OBJECTIVE:
1) Review how to improve your reading level. 2) Find central idea in The Giver Chp. 1 and 2. |
DUE (End of class):
Reply to your NWEA Growth email with your GROWTH STEPS. |
INSTRUCTIONS:
PART I
B) Look at this phrase on p. 11: “He listened politely, though not very attentively…” What is one word you could use as a synonym for attentively here? As a tip, read back the sentence with your word and see if it makes sense to the entire sentence.
C) (Think about as you read Chp. 2 and answer after finishing Chp. 2) What are people given at the Ceremony of the Twelve?
D) (Think about and answer at the end of Chp. 2) Who makes the decisions and rules in this community?
**Finish any reading from Chp. 1 and 2 on your own if we do not finish together in class.
PART I
- Go into your gmail. Click the 9 dots in top right and find the gmail app.
- Look for your email entitled NWEA Growth. (If you have not finished both tests, then you have not received this yet. But you still need to listen and do this after you complete your tests. This is for a grade.)
- Look at the attachments that show your Reading Profile, Language Profile, and the picture with the NWEA Achievement Grade Level Norms
- Look at your Profile scores. Then compare those to the scores in the picture. Identify what grade level your test shows you at for Reading and Writing.
- Look at the Action Plans for you. The only way to improve and make the maximum amount of growth this year and in the coming years before high school is to do work from this plan on your own, as well as all work in class. But you have to do extra work on your own if you want to advance to higher grade level work.
- You will review these plans and reply back to this email with a heading: GROWTH STEP. Under this heading, write the growth steps you will take to move yourself ahead before the next test and advance to a higher level. I will check in on you weekly or every other week to see how your growth steps are going on this same email. I will simply ask, “Did you do your Growth Steps?” You can reply with what steps you took that week. In this way, you are holding yourself accountable to make your growth this year. I hope no one wants to stay at the same level this year no matter what level you are on now.
- We will be starting a novel entitled The Giver. It is a book about a futuristic society that is peaceful and has all their provisions met. But we find there are many more complex themes to the story in this “perfect” society.
- We will begin Chapters 1-2 together here in class. Starting next week, you will be responsible for reading most chapters on your own on Mondays and Tuesdays for Independent work or even as Homework. You will answer a few questions to prove that you read the novel prior to coming to class so we can focus on certain topics and themes in the chapter in class altogether.
- Go to the following link and open up The Giver: https://pelesclass.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130509727/the_giver__giver_quartet_book_-_lois_lowry.pdf
- In the Zoom chat, answer the following questions when you are prompted to answer them:
B) Look at this phrase on p. 11: “He listened politely, though not very attentively…” What is one word you could use as a synonym for attentively here? As a tip, read back the sentence with your word and see if it makes sense to the entire sentence.
C) (Think about as you read Chp. 2 and answer after finishing Chp. 2) What are people given at the Ceremony of the Twelve?
D) (Think about and answer at the end of Chp. 2) Who makes the decisions and rules in this community?
**Finish any reading from Chp. 1 and 2 on your own if we do not finish together in class.
OBJECTIVE:
Develop an argument and support it with evidence. |
DUE (End of class):
Complete an argumentative paragraph on the assignment "Introduction to Debate" - Fast Food (Listed in No Red Ink assignments) |
intro_to_debate_and_argument.ppt |
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Watch the following PowerPoint just above the Instructions on learning to debate and build an argument.
2) Read the article and choose a position to debate. DO NOT JUST GO BY YOUR FIRST FEELING ON IT. READ THE ACTUAL ARTICLE.
YOU WILL NEED EVIDENCE FROM THERE. Here is an article debating whether or not fast food should be banned: http://theteenagertoday.com/should-fast-food-outlets-be-banned/
3) Then Sign in to No Red Ink. Remember, to go into Clever first.
4) Choose the assignment: Introduction to Debate - Fast Food.
5) This will be a 6-9 sentence paragraph. Do not make this a full essay. This is just a quick assignment to practice argumentative writing and debate.
6) Write your resolution. Explain what you are arguing for or against.
7) Provide 3 claims with each claim followed by supporting evidence from the article to support your claims. The claims should be in your own words, and then use the actual evidence from the article in your following supporting sentence after each claim.
8) Provide a brief conclusion to summarize your view. Make sure your final line is something memorable to make your reader or audience remember your message or call to action.
1) Watch the following PowerPoint just above the Instructions on learning to debate and build an argument.
2) Read the article and choose a position to debate. DO NOT JUST GO BY YOUR FIRST FEELING ON IT. READ THE ACTUAL ARTICLE.
YOU WILL NEED EVIDENCE FROM THERE. Here is an article debating whether or not fast food should be banned: http://theteenagertoday.com/should-fast-food-outlets-be-banned/
3) Then Sign in to No Red Ink. Remember, to go into Clever first.
4) Choose the assignment: Introduction to Debate - Fast Food.
5) This will be a 6-9 sentence paragraph. Do not make this a full essay. This is just a quick assignment to practice argumentative writing and debate.
6) Write your resolution. Explain what you are arguing for or against.
7) Provide 3 claims with each claim followed by supporting evidence from the article to support your claims. The claims should be in your own words, and then use the actual evidence from the article in your following supporting sentence after each claim.
8) Provide a brief conclusion to summarize your view. Make sure your final line is something memorable to make your reader or audience remember your message or call to action.