Day 6 – 10/7

1. Quick-read “The Biology of Joy”
   1. Please quick-read the article, inserting 3-4 comments after reading the entire article (double click a main idea, paraphrase or expand quickly, continue reading). Please note your time when done reading (see timer on smart panel). Quick-reading 2,171 words should take between 6-9 minutes; adding one minute per paraphrase, you should be done in 10-14 minutes.
   2. Class will list 4-5 main ideas, then partners will join other pairs to form groups of four; each person chooses an idea to transform into a claim with a quote, paraphrase and two-sentence explanation, drafts an email to all three students, and then replies to all any additional ideas regarding that main idea.
2. Non-Honors: Read “The Biology of Joy” and record cause/effect chart in their copy.
   1.  Mr. Hanson reads from his examples, One tap cause, two taps effect.
   2. Group discussion: 1. Theme of the article? 2. Important details? 3. Theme of this week? 
3. HW: Read
   1. “Civil Disobedience” Honors 2 days, annotating the important details and themes.
   2. “Civil Disobedience”(ChatGPT translation) 1 day, annotating the important details and themes.

Day 7 – 10/8 DI Day

1. DI / AI Survey DI & AI For All Students, Debate OR Essay
2. HW: Finish “Civil Disobedience” by Thoreau OR Ind Reading & Notes – Mention MLK Letter

Day 8 – 10/9

1. Plan for a discussion on one of the four topics. Students can use their notes.
   • Informational essay format. Main Idea — 2-3 supporting details+explanations — Relevancy
2. HW: Complete “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”  assignment, annotating ideas connected to government, nonviolent civil disobedience, and Thoreau’s “On Civil Disobedience” (connect to the “On Civil Disobedience” quotes.)

Day 9 – 10/11

1. Discuss “Letters from a Birmingham Jail” and its connections to “On Civil Disobedience”
2. Group discussion: Which “Civil Disobedience” quote is most relevant to MLK’s letter?
   1. Discover a key idea.
   2. Prove it with details from the text.
   3. Brainstorm relevancy.
3. 10 min. Prepare & 20 min. Discussion
4. HW: Vocabulary

Day 10 – 10/12

Note: Students will have recently reviewed the writing process (ACT Prompt analysis).

1. Formal Essay Template Example
   • Students will write an informative, reflective essay demonstrating their knowledge of multiple authors’ key ideas (studied in one of the week-long discussions) citing strong and thorough textual evidence(MLA), in order to communicate an important statement about the human experience.
   • – 600 word maximum.
2. Students work on steps 1 and 2 of the writing process 
3. HW: None, if Friday.