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Homework:
1) Due Wednesday: TRF
2) Due ASAP: UNCP form and $15 (Trip is NEXT MONDAY! WOOT!)
3) By Thursday: Read your book club book, make progress on "Imagine" or "Proposal" section of your game/design project
4) By next Tuesday: My Future Story is due before the end of class (*NOTE: This is a date change!*)
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Big Idea: Relationships support success
Essential Question: Where am I going?
Objectives: I can...
...write creatively and persuasively.
...visualize and describe my future.
...track the history of UNC-Pembroke.
...set and meet personal goals.
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1) Warm Up: Creative, Persuasive Writing (10 min)
- Read the prompt to the right.
- Ask questions as needed.
- Respond to the prompt: "How do you think politics would be different if politicians had to show the logos of their supporters on their clothes?"
- Highlight one line of your writing to share with the class.
2) Literacy Block: UNC Pembroke Preview (25 min)
Historic UNC P building |
- Set up a note sheet. EQ: Where am I going?; Topic: UNC Pembroke Preview; Date: 7 Nov 2016
- Before you read about Pembroke's history, see how good of a choice UNC-P is for you! Take the "How brave are you?" quiz here.
- While you partner read:
- Individually, create a timeline of UNC-P's history using the link here.
- Include 6 events with years that you think are most important.
- *Every person's timeline will be unique!*
- After you read:
- Write a point and an example sentence: "The most important event in Pembroke's history was ___ because ___. This is obvious from.../For example,..."
- Stand Up-Hand Up-Pair Up and swap papers with your partner.
- Without talking, write feedback on your person's paper. Add additional events, argue that they are wrong about the most important event, or say, "Oh wow! I agree because...".
- Repeat with a new partner.
- Read the feedback your partners wrote to you with your original partner.
UNC Pembroke Braves |
3) Lesson Plan: My Future Story (30 min)
- Open your "My Future Story" document.
- Note the date changes!
Thursday: Start "The Basics"- Monday: Finish "The Basics", start two scenes
- Tuesday: Finish two scenes
- Tuesday: Provide peer feedback and make revisions
- Finish writing "The Basics" and begin writing your two scenes.
- Add upcoming due dates to your planner. Write a goal for the week.
- Spend 5 minutes revising your notes or organizing your binder.
- Choose to read for book club or to work on your game design project.
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