Tuesday, Feb. 18th

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. 

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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