The SGD$1 Challange

Use this link to go to your assessment on Opening and Delayed Adjectives and Adverbs

Shout out to ANYA - Scoring over 95% in the assessment!
Shout out to LUKE and PATRICK - Each scoring 'A's on the assessment!

Make a copy of this link and save it in your short cuts. This is your new unit for Research Based Argument Writing
What could be done with $1?

Writing Classes
SGD $1 Challenge H/W: Due Friday

The student that writes the most effective research persuasive argument, as judged by the class, for the use of the money - will get to keep the money and use it for their chosen cause, (what he/she wrote about). Your writing will be at least one large paragraph, many of your will write more.
Remember: This is not about which 'cause'  is the best - it is about how effectively you can create a research based persuasive argument.

Your final pieces must be printed and  turned in anonymously. If you do not bring a printed version to class, you cannot participate.   Pieces will be scored in small groups based on its use of the list of topics listed in the chart below:

As teachers, we thought this would be an entertaining, engaging, and exciting way to launch our Research Based Argument Unit. This challenge is not about the money, it is not even about the ideas, it is just about how effectively you can persuade.  (Did you spot the parallel structure?)

Recognizing Conflict in Stories

Thank you today to all those students who 'fish-bowled' in front of the class.  Major shout out to Timmy, Jessie, and Patrick for their EXCELLENT book talk!

Remember to check yesterday's post to see what else you need for tomorrow. e.g. SGD$1

Today's post is for Reading Classes Only
Discussing the conflict that occurs in story is a way to discuss character

Book Clubs
Next Meeting will be next Monday (25th)
Final Meeting for this text will be Friday (1st Nov.)
On this day (Nov 1st), your club must present a short 2-3 minute presentation of your thoughts (claims) about your character. This can be a group presentation. You can use any format at all to show your thinking. More info on this next Monday.

Research Based Argument

Turning in Memoirs
Use this link to get the explanation on the detailed steps you need to take in order to turn in your memoir: http://vimeo.com/77369672

H/W (Writing Classes)

In preparation for our new unit on Research Based Arguments, you must come to class on Wednesday with basic  a definition and an example of these persuasive terms:
1) Parallelism
2) Statistics
3) Call to Action
4) Prognosticating
5) Emotive language
6) Principle of Authority

Make a COPY of this file. Write your H/W answers in here

Watch this VIDEO



Don't forget: Unit 2 Wordstudy Assessment Tomorrow
How will you study?

Weekly Reflection

How is your independent reading going? We will do our next Reading Ladder Analysis on Friday 1st Nov. Will you have met your reading goal?

Be prepared for next week: Apart from Tue/Thur work, each activity applies to G/H block too.

Mon: Final Memoir Due.  You can bring food in to share to celebrate ending this unit!
Use this link as an example of what your finished product should look like. Read this memoir also as a possible mentor text.


Audio recording software >>
Mon H/W:  Opening and Delayed Adjectives package - choose any x3 pages to practice in order to prepare for the assessment. (Exercises Due: Wed)  

Tue: WordStudy Unit 2 Assessment (What do you need to do differently this time?)
Fishbowl -Partner talks (one or two groups per class have volunteered to be fishbowled)  
(Reading Class only)

Wed: Grammar: Opening and Delayed Adjective/Adverb  Assessment 
(This will be a computerized multiple choice - The primary focus of this assessment will be if you can recognize the difference between opening and delayed adjectives and adverbs. Some questions will also require you to add an opening or delayed adjective to a sentence. Your grammar booklet on adjectives and adverbs ESPECIALLY THE BACK PAGE is very useful study tool. 

Wed: You must bring SGD$1 to class - It is for a very important activity! DO NOT FORGET IT


Thur:  Fishbowled Reading Groups (Volunteers needed)

Fri: SGD$1 Challenge Persuasive Paragraph Due. (This will be be explained in class on Wednesday)



What are three things you wish you knew when you were younger...

Connecting the Anecdotes

Use this trick to connect from one anecdote to another:

This second example mixes the order a little, but the approach is the same...

In hindsight, I realize that I had been profoundly jealous of Mina that day. Unapologetically, I was envious of all of the perfect things about my sister, and I was jealous of her exceedingly amazing talent and genuine kindness  I just thought that if she was going to be the perfect kind and forgiving one, I ought to be the tough one who doesn’t really care. Arguing never gets you anywhere, but neither does sitting around and doing nothing.  In retrospect, I now understand that jealousy is an angry thing.  Jealousy made me angry, bitter, and selfish.  Whereas Mina was kind, selfless, and basically perfect.  Just a few months after the football incident, I truly experienced one of my  most jealous and selfish days. My father and I had decided to watch our favorite TV shows, Battlestar Galactica, without Mina.

Editing for Figurative and Sensory Language: Try these approaches:

H/W

Writing Class
FINAL draft for memoir is due MONDAY. You need a digital copy with at least one (max. x2) images inserted. In class, we will add a videoed QR code and change the file to a .pdf. You will need you headphones for Monday's class.

Can you answer...How should the final piece be presented? .....

Reading Class
How are you studying for Tuesday's Word Study assessment? Look at Jen's visual association vocabulary image - Or are you just using flashcards?

Do not forget to look at previous blog posts to know what is coming next week.