Weekly Agenda: February 27 – March 2

Monday, February 27
- Vocabulary DUE
- Group 3 Post-Reading Questions DUE
- Read and discuss “Friending, Ancient or Otherwise” (pp.431-433)
- Practice: Finding similarities and differences → generating bases for comparison
HW: For Friday, read “Swollen Expectations” (p.422-428); answer Group 3’s post-reading questions

Wednesday, February 29
- Introduce OPTIC as a method for analyzing images
- Partner Work: Comparing Two Images Depicting Same Theme (pp. 403-404)
- Introduce compare & contrast formal essay assignment
- Group discussion “Swollen Expectations” and HW responses (Group 3 facilitates)
HW:
Group 4: Read “Sex, Lies, and Conversation” (pp.436-440) and generate post-reading discussion questions. DUE to Mrs. Case by 8am on Friday, 3/2.

Friday, March 2
Review OPTIC
Review Organizational options: point-by-point vs. subject-by-subject comparisons
In-class writing: Comparing Two Images Depicting Same Theme (overhead→slide notes attached)
Trade and critique (provide both positive and critical feedback)
HW: Read “Sex, Lies, and Conversation” (pp.436-440) and respond to Group 4’s post-reading discussion questions.