AP English Language and Composition Sit with your “Gold Partner”!! Monday, September 21st, 2015

Educational Theory 101 Learning Pyramid Zone of Proximal Development Progression of Learning: Unconscious incompetence Conscious incompetence Conscious competence Unconscious competence

Check HW Due: With a partner: LC p. 17-25 (+__/10) Prose “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read” (+__/10) With a partner: Take in to consideration the quality of the annotations. Do not give away free points – you’re not actually helping anyone! Write the score earned on the work itself (initial next to it) AND record it on my grade sheet

Warm-Up With your partner, identify three similarities and three differences between these three texts: Sherman Alexie “Superman and Me” Malcolm X “Learning to Read” Francine Prose “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read” One piece of notebook paper per group Be prepared to share out You have about 10 minutes – be focused and on-task!!

Patterns of Development 8 groups With your group members: Prepare a short, concise, thorough presentation to the class in which you summarize and analyze the PoD you are presenting Make sure everyone contributes in some way during the planning and presenting! During presentations: Take out another color writing device and add to your annotations Verify information, write new notes, make connections, etc…

HW Margaret Talbot “Best in Class” due Thurs. 9/24/15 Reminder: something is better than nothing! If you didn’t turn in homework for a score today – turn it in for late points tomorrow!!! Study time during PRIDE time this Weds. – Ask teachers for a pass!