Agenda12/3/12

** Warning…LATE WORK IS NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS POINT IN THE SEMESTER…**** Excused Absence Make-up Work: 1 day +1 for each day absent**

Evaluate Group Participation on Website

Socratic Seminar Prep Sit in circular formation Required Materials: Sem. Questions/Responses (location); IRB #1; Daily Journal Review Seminar Policies

Review Calendar 3rd Block EOCT in Room 202 (D lunch…No Eating, Drinking, or Cell Phone Use in Lab) 4th Block EOCT in Room 200 (No Eating, Drinking, or Cell Phone Use in Lab)

If Time Allows:- Review expectations for Research Note/Source Cards and Final Works Cited

Learning Center Task #1 Work (collect progress reports) Leaders: ensure all members are up to speed/meeting deadlines

3rd Per. Socratic Seminar: Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees

You will be evaluated on: Preparedness Questions that spark/move the dialogue/discussion Textual Support Real-world Connection Terms (correctly used)from Rhetorical Handbook

Openers:Elyjah MarrowAaleah McConnell

Closer:Amber Hughes

Seminar Begin Time: 1:00State of the Seminar Address: 1:20Seminar End Time: 1:45

Learning Center Task #1 Work (collect progress reports) Leaders: ensure all members are up to speed/meeting deadlines

4th Per. Socratic Seminar: Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

You will be evaluated on: Preparedness Questions that spark/move the dialogue/discussion Textual Support Real-world Connection Terms (correctly used)from Rhetorical Handbook

Openers:Niles: TEWWGBerry: IKWCBS

Closer:Alex

Seminar Begin Time: State of the Seminar Address: Seminar End Time:

Learning Center Task #1 Work (collect progress reports) Leaders: ensure all members are up to speed/meeting deadlines

Socratic Seminar EvaluationDaily Journal # 22 (3rd) #21 (4th)

Strengths Weaknesses

Homework** Warning…LATE WORK IS NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS POINT IN THE SEMESTER…**

** Excused Absence Make-up Work: 1 day +1 for each day absent**

Dec. 6: Research Paper: Note Cards and Source Cards and Final Draft of Works Cited

Dec. 10: Research Paper: Sentence Outline Meet in room 146 for EOCT Dec. 10-11

Dec. 12: Research Paper: Error-free Intro. & Error-free Body paragraph

Dec. 14: Research Paper: Rough Draft (Sentence Outline, 3-5 page paper, Works Cited)/Peer-Edit

Claim-Analysis Test

A claim states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about. (w/o using I, me, my).→A good claim is not obvious. →A good claim is engaging. →A good claim is not overly vague. →A good claim is logical.

DOES YOUR CLAIM PASS THE CLAIM-ANALYSIS TEST?

Claim/Evidence Requirements Intro. ¶: attention-grabber (INTERESTING • FACT/STAT., anecdote, INTERESTING • quote)• Basic 2-3 sent. background summary of • the topic• Central assertion/thesis/claim that you are • PROVING in your essay• Body ¶: Transitional word or phrase• Topic sentence• Lead in for Evidence (in the form of a • Quote or Passage or another • form of Concrete Detail • Commentary about the provided • evidence• Concluding ¶: A general statement that explains how your central • Claim/Argument/Thesis is resolved• *Cited Sources (…….)• *Included Vocabulary Words from Units 4-6