Contemporary Composition period 4

Weekend Freewrite: Select one of the following journal topics and respond:
1. Have you ever done something to your parents that you regretted?
2. If you started a business tomorrow what would it be and why?
3. If a loved one was to serenade you, what song would you want them to sing to you and why?
4. Have you ever contributed to the development of something you were proud of? What was it and why?
Your response must be a page in your journal!
2. Review your response to the prompt, "Why do we/people make poor choices?" List as many reasons, reactions or commentary. Be ready to repeat and share.
3.  Identifying Claims and Counter Claims. If a claim, then provide a counter claim. If the statement is not a claim, state why.
4. Continue reading in your novel. Goal: read 40 pages

Period 1 Contemporary Composition

Complete three more Dialectical Journals for 30-60 pages of Reading. You will use the Know and Notice Format for begin your entries.  Read enough your your novel to finish, or be within reach of finishing.  The handouts have also been uploaded.

Period 1 Contemporary Comp (American Literature)

1. Finish your response to your reading using the NEW ways of responding (Note and Notice) that we learned in class.  Then, create a dialectical journal using Padlet or a paper journal in which you ELABORATE on the ideas and response type you selected in class (Text to Text; Text to Self; Text to World; Aha Moment; Contrasts and Contradictions; Flashback, etc.)
2. Read an additional 20-30 pages from your novel. Create another DJ Entry using TWO of the methods we learned today.  I have attached the handouts under Classroom Readings and Handouts.

H. Contemporary Composition period 2

1. Read and mark the non-fiction text, "Why Mean Reason [So] Poorly"by John Locke. Come to class with your copy marked, annotated, with the main idea of each paragraph underlined, unfamiliar words circled, parts of the essay you agree with or connections you make with our text The Godfather, or another text written out! Expect to engage this text more and create/answer questions with it.
2. Continue reading your Independent Reading Novel (30 pages) and two more DJ's.
3. Bring "Why Men Reason So Poorly"; The Godfather; and your own novel to class on Thursday!