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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Credibility of Sources



WARNING: No resubmitted work from Sept, Oct, Nov will be accepted for a grade after Dec 3rd. This means that if you want to try and improve any grades before report cards - You need to do so soon!
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Please return all classroom reading books that you have finished with. My collection is VERY LOW!

H/W - All classes. Finish your analysis of  one of the sources. Is the source credible? 5-7 sentences. Responsibility grade given.

DUE: FRI - ALL CLASSES - FINAL SUMMATIVE READING RESPONSE ON YOUR INDEPENDENT READING BOOKS.  - USE THIS OUTLINE TO PLAN YOUR PIECE

Lesson Recap:  - Checking credibility of sources (ethos)

"It’s important that your information is true so that you don’t misinform yourself and change your argument to something not as strong as the truth would be." Erin. E/F Class Nov. 2015

Is this information accuracy?


Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Note-Taking Strategies

WARNING: No resubmitted work from Sept, Oct, Nov will be accepted for a grade after Dec 3rd. This means that if you want to try and improve any grades before report cards - You need to do so soon!
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Please return all classroom reading books that you have finished with. My collection is VERY LOW!

H/W
C/D and E/F
Come to class ready to participate in a debate - For or Against competitive sport.You will be assessed on this RUBRIC.

G/H
Come to class with a nuanced claim and two ways to support the claim about 'competitive sport in schools'


Lesson Recap - Note Taking Strategies

Cornell Notes


Charting




Video - Source 1

“Autistic boy becomes basketball hero”

Sunday, November 22, 2015

What does an Exemplary RR read like? ---- Like Yaimar's Work or Zi's work.

WARNING: No resubmitted work from Sept, Oct, Nov will be accepted for a grade after Dec 3rd. This means that if you want to try and improve any grades before report cards - You need to do so soon!
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Friday, November 20, 2015

Developing the Argument Essay

WARNING: No resubmitted work from Sept, Oct, Nov will be accepted for a grade after Dec 3rd. This means that if you want to try and improve any grades before report cards - You need to do so soon!
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Lesson Recap

1) Argument Outline
2) Correctly cite your evidence

3) Supporting your claim with 'out of the book' thinking


REMINDER!!!

H/W
You must turn in your paper printed Monday without your name on it. A responsibility grade will be given for this.



Thursday, November 19, 2015

$1 Challenge

WARNING: No resubmitted work from Sept, Oct, Nov will be accepted for a grade after Dec 3rd. This means that if you want to try and improve any grades before report cards - You need to do so soon!
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Lesson Recap

Optional H/W - Work on your research

Membean Test Friday

$1 - Challenge - DUE MONDAY PRINTED with No Name!
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WARNING: No resubmitted work from Sept, Oct, Nov will be accepted for a grade after Dec 3rd. This means that if you want to try and improve any grades before report cards - You need to do so soon!
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Optional: Read some of these pieces. Look at how students interpreted text here:

Jodi - impressive supporting paragraph
Often when people are faced with the difficult task of being a mother they show their love towards them. Yet Ashley’s mother was, “Occasionally checking her watch” on page 78 as Ashley was grieving about her pet birds death. This event clearly shows that Ashley’s mother desired to get away from Ashley as it is common knowledge that when people are excited to get away from something they occasionally check the time. Her actions of avoiding her daughter were faulty and incorrect, she should spend more time with her to show her that any task minor or significant can be faced. A similar situation on page 81 occurred when Ashley’s mother reassured, “Call me if you and Ashley need anything.” Often when a daughter is in a devastating loss of a prized pet most mothers would take the time to comfort their heartbroken child and would not result in leaving their child alone because they had to study. A song title from the beatles, “Money can’t buy you love”, explains Ashley’s scenario perfectly. Ashley’s parents seem to continually working and away even so she is living in a huge, immense house yet she has nobody to share it with her, nobody to cherish it with her. The definition of love is a strong feeling of affection in which Ashley’s mom is obviously lacking. Almost like the mother from, The Bad Sister, she evades appreciating what she has right now and replaces that with another matter, in this case her work. Ashley’s mother should enjoy what she has right now as in the future she could regret what she didn’t do while she still had the chance.

Nadia's excellent opening and SUPERB interpretation supporting paragraph.
A heart-warming story, ‘Thirteen and a Half’ by Rachel Vail exposes readers to the fact that without honesty, relationships cannot progress positively. Expertly showing two sides of a relationship, Vail compares how Ashley’s relationship with her mother went sour after her mother told her pretty lies over the ugly truth, versus the candor of the narrator.

