Week 7: October 17th – 21st

Unit 2: Q & A

Monday, October 17th, 2011 (double block)Objective: by the end of this lesson…1. You will be able to identify all the parts of the ORQ prompt and then compose a

purpose question that includes all parts of an ORQ prompt;2. Evaluate and compose mini-thesis statement(s) based on the ORQ rubric;3. Evaluate statements based on your background and world view;4. Summarize Mumbai’s location, economic conditions, and what the city of known for in

order to build background knowledge for unit two.

Please clear your desk of backpacks, please be in dress code, and please have the weekend’s reading, “A Tale of Two Indias” on your

desk…

Do Now:Please respond to the following in 3-4 sentences:

How do you think your life would change if you won the lottery? Do you think your life would change for the better or for the worse? What would be the pros and cons?

When finished, please update your table of contents

Agenda:• Do Now• Review HW• Citizenship Rubric• “A Different Discussion About Aid” ORQ• “Air Mail” ORQ

Homework:•Study your vocabulary cards for Friday’s quiz!

Monday, October 17th, 2011 (double block)Objective: by the end of this lesson…1. You will be able to identify all the parts of the ORQ prompt and then compose a

purpose question that includes all parts of an ORQ prompt;2. Evaluate and compose mini-thesis statement(s) based on the ORQ rubric;3. Evaluate statements based on your background and world view;4. Identify Mumbai’s location, economic conditions, and what the city of known for in

order to build background knowledge for unit two.

English 10 Citizenship Rubric4: Exceeding Expectations 3: Meeting

Expectations2: Needs Improvement 1: Unsatisfactory

*You get started immediately on writing the Do Now without any reminders*You remain in your seat the throughout class, unless you have permission to get up*You raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged 100% of the time*You are on time and mentally prepared to learn*You have all materials and assignments so you are ready to learn*Your tone, language, and body language are professional and respectful 100% of the time*You follow all PHA rules and class rules (dress code, gum, etc.)*You follow all instructions and time limits 100% of the time the first time they are given*You work purposely and respectfully alone, with a partner, or in a group*You clean-up your space, re-arrange your desk, and push in your chair when you exit class

AND you demonstrate that you are working your hardest inside and outside of class:*You come to office hours for extra help*You ask thoughtful questions regarding material*You revise your work in order to improve it*You exceed expectations of assignments by writing more*You add thoughtful and insightful comments during discussions

*You get started immediately on writing the Do Now without any reminders*You remain in your seat the throughout class, unless you have permission to get up*You raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged 100% of the time*You are on time and mentally prepared to learn*You clean-up your space, re-arrange your desk, and push in your chair when you exit class*You have all materials and assignments so you are ready to learn*Your tone, language, and body language are professional and respectful 100% of the time*You follow all PHA rules and class rules (dress code, gum, etc.)*You follow all instructions 100% of the time the first time they are given*You work purposely and respectfully alone, with a partner, or in a group

One or two of the following is true:

*You need to be reminded once to get started on writing for the Do Now*You need to be reminded to raise your hand once or twice to be acknowledged*You need to be reminded to stay in your seat unless you have permission to get up*You do not have all materials for class*You have an unexcused tardy*You need to clean-up your space*You need a reminder to keep your language, tone, and/or body language professional or respectful*You need to be reminded of PHA (dress code, gum, etc.) or class rules (routines)*You need to be reminded to follow instructions or time limits*You need to be reminded to work purposefully and/or respectfully alone, with a partner, or with a group

More than two of the following are true:

*You need to be reminded once to get started on writing for the Do Now*You need to be reminded to raise your hand once or twice to be acknowledged*You need to be reminded to stay in your seat unless you have permission to get up*You do not have all materials for class*You have an unexcused tardy*You need a reminder to keep your language, tone, and/or body language professional or respectful*You need to clean-up your space*You need to be reminded of PHA (dress code, gum, etc.) or class rules (routines)*You need to be reminded to follow instructions or time limits*You need to be reminded to work purposefully and/or respectfully alone, with a partner, or with a group

Name:Date:

