1. AP English Language and Composition
Sit with your “Gold Partner”!!
Monday, September 21st, 2015

2. Educational Theory 101 Learning Pyramid Zone of Proximal Development
Progression of Learning:
Unconscious incompetence
Conscious incompetence
Conscious competence
Unconscious competence

3. Check HW Due: With a partner: LC p. 17-25 (+__/10)
Prose “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read” (+__/10)
With a partner:
Take in to consideration the quality of the annotations. Do not give away free points – you’re not actually helping anyone!
Write the score earned on the work itself (initial next to it) AND record it on my grade sheet

4. Warm-Up
With your partner, identify three similarities and three differences between these three texts:
Sherman Alexie “Superman and Me”
Malcolm X “Learning to Read”
Francine Prose “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read”
One piece of notebook paper per group
Be prepared to share out
You have about 10 minutes – be focused and on-task!!

5. Patterns of Development
8 groups
With your group members:
Prepare a short, concise, thorough presentation to the class in which you summarize and analyze the PoD you are presenting
Make sure everyone contributes in some way during the planning and presenting!
During presentations:
Take out another color writing device and add to your annotations
Verify information, write new notes, make connections, etc…

6. HW Margaret Talbot “Best in Class” due Thurs. 9/24/15
Reminder: something is better than nothing! If you didn’t turn in homework for a score today – turn it in for late points tomorrow!!!
Study time during PRIDE time this Weds. – Ask teachers for a pass!