1st hour fishbowl over The Truman Show

Happy PLC Wednesday, ladies!

If you're choosing Blogger as a means of capturing your thinking versus using the open chair or being drawn as a hot seat, please adhere to the following requirements to earn full credit for your work:

• Adhere to effective writing skills, including carefully proofreading your work and employing effective grammar and mechanics.
• Provide reasoning for your thinking, making it clear why you think what you do, or provide the reasoning for your question prior to asking it.
• Defend your responses and contextualize your questions with specific scenes from the movie.
• Participate consistently throughout the discussion.

Enjoy!

2nd hour fishbowl #4 over The Truman Show

Happy PLC Wednesday, all!

If you're choosing Blogger as a means of capturing your thinking versus using the open chair or being drawn as a hot seat, please adhere to the following requirements to earn full credit for your work:

• Adhere to effective writing skills, including carefully proofreading your work and employing effective grammar and mechanics.
• Provide reasoning for your thinking, making it clear why you think what you do, or provide the reasoning for your question prior to asking it.
• Defend your responses and contextualize your questions with specific scenes from the movie.
• Participate consistently throughout the discussion.

Enjoy!

1st hour fishbowl #3 over the end of Fahrenheit 451: February 2, 2017

Morning, ladies!  Looking forward to a great last discussion over the end of Fahrenheit 451.    As a reminder, here is what I'm looking for in your outer circle responses:

• Consistent involvement in discussion.  Aim for at least 3-4 well-developed posts throughout the discussion's duration.
• Careful writing.  Be sure to employ academic vocabulary, effective grammar and mechanics, and to proofread your work.
• Comprehension & critical thinking about the text that's supported or contextualized with specific panels and pages.

Happy posting!

2nd hour Fahrenheit 451 fishbowl #3: February 2, 2017

Good morning!  Great work with last class's outer circle discussion.  Over and over I found myself thinking, "Man these guys are smart!"

Keep up the great work, engaging in a thoughtful last discussion over the end of the book and using your feedback from your last outer circle response to guide you.

Some overall suggestions:

• Be sure you employ good writing skills, using academic vocabulary and carefully proofreading your work.
• Refer back to specific page numbers and panels to contextualize your questions and to defend your claims in response to those questions.
• Aim for at least 3-4 quality posts throughout the course of the discussion.

Happy blogging!

2nd hour Fahrenheit 451 fishbowl #2: Friday, January 27

Good morning!  You guys did such a great job discussing the first reading sections of Fahrenheit 451.  Looking forward to another great discussion!

Please keep in mind the following expectations if you wish to earn full credit for today's discussion.  If you were on the outer circle last discussion, please also use your highlighted feedback to grow in your efforts.

• Carefully proofread your work & employ other skills of effective writing
• Stay active throughout the discussion versus posting just a few comments at the beginning or end
• Ground every question and comment in the text, referring to a specific passage number and panel or panels to defend your thinking.  

Live Blog 2nd hour Fahrenheit 451 fishbowl #2: Friday, January 27

2nd hour outer circle blog: fishbowl #1 over Fahrenheit 451 Monday, January 23rd

Good morning!  Hope you enjoyed a great weekend.

Looking forward to a great first fishbowl over Fahrenheit 451.  I sensed, on Friday, many comprehension challenges.  Let's be sure to use our discussion today to sift through those as well as to explore deeper issues.

To earn full credit for your response, be sure to...

• Carefully proofread your work & employ other skills of effective writing
• Stay active throughout the discussion versus posting just a few comments at the beginning or end
• Ground every question and comment in the text, referring to a specific passage number and panel or panels to defend your thinking.  

Here is an example:

The second and third panels on page 1 are really abstract.  Why do you think Hamilton made them obscure?  What is he trying to show?

If you do not adhere to these expectations, after today's discussion, I'll ask that you complete the hand-written response.

Happy posting!

1st hour outer circle blog: fishbowl #2 over Fahrenheit 451, Friday, January 27

Good morning ladies!  Happy Friday!

Looking forward to today's fishbowl over Fahrenheit 451.  I sensed, on Friday, many comprehension challenges.  Let's be sure to use our discussion today to sift through those as well as to explore deeper issues.

To earn full credit for your response, be sure to...

• Carefully proofread your work & employ other skills of effective writing
• Stay active throughout the discussion versus posting just a few comments at the beginning or end
• Ground every question and comment in the text, referring to a specific passage number and panel or panels to defend your thinking.  

Here is an example:

The second and third panels on page 1 are really abstract.  Why do you think Hamilton made them obscure?  What is he trying to show?

If you do not adhere to these expectations, after today's discussion, I'll ask that you complete the hand-written response.

Happy posting!