Today in Class: October 27, 2015

B1

• Renew Lit Circle novels
• Lit Circle Meeting 6
• USA Test Prep Pre-assessment/Achieve 3000
• Homework: Prepare for Thursday's Lit Circle meeting

B3

• Benchmark 1 Constructed Response 4/4 sample
• Conferenced with each student during class about their response to Benchmark 1 Constructed Response, score, and ways to improve next time
•  Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" p.  226-239
• Write p. 241 "Writing to Sources: Narrative Text" prompt. 
• At least 5 paragraphs that are 5-7 sentences long
• Be sure to include details that make it clear that your story is set in 2015
• Turn in before leaving class today

B4

• Warm up on USA Test Prep
• This week: poetry
• Read and discuss mentor texts with group members:
• “The Wind—” (396)
• “Metaphor” (400)
• “Jazz Fantasia” (407)
• “The Weary Blues” (410)
• “All” (422)
• Post 2 poems, at least 10 lines each, on the topic of your choice, to your blog
• Comment on 3 classmates’ poems. Leave 2 pieces of warm feedback (what works in the poem) and 2 pieces of cool feedback (what needs to be revised in the poem).
• Once 3 classmates have commented on your poems, write and post a new draft of each poem to your blog