The Hot Seat

Big Ideas: How do individuals and groups shape our identity? How do we become a confident individual?

Reading: Today we will read for five minutes.

Agenda:

1. Class discussion: Who has more influence: Stargirl or Hilari?
1. Not all individuals are equal. Some individuals have more influence than others. So what do you think?
2. I think...because...For example,
3. I also think...And I would add,... Do you remember the part...
2. English Journal #5 Participle Practice
1. , the heavily armed soldiers looked dangerous.
3. Make a claim using the roundtable and add it to English Journal #4
1. In the book, who is doing the shaping? What is being shaped? How is it happening?
4. Read Stargirl for 17 minutes. Start at (p. 49) 1:08:00 and end at 1:25:00 minutes (p61).        Read the the PDF up to page 42
5. Chart Stargirl's popularity after today's reading. What changed?
   

Success Criteria:

1.  I can make a claim about a character in the novel and provide evidence.
2. I know what a participle usually looks like and how to add it to the beginning of a sentence.
3.  I am deepening my knowledge about how individuals and groups shape me.
4. I understand how popular Stargirl is in the novel and why.
5. I am making progress on my vocabulary.

Homework:

1. Work on your new vocabulary.