English 10 Citizenship Rubric4: Exceeding Expectations 3: Meeting

Expectations2: Needs Improvement 1: Unsatisfactory

*You get started immediately on writing the Do Now without any reminders*You remain in your seat the throughout class, unless you have permission to get up*You raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged 100% of the time*You are on time and mentally prepared to learn*You have all materials and assignments so you are ready to learn*Your tone, language, and body language are professional and respectful 100% of the time*You follow all PHA rules and class rules (dress code, gum, etc.)*You follow all instructions and time limits 100% of the time the first time they are given*You work purposely and respectfully alone, with a partner, or in a group*You clean-up your space, re-arrange your desk, and push in your chair when you exit class

AND you demonstrate that you are working your hardest inside and outside of class:*You come to office hours for extra help*You ask thoughtful questions regarding material*You revise your work in order to improve it*You exceed expectations of assignments by writing more*You add thoughtful and insightful comments during discussions

*You get started immediately on writing the Do Now without any reminders*You remain in your seat the throughout class, unless you have permission to get up*You raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged 100% of the time*You are on time and mentally prepared to learn*You clean-up your space, re-arrange your desk, and push in your chair when you exit class*You have all materials and assignments so you are ready to learn*Your tone, language, and body language are professional and respectful 100% of the time*You follow all PHA rules and class rules (dress code, gum, etc.)*You follow all instructions 100% of the time the first time they are given*You work purposely and respectfully alone, with a partner, or in a group

One or two of the following is true:

*You need to be reminded once to get started on writing for the Do Now*You need to be reminded to raise your hand once or twice to be acknowledged*You need to be reminded to stay in your seat unless you have permission to get up*You do not have all materials for class*You have an unexcused tardy*You need to clean-up your space*You need a reminder to keep your language, tone, and/or body language professional or respectful*You need to be reminded of PHA (dress code, gum, etc.) or class rules (routines)*You need to be reminded to follow instructions or time limits*You need to be reminded to work purposefully and/or respectfully alone, with a partner, or with a group

More than two of the following are true:

*You need to be reminded once to get started on writing for the Do Now*You need to be reminded to raise your hand once or twice to be acknowledged*You need to be reminded to stay in your seat unless you have permission to get up*You do not have all materials for class*You have an unexcused tardy*You need a reminder to keep your language, tone, and/or body language professional or respectful*You need to clean-up your space*You need to be reminded of PHA (dress code, gum, etc.) or class rules (routines)*You need to be reminded to follow instructions or time limits*You need to be reminded to work purposefully and/or respectfully alone, with a partner, or with a group

Name:Date:

“A Different Discussion About Aid” ORQ

Read the following Open-Response Question (ORQ) and with a partner annotate it, create, a purpose question, and write an outline for it:

1. Based on the speech “A Different Discussion About Aid”, describe Kagame’s position on bilateral aid.

Purpose Question:

ORQ Outline:

Objective By the end of this lesson, you will be able to identify all the parts of the ORQ prompt and then compose a purpose question that includes all parts of an ORQ prompt

Name ______________________________

ORQ Rubric: 4=A 3=B 2=C 1=D/F

“Mini-Thesis Statement *Mini-thesis clearly and completely develops an argument in response to all parts of the prompt.*Mini-thesis shows sophistication by tying all parts of the prompt together*Mini-thesis shows how the details of the text relate to one another to convey a meaning*Includes title, author, and genre

*Mini-thesis clearly and completely develops an argument in response to all parts of the prompt.*Mini-thesis shows sophistication by tying all parts of the prompt together*Includes title, author, and genre

*Mini-thesis restates the prompt and addresses all parts.*Does not include title author genre

*Mini-thesis only addresses part of the prompt

Example Mini-thesis statements:

1. President Kagame says they need bilateral aid.

2. In his speech “A Different Discussion About Aid”, President Paul Kagame describes the need for bilateral aid.

3. In his speech, “A Different Discussion About Aid”, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda describes the need for bilateral aid between the United States Peace Corps and the people and government of Rwanda.

4. In his speech, “A Different Discussion About Aid”, Paul Kagame describes the benefits of bilateral aid when he highlights the ways in which the United States Peace Corps volunteers can learn about peace and reconciliation from Rwandans while Rwandans in turn receive aid as they work towards rebuilding their nation after the devastating genocide of 1994.

ORQ Mini-thesis Statement Rubric

Evaluating Mini-Thesis Statements on Kagame’s Speech

Sample Mini-Thesis Statements

What score we gave it based on the rubric

Explanation of why we thought it deserved that score.

1 1 Only explains part of the prompt.

