Final EOCT Prep- 4/25

Warm Up:
-Students will take the test on "Exit Through the Gift Shop"

Work Session:
-Students will take he last EOCT practice test using the classroom iRespond system
-Students will record upto ten of what they consider to be the hardest questions on the practice test on the back of their quiz paper
-Students will be shown the EOCT review games listed on the teacher blog
-If time permits students will read from "A White House Diary" by Lady Bird Johnson and complete the critical thinking questions at the end of the text

Summarizer:
-Students will summarize the test-taking skill or tip they will employ during the EOCT Monday and Tuesday

"Exit Through the Gift Shop"- 4/24

Warm Up:
-Students will take two more of the EOCT mid-chapter reviews from the COACH workbook
-Students will use the classroom iRespond system

Work Session:
-If any remaining thematic presentations have to be performed we will spend the first half of class completing this
-Students will complete viewing of "Exit Through the Gift Shop"
-As students are viewing the documentary they will fill out the advanced graphic organizer

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson

Thematic Presentations- 4/23

Warm Up:
-Students will complete two EOCT mid-chapter review exercises using the classroom iRespond system
-Correct answers will be reviewed and discussed as a class

Work Session:
-A majority of class time today will be spent with students performing thematic presentations
-These presentations will be graded according to the listening, speaking, and viewing learning standards
-If time remains in the block students may silently read Part Two of the novel

Summarizer:
-Students will complete the self-reflection handout to grade their own presentations

Preparing for Thematic Presentations- 4/22

Warm Up:
-Students will continue remediating their answers to the EOCT practice test they took last week

Work Session:
-Students will be working independently today to put the finishing touches on the thematic presentations
-Presentations will begin tomorrow and students will be randomly chosen from the roster to determine presentation order
-Students that finish early may continue reading Part Two of the novel
-Students are reminded to complete the novel by May 5th

Summarizer:
-Students will individually meet with the instructor as the need arises concerning the thematic presentations

Empathy and Thematic Project Preparation- 4/21

Warm Up:
-Students will receive the test results from the 2004 practice EOCT they took last week
-Students may remediate their grade by providing correct answers and rationales for each on a separate paper
-Students will also be informed of the EOCT Boot Camp

Work Session:
-Students will take an online empathy test and share the results on the Four Panel assessment we began last week
-Students will read the informational article entitled, "Six Habits of Highly Empathetic People" and answer the HOTS questions provided at the end of the article
-Students may use the remaining time to remediate their practice EOCT answers or to prepare for the thematic presentations which begin tomorrow

Summarizer:
-Students will turn in the Four Panel assessment for a formative assessment

TKAM Thematic Project- 4/18

Warm Up:
-Students will discuss the practice EOCT they took yesterday and begin talking about the first major domain they will encounter on the test

Work Session:
-Students will receive the directions for the TKAM Thematic Project
-As a class we will discuss the guiding questions and the first steps students should take to complete the project
-The rest of class time will be spent in the English Department computer lab as students begin their projects

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson

Grapes of Wrath- 4/16

NOTE:
-Today is the last day of whole-school registration
-As such, it will again be impossible to get much done, as class schedules vary block-to-block
-Students will briefly view "The Grapes of Wrath" in each class