Jacob's First Blog

Agenda:
1. Poem / Blog
2. Author's Chair (much respek)
3. Socratic Seminar Prep : review themes
Homework:
1. Prep for S.S in WNB
2. (Optional) Watch The Debate!

First things first. Today is too hot, I suggest that the class should take a field trip to the beach or maybe even the pool :). The class starts with the off sync of our daily poems, completely failing at this, we give it another shot. The voices fill the room with the poems; "We Wear The Mask", "We Real Cool", and "Lodged." After this we start to read Christopher's excellent blog (round of applause to him), sadly he wasn't here to see Ms.Witham's appreciation towards his work.

The class takes a day off from working hard to relax and listen to the stories of our fellow students. Discussing the lines that speak to us , giving a deeper look into their life, showing what makes who they are. This is a great way to help express ourselves, even making our writings stronger. We come to a stop with author's chair after hearing a few brave students. The class finishes with the preparation of our Socratic Seminar, discussing important words, themes, and quotes so we can start to understand how our groups should structure our writings.