Day 1

9:30 - 10:00

Writing Into The Day

• Text rendering with Wheatley text

  • Highlight a sentence 

  • Highlight a phrase

  • Highlight a word

10:00 - 11:00

Morning Session 1

• Group agreements - We invite you to create and share out some group agreements for our time together this summer

  • Active listening

  • Speak your truth

  • Curious not furious

  • Be open to learning

  • Expect nonclosure

  • Mindful of voice/volume

• 4As Text Protocol

• (Re)read/skim Chapters 1-3  of Cultivating Genius silently, highlighting it and writing notes in the margin or on post-it notes in answer to the following four questions (you can also add your own “A”s)

• What Assumptions does the author of the text hold?

• What do you Agree within the text?

• What do you want to Argue within the text?

• • What parts of the text do you want to Aspire to?

11:00 - 1:00

Poetry Inside Out

• We'll watch a video explaining the protocol

• We'll go over the materials used in the protocol

  • The Poem Page

  • Translator's glossary

  • "Phrase by Phrase" and "Make It Flow" workbook pages

• Partners work on their own translations, then compare their translations to another pair

  • Groups share their translation out loud

1:00- 1:45

Lunch

• Places to eat in walking distance

1:45 - 2:30

Journal Groups and Reflection

• GROUP 1: Chris, Emma, Adrienne B., Sally, Carly 

• GROUP 2: Alaya, Alex, Amber, Julia

• GROUP 3: Takiyah, Mariama, Willeena, Kevin

• GROUP 4: Adrienne S., Emily, Patricia, Grace

2:30 - 3:00

Looking Ahead

• Tuesday:

  • Meet here -  Benjamin Franklin House, Independence National Historical Park (INHP)

• Complete Day 2 readings

• Reading Group Sign Ups