Entrance Ticket

Read the Notebook Rubric

Choose 2 entries to be graded individually
Either from your Entrance/Exit Ticket section or your
writing section
These should reflect your best work
Put a sticky note on that page and star the indiviudal entry
September 12th, 2014
Essential Question: Is the American
Dream real?
Agenda: 1) Entrance Ticket 2)
Socratic Seminar a) Prep b)
Discussion c) Reflection 4) Exit
Ticket 5) Creative Writing
Homework: Take a break! :)
Writing: Discussion Questions
1. To whom is this poem addressed??
2. Whose voices are expressed in this poem? Whose are left out?
3. Discuss the speaker listener push/pull effect of the poem. How does this
affect the overall meaning?
4. How are the founding ideals of America addressed in the poem?
5. How is the dream of America seen as being unfulfilled in the poem?
6. What is the hope expressed in the poem?
7. How do you believe that Hughes would define the word free as used
within the context of the poem?
8. In Hughes mind, do you think America was ever truly America?
9. How will America become America?
Answer 1 question fully in your Writing
Section!
Socratic Seminar Protocol
class on the inner circle
inner circle will discuss the text for 10
minutes
there will be a 5 minute break in the middle so that
the inner circle can get feedback from their partners
in the outer circle
outer circle will take notes on their partners
performance and will coach them to improve
after the break
switch places!
Socratic Seminar Guidelines
All members of the inner circle are expected to actively
participate in the discussion.
Try to stay on topic and reference the text as much as
possible. Refer to specific passages.
Try to direct your comments and questions to each
other and not to the Seminar leader.
Please maintain rules of civil discourse. Its fine to
disagree with a persons ideas, but never to criticize the
person offering them.
Members of the outer circle must remain silent until the
seminar is over.
Socratic Seminar
Some Sentence Starters:
-That reminds me of...
- I would add...
- But, remember when...
- I dont understand why...
- What did you mean by...
- What do you think?
- In my opinion,...
- The evidence suggests that...
Discussion Questions
1. To whom is this poem addressed??
2. Whose voices are expressed in this poem? Whose are left out?
3. Discuss the speaker listener push/pull effect of the poem. How does this
affect the overall meaning?
4. How are the founding ideals of America addressed in the poem?
5. How is the dream of America seen as being unfulfilled in the poem?
6. What is the hope expressed in the poem?
7. How do you believe that Hughes would define the word free as used
within the context of the poem?
8. In Hughes mind, do you think America was ever truly America?
9. How will America become America?
Break!
In 1 minute, give your partner some advice
on how they can improve in the discussion
Use your observation checklist to help you
Discussion Questions
1. To whom is this poem addressed??
2. Whose voices are expressed in this poem? Whose are left out?
3. Discuss the speaker listener push/pull effect of the poem. How does this
affect the overall meaning?
4. How are the founding ideals of America addressed in the poem?
5. How is the dream of America seen as being unfulfilled in the poem?
6. What is the hope expressed in the poem?
7. How do you believe that Hughes would define the word free as used
within the context of the poem?
8. In Hughes mind, do you think America was ever truly America?
9. How will America become America?
Break!
In 1 minute, give your partner some advice
on how they can improve in the discussion
Use your observation checklist to help you
Self-Reflection
Give your observation checklist back to your
partner
Fill out the self-assessment on the back!
Exit Ticket
What is one thing that something you wish
you could have said in the discussion but did
not get to?
Creative Writing