All Boys, All Blogged: October 23, 2012

Welcome to our first daily agenda on the blog!

Focus: Now that Amir has taken "the red pill," is there a way to be good again?  A close look at Chapters 22 and 23 in The Kite Runner

1. Warm-up: Find one phrase or short sentence from Chapter 22 or 23 that illustrates an important moment in Amir's (heroic?) journey.  As you listen to your classmates read their phrases aloud, what new picture do we form of Amir?  How has he changed, and why?

2. Kite Runner Fishbowl Discussion #7: Chapters 22 and 23 (please post your blog responses underneath today's agenda).

3. Wrap-up: Take-away's from today's discussion

Homework: Read and annotate Chapter 24 of The Kite Runner for tomorrow's discussion.  Also, please read the overview of your independent reading project and come in prepared with any questions you have.  Lastly, while SAT vocabulary cards are no longer required, I strongly suggest making them for List 6.

Fishbowl #6: Chapter 21

By this point, you know what to do!  Keep up your strong work with bringing quotations into at least one of your responses, getting into the hotseats, and participating frequently and thoughtfully from the beginning of the discussion to the end.

Enjoy!

Fishbowl #5: Chapters 19 and 20

Hello, fishbowlers!

If you have questions about Afghanistan you'd like our long-distance friend, Rob, to answer, feel free (as always) to post them here.

You have the same two goals today, my friends:
(A) Bring at least one quotation into your responses.
(B) Keep getting into the hotseats.

(C) Remember that you are expected to use your laptop ONLY for blogging; you should be participating frequently from the beginning of the discussion to the end.

Enjoy, and keep up your strong work!

Fishbowl #4: Chapters 17 and 18

Hello, fishbowlers!

If you have questions about Afghanistan you'd like our long-distance friend, Rob, to answer, feel free to post them here, and he will respond to them this week.

Also, I've posted a picture that Rob sent to us two years ago from Afghanistan.

You have the same two goals today, my friends:
(A) Bring at least one quotation into your responses.
(B) Challenge yourself to get into the hotseats today (you're doing a GREAT job so far!).

Enjoy, and keep up your strong work!

Fishbowl #3: Chapters (13), 14, 15 and 16

Welcome back to fishbowl!

You have three goals today, my friends:

(A) Bring at least one quotation into your responses.

(B) As an outer circle, we need to make sure that at least five different people get into the hotseats today.

(C) Explain your thinking carefully and thoroughly (avoid the one-sentence response).

Enjoy

Fishbowl #2: Chapters 11 and 12

Hello, happy fishbowlers! Great job yesterday, by the way.

Here are your three special challenges for today:

(1) Bring a quotation into at least one of your blogs today.

(2) Ask Rob (our special contact) a question.




(3) Please capitalize your "I's" (and maintain all other capitalization rules).

Have fun!

Fishbowl #1: Chapters 9 and 10

Welcome to fishbowl! As you engage in an invigorating conversation on the outer circle, please keep in mind the following:

1. Hit the F5 key to refresh your screen and see new comments.
2. Always address the person (or people) to whom you are responding.
3. Comment consistently throughout the discussion.
4. Proofread for spelling and grammar; avoid using texting language.
5. Bring in examples/quotations from the text when possible.
6. Above all else, keep it professional.