Research Based Arguments

Use these links to access content for today's lesson:

"Pushing Too Hard..." by Jacqueline Stenson ."  

Help Keep Athletes Safe: Video

 “Listening to Wisdom from a ten year old boy..
My goal is to give you NO H/W (apart from Reading) on Thursday night, so each of you enjoy your Halloween. This breakdown tells you exactly what needs doing for the rest of the week.

Writing Classes
Take additional notes on 'competitive sport in schools' using the resources below. You must have opinions for both sides of the issue. Use these links:

You must select one of these resources below and continue taking notes in the boxes in your Research Based Writing doc.). Your notes will be INSPECTED for completion on Thursday. (Many of you may choose to use two sources)

“School Sports: The pros and cons” by Raven J. Railey

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081228/FEATURES/812280310/School-sports-proscons

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“Are High School Sports Good for Kids” by Daniel Gould·       

“Debate: Should Kids Under 14 Play Contact Sports”

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/debate/59101

We will be debating in class on Thursday, then writing up your stance. You will not have time to do research in class. You will need this material for both the grammar class and the writing class. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH NOTES!

Reading Classes
Make sure your Reading Log is up to date. You will be creating your 'reading ladder' using this data in Friday's class - Make sure you have a rough idea of how many pages are in each book.

Reading Book Clubs presentations Due: Fri. You can present these in any format you chose. Finish these Wednesday so you can enjoy your Halloween

Optional: Download the Overdrive App and set it up on your portable device. Steps explained again in the video below


No other H/W for the rest of this week!

The Hero's Journey

Only when you think a little deeper  about your character do you notice the pattern of  the Monomyth: The Hero's Journey, created by Joseph Campbell. So many characters  across a multitude of genres go through the stages of the 'The Hero's Journey' - Can you spot this pattern in the books you've read? - Once you identify the pattern, you can better interpret  your character's behavior. +1 if you can add a comment with a title of a book where this 'journey' is used. - You cannot name anything that was discussed in class.


"The cave you free to enter holds the treasure you seek."  Joseph Campbell

Win +1 points if you can recognize this pattern in the characters you read about going forward.

Reading H/W
Work on your book club presentation. Wednesday: Each group must show me the progress you have made so far on your 'Book Club presentation.

REMINDER: Make sure you have your files organized by the end of this week.


What is a hero?

This video was made with http://www.sparkol.com  (you can sign up for a free trial) This is a fantastic way for you to present your book club knowledge. This site is very expensive. Only use it during your free trial. - it is really cool!

Kudos to our winners for the $1 challenge C.C. Sebastian H. and Nathan, and Kalia


+1 for Elysia and Amanda for their efforts.
Recap on Friday's grammar session...
 Next Friday, you will calculate your new 'Reading Ladder' - Have you met your goal?

Weekly Reflection

For next week: you need to make sure you have organized your files for the second quarter into shortcuts on your bookmarks bar. Next Friday, you will be given an organization grade based on how effectively you have got your self set up for our new units. You will need copies of these files in your shortcuts:

Reading
Non-fiction Research Across Text Sets
Reading Ladder: November Check In
2nd Qtr Reading Log
Word Study: Unit 3
Word Study: Unit 4
2nd Qtr Book Club and Partner Discussions

Writing
Research Based Writing
Unit 3: Grammar Phrases (Part 1) Absolute, Infintive, and Prepositional
Unit 4: Grammar Parallel Structure

You bookmarks bar will look a little like:

Drop Folder:

• Research Based Writing (The file from above) - We will just use this one file from now on to store your writing
• 2nd Qtr Reading Log
• 2nd Qtr Book Clubs and Partner  Discussions (The file from above)

Now you are perfectly organized until December (apart from some poetry units that we will add later)

All other files need removing from your drop folder (Except any files that you have in there for Ms. Blaize - Shared class only)


Next Week
Book Club Presentations: Next Friday

How would you answer the big questions in life?

Literary Allusions

Use this link to make a copy of the Unit 3 WordStudy File

Always be on the watch out for literary Allusions - The wider you read, the easier they are to spot.


Other ways to make connections or disconnections to stories

No additional H/W tonight.

Reading Classes - Work on your book club presentation due next Friday

Writing Classes - Anonymous (no name on it)  PRINTED copy of your $1 article - due tomorrow

Criteria for Scoring in tomorrow's challenge: