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
  • 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