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Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to... ** Due Today: Lit Circle Meeting #6 Author's Philosophical Assumption(s) and Theme with textual evidence ** **Homework:** = ** Essential Question(s): **  = ==== **Important Deadlines/Reminders** ==== ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ **Agenda ** **1.** ** Learning Log: ** Update with DLT, HW, etc. **2. Literature Circle Meeting #6**
 * practice analysis as evidenced by annotations, discussion and using textual evidence to answer questions.
 * **Due Block day 3/9 and 3/10: Revised Personal Statement #1**
 * **Revised personal statement printed or emailed to BOTH teachers with** revisions highligted
 * **Rough draft with teacher comments**
 * How am I prepared for college and life after high school?
 * **District Performance Task on Block Day! **
 * **Be prepared to learn and participate! Bring your literature circle books every day! **
 * Share your philosophical assumptions and theme statement aloud and discuss each group members' opinions and evidence
 * take notes on group members' comments, bullet points are fine

3. **Personal Statement #1**
 * Review comments
 * Editing reminders

4. **SBAC Performance Task Texts** 5. **Journal #11: When I Laugh at Myself** "To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity." William Arthur Ward (author and poet) **Prompt**: **Think about moments when you just have to laugh and describe one in detail to finish this thought:** ** I laugh at myself when I remember... **
 * Meet to discuss the constructed response questions
 * All notes must be taken only on the text handouts
 * Keep your pen/pencil moving //**the entire time**// and write with as much detail and examples as possible.
 * Each entry in your Journal must be one or more hand written pages.
 * You must strive to be thoughtful and honest.
 * This is a place to think and create. Use it.
 * If you find a prompt difficult commit to it, don't give up. Analyze it and dive in!