S.A.T. Word: Initiative (n.): A reason for doing something.
“Once I had lost my initiative for going to school, it became nearly impossible to get out of bed.”
Today's Soundtrack: "Who Are You?" by The Who
We have chosen this song today because our second quarter essays ask us to identify who *we* are as people, and which character in a story we've read is the most similar to us.
Today's Warm-Up Question: For today’s warm-up, students will divide themselves in half along two sides of the classroom. Those students who have already selected a character from one of the assigned texts and begun work on their final composition will relocate themselves to the teachers RIGHT. Those students who have not yet have selected a character or work for their second quarter assignment will relocate themselves so as to sit on the teacher’s LEFT.
Students on RIGHT will spend warm-up period jotting down three quick reasons why they’ve selected that particular character.
Students on LEFT will spend the warm-up period paging through textbooks in order to select a character for their second quarter project.
By end of warm-up period, ALL students will have selected a character for their second quarter composition. In addition, students on the RIGHT will have effectively “drafted” an introductory paragraph explaining their rationale for having selected said character.
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework: Second quarter essays are due Tuesday, Jan. 18.
A digital copy of this assignment's guidelines is available online.
