2. Bell Ringer – March 2nd
Pick up your spiral, a 3 column handout and a piece of tape from the supply table. If you were absent Tuesday, also grab the “Waiting” handout.
You will need your DIRT book out on your desk—the teacher will check off that you have it for CCR.
Combine the following sentences into one sentence (you can add/take away words and punctuation):
The concert venue was packed with loud, sweaty people.
I was excited because Justin Bieber, my idol, stepped out onto the stage.

3. Reminders
The cut off date for late/missing/make-up work is this Friday at 2:30!

4. DIRT – March 2nd
When you finish reading today, reflect on the goal you set for yourself and your reading at the beginning of the semester. How are you doing with reaching that goal? Are there additional steps you should take in order to reach your goal? What’s been working for you so far?
Stand and share with someone who has a first name with a different amount of letters in it than yours.

5. Vocab chart – page 3 (right)
Tape it in!

6. Claim/Thesis Statement Review
It is...
-One sentence
-Declarative-- makes a statement
-Short and concise
-Can be defended with evidence
-An opinion statement without saying "I think" or "I feel"

7. Strong or Weak
Discuss with an elbow partner: Is this a strong or weak thesis statement? Why?
Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is a great American novel.
Formula:
Subject?
What you think?
Reasons to support what you think?

8. Strong or Weak
Discuss with your elbow partner: Is this a strong or weak thesis statement? Why?
Fitzgerald shows greed leads to corrupted ways of thinking in The Great Gatsby through the characters’ actions, the characters’ possessions, and color symbolism.

9. Strong or Weak
Discuss with an elbow partner: Is this a strong or weak thesis statement? Why?
Through the themes of corruption, ignorance, and death, F. Scott Fitzgerald exposes the blemishes of the American dream.

10. “Waiting” – if you were absent Tuesday, take a hard copy from the supply table
What do you notice about structure? Mark evidence on your copy with an elbow partner. Be prepared to share out.
What are possible themes? Mark evidence on your copy with an elbow partner. Be prepared to share out.

11. Claim/thesis statement – page 1 (left)
Prompt: In “Waiting”, how does structure contribute to the overall meaning of the short story?
Write a thesis statement in your spiral, answering the prompt.
Hint: use your claim formula from your notes!
When you finish, turn to 2-3 people around you and share your thesis statements.

12. Notecard
Write/revise your small group’s best thesis statement on a notecard from the teacher
Write your names on the back
When you’re done, grab highlighters and turn your notecard into the teacher

13. Mentor claim statement
Highlight and label the parts of the mentor claim statement that you have in the “Waiting” claim statement in your spiral. If you are missing those parts, add them, then highlight and label.

14. Notecard revision

15. Foldable – page 3 (right)
Set up: scissors and tape
College style lecture