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*** PR window for 2nd book chat/one-pagers is Monday, Jan 4 thru Monday Jan 11. ONLY one-pagers will be accepted after after Jan 11 and will earn a late grade with a 10% penalty. The final deadline is Monday, Jan 18th. The quarter ends Jan 22. Jan 4-8 · WOW – innovate · SOW – transitions · AOW – student selected article as related to their selected argument topic · Writing genre – formal written arguments DAILY LESSONS Monday: PR; book chats; evidence + commentary discussion; mentor text Tuesday: sow notes, flocabulary video https://www.flocabulary.com/transitions/, transitions ppt; wow notes Wednesday: Laptop Lab, select topic and two credible sources for student choice argument, create works cited page (RDW1) Thursday: Laptop Lab, outline argument (RDW 2); begin drafting 4 paragraph argument (RDW 3) Friday: Laptop Lab; finish typing argument draft (RDW 3 continued) RDWS Due Friday RDW 1: works cited RDW 2: Argument outline (handout) RDW 3&4: Type a two page, 4 paragraph argument essay proving your claim about your chosen topic. Requirements: 1. Use and circle connotative word choices 2. Use and circle transitions 3. Use and highlight direct and indirect text evidence with ellipsis for omission 4. Use and highlight in-text and parenthetical page citations (when applicable) *** PR window for 2nd book chat is Monday, Jan 4 thru Monday Jan11
Dec 7-11
DAILY LESSONS Monday: PR; RDW 1 (3p's) Tuesday: sow notes; wow notes Wednesday: AOW 1 -http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/cool-middle-school-kids-bully-242868; AOW 2 - http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Bullying-in-Schools-Pervasive-4787; additional source of info, http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/factors/index.html; RDW2 Thursday: Writing Lab; typed Bullying argument draft (RDW 3), option 1: Does bullying help kids gain social status? Option 2: Do popular kids abuse their social status by bullying? Friday: Writing Lab; typed Bullying argument draft (RDW 3 continued) RDWS Due Friday RDW 1: 3Ps, make a personal promise to yourself about your progress in ELA, including anything personal you think your teacher should know RDW 2: Argument outline (handout) for Bullying essay RDW 3: Type a 4 paragraph argument essay ROUGH DRAFT proving your claim about Bullying. Use and highlight ignorant, technique, connotative word choices, and direct and indirect text evidence with ellipsis for omission, in-text, and parenthetical page citations. ***RDWs from last week will be collected at the end of THIS week!!
*** PR window for 2nd book chat is Monday, Jan 4 thru Monday Jan11 Dec 7-11 · WOW – ignorant · SOW – text evidence with ellipsis for omission and citations Writing Focus: Argumentative Essays DAILY LESSONS Monday: sow notes, using text evidence with ellipsis for omission and citations; WOW notes Tuesday: review argument writing notes for INTRODUCTIONS; argument mentor text; TYPE first paragraph of Argument Essay (RDW1) Wednesday: review argument writing notes for Paragraphs 2 & 3; Writing Lab; type argument draft paragraphs 2 & 3 (RDW 1 continued) Thursday: review argument writing notes for conclusion paragraphs; Writing Lab; type conclusion paragraph (RDW 1 continued) Friday: RDWs due; Quiz, The Giver, chapters 11-23, connotation, using text evidence with ellipsis for omission and citations; PR time RDWS Due Friday RDW 1: Type a 4 paragraph argument essay proving your interpretation of the ending of The Giver. Use and highlight ignorant, connotative word choices, and text evidence with ellipsis for omission and citations. Last Weeks RDWs: RDW 1: handout, connotation & denotation, The Giver RDW 2: handout, bird-eye-view or nuclear wasteland RDW 3: handout, argument outline—outline an argument for how you think The Giver ended using text evidence |
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