While you rolled into class I asked you to take a small slip of paper and write on it something that you would not find in your grandmother’s kitchen. We used these slips of paper for our first activity:
A/B Partners Impromptu Speaking
After brainstorming a variety of ways you could approach an impromptu speech on an object, I asked you to find a partner and speak for 50 seconds – after 10 very important seconds of think time – on the object listed on a randomly selected slip of paper. The items you had to speak about were liquor and a coffee maker.
Me in a Bag Speeches: Take 2
We continued with the Me in a Bag speeches today. Thanks to all who presented. We’ll finish the final 6 in Monday’s class.
Administrivia
- TC Profile: It’s due on Monday, 27 September. Please see an earlier post for the template and more details.
- Pre-Prac Prep & Ropes Course: I handed out the waiver and medical form that need to be completed in order to participate at the Ropes Course. While ‘ll put up another post with more details about this day, the forms can be found below:
Beyond Verbal Delivery: A Reading from Communication for the Classroom Teacher, 9th Edition by Simonds and Cooper
In an effort to extend your thinking about language and its use in the classroom, I’m asking you to read Chapter 4 from the Simonds and Cooper text. Please use the Sticky Notes strategy to pick out 3 interesting ideas in the reading and to comment on why those sections speak to you. Write your thoughts on the text’s ideas on the sticky note itself. You could write:
- a conection
- a reaction
- a question
- an inference
- a prediction
- or some other thoughts that occur as you consider the piece of selected text
Be prepeared to discuss your 3 sticky notes and the text chunks they relate to in class on Monday, 27 September 2010.
Sticky Notes is a simple but powerful strategy that can be used in both non-fiction and fiction contexts. Here’s a quick blurb on how to do it:
OK, that wraps it up. Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you on Monday.
– Lawrence