This week, students will work on how to recognize plagiarism and how to avoid plagiarism. Monday and Tuesday students will write a short paragraph summarizing and paraphrasing what they read in their agenda. They will also work on their argumentive essay and follow the steps on the Argue Playlist.

Steps 6-15 are due this week. Students may also turn in late work to be graded, but it is their responsibility to email me to inform me that they are turning in late work. 

Welcome! Students took a vocabulary test on Jan 18 and Jan 25. Students can check their grades on Infinite Campus and also do a grade check in Google Classroom to see any missing work and various grade on assignments. 

This week students are learning how to spot fake news determine if the information presented on websites are credible. Below is what we will do for each day.

Monday: Set up a "Fake New Article" with a partner.

Tuesday: Continue writing the "Fake News Article " using three clues to help the reader know that the article is not reliable. 

Wednesday: Peer Review and Edit  Fake News

Thursday: Pick a research topic and work on research notes

Friday: Edmentum 

Monday- Vocabulary Terms

Tuesday- Argue with Evidence

Wednesday- Argue with Evidence

Thursday-Argue with Evidence

Friday-Test on vocabulary and Edmentum 

Welcome Back! Below is the agenda for the week. 

Monday- Anticipation guide/thesis statement

Tuesday- Annotating  "Real-world writing"

Wednesday- Arguing without evidence

Thursday- Fiding Evidence 

Friday- Edmentum 

Students are working on a group informational essay presentation. This is the link to the Playlist with directions. 

 

This week students will develop the claim, cite, and explain evidence using the R.A.C.E. method to develop a constructed response.

Monday- Students will cite and explain the evidence

Tuesday- Students will cite and explain the evidence

Wednesday- Students will write the final copy of the constructed response that will count as an assessment grade.

Thursday-Test on R.A.C.E.S.

Friday-Edmentum

Monday: Students will view a Ted Talk and cite evidence from the talk. Students will draw on evidence to create a vision board.

Tuesday: Student will write a constructed response using the R.A.C.E.S. method.

Wednesday- Students will use transitions in constructed response and peer edit

Thursday- Edmentum and final draft of the constructed response

First quarter ends on October 12, 2018. Students can make up and redo any assignments until October 8, 2018. I am at school at 6:20 a.m. for any student who needs extra help. 

  This week, students will focus on filling out the expository template with the topics sentences, evidence, and explanation that answers the question "Why do people act heroically?" Students will also work on "claim" in Noredink. 

 

This week, students will rotate through four stations. 

This is a link to what students are doing at each station.

Students will spend a day at each station. 

 

Monday: Editing and revising for correct use of grammar and communication skills

Tuesday: Follow rules for discussions by annotating text and responding in a substantive way

Wednesday-Annotating Text

Thursday- Discussion Test

Friday Edmentum