Plans for January 16 - 20

Post date: Jan 12, 2017 8:19:29 PM

Monday, January 16

• • School closed for students and staff - MLK Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 17

• • Reading Response #8 - Cause and Effect

  • Lesson Focus: Media Messages

  • 3 types of messages

  • Aspects to consider

  • Fact/Opinion practice with letters to the editor

  • Writing - SOL Writing Rubric notes - Composing/Expression

  • Homework: RR #8 due Friday

Wednesday, January 18

• • Warm-Up: Word Choice (Sports Teams)

    • Review Denotation and Connotation (partner activity)

  • Reading: Letter to the Editor - Teen Bedtimes

  • Writing - SOL Writing Rubric notes - Usage/Mechanics

  • Homework: Finish "Teen Bedtimes" questions if needed

Thursday, January 19

• Warm-Up: Evaluating a letters to the editor

  • • Qualifications

    • Viewpoint

    • Impact

    • Bias

    • Generalization

• Bias in the media

• NCS Mentor - evaluating student essays using the SOL Writing Rubric

• Essay #6 Prewriting/Organizing

• Homework: Finish RR #8 and prewriting/organizing as needed

Friday, January 20

• Reading Response #8 Follow-Up

• Essay #6 - Organizing/Drafting

• Unit 2 Study Guide