Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Post date: May 3, 2016 11:03:21 AM
Section 1
Learning Objectives:
We are reading the book Night by Elie Wiesel. It is important that this book be studied in conjunction with the Diary of Anne Frank.
May 3, 2016
Today’s Agenda
1. Warm-up:
Inferencing 12 4-5, 13-1 (Counts as a grade)
Enter Choosing the Right Word
2. Review words for unit 13 (Test Friday)
3. Practice test words units 1-12
(multiple choice all 240 words?)
5. Continue to read Night
Vocabulary
Vocab Homework Schedule:
Unit 13 Vocabulary
- Students will read the book as memoire.
- Students will understand the trauma of surviving in concentration camps.
- Students will understand the theme of the book and why it was written.
- Students will study a well written book which uses imagery to express (what the writer says) is so very hard to fully convey.
Each day we will read the story an examine the text closely.
Students are responsible for the following assignments:
- Monday 5/2: Pictionaries + Choosing the Right Word
- Tuesday 5/3: Synonyms + Vocab in Context
- Wednesday 5/4: Completing Sentence
- Thursday 5/5: Be sure to do TWO Quizlets!
- Friday 5/6: Quiz Unit 13
Common Core Standards:
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; provide an objective summary of the text.
CC.8.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
CC.8.R.L.6 Craft and Structure: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
Whole Group Lesson
Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.
Assessment/Important Upcoming dates
These are the Common Core Standards addressed throughout Argumentative Essay:
CC.8.W.1 Text Types and Purposes: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CC.8.W.1.a Text Types and Purposes: Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
CC.8.W.1.b Text Types and Purposes: Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CC.8.W.1.c Text Types and Purposes: Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
CC.8.W.1.d Text Types and Purposes: Establish and maintain a formal style.
CC.8.W.1.e Text Types and Purposes: Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Sections 2 & 3
Learning Objectives:
We are going to write an argument essay in one week.
May 3, 2016
Today’s Agenda
1. Warm-up:
Inferencing 12 4-5, 13-1 (Counts as a grade)
2. Continue to teach argument essay:
A strong and effective piece of argument writing:
- Takes the audience into account
- Has a clear introduction
- States a focus/position statement clearly, precisely, and thoughtfully
- Uses specific evidence from the text(s) to support and develop the position, and explains that evidence logically
- Takes into account what people who disagree with you might think and tries to respond to that
- Concludes effectively
- Uses precise language
- Shows control over conventions
- We will model reading an article for evidence.
- Students will highlight evidence that supports their position in one color.
- They will highlight evidence that supports counterclaims in another color.
- By the end of the class, students should have some evidence so they can begin organizing their three main claims.
Whole Group Lesson
Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.
Assessment/Important Upcoming dates
3. Finish your outline and have it checked my a teacher.
4. Begin typing the essay on Google Classroom
Vocabulary
Argument Essay terminology:
Counterclaim
Claim
Thesis statement
Background information
Literary closing devise
Evidence/example support
Hook
Restate thesis
Summarize reasons
Address counterclaim
Topic/Main idea
Opinion/perspective
Conclusion paragraph
Introductory paragraph
Body paragraph
Topic sentence with claim
Homework