Wednesday, November 4, 2014
Post date: Nov 4, 2015 11:45:26 AM
Section 1
Learning Objectives:
November 4, 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 #22: Buzzword-misconstrue
2. Enter Choosing into responders
3. Collect A Place to Call Home notes
4. Brainstorm for the performance task:
Whole Group Lesson
Small Group work and/or Lesson Concept clarification.
Today's goal is to figure our the main discussion points. How are you going to discuss what we have learned about immigrants from all four pieces?
(We will be writing the performance task this week!)
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 4, 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 #22: Buzzword-misconstrue
2. Review the benchmark test the students took last week. We will use this picture to discuss the imagery. I will have the students draw the features in the river using this drawing.
3. List the challenges and adjustments from A Place to Call Home so they can use them in their performance task.
Whole Group Lesson
I will lead the students through a thorough analysis of the reading selection for the recent benchmark. It is very difficult. I sure hope they pay attention!
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
Text features:
Heading
Subtitle
Bulleted List
Graphic aids
Circle graph
Bar graph