Where am I going? Daily Plans: Tuesday, 8 November

Happy Tuesday AVID Students!

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Homework: 
1) Due Wednesday: TRF
2) Due ASAP (Thursday at the LATEST!): 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...
...identify current election trends.
...write about the history of the Lumbee Tribe.
...visualize, through writing, my future.
...set and meet personal goals.
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1) Warm Up: Civic Duty Moment (10 min)

1. Check election progress on your favorite news source or one of the sources below.
1. NPR.org
2. Youtube.com
3. Upworthy.com (if you need some happy news right now...)
2. Choose one of the following to complete:
1. Draw a comic about the election process.
2. Write a journal entry with your thoughts, hopes, and fears about the election.
3. Tell a story (on paper) about what will happen if either candidate becomes president. 

2) Literacy Block: UNC Pembroke Preview Continued "Because it is Right" (25 min)

1. Set up a note sheet. EQ: Where am I going?; Topic: UNC Pembroke Preview Cont'd; Date: 8 Nov 2016
2. Before you read: 
1. Identify who the Lumbee are using the link here.
2. Skim the history of the Lumbee people using the timeline here.
3. While you partner read: 
1. Read the first two paragraphs, the last full paragraph, and last sentence.
2. Skim the rest of the article.
3. As you read and skim, note the following:
1. The main claim the author is making
2. Evidence supporting the author's main claim
3. Arguments against the author's main claim with an arrow showing how the author refutes the argument (see the board for an example)
4. After you read:
1. Turn and share your notes with a neighbors and help each other revise your notes.
2. Discuss:
1. Is the author's article convincing? What would you change to make this more convincing?
2. How does the creation of UNC-Pembroke relate to the article?
3. What questions has this article given you about the history of UNC-P?

3) Lesson Plan: My Future Story (30 min)

1. Open your "My Future Story" document. 
2. Note the date changes!
1. Thursday: Start "The Basics"
2. Monday: Finish "The Basics", start two scenes
3. Tuesday: Finish two scenes
4. Tuesday: Provide peer feedback and make revisions
3. Finish writing "The Basics" and begin writing your two scenes.

4) Success Workshop and Closure (15 min)
Set a goal for the next 15 minutes using an option below. Write this goal on your sticky note. When you meet your goal, post your sticky note on the board.

1. Option 1: Write your TRF. Use the TRF Resources tab at the top of the blog if you are at an initial concept rating of 3 or 4.
2. Option 2: Keep working on "My Future Story".
3. Option 3: Read to meet your book club goal for Thursday.
4. Option 4: Continue working on the "Ask" and "Imagine" or "Proposal" sections of your Game/Self Design project.