Happy Wednesday!

Announcements  Your first Socratic seminar will take place on Friday the 19th (odd blocks) or Monday the 22nd (even blocks). BRING YOUR WWI LETTERS FROM TREE’S CLASS!!!!  Your unit assessment will take place on Tuesday the 23 rd (odd blocks) or Wednesday the 24 th (even blocks)  If you miss this assessment, you are only allowed one retake for the entire semester. PLEASE BE HERE!  I will give you a study guide on the day of your Socratic seminar.

Do Now!  Word association: Make a list of words you associate with the title below. Once you have at least five words, grab a marker and write one of them on the board.  “The End of Something”

Partner Chit Chat  Talk to the person in front of you / in back of you and share the word you wrote on the board. Then, explain why you wrote it.  Be ready to share!

Language: Dialogue  Direct speech: the exact words spoken, in speech remarks:  “Come and eat, Nick.”  Reported speech: the narrator reports the information indirectly:  Marjorie told Nick to come and eat.

Let’s Read!  Please turn to page 31.  While following along with the audiobook, please answer the “a” or bolded questions.  As always, be prepared to share your answers!

Partner Work  With your shoulder partner, work on the “b” questions (1b-b6)  Be ready to share your answers with the class!

Short-Answer Response  Split a sheet of paper with your shoulder partner.  Respond to the following prompt:  What effect does the combination of direct and reported speech have on “The End of Something?” Why do you think Hemingway decided to write the story with both?

Writing  You will need all three of the stories in front of you to complete this writing assignment.  “On the Quai at Smyrna”  “Indian Camp”  “The End of Something”  On a separate sheet of paper, develop a common theme statement (using the three steps) that is found in all three short stories.  Then, using your theme statement, develop a one-paragraph response to the following prompt:  What theme do all three stories have in common? Provide at least one example from at least two of the works. Cite the text appropriately when needed.

Preparing for a Socratic Seminar  Socratic seminar: scholarly discussion in which student opinions are shared, proven, refuted, and refined through dialogue with other students. Students seek to answer an essential question.  Example: Let’s watch this video! 

Prep Time!  Come get materials!  Let’s look at page 1 and come up with some additional norms for our seminar  Then, take a moment to read pages 2 – 3  Let’s look at the rubric together