Character Confessional Comic

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: None

Agenda:

1. Word of the Day!
2. Work on your character confessional comic. Today is the only day this week you will have English class time to work on it. It is due by Friday.
3. Vocabulary review.

Homework:

1. Membean session

Final Hobbit Discussion

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should be done with the novel.

Agenda:

1. Class discussion:
1. Select your most important TQEs.
1. What Great Ideas come up in this part of the novel?
2. How did things turn out for each character?
3. What are the most important quotes?
4. What is Tolkien trying to teach us?
2. Ways to deepen the conversation:
1. Thoughts (Digging deeper than summary)
1. Beyond the Plot: "At first it looks like [character/author] is just doing _____, but if you look closer, they’re actually..."
2. Reading Between the Lines: "What’s not being said here is..."
3. Hidden Motivations: "[Character] said _____, but their real motive seems to be..."
4. Spotting Style: "The author used [word choice/detail] on page _____ to make us feel _____ because..."
2. Questions (Asking things that don't have an easy answer)
1. Testing Choices: "What would have happened if [character] had chosen to _____ instead of _____?"
2. Challenging the Action: "Is [character] actually justified in doing _____, or are they just making excuses?"
3. Real-World Check: "How does what’s happening here compare to how people react to _____ in real life today?"
4. Author’s Strategy: "Why do you think the author chose to end this section with _____ instead of giving us a clean resolution?"
3. Epiphanies ("Aha!" moments)
1. Mind Shift: "I used to think _____, but after re-reading page _____, now I realize..."
2. The Bigger Picture: "This scene isn't just about [event]—it’s really trying to show us how..."
3. Connecting the Dots: "I finally get why [character] acted that way earlier—it’s because..."
4. Pattern Recognition: "I realized that every time _____ happens, it leads to _____, which means..."
4. Keeping the Discussion Going (Peer-to-Peer)
1. Adding On: "I agree with [Name], and to add to that..."
2. Respectful Pushback: "I see why you think _____, [Name], but how do we explain the part on page _____ where...?"
3. Asking for Proof: "Which specific line made you think that?"
4. Tying Ideas Together: "[Name 1] said _____ and [Name 2] said _____. Could both be right if we look at it like...?"

Homework:

1. Membean session

Character Confessional

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should finish up to page 245.

Agenda:

1. Read the novel silently for 10 minutes.
2. Write the final body paragraph for your essay. You will have 20 minutes.
3. Character confessional comic strip. Look for the instructions on Google Classroom.
1. Four panels if hand drawn. Six panels if creating a digital comic strip.
2. You will have class time until Friday to work on the comic and it is due by Monday.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (9/29-10/10) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/13-10/17) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/20-10/24) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/27-10/31) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read The Hobbit

Character and Setting chart

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should finish up to page 245.

Agenda:

1. Read the novel silently for 10 minutes.
2. First, you will finish your body paragraph that we started yesterday.
1. Add another quote for evidence using "Another example..."
2. Add your three sentences of commentary. Make sure your commentary directly supports your topic sentence.
1. This evidence suggests...(Don't summarize!)
2. Consequently if,...
3. Therefore, due to the fact that...
3. Make sure you finish this in class. I will be checking your paragraphs during Encore (I will be back by then!).
3. On Google Classroom, complete the Characters and Setting chart for chapters 6-8. The three people who finished this assignment, you should work on vocabulary or your Notice and TQE chart for this week's reading.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (9/29-10/10) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/13-10/17) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/20-10/24) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/27-10/31) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read The Hobbit

Beginning our first essay

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Today you should finish up to page 230.

Agenda:

1. Word of the Day
2. Today we will begin our first full essay. We will write the first paragraph together, the second paragraph with a partner, and the third paragraph on your own.
3. We will use this thesis statement to guid our essay.
1. In the novel The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien presents IDEA, IDEA, IDEA in order to highlight Bilbo's growth in leadership, ultimately illustrating that challenging circumstances provide opportunities to discover hidden talents, providing the practice we need to build our confidence in our new found talent.
4. Today we will write a good topic sentence for a paragraph and then use our skills from our previous instruction on body paragraphs to write this new body paragraph.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (9/29-10/10) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/13-10/17) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/20-10/24) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/27-10/31) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read The Hobbit