1. Assessment: Evaluating Arguments Part 1
2. Assessment: Evaluating Arguments Part 2
3. Radio Play: The Hitchhiker
4. Vocabulary.com
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Agenda: 1. Assessment: Evaluating Arguments Part 1 2. Assessment: Evaluating Arguments Part 2 3. Radio Play: The Hitchhiker 4. Vocabulary.com Evaluating Arguments: Assessments Part 1 & 2Radio Play: The Hitchhiker - Page 88
Twilight Zone - The Hitchhiker (Netflix, Season 1 ep. 16)This Week's Agenda: 1. Read the short story Flowers for Algernon (excerpts taken from the full novel) 2. Cloze Read - Lance Armstrong 4. Grammar Practice - Verbs: Simple Present Tense 3. Vocabulary.com Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keys, pages 190-215
Follow along in your book as you listen to Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. The way the story is written is very important to understanding the main character, Charlie, and the story itself. After you read each section, pause the audio and answer the questions in your purple packet. You will NOT finish the story in one class, so write down on your worksheet where you left off on the audio so you can find your place the following day. Cloze Read - Lance ArmstrongComplete the Cloze Read passage about Lance Armstrong. Have neighbor initial that task as a witness that you scored 100%. Then, answer the 2 questions based on the text. Lance Armstrong BiographyWatch the short biography about Lance Armstrong and answer the 5 questions on your workheet. An introduction to VERBS!Enjoy these super sweet videos about verbs. You're welcome!
Grammar Practice - Verbs: Simple Present TenseComplete the following grammar exercises on your grammar checklist. Have a neighbor initial each task as a witness that you completed the task with a score of 100% Vocabulary.com - "Flowers for Algernon"Log in to Vocabulary.com (school email and the password you created) and work on the "Flowers for Algernon" assignment. If you finish, you can work on your "Therm" list or "100 Words Every Middle School Student Should Know."
Agenda: 1. Review Learning Targets & Goals 2. Write an agrument (identify reasons and text evidence, outline your ideas, write your paper) You will need your hanging folder and a pencil.Argument Writing Learning Targets & GoalsShould Parents Monitor Their Kids' Digital Lives?Write Your Argument1. Read the article "Should Parents Monitor Their Kids' Digital Lives" from Scholastic Magazine. Based on the evidence provided in the article, choose which side you would like to support in your argument. (highlight text evidence in your article & write your reasons in the margins of your article) 1. Evaluat an Argument 2. Vocabulary.com Evaluating Arguments & Purpose: Targets & GoalsIdentify & Analyze how two or more texts provide opposing information on matters of facts or interpretations of the same topc.Examples from: Should There be a Fee for Plastic Bags? Think about how the two articles addressed the following topics:
Individual PracticeLevel 2: Read the two texts from www.procon.org regarding Social Media and School. Identify how the two articles oppose one another. Level 3: Read the two texts from Junior Scholastic - Are Zoos Ethical? Analyze how the articles oppose one another in regards to zoos proving a natural habitat for its animals. Level 3: Find an additional topic where the two articles oppose one another. Analzye how the two texts provide opposing information on this topic. Be sure to cite text evidence. All finished? Turn in your assessment and work on Vocabulary.comAgenda: 1. Vocabulary Practice: Idioms and expressions 2. Vocabulary.com Step 1: Idioms - read this sectiona and watch this sweet video.An idiom is an expression that is not to be taken literally, but has an understood meening within a culture. For examample: It's raining cats and dogs does not mean cats and dogs are literally falling from the sky, but it is understood to mean it is raining really hard. Sometimes several idoms can all mean the same thing. For example, say you got sick last night and vomitted. Most of us don't say "vomit" but use idioms or expressions. Can you think of idioms that mean to vomit? Step 2: Write down 3 idioms that mean "to vomit" from the picture below.
Step 5: Skateboarding Cloze ReadHave a neighbor initial your paper after you finish the cloze read with a score of 100%. Then write down 2 facts from the passage. Step 6: Watch this sweet video: Awesome Skateboarding Kids!!!You do NOT need to write anything about this video. Just enjoy. You're welcome. Step 7: Vocabulary.comAgenda: 1. Review Argument Writing Learning Goals/Targets 2. Argument: Should There Be a Fee for Plastic Bags? Argument Writing - Learning Targets/GoalsThe Plastic Bag DebateShould There Be a Fee or Tax on Plastic Bags?Steps to Writing a Level 3 Argument
When you finish:1. Staple your article, outline, final draft and rubric together and turn your paper in.
2. Vocabulary.com - Finish "therm list." If you are done with that list, work on "100 Words Every Middle School Student Should Know." Agenda: 1. Label part of our written argument 2. Vocabulary.com - set up Account "therm words" 3. Kung Fu Pand Cloze Read Identifying Parts of an ArgumentVocabulary.com - Set Up Your Account
Kung Fu Panda -Cloze ReadingGrammar Goodness - AdverbsAgenda: 1. Write a draft of your Smartphone argument 2. Vocabulary.com Smartphone ArgumentUse your completed outline to write a draft of your smartphone argument. Be sure to indent your paragraphs and proofread your writing for careless mistakes. Skip lines as you write. Vocabulary.com AccountLook at the images below to see how you will set up your account.
1. Learning Goals & Targets for writing an argument 2. Read and highlight: Are Smartphones Making Us Stupid? 3. Whole class writing model - Argument Outline 4. Guided Model - from outline to draft Writing a Level 3 ArgumentWhole Class Model: Read and Highlight - Are Smartphones Making Us Stupid?As we read the article, record the central ideas found and highlight important text evidence that supports both sides of the argument. Outline the ArgumentDecide which side of the argument presented the strongest supporting evidence. Follow the steps of the outline to organize the information that you will include in your argument: claim, reasons, supporting text evidence, sources, and counterclaims. *The more detailed your outline is, the easier it will be to write your argument draft.
Agenda: 1. Review "roots" 2. "therm" word sort 3. Review Test: Therm (heat, temperature) 4. Complete Foldable: Greek & Latin roots (list 1) 5. Roots Review Game Greek & Latin Roots Review - what is a word root?The root therm = relates to heat or termperatureUse the definitions below to complete your word sort.Step 1: cut out your vocabulary words and definitions. Step 2: sort your words and definitions so they match. Step 3: glue your newly sorted list onto the yellow paper.
Review Test: therm = heat, temperatureGreek & Latin Roots FoldableComplete your Greek & Latin Roots foldable. See how many words you can list that use the defined roots. Your goal is to list at least 1 word for each root. As you list your words, think about how the word relates to the meaning of the root. All done? Staple your word sort, your quiz & or blue foldable together and turn all 3 in.Greek Roots Review GameClick on the picture below to play "It's Greek to Me!"
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