It’s common knowledge that the majority of parents try to be trustworthy with their children to inspire them to live honest lives. In contrast, Ashley’s mother covers up Sweet Pea’s untimely demise by buying similar replacement birds that Ashley believes are Sweet Pea: ‘The mom smiled awkwardly. “Sweet Pea was sort of a series of birds.”’(pg. ) Much like a snowball rolling down a hill, the problem escalates and worsens when Ashley’s mother continues to deceive Ashley by creating a maze of elaborate lies.. Parallel to the Dursley’s in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, the mother creates elaborate excuses for any misgivings, like pretending that Sweet Pea was molting when Ashley noticed his feathers were going from green to blue. I recommend that Ashley's mother follow the wise words of Taylor Swift's Bad Blood: 'Band-aids don’t fix bullet holes’—giving ‘band-aid’ apologies don’t fix ‘bullet hole’ problems. An appropriate action would be to act remorseful, but instead, she acts like her dishonesty was for Ashley’s own good and tries to justify it, stating that she ‘didn’t want to start explaining death to a three year-old’ (pg. ). The despicable actions of the mother caused Ashley an avalanche of heartbreak when the ugly truth was exposed from beneath a mountain of pretty lies.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Argument: CRAFT MOVES

Persuasive Techniques

Correct Answer: Mentor Text

Argument On Demand: Self Evaluation

Lesson Recap


H/W - VERY IMPORTANT ...

Bring $1 to class tomorrow -

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Argument Unit Intro


Enjoy this: RR Mentor



Make a copy of this digital notebook: Digital 
Notebook

PARALLEL STRUCTURE

H/W - C/D & E/F Finish your parallel structure script. Min. 10 sentences as a team. Rubric:

Exemplary: Varied parallel structure  sentences  seamlessly integrated using a variety of parts of speech.

Meets: parallel structure is integrated that one part of speech or format is overly emphasized.

Approaching:  Parallel structure is attempted, but clauses contain numerous errors.

Lesson Recap




Quote Sandwich Practice

Monday, November 16, 2015

Friday, November 13, 2015

Outlining 2

Use this organizer to help you outline

Difficulty writing your claim? use this link to help you structure your claim and supporting ideas.
http://www.tommarch.com/electraguide/thesis.php

Notice the reference to the claim in the supporting paragraph


Thursday, November 12, 2015

Summative RR - Thirteen & Half

Mentor 1 - Outlining



Use these to help with your interpretation


H/W  C/D and E/F
Continue preparing your outline for 'Thirteen and a Half' for your summative. You must finish your summative in class tomorrow. (1 hr)

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Interpretive assciation

H/W
All classes : Quote Sandwich - drop your redrafted work here. DUE THURSDAY
Make sure you have finished reading your bookclub book. Reading responses will begin tomorrow.

Lesson recap:

Use these to help with your emotive
Feelings/Emotions  Word list
Colors Wordlist

Today we looked at the challenging topic called interpretive association. The expectation is that you integrate these techniques into your reading responses. Do not try to use all of them at the same time; three or four of them will add depth to your  interpretations.




Tomorrow we begin a reading response on your book club book - INDIVIDUALLY. This will be a second summative grade for this interpretation unit. You will have two days and the weekend to finish you Reading response. See mentor texts from last year.

Mentor 1
Mentor 2
Mentor 3

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Next Week


  • If you missed your subjects and predicates test on Friday, you will do it on Wednesday.
  • If you did not turn in your suspense writing (many people from C/D class) make sure it is copied on the 'Suspense summative' doc in your drive. I will just enter this grade as zero after Wednesday if I do not receive this work!
  • There are still a few people who are missing grades for identity project. I will not continue to chase you! Get this work to this resubmitted work file as soon as possible.

All classes: Your 'quote sandwich' from Friday's class should be turned into this link. Students to copy and paste that writing in this document here.  You will be given 15 minutes in class on Wednesday to do any finishing touches. My expectation is that you work just as hard with a substitute as you do when I am in class. This  work will be graded!

How does your piece compare with this one?



Next Week 
  • Book Club Conversation Assessment
  • Summative Reading Response
  • Interpretive Association:  This is difficult! Are you ready to think abstractly? What do you notice about the difference between the way this text is being interpreted? 






Thursday, November 5, 2015

Finding Meaning


Subjects and Predicates Review
c/d & e/f classes only -  subject and predicate test
The test is open notes. Students may bring in any notes to refer to in the test.  You should know exactly what are the for different types of subjects and for different types of predicates.

Lesson Recap: Finding meaning across different media



H/W -  Read! all classes will have a bookclub. 

You will have to write a quote sandwich based on your bookclub discussions in class tomorrow.





Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Interpreting Text Techniques


Lesson Recap


H/W - READ - Be prepared for your book club talk tomorrow.

C/D & E/F - Consider doing 5 mins of practice for subjects and predicates test on Friday. Links are in Monday's post.






Monday, November 2, 2015

Quote Sandwiches + Warrants

Read aloud The Bad Sister 

Root of the Week: terr - earth/land

Lesson Recap
We learned to use quote sandwiches and warrants to help structure our interpretations of text.

H/W - All classes
Read to your agreed upon bookclub page.  Come to class tomorrow with an opinion about your book club book (a claim/discussion point) - based on the pages that you read.  e.g. The book is 'probably' teaching readers that the most important things in life are worth fighting for




Fri - Subjects and Predicates Test. (optional - but highly encouraged)
Spend 5 minutes peach evening practicing these activities between now and Friday, so that you have studied for the test.


Videos

Games
Use arrow keys and space bar to catch fish