End of Unit - Techniques for Interpretation

Congratulations on finishing your text interpretation unit. The expectation is that you continue to sue these skills not just in RLA but across ALL subjects going forward.

Reminder - Opening and Delayed TEST - Mon. Look at last week blog posts for some practice videos.

Unit

Next Week
New Grammar Unit - Techniques of Rhetoric - Go to NoRedInk to  take the 'Techniques of Rhetoric' Diagnostic test (Due: By Fri 18th Nov)

Speeches for the 13th-18th Nov
Mon  ?- (C/D)Aamir/Emily (G/H)  Nate/Anya (E/F)
Tue - Lukas/Micheal (C/D) Caroline/Siri (E/F)
Wed - ? (C/D)Angela/Ella  (E/F) Jacob/Hunter (G/H)
Thur  Aaron/Micheal N (C/D)   Natacia/Zach (E/F)
Fri   Christian/Ethan C/D) Swayer/Sarah D (E/F) Ashly/Serena (G/H)


We begin Argument - Reading and Writing - Next week
C/DArgument Adversaries
Anika R -v- Micheal N
Miku & Nandita -v- Duy
Luci -v- Sebastian
Christian -v- Lukas
Shreya -v- Micheal K
Piper -v- Zain
Tanush -v- Sean
Ethan -v- Faris
Keya -v- Anika K
Ryan -v- Aaron

E/F - Argument Adversaries
Neel -v- Isabel
Veronica -v- Caroline
Ella -v- Tanisha
Siri -v- Sara D
Dominic - Natacia
 Sarah B -v- Anya
Arnab -v- Sreshth
Ian -v- Min Jing
Angela -v- Zach
Charlotte -v- Subi
Swayer -v- Nate




The Friday Message - This is quite appropriate considering what has recently happened and the work we plan to do.

Claims/Warrants/Evidence - Recap

Subjects and predicates Retake - Be careful - Manty questions look similar but are different!

H/W - Final Summative Quote Sandwich - Due Fri (before class) (Into SEESAW)

Lesson Recap

Keep your claims SPECIFIC

• Strong cause/effect relationship
• Figurative language if possible
• Avoid pronouns and 'empty words' (things, we, it etc)
• Keep 'warrants' short and simple

Putting it all together.

Note: This piece would only score 3 for interpretation as it is missing the 'association techniques'

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REMINDER - Opening and Delayed Adjectives/Adverbs TEST: Next Monday.

Test Practice

Video Recap: Opening and Delayed Adverbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogtAzXLWm4

Book club Summative

Use this link to  write down your ideas for your QS: Book Club Summative

Interpretation, Grammar, and Book Club Talks

Lesson Recap: This is what a finished piece starts to look like for your book club work. 

Grammar Recap: 

Practice Sentences

1. Alina gripped the bat in her hands.

2. Sara walked along the streets.

3. The skateboard rolled down the hill.

Next Monday you will have an assessment on the different types of opening and delayed sentence constructions. The test will be VERY similar to the practice test below.  It will be multiple choice and require you to only identify the different types of opening and delayed techniques.

Test Practice

Video Recap: Opening and Delayed Adverbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogtAzXLWm4

Book Club Discussion Terminology - Can you chose three phrases that you can use in your book club discussion?

C- Claim

E- Evidence

Q- Question

I -  Interpretation (*going deeper*)

C- Connection

P- Piggybacking

Interpretation through Association

Lesson Recap: Going forward - Use these techniques to help you better explain/interpret ANY events in ANY subject.

Interpretation Techniques Unit

Word Banks

Weather Word list

Symbols word list

Emotion word list

Colors List

List of Social Issues

H/W - Finish your quote sandwich. Read your book club to your assigned page. You will have a book club conversation tomorrow. Come to class with a 'pivotal' moment in your story to discuss. 

Speeches for the 7th-11th Nov
Tue Nandita and Miku (C/D)Ayla, Lance, Jack (G/H)  Subi/Neel (E/F)
Wed Anika R. and Duy (C/D) Sarah B./Ian (E/F)
Thur Sebastian and Shreya (C/D) Arsh, Eric, Grey (G/H) Ming Jin/Charlotte (E/F)
Fri  Faris and Ryan and Tanush (C/D) Nate/Anya (E/F)


THIS THURSDAY (a day earlier), you will  begin writing your second 'quote sandwich' for your book club. Your book club should aim to finish reading your book by  Wed.

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ADVANCE WARNING: The final day to resubmit any work from the first semester will be Fri Dec. 2nd. No work resubmissions are allowed in Dec. after this date as report cards are being written. You may what to check through PowerSchool to see if there are any assignments dragging down your grades.