2 2

3 3

4

Objectives: Evaluate mini-thesis statements using the ORQ rubric.

“Air Mail” ORQ

Read the following Open-Response Question (ORQ). With a partner annotate it, create a purpose question, and write an outline for it:

1. Based on the short story “Air Mail” by Ravi Mangla, explain what Tommy and Anuridh learn about each other’s culture.

Purpose Question:

ORQ Outline:

Objective By the end of this lesson, you will be able to identify all the parts of the ORQ prompt and then compose a purpose question that includes all parts of an ORQ prompt

Name ______________________________

ORQ Rubric: 4=A 3=B 2=C 1=D/F

“Mini-Thesis Statement *Mini-thesis clearly and completely develops an argument in response to all parts of the prompt.*Mini-thesis shows sophistication by tying all parts of the prompt together*Mini-thesis shows how the details of the text relate to one another to convey a meaning*Includes title, author, and genre

*Mini-thesis clearly and completely develops an argument in response to all parts of the prompt.*Mini-thesis shows sophistication by tying all parts of the prompt together*Includes title, author, and genre

*Mini-thesis restates the prompt and addresses all parts.*Does not include title author genre

*Mini-thesis only addresses part of the prompt

With a partner, write your own mini-thesis statement based on the “Air Mail” prompt for the gallery walk:

ORQ Mini-thesis Statement Rubric DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THIS!

ORQ Rubric: 4=A 3=B 2=C 1=D/F

“Mini-Thesis Statement

*Mini-thesis clearly and completely develops an argument in response to all parts of the prompt.*Mini-thesis shows sophistication by tying all parts of the prompt together*Mini-thesis shows how the details of the text relate to one another to convey a meaning*Includes title, author, and genre

*Mini-thesis clearly and completely develops an argument in response to all parts of the prompt.*Mini-thesis shows sophistication by tying all parts of the prompt together*Includes title, author, and genre

*Mini-thesis restates the prompt and addresses all parts.*Does not include title author genre

*Mini-thesis only addresses part of the prompt

Based on the feedback you received from your peers revise your mini-thesis statement:

“Air Mail” Mini-Thesis Statement RevisionName:

Guidelines for Mini-Thesis Gallery Walk

• Post your mini-thesis.• Silent gallery walk post-it notes. • Give each posted mini-thesis a score of 1-4 based

on the rubric and then underneath your score briefly explain why you gave it the number that you did. Tell them how they can improve their mini-thesis statement!

• This is silent and independent work! That means you should not interact with one another during this gallery walk– your focus needs to be on the work!

Objective: by the end of this lesson…1. Identify all the parts of the ORQ prompt and then compose a purpose question that

includes all parts of an ORQ prompt;2. Compose and evaluate mini-thesis statements using the ORQ rubric;3. Evaluate opinions on statements by participating in the “Take a Stand” activity

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Objective: by the end of this lesson…1. You will be able to evaluate statements based on your background and world view;2. Summarize Mumbai’s location, economic conditions, and what the city of known for in

order to build background knowledge for unit two;3. Summarize the main events and characters of chapter 1 of Q & A.

Please clear your desk of backpacks/sweaters and make sure you are in dress code…

Silent Do Now:

Please take the next 3 minutes to:

1. Update your Unit 1 Table of Contents2. Organize your binder

When finished begin working on tonight’s homework, the Lesson #1 Vocabulary Exercises.

Agenda:• Do Now• Citizenship Rubric• “Take a Stand”• Background Knowledge on Mumbai• Read Chapter 1!

Homework:•Vocabulary Packet!

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Objective: by the end of this lesson…1. You will be able to evaluate statements based on your background and world view;2. Identify Mumbai’s location, economic conditions, and what the city of known for in

order to build background knowledge for unit two.

