Weekly Agenda

Monday, December 1, 2025

Learning Target: Students will formulate a clear, arguable claim that responds to the essential question, demonstrating an understanding of complexity and nuance.

• Agenda:

• Review synthesis essay rubric and expectations for claims

• Model drafting a claim

• Draft your claim (3 versions)

• Share final claim on Padlet

• Homework: Submit your final claim on Padlet

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Learning Target: Students will identify and gather relevant textual and personal evidence to support their claim.

• Agenda:

• Review Padlet claims

• Model evidence collection

• Collect evidence for your essay

• Begin filling in your outline

• Homework: Add all evidence to your outline.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Learning Target: Students will begin organizing their evidence and ideas into a structured outline, including subclaims, context, and commentary.

• Agenda:

• Review how to structure a synthesis essay outline

• Fill in subclaims, context, and commentary

• Peer review outlines for clarity

• Homework: Continue adding context, commentary, and evidence to your outline.

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Learning Target: Students will complete their essay outline and begin drafting their synthesis essay with a clear introduction and organized body paragraphs.

• Agenda:

• Finalize outline: subclaims, evidence, commentary

• Begin drafting essay: introduction + first body paragraph

• Teacher support / 1:1 feedback

• Homework: Continue drafting essay at home.

Friday, December 6, 2024

Learning Target: Students will complete and submit a polished synthesis essay that clearly responds to the essential question with evidence-based reasoning and thoughtful commentary.

Agenda:

• Finish drafting essay

• Peer review / final revisions

• Submit essay

• Reflect: What was the hardest part of this writing process?