- from Activity 1.5 - Identify the most significant and relevant details from a larger group; and Analyze the relationship between tone and how a work is structured.
from Activity 1.6 - Generate an objective summary, selecting key textual details; and Analyze the use of definition strategies in order to apply those strategies to new writing.from Activity 1.7 - Support the analysis of a text with appropriate evidence; Paraphrase a text, expressing the writer’s ideas with new language; and Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure of an expository text.
Specific activities:
- SAT Question of the Day, every day
- finish Activity 1.5 > we need to work on the "sentence changes" part of the activity. The writing prompt should already be written and shared with me.
- to finish the sentence variety work that we started in class, with p. 25's graphic organizer, you must choose 3-5 sentences from your writing prompt that you'd like to change;
- mark them with either underlining or italicizing;
- paste the whole writing prompt, including underlined or italicized sentences, at the bottom of your writing prompt in GDocs; and
- update your sentences in the second, pasted version of your writing prompt.
start and finish 1.6: Defining an American. (annotations, in class, as well as answering Questions 1 - 5. Writing prompt may be started in class, but students should finish it at home - share via GDocs to ahernhuish@rsu73.com with the format: period_name_act1.6_wp)start 1.7: A Hyphenated American (group annotations, in class, as well as answering Questions 1, 2, and 3. Writing prompt may be started in class, but students should finish it at home - share via GDocs to ahernhuish@rsu73.com with the format: period_name_act1.7_wp)- view the video associated with Quack List #1 on Tuesday, quiz on Thursday. Pre-test for Quack List #2 due on Wednesday October 15.
- visit the library for an orientation with Miss Cole on Thursday, for the first half of class.
Goals for the week, in addition to the Springboard work:
- make sure all work is passed in (I will be responsible for reminding, collecting, organizing, etc.)
- study for and take the quiz associated with Quack List #1 > doing this on Thursday, after we visit the library
- finish the "working your weaknesses: Apostrophes" assignment and
quiz in NoRedInk before class on Wednesday October 15
In-class work due dates:
Due end of class on Thursday October 9: writing prompt for Activities 1.6 Due end of class on Wednesday October 15: writing prompt for Activity 1.7
Homework / Independent Work:
Due at the beginning of class on Wednesday October 15: read and annotate Activity 1.8- Due beginning of class on Wednesday October 15: finish the "working your weaknesses: Apostrophes" assignment and
quiz in NoRedInk - Due Wednesday October 15: Quack List #2 pre-test taken - we did this is in class already, so you're all set