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Daily Agenda:
Monday, November 8th | EQ: How do I write an effective Introduction Paragraph? How do I "hook" the audience?
Bell Ringer: Read your SSR book for 10 minutes. Activity: Hooking Your Readers Please refer to the following videos to give you a few ideas about how to create a "HOOK" in your introduction paragraph: Kid President Hook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o Billy Mays Hook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTpXh33Mbeg Assignment: Complete Introduction Paragraph #1 of Creature Speech Tuesday, November 9th | EQ: How do I include more detail in my writing? Bell Ringer: Read your SSR book for 10 minutes. Meeting of the NaNoWriMo Club. Prior Knowledge: Grocery list analogy; CAT analogy Activity: Luscious Lollipops Create Graphic Organizer pg. 20 (Descriptive Writing) Use pg. 21 of your INB (Sensory words; Breathtaking words) Assignment: Body Paragraph #1 Wednesday, November 9th & Thursday, November 10th | EQ: How do I write descriptive body paragraphs? Bell Ringer: Read your SSR book for 10 minutes. Activity: Review the parts of Body Paragraph #2 & #3. Identify sensory details in writing. Continue to develop your Creature Speeches in class. Assignments: Body Paragraph #2 & Body Paragraph #3 Monday, November 14th | EQ: How can I write a cohesive conclusion paragraph? Bell Ringer: Read your SSR book for 10 minutes. Activity: Review the parts of a Conclusion paragraph. Continue to develop your Creature Speeches in class. Assignment: Conclusion; Begin typing your Rough Draft of your Creature Speech. Template Here (Includes proper MLA format) Tuesday, November 15th | EQ: How do I write a Rough Draft paragraph? Bell Ringer: Review the following requirements of your Rough Draft: 1. MLA Format 2. 5- Paragraphs: Introduction, BP #1, BP #2, BP #3, Conclusion 3. Bold All sensory words in BP #1, BP #2, BP #3 4. Underline 1 compound, 1 complex, 1 compound-complex sentence in each BP 5. Include and Italicize at least 3 transitional expressions per BP. Activity: Work on typing Body Paragraph in class Assignment: Rough Draft- Due Wednesday @ the beginning of class. Wednesday, November 16th | EQ: How do I effectively EDIT & REVISE my Rough Draft? How do I evaluate my writing skills according to a rubric? Bell Ringer: Read your SSR book for 10 minutes as Mrs. Powers checks your Rough Draft Wednesday, November 30th | EQ: How do I effectively give a speech- Preparation, Enthusiasm, Eye Contact, Voice, and Body Movement. Bell Ringer: Complete End-of-Book Document; One-Pagers (End of 21- Day Challenge) Instruction: How to use Recap. Review Speech Rubric. Activity: 2-minute speeches. Link to Recap: letsrecap.com/classpin Thursday, December 1st | EQ: What is dysopian literature? Bell Ringer: Read for 10 minutes/ Vocabulary Term Introduction Instruction: Link to Prezi below: https://prezi.com/jyg8zrwzspee/copy-of-dystopian-literature/ Assignment: 22 Vocabulary Cards- Due Monday Quizlet link to terms: https://quizlet.com/69057900/flashcards Monday, December 5th | EQ: What occurs during the exposition of The Giver? Bell Ringer: Vocabulary Instruction: Read Ch.1 of The Giver together. Identify Dystopian elements in The Giver. Audiobook link to The GIver: https://mrnorthern.wikispaces.com/The+Giver+Audio Assignment: Text-Dependent Analysis Questions Interactive Notebook (INB)Table of Contents- first tab
Your Website Tracker | Pg. 1 Syllabus | Pg. 2 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People | Pg. 3 Practice- Seven Habits | Pg. 4 Plot Analysis Chart | Pg. 5 Quiz #1: Plot Identification | Pg. 6 SWBST | Pg. 7 Transitional Expressions foldable | Pg. 8 10% Summary Example | Pg. 9 Quiz #2 | Pg. 10 Gothic Literature Elements | Pg. 11 Book Tasting Menu | Pg. 12 Independent/Dependent Clauses | Pg. 13 Author Study: Edgar Allan Poe | Pg. 14 Varied Sentence Structures | Pg. 15 Analyzing Text Structure & Style | Pg. 16 "The Fall of the House of Usher" | Pg. 17 Notebook Check #1 | Pg. 18 Quiz #3 | Pg. 19 Descriptive Writing | Pg. 20 Sensory Words | Pg. 21 Journals- second tab- 10/24/16 ENG-8 Academic Journal | Pg. 1 |