HIROSHIMA
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Business Letter due Tonight to turnitin.com,
bring hard copy with Works Cited tomorrow.
-counterargument
Chapter 1: SOAPSTone
Bomb Tests Footage
-notes
-infographic/statistics (bomb)
HW Read Chapter 2 and write 3-level questions.
WEDNESDAY
SSR #3
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Chapter 2 Review
-3Q class discussion
-more infographics (radiation)
NewPaper Assignment
-groups
-topics
-dividing tasks and assignment sub-topics
-design
-student examples of prior work
HW Read Chapter 3 for Thursday and write 3-level questions.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Monday, January 19, 2015
Weekly Agenda 1.20-1.23
Hiroshima
TUESDAY
Business Letter Draft
-extensive edit: format, parts, active verbs, transitions, minimal use of 2nd person.
-peer counter claim, pretend you are the recipient of the letter and write a response
--writer, what new arguments did your partner come up with?
-review signal phrases: differentiate between paraphrase and direct quotation
-rubric
Finish Movie and Review Notes
HW Final Business Letter Due next Monday, Jan 26th; DUE to turnitin.com by 11:59pm AND in hand on TUESDAY for grading.
AND, read chapter 1 for Thursday and write 3-level questions.
WEDNESDAY
SSR #2
-read your independent book, or Hiroshima.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Vocabulary List, quiz next week
Review Chapter 1
-3-level Q. discussion
-journalistic style (How do Hersey's choice of adjectives influence the reader's perception of the survivor's experience?)
-begin character chart
Statistics and Visuals
-reading infographic
-more footage
HW Final Draft of Business Letter due Monday to turnitin.com, Tuesday in hand. AND, read chapter 2 for next Thursday, and write 3-level questions.
TUESDAY
Business Letter Draft
-extensive edit: format, parts, active verbs, transitions, minimal use of 2nd person.
-peer counter claim, pretend you are the recipient of the letter and write a response
--writer, what new arguments did your partner come up with?
-review signal phrases: differentiate between paraphrase and direct quotation
-rubric
Finish Movie and Review Notes
HW Final Business Letter Due next Monday, Jan 26th; DUE to turnitin.com by 11:59pm AND in hand on TUESDAY for grading.
AND, read chapter 1 for Thursday and write 3-level questions.
WEDNESDAY
SSR #2
-read your independent book, or Hiroshima.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Vocabulary List, quiz next week
Review Chapter 1
-3-level Q. discussion
-journalistic style (How do Hersey's choice of adjectives influence the reader's perception of the survivor's experience?)
-begin character chart
Statistics and Visuals
-reading infographic
-more footage
HW Final Draft of Business Letter due Monday to turnitin.com, Tuesday in hand. AND, read chapter 2 for next Thursday, and write 3-level questions.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Weekly Agenda 1.12-1.16
Persuasive Business Letter
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Write a short explanation of why you chose your local business. What is your complaint with them? What recommendations might you make to them? What problems will they have with your complaint/recommendation?
Continue Foldables
-review fallacies--share examples
-letter format
--essential organizational elements/persuasive terms
-sample letters
HW
DRAFT DUE NEXT TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
SSR (teacher provided)
#1
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Peter Jenning's documentary: "Why We Dropped the Bomb"
-copious notes!
Begin Reading Chapter 1
-character chart
HW Letter Draft due TUESDAY; AND, finish reading Chapter 1 and write 3-level questions.
NEXT
Write a call to action and counterargument
Discuss HIROSHIMA
-statistics and images for consideration
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Write a short explanation of why you chose your local business. What is your complaint with them? What recommendations might you make to them? What problems will they have with your complaint/recommendation?
Continue Foldables
-review fallacies--share examples
-letter format
--essential organizational elements/persuasive terms
-sample letters
HW
DRAFT DUE NEXT TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
SSR (teacher provided)
#1
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Peter Jenning's documentary: "Why We Dropped the Bomb"
-copious notes!
Begin Reading Chapter 1
-character chart
HW Letter Draft due TUESDAY; AND, finish reading Chapter 1 and write 3-level questions.
NEXT
Write a call to action and counterargument
Discuss HIROSHIMA
-statistics and images for consideration
Monday, January 5, 2015
Spring Semester 2015!
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY
Semester 1 Work Return
-comments about Journal work
-reflection due
Healthy Kids Survey
Review Course Outline
-signatures due MONDAY
-book talk
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Persuasive Writing Foldables
-Recommended Terms: fallacy, citation, signal phrase, direct quotation, paraphrase, counterargument, authentic audience, credibility, bias, causal analysis, etc.
-essay examples
-Business Letter Assignment, due _______________________________
--sample student letters, format
--rubric
HW Identify a local business to which to write a persuasive letter.
NEXT WEEK
Practice Journal Entries, looking at persuasive essays
Semester 1 Work Return
-comments about Journal work
-reflection due
Healthy Kids Survey
Review Course Outline
-signatures due MONDAY
-book talk
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Persuasive Writing Foldables
-Recommended Terms: fallacy, citation, signal phrase, direct quotation, paraphrase, counterargument, authentic audience, credibility, bias, causal analysis, etc.
-essay examples
-Business Letter Assignment, due _______________________________
--sample student letters, format
--rubric
HW Identify a local business to which to write a persuasive letter.
NEXT WEEK
Practice Journal Entries, looking at persuasive essays
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