an analogy?
4. Extension:
   • Create your own analogy using two other words in list 31.

Core 4:

1. Write-on: What was the worst writing prompt that you have ever encountered? Why?
2. Hand back and Discuss Ocean Question papers.
3. Brainstorm the differences between an authentic topic and an inauthentic prompt?
   • What were you able to accomplish with the authentic piece that you couldn’t do with the inauthentic piece?
   • What are the most authentic prompts that you can think of?
4. Extensions:
   • Write down ten Authentic topics that you would like to explore this year (or that other people would want to explore)?

Core 1:

1. Write-on: What was the worst writing prompt that you have ever encountered? Why?
2. Collect and mildly discuss top-5 and book meme handouts.
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3. Brainstorm the differences between an authentic topic and an inauthentic prompt?
   • What were you able to accomplish with the authentic piece that you couldn’t do with the inauthentic piece?
   • What are the most authentic prompts that you can think of?
4. Extensions:
   • Write down ten Authentic topics that you would like to explore this year (or that other people would want to explore)?

Class Notes:

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Core 2:

1. Write-On: How could you kill a sentence?
   • Brainstorm on Smartboard after write-on.
2. Read “Thou Shall Not Kill Thy Sentences.”
   • Take notes on the Anatomy of a Sentence.
   • Talk about Grammar as a way of thinking.
3. Extensions:
   • Bring in an example of a great opening line to a book.

Core 3:

1. Discuss-On:
   • How many words do you think you know?
   • What percentage of those words do you think your really understand (can use, know inside and out)?
   • What accounts for your number not being 100%
     • Estimation of the number of words in the English language.
2. Introduce the Nerd Herd Big Word Book.
   • Format and Activities.
3. Try an activity in your writer’s notebook.
4. Extensions:
   • Start to memorize the roots for our chapter.
   • Flashcard Exchange to help.

Core 4:

1. Finish MAP testing in the Library.
2. Discuss and turn in Top-5 and Book Meme page.
   • Have have these things affected your identity?
3. Extensions:
   • Make sure you have tested your theme to make sure it works.

Core 1+4:

1. Sign the Discovery Online Code.
2. Create Blog Account
   • Set-up your blog and your user account for your blog.
   • If you missed any steps in how to do this, here is the tutorial.
3. Figure out which theme you want for your blog.
   • Write Down the theme name you want on your notecard.
   • If you missed any steps in how to do this, here is the tutorial.

Cores 2+3:

1. Sign the Discovery Online Code.
2. Export your old blog posts.
   • If you missed any steps, please follow the tutorial.
3. Create Blog Account
   • Set-up your blog and your user account for your blog.
   • If you missed any steps in how to do this, here is the tutorial.
4. Figure out which theme you want for your blog.
   • Write Down the theme name you want on your notecard.
   • If you missed any steps in how to do this, here is the tutorial.

Core 1:

1. Go directly to Room 107 with an AR book.
   • Finish MAP testing
2. Discuss grading of Ocean Question essays.
3. If time permits
   • What does your top-5 paper say about you as a person?
4. Extensions:
   • Read your AR Book.

Core 2:

1. Go Directly to room 107 with an AR Book.
   • Finish MAP testing.
2. If time permits:
   • Self-assess and turn in your Identity Documents.
3. Extensions:
   • Read your AR book.

Core 3+4:

1.  Go Directly to the Library with an AR Book.
2. Extensions:
   • Read your AR book.

Cores 1+2:

1. Map Reading Test in Room 107. Please bring your AR book.
2. Extensions:
   • Read your AR book.

Core 3:

1. Write-on: What’s in a username?
2. Answer any questions that the sub left unattended.
3. Self-assess your Identity Document and turn it in.
4. Write down on your notecard the following:
   • Your name
   • Your desired username
   • One thing you hope to do with blogging this year that you didn’t do last year.
5. Collaborate on The Discovery Online Code.
6. Extensions:
   • Look up the word sequipedalian and explain why the concept that this word suggests is important/valuable to this class.
   • Read your AR book.

Core 4:

1. Group Write-on: What do you think that your Top-5 questionnaire says about you as a person?
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2. Collaborate/collect our Top-5’s using Google Documents.
   • Academyofdiscovery account.
3. Revise/Refine the Discovery Online Code using Google Documents.
4. Reflect on what you think Google Documents and other collaborative document tools could help you to do better or more efficiently at school or at home.
5. If time permits: turn in your Book Memes for archival purposes.
6. Extensions:
   • Read your AR book.
   • Make any additional revisions you would like on either the Top-5 list or the Discovery Online Code.

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Due to my absence, here are the important documents about what is happening in my classes today:

• top-5.doc
• Lesson plans – 082407.doc

Cores 1+4:

1. Guided Write-On: Fill out the book meme handout.
   • book-meme.doc
2. Check AR Contracts
3. Go to the library with your ID Card and a good idea of what kind of book you are looking for.
4. Extensions:
   • Have a good book checked out from either the LMC or your local library for ELT tomorrow.
   • Core 4: Have the DOC revised for tomorrow.

Cores 2-3:

1. Write-on: How do books change the way that we look at the world?
2. Go to the library with your ID Card and a good idea of what kind of book you are looking for.
3. Check AR contracts.
4. Extensions:
   • Have a good book checked out from either the LMC or your local library for ELT tomorrow.
   • Have all three of your Identity Document parts in class tomorrow.

Core 1:

1. Write-on: Where do you feel most safe? AND Where do you feel most engaged (excited, elated, energetic)? Why aren’t these the same places? (If they are the same place, explain how this can be.)
2. Use Google Documents to edit the Discovery Online Code using the Academyofdiscovery account.
3. AR Introduction.
4. Extensions:
   • Get your AR contract signed.
   • Show your parents their letter.

Core 2+3:

1. Write-on: How do you think that going outside influenced what you wrote on your Object Analysis?
2. What kind of feedback would be important for revision on your Object Analysis?
3. Sticky note walk. (Giving feedback on Object Analysis…)
4. AR Introduction.
5. Extensions:
   • Get your AR contract signed.
   • Show your parents their letter.

Core 4:

1. Orient-on: Sit according to your position on the debate for or against the new type of literacy in the classroom.
2. Debate and Podcast.
3. AR Introduction.
4. Extensions:
   • Get your AR contract signed.
   • Show your parents their letter.
   • Revise the DOC according to our debate.