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Friday, Feb. 28th

2/25/2020

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Goals:

I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. I can evaluate the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Final Drafts of Papers due on today!
Mastery Grammar Test: Tuesday, March 3rd
Article of the Week due today
Absolute last day to turn in late/missing work: today!

1. Reading

2. Discuss: article of the week

3. Lesson: Using Sources Review

What a Works Cited Looks Like
- What order are the sources in?
- How can you tell that a new citation has started?
- What kind of information is the citation giving you?
How to do it? Citing Sources with Knight Site
- Sources Kahoot

4. Workshop--Revise your Stunt Paper and turn it in to Google Classroom.

Look at my comments on your rough draft and use them to revise your paper.
Revise your transitions, especially between sections
Add an MLA formatted Works Cited for all of your sources.
Visit the Writing Center, especially if you didn't submit your rough draft to me this weekend.
Do article of the week/any missing work.

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Tuesday, Feb. 25th

2/24/2020

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Goals:

I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. I can evaluate the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Final Drafts of Papers due on Wednesday, Feb. 26th
Mastery Grammar Test: Friday, Feb. 28th
Article of the Week due Friday.
Absolute last day to turn in late/missing work: Friday, Feb. 28th

1. Reading

2. Grammar Practice
FANBOYS
Participle
THAMO

3. Lesson: Using Sources Review

What a Works Cited Looks Like
- What order are the sources in?
- How can you tell that a new citation has started?
- What kind of information is the citation giving you?
How to do it? Citing Sources with Knight Site
- Sources Kahoot

4. Workshop--Revise your Stunt Paper and turn it in to Google Classroom.

Look at my comments on your rough draft and use them to revise your paper.
Revise your transitions, especially between sections
Add an MLA formatted Works Cited for all of your sources.
Visit the Writing Center, especially if you didn't submit your rough draft to me this weekend.
Do article of the week/any missing work.

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Monday, Feb. 24th

2/23/2020

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Goals:

I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. I can evaluate the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Final Drafts of Papers due on Wednesday, Feb. 26th
Mastery Grammar Test: Friday, Feb. 28th
Article of the Week due Friday.
Absolute last day to turn in late/missing work: Friday, Feb. 28th

1. Reading

2. Grammar Practice

3. Revision Lesson

How does a writer transition between sections in the stunt papers? Look at all the mentor texts (in Google Classroom and your handouts) and fill the Padlet with some phrases or techniques to transition.

4. Workshop--Revise your Stunt Paper!

Look at my comments on your rough draft and use them to revise your paper.
Revise your transitions, especially between sections
Visit the Writing Center, especially if you didn't submit your rough draft to me this weekend.
Do article of the week/any missing work.

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Friday, Feb. 21st

2/21/2020

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Goals:

I can write THAMO (conjunctive adverb) sentences.
I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. Student evaluates the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Final Drafts of Papers due on Wednesday, Feb. 26th
Mastery Grammar Test: Friday, Feb. 28th
Absolute last day to turn in late/missing work: Friday, Feb. 28th
Homework this Week: Blog #6
- Add sources to your blog from last week OR
- Do another informational/expository blog that uses at least one outside source.

1. Reading

2. Workshop

Meet with writing groups to get revision feedback.
Revise papers/turn them in to Google Classroom with a note about something you need feedback on from Ms. Feliks.

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Wednesday, Feb. 19th

2/19/2020

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Goals:

I can write THAMO (conjunctive adverb) sentences.
I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. Student evaluates the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Rough Drafts of Stunt Papers due on Thursday--meet with Writing Groups
Mastery Grammar Test: Friday, Feb. 28th
Absolute last day to turn in late/missing work: Friday, Feb. 28th
Homework this Week: Blog #6
- Add sources to your blog from last week OR
- Do another informational/expository blog that uses at least one outside source.

1. Reading

2. Workshop

Finish drafting your Stunt Paper. Meet with writing groups tomorrow.

