Qtr 2 Week 5 Day 5 UN DAY

UN DAY - Congratulations on your work. Enjoy it again here. Many of you might choose to put a copy on your blog.


Student of the Week:
You're not born with character. You can't learn it, and  you can't buy it.

Blogger of the Week - Nakul

The Friday Moment:
NEVER TAKE YOUR EDUCATION FOR GRANTED...



Next Week

Qtr 2 Week 5 Day 4 - Persuasive Essay Final Draft. UN DAY

UN DAY Tomorrow:

You are welcome to come to school in the colors of your country  or any traditional clothes

Complete your final draft for your essay. There will be 45mins of classtime Friday morning to add any finishing touches if you need.  Due  by 12:30pm Friday

WALT: Writing a Personal Persuasive Essay

Title: Related to your topic

WILF

• Effective thesis statement that contains a S.O.R.
• Clear use of tranistional words
• Effective use of advanced sentence fluency
• Incorporating of between 3-5 persuasive techniques (HHH Stragegy)
• A restate sentence that summrizes the main points of your argument

Presentation

• Organized in paragrpahs
• Color Coded  P1 (Thesis) RED  P2s Green P3s  BLUE Restate RED
• Font 12,  1 1/2 line spacing, comic sans

Those students who want  to do the final review. Print out the editing sheet below:

NO MATH H/W tonight - Make your essay PERFECT!

Qtr 2 Week 5 Day 3 - Thesis Statement

Video recap on today's session



Writing

• You need to bring x3 thesis statements to class tomorrow. Make sure you can identify the S.O.R. in each one.
• You  should also have a PERFECTED thesis statement and P2s for your 'personal essay'. We will finish writing that personal essay in class tomorrow.

Math
IXl C2, C7, C11
Math boxes 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
(you should have already finished 50%  of the above work in class)

Qtr 2 Week 5 Day 2 - Characteristics of Historical Fiction

"You are who you are when nobody is watching"  - What did you learn today that you will remember for the rest of your life?



Math
Study Link 5.6 
IXL  C1

RLA
Rewrite an effective P1 and three P2s (Due: Wed) BE WILLING TO PUSH YOUR THINKING ON THIS PIECE. DON'T BE SATISFIED WITH OK. MAKE IT CLEAR IN YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE WHAT YOUR POSITION IS ON THE TOPIC. USE YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE TO HELP FORM YOUR P2s.

Qtr 2 Week 5 Day 1 - Persuasive Writing Draft

Math
Studylink 5.5 IXL C.6 (master) and C.9 (practice)

Writing
Finish typing up your first draft of your essay. Use the power plan color code. You must bring in HARD COPY a draft version. DO NOT FORGET to do this.  Do you power 2s fit your topic sentence?  Have you reiterated three specific persuasive points in your restate?

Do your have clear sentence fluency?

Reading
Keep your log up to date. Which new reading techniques will you focus on this week?