12.06 - Sanction Mad Libs and Sanctions in Speak

We started today's class with some sanction scenarios that we approached mad-lib style. Everyone had two minutes to analyze each scenario identifying and describing which sanctions were present. The scenarios we looked at in class were as follows:

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I then handed out our reading schedule for Speak:

While reading this book, everyone will be tracking sanctions that occur between Melinda and another person or other people. We will use one tracking sheet for each section (or "marking period") in the book. The sections that we will be looking at are:

Principal Principal (no need to track other teachers here)

Various Teachers (not Mr. Freeman)

Peers/The Marthas

Mom and Dad

Mr. Freeman

Everyone then had the remaining ten minutes in the period to start their reading and taking note of sanctions. The best format for this will be to write in the appropriate box "So-and-So sanctions So-and-So when she/he..."

Reminder: The point is to record sanctions as they occur. If there are eight instances of one type of sanction that is fine; just record them as they come. If one type of sanction does not occur, that is fine too.

Homework:

Read the "Marking Period 1" section in Speak for Monday while tracking sanctions that occur between Melinda and your assigned person/people.

Practice your Poetry Out Loud poem (the class competition is next Friday, 12/13).

 

Complete or revise any other work for the course as necessary.