English 4: 9/18, 21/09

1. Debrief, what has happened and where are we in the middle of all the required pre and baseline testing.
2. Give students time to work on vocabulary homework. Do class review. Give Unit 1, Vocabulary 1 test.
3. Review pages 6-8, using critical lenses -- the function and purpose; how this relates to real world analysis;
4. Page 9: Reading British Literature strategies. Bringing the overlooked details and information to the surface and to understanding (like watching a favorite movie brings out all that was overlooked in the first watch) Reading techniques which apply to many thinking activities.
5. Review Beowulf assignment and give whatever time is left to work on it.
6. Take up/record student ISR (Independent Student Reading) materials on my list
7. Basic instructions for ISR requirements: A. Whatever is being read for ISR must be shown to me and be put on my list. B. The ISR materials need to be brought to class every class day. C. Students are required to write journals related to their reading (the object of this is to apply any technique for reading, comprehension, analysis or . . . that we discuss in class to their book and to verify/prove to me they are actually reading and thinking about their book. D. Maintain a vocabulary log of words in their reading that are not common to their personal vocabulary and look them up. E. Additional assessments, final projects will be discussed, but standard book reports are not sufficient. Details of what will be considered sufficient will be detailed in class.