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Tuesday, Feb. 18th

2/17/2020

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Goals:

I can write THAMO (conjunctive adverb) sentences.
I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. Student evaluates the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Rough Drafts of Stunt Papers due on Thursday--meet with Writing Groups
Mastery Grammar Test: Friday, Feb. 28th
Absolute last day to turn in late/missing work: Friday, Feb. 28th
Homework this Week: Blog #6
- Add sources to your blog from last week OR
- Do another informational/expository blog that uses at least one outside source.

1. Reading

3. Lesson: Formal or informal tone

Recognizing informal vs. formal tone
Why might you choose one or the other?
Writer's Notebook #17: Partners: you should know--explain to your audience a key idea or person that they should know that you think many don't know.
- Gather 2-3 pieces of data on this fact or person.
- One partner will write up the information in a formal tone. The other will write in an informal tone.

4. Workshop

Finish stunt notes and submit on Google Classroom.
Begin drafting your Stunt Paper

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Monday, Feb. 17th

2/17/2020

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Goals:

I can write THAMO (conjunctive adverb) sentences.
I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. Student evaluates the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Turn in Stunt notes today to Google Classroom.
Rough Drafts of Stunt Papers due on Thursday--meet with Writing Groups
Mastery Grammar Test: Friday, Feb. 28th
Absolute last day to turn in late/missing work: Friday, Feb. 28th
Homework this Week: Blog #6
- Add sources to your blog from last week OR
- Do another informational/expository blog that uses at least one outside source.

1. Reading

2. What does a stunt paper HAVE to have to get Mastery: Revisit Anchor Chart.

3. Lesson: Making an outline for our stunt papers: components and ways to organize.

Writer's Notebook #16: Make an outline for your paper using the key components.

4. Workshop

Finish stunt notes and submit on Google Classroom.
Begin drafting your Stunt Paper

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Friday, Feb. 14th

2/13/2020

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Goals:

I can write THAMO (conjunctive adverb) sentences.
I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. Student evaluates the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Work on your stunt this week. You need to take at least 10 days of notes.
Redos of THAMO quiz today!
Blog #5 due today

1. Reading

2.Group Story: Grammar Game?

3. Workshop

Blog #5
Work on stunt notes

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Thursday, Feb. 13th

2/12/2020

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Goals:

I can write THAMO (conjunctive adverb) sentences.
I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. Student evaluates the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Article of the Week Due on Friday.
Work on your stunt this week. You need to take at least 10 days of notes.
Redos of THAMO quiz by Friday
Blog #5 due on Friday

1. Reading

2. Debrief Stations

Reflect and discuss

3. Writer's Notebook #14: Words

Silent brainstorm on words
Sort through words at tables
- Are there any patterns
- Any outliers
- Share something interesting you found.
Select a Word to write about for your Writer's Notebook
- What does this word mean to you? What do people misunderstand about it? What is important about understanding this word?

4. Workshop

Work on stunt notes
Begin blog #5
Article of the Week

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Wednesday, Feb. 12th

2/11/2020

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Goals:
I can write THAMO (conjunctive adverb) sentences.
I can flexibly uses strategies to derive meaning from a variety of print/non-print texts. Student evaluates the validity, reliability, and/or relevance of publications and authors as well as their evidence and reasoning.

Announcements:

Article of the Week Due on Friday.
Work on your stunt this week. You need to take at least 10 days of notes.
Redos of THAMO quiz by Friday
Blog #6 due on Friday

1. Reading

2. Stations:
Rules=you can't be the same role twice.
You must take on at least one role today.

Station One: Writer's Notebook #13: Unwritten Rules

Do you recognize the type of writing from today and Monday?
What are some other places that have "unwritten" rules? Group Brainstorm.
Write you own list.

Station Two: Writer's Notebook #14: The perfect___________.

Station Three: Group grammar story

Station Four: Stunt Paper Work

Revise/finish research paragraph
Stunt notes

Station Five: Going over THAMO Quiz/retaking THAMO quiz

Debrief: Reflect and discuss

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