1. ENG 1450 – September 23, 2015 Brief presentations (6-6:20)
Critical viewing – Susan Cain, “The Power of Introverts” (6:20-50)
Reading strategies – Time, “The Upside of Being an Introvert” (6:50-7:20)
Break (7:20-30)
Quiz #1 study guide (7:30-40)
Textbook exercises (7:40-8:10)
Reading strategies – critical viewing (8:10-50)

2. Critical viewing – Susan Cain, “The Power of Introverts”
What does this text have to do with your team-building activities?
What does this text have to do with problem solving? (Consider your textbook readings.)

3. Reading strategies (& self-awareness)
Time, “The Upside of Being an Introvert”
After reading: critical notes
After reading, create four “post-it” notes, each containing different observations about the text.
Write your “post-it” notes on a piece of paper that you’ve divided into four sections.

4. Reading strategies (& self-awareness)
After reading: critical notes
The summary note: “… condenses the main ideas of a text selection into a concise statement” (Vacca & Vacca 421).
The thesis note: “… answers the question, ‘What is the main point the author has tried to get across to the reader?’” (421).
The critical note: “… captures the reader’s reaction or response to the author’s thesis” (421).
The question note: “… raises a significant issue in the form of a question

5. Break
See you in ten minutes …

6. Quiz #1 study guide What will the quiz look like?
What should you study?

7. Textbook exercises Work in small teams.
Choose one of the following exercises that Dan has written on the board.
Write a “formal” response.
Report out.

8. Report #3 – due Oct. 7
Consider the mental blocks and blockbusting techniques discussed in ch. 6. Write a one-page report about a time when you busted through a mental block to solve a problem or accomplish a task. (10 points)

9. Reading strategies – critical viewing
Watch “The Surplus,” an episode from the fifth season of The Office.
As you watch the episode, take notes on everything you see that is related to our course’s content.
Be prepared to share.

10. Reading strategies – critical viewing
Some questions to get your mind working in the right direction:
What is the problem?
What are the conflicts among the stakeholders?
What complications arise?
Who makes the final decision?
What factors contribute to the final decision?