English 4 CP: 9/3,4/13

• Standards
• Reading: 4.RI.2.5; Speaking/Listening: SL.1.1; Writing W.1.2
• Bellringer
• Students will work in the same groups they were in last class.
• The castle project will take three weeks to complete. During that time, the groups will have to be consistent and all members of the class will have to be part of the groups. How do we solve the following five problems that are constant issues to high school work groups.
• Attendance: Students will have problems with students who miss and are not available to help.
• Work: Not all students in a group work the same. How do we handle students who talk more and distract more than work.
• Follow directions: When students begin to chatter, they lose track and don't complete all the assignment requirements.
• Quality: Students tend to turn in very poor work when they talk too much and forget to set quality goals or create a quality product.
• Resources: It is common to hear students say that they left their work in the other notebook at home, or the absent student has the work they need to continue.
• Activities
• Complete the bell ringer to discuss the solutions and find workable answers.
• Complete the group activity begun last class - return to the same groups.
• Trouble shoot issues
• Make sure students understand how the group process works
• Make sure students understand what reports are expected and what quality is expected.