Thursday, November 12, 2015

Post date: Nov 12, 2015 11:47:22 AM

Section 1

Learning Objectives:

November 12, 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: #3

2. Enter Context from Vocab (Test tomorrow)

3. Work time on your essays

4. Writing time for the performance task:

Whole Group Lesson

Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.

Assessment/Important Upcoming dates

a. Create a Google Doc

b. Share editing with mrbozhb@google.com

c. Today's goal is finishing your first draft and getting someone to read over your piece.

d. Outline Suggestions

e. The outline is required for a grade! You should NEVER write an essay without some form of an outline.

Our goal is to have the performance task written by the end of the week. We are using class time to time and conference.

11/12- Test on Unit 4

Here are the requirements for the Immigrats Performance Task

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

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

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