5PA Update

This week, students will finally have their first Socratic Seminar of the year for the story "The Hemulen Who Loved Silence." This will take place on Tuesday, November 5th.  The goal is for all students to be active participants and to share their thinking with their peers.  Each student has written a goal which will be reviewed prior to the beginning of the seminar.  Afterward, students will participate in an individual and whole class goal reflection process in order to determine what went well and what improvements need to occur for future seminars.  

We will be moving on to our next story entitled "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury. Students will be completing the first read toward the end of the week and then move into the annotation process.  I am certain that this story will be a favorite for learners and engagement will be at an all-time high.  This happens to be one of my favorites and I am looking forward to having thoughtful discussions with students about Bradbury's work.

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