English 10 Citizenship Rubric4: Exceeding Expectations 3: Meeting

Expectations2: Needs Improvement 1: Unsatisfactory

*You get started immediately on writing the Do Now without any reminders*You remain in your seat the throughout class, unless you have permission to get up*You raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged 100% of the time*You are on time and mentally prepared to learn*You have all materials and assignments so you are ready to learn*Your tone, language, and body language are professional and respectful 100% of the time*You follow all PHA rules and class rules (dress code, gum, etc.)*You follow all instructions and time limits 100% of the time the first time they are given*You work purposely and respectfully alone, with a partner, or in a group*You clean-up your space, re-arrange your desk, and push in your chair when you exit class

AND you demonstrate that you are working your hardest inside and outside of class:*You come to office hours for extra help*You ask thoughtful questions regarding material*You revise your work in order to improve it*You exceed expectations of assignments by writing more*You add thoughtful and insightful comments during discussions

*You get started immediately on writing the Do Now without any reminders*You remain in your seat the throughout class, unless you have permission to get up*You raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged 100% of the time*You are on time and mentally prepared to learn*You clean-up your space, re-arrange your desk, and push in your chair when you exit class*You have all materials and assignments so you are ready to learn*Your tone, language, and body language are professional and respectful 100% of the time*You follow all PHA rules and class rules (dress code, gum, etc.)*You follow all instructions 100% of the time the first time they are given*You work purposely and respectfully alone, with a partner, or in a group

One or two of the following is true:

*You need to be reminded once to get started on writing for the Do Now*You need to be reminded to raise your hand once or twice to be acknowledged*You need to be reminded to stay in your seat unless you have permission to get up*You do not have all materials for class*You have an unexcused tardy*You need to clean-up your space*You need a reminder to keep your language, tone, and/or body language professional or respectful*You need to be reminded of PHA (dress code, gum, etc.) or class rules (routines)*You need to be reminded to follow instructions or time limits*You need to be reminded to work purposefully and/or respectfully alone, with a partner, or with a group

More than two of the following are true:

*You need to be reminded once to get started on writing for the Do Now*You need to be reminded to raise your hand once or twice to be acknowledged*You need to be reminded to stay in your seat unless you have permission to get up*You do not have all materials for class*You have an unexcused tardy*You need a reminder to keep your language, tone, and/or body language professional or respectful*You need to clean-up your space*You need to be reminded of PHA (dress code, gum, etc.) or class rules (routines)*You need to be reminded to follow instructions or time limits*You need to be reminded to work purposefully and/or respectfully alone, with a partner, or with a group

Name:Date: Tuesday, Oct. 18th, 2011

Take a Stand ActivityFor this activity, you will be using your responses to discuss four statements

that have to do with the themes and essential questions of Unit 2.

• You will receive a citizenship grade based on your participation– You must speak at least once in order to earn a ‘3’– You must be listening to others and paying attention, as shown with your body

language in order to earn at least a ‘3’

• You need to be listening to others’ responses and filling out you ‘Listening Guide’ during the activity

• Do not put others down --- this is not a debate to “prove” who is right, but rather a discussion of ideas.

• Be respectful of others and their thoughts• Be professional: one person speaks at a time (whoever has the tennis

ball)Objective: by the end of this lesson…1. You will be able to evaluate opinions on statements by participating in the “Take a Stand” activity

Unit Two “Take a Stand”Activity

Put a number of 1-4 next to each of the statements below. 1=Strongly Disagree 2= Disagree 3=Agree 4=Strongly

Agree

1. Committing horrible crimes is sometimes justified. 2. A person should protect their friends at all costs– even if it means putting

yourself in great danger.3. We are all shaped by the place we live in (our context determines who we are). 4. Knowledge and wisdom come from life experiences, not formal education

(school and books).5. People are usually not what they appear to be. 6. There is no such thing as good luck or bad luck– everything that happens to us

is because of our choices.

Fill out the Summarizer at the end of the packet

Objective: by the end of this lesson…1. You will be able to evaluate opinions on statements by participating in the “Take a Stand” activity

Pre-Reading: What you need to know

The novel, movie and article are all about a city in India called

Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay).

Important Facts about Mumbai:

• The most populous cities in India and the second most populous city in the world. • It is the industrial and entertainment capital of India. It is the

home of Bollywood (the Indian version of Hollywood) and lots of movie stars and major corporations.

• Some of the most wealthy, famous and powerful people in India live in Mumbai, but it also home to large slums and a large population of street children who live on the streets and support themselves and their families by begging.

Objective: Students will be able to…Identify Mumbai’s location, economic conditions, and what the city of known for in order to build background knowledge for unit two.

Objective: Students will be able to…Identify Mumbai’s location, economic conditions, and what the city of known for in order to build background knowledge for unit two.

More information on Mumbai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQWpefYGIIs&feature=fvsthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzbwV7on6Q