10-20-08

=October 20, 2008=

Conduct and Late Work Policy Reminder [|ConductLateWorkReminder.ppt]

=Directions:=
 * Get your textbook.
 * Get your notebook.
 * Copy today's **Learning Objectives** and **Homework** in your planner.

=__**Learning Objectives**__=
 * Students will:**
 * Develop a familiarity of and be able to use Academic Vocabulary.
 * Practice organizing and sharing thoughts concerning the Essential Question.
 * Ask and answer interview questions.


 * Homework: None**

= = =__Agenda__ (do not copy)=
 * 1. Practice Academic Vocabulary Quizlet** (practice test).
 * 2. Essential Question**
 * What expectations do your friends (or others) have of you? How do you challenge those expectations?
 * Create a list of the expectations others have of you and then explain how you challenge those expectations.
 * 3. Essential Question** group work, in pairs
 * Each pair read the two quotations on page 116.
 * Ask each other the two interview questions below. Be sure to take notes on what your partner says for when we share this as a group.
 * 1) On whose expectations do you base your life--your own or someone else's? Explain and/or give examples.
 * 2) If your life is a ship, are you in port or at sea? Explain and/or give examples.
 * Random pairs report answers to the class.
 * 4. Cultural Perspectives**
 * What are some cultural expectations that you know about? Name culture and expectation.
 * 1) Social:
 * 2) Familial:
 * 3) Academic/career:
 * How are those expectations challenged?
 * What is the reaction from the culture when those expectations are challenged?
 * 5. Page 118**, work in your pair.
 * Read the paragraph, look at the picture, and answer the 2 questions under Analyze and Speculate.
 * 6. How to Read Non-Fiction**: page 120.