Asking the Big Questions (For Real, This Time): August 30, 2017

Focus: What do you really want to know?

1. Warming up with a few thoughts about this week

2. Forming your Big Question Blog

1. Start with www.blogger.com
2. Sign in with your school Google account.
3. Give it a creative title that includes your first name.
4. Share the blog address with me at kleclaire@lps.k12.co.us
5. Enjoy refining your background, layout, etc.
6. Include your BIG QUESTION in the header.

3. Unpacking your question

• Spend a paragraph or two freewriting on your question. Why did you pick it? What does it mean to right now? What does it make you wonder about?

• Spend a paragraph or two using your question to investigate Oedipus Rex, bringing in specific examples from the play.

4. Cooling down with the imagery in "Ozymandias"

• How does Shelley's imagery compare to yours?

• What patterns do you notice in Shelley's poem?

• What do you think Shelley was trying to? (_____ but also _____)

HW:
1. For Thursday: 

• Prepare for a Socratic on Oedipus Rex; bring your ticket.

2. For Friday:

• Bring your laptop to class for a 30-minute College Essay Bootcamp!

3. For Tuesday: 

• Finish composing your first Big Question blog (see tasks under #3).
• Spend time reading East of Eden.

4. Ongoing: Stop in for a conference on your college essay!