Thursday, April 23, 2015
Post date: Apr 23, 2015 11:15:23 AM
Dates:
Outline for Talk due April 24 (Share a Google Doc with mrbozhb@gmail.com)
Talk due May 6
You MUST refer to TWO SOURCES in your presentation: "According to..."
Warm-up: Daily Buzzword
Telling (adj)
Objective:
I want students to enjoy the study of new words using the Daily Buzzword.
I want to give students time to think about their Ted Talk. It's time for them picture themselves presenting and the time they need to fill.
Agenda:
Buzzword and trivia question on responder. (I got it CORRECT today- easy)
Watch a TED Talk and time to make a rough outline. (15 minutes)
Have someone present as practice?
Quiet writing time Writing/work time on "germ of hope" question due tomorrow.
Read pages 20-26 in Night for imagery of flames.
Standards:
CC.8.W.4 Production and Distribution of Writing: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CC.8.R.L.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot;
CC.8.L.6 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.