Friday, January 29th

Starter #12
Journal on yesterday's experience:

• In general, what was it like to have the full class to work on a project of your choosing? 
• Was it a productive use of time? Did you do something worthwhile with your time? Did it contribute positively to our class culture? DEFEND your response.
• Were you motivated?
• Do you think your classmates used the time meaningfully? Explain.
• What other requirements/expectations should there be for how students use their time or what they "produce"?

Agenda
Watch a video clip from Mike Rowe's t.v. show "Dirty Jobs": "Are People with Dirty Jobs the most Successful?" (Mike Rowe is an American media personality, actor and amateur comedian best known as the host of the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs. He can also be heard as narrator on a variety of series and has appeared in recurring commercials for Ford Motor Company.)

Listen to "Success" Podcast Episodes 2 and 4

Written reflection in starter docs on the latest "Success" episodes:

• What line(s) stood out to you?
• How does these two speakers define success?
• To what extent do you agree with these two speakers? Which one resonates with you more?

Lit Circle Meeting #4 

• Make sure your reaction is typed up in your group's google doc for today's meeting notes. 
• If you did annotations, write "ANNOTATIONS" under your name for today's meeting and have Ashley check your annotations today
• Share your written reaction and/or summarize the annotations that stood out to you
• Discussion director- lead group in discussion of your questions and other questions your group members have.
• Continue discussing the "hero's journey" and how it does/does not apply to your book's hero(es).

End class with appreciations!