Friday, November 6, 2015

Post date: Nov 6, 2015 12:07:27 PM

Section 1

Learning Objectives:

November 6, 2015

Today’s Agenda

Students will Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

In other words, students will be determining what they need to complete the performance task.

1. Warm-up Commas #1

2. Buzzword Quiz

5. Outline for the performance task:

Whole Group Lesson

Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.

a. Create a Google Doc

b. Share editing with mrbozhb@google.com

c. Today's goal is organization and outlining. How are you going to discuss what we have learned about immigrants from all four pieces?

d. Outline Suggestions

e. The outline is a grade!

I have grouped the students so they can use each other to discuss the requirements of the performance task. There is so much students could write about. I found that when Mrs. Jamison and I discussed the requirements, we were better able to see what they essay will look like.

Performance Task: At the end of this collection students will write an expository essay focusing on the challenges immigrants face and the adjustments immigrants make.

Vocabulary

Assessment/Important Upcoming dates

Unit 4 Homework

Monday 11/2- Make pictionaries

Tuesday 11/3- Choosing the Right Word

Wednesday 11/4- Synonyms and Antonyms

Thursday 11/5- One Quizlet task

Monday 11/9- Completing the Sentence

Tuesday 11/10- Finish Unit

Wednesday 11/11- One Quizlet task

Thursday 11/12- Test on Unit 4

11/6- By the end of the week, I would like to have read over your rough draft.

11/9 Final draft of the performance task is due using Google Docs.

11/12- Test on Unit 4

Here are the requirements for the Immigrats Performance Task

Homework

See schedule above

These are the Common Core Standards discussed throughout the performance task.

CC.8.W.2 Text Types and Purposes: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

CC.8.W.2.a Text Types and Purposes: Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories

CC.8.W.2.b Text Types and Purposes: Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

CC.8.W.2.c Text Types and Purposes: Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

CC.8.W.2.e Text Types and Purposes: Establish and maintain a formal style.

CC.8.W.2.f Text Types and Purposes: Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.

Sections 2 & 3

Learning Objectives:

November 6, 2015

Today’s Agenda

Students will: Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.

1. Warm-up Commas #1

2. Practice your buzzwords for a pop quiz

3. List the challenges and adjustments fromA Place to Call Home so they can use them in their performance task.

4. Power Thinking for the performance task

Whole Group Lesson

Power Thinking is a technique to teach students how to organize supports for their essay. Basically it is helping them create a hierarchy for outlining.

Performance Task: At the end of this collection students will write an expository essay focusing on the challenges immigrants face and the adjustments immigrants make.

Vocabulary

Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.

Assessment/Important Upcoming dates

Outlining

Practice your buzzwords for a pop quiz