1. Please sit in the same seat you sat in last class period
Please sit in the same seat you sat in last class period. If this this your first day in this class, please check with me for your seat assignment

2. To think critically by choosing a side with Philosophical Chairs
Objectives:
To practice critical reading strategies and recognize content vocabulary by marking up a text
To think critically by choosing a side with Philosophical Chairs

3. Essential Question:
How do today’s activity help me to become a better critical reader and thinker?

4. Today’s Agenda: Quickwrite
Read AVID Weekly article, marking up the text
Philosophical Chairs activity
Discuss Thumbprint Poetry assignment

5. English Spiral Notebook:
Two sections: notes and Quick Writes
Quick Writes: at least half a page long, don’t write the prompt, write the date. Don’t worry about spelling, grammar, and neatness; this is a time to just express your ideas/reflections on a given prompt

6. Quick Write:
Answer the following question, interpreting it any way that you want:
Who am I and what difference does it make?

7. Follow-up Evaluation:
What was the most frustrating part of today’s discussion?
What was the most successful?
What statements (if any) led you to change your original opinion?
What conclusions can you draw about how you form your beliefs based on today’s discussion?

8. Thumbprint Poetry due date:
Thursday, August 24: A Day
Friday, August 25: B Day
******Work is due at the beginning of class as you walk in. Late-grade penalties will apply if work is not turned in at that time!!