WEEK 2
Monday 8/25
Objectives:
Activities:
1. Organize supplies/collect letters/odds and ends
2. Information Sheet
3. Intelligence Survey - Students will take a quiz to determine how they learn best. They will fill out the handout provided and turn it into their teacher.
4. Weebly Scavenger Hunt
5. If time - Argument Vocab. Introduction (LINK to presentation)
-Prediction (Use some for Welcome Work)
-Words and Definition
Assignments: Please bring in supplies asap; Make sure to get Syllabus Sheet signed; Finish Weebly Scavenger Hunt
Monday 8/25
Objectives:
Activities:
1. Organize supplies/collect letters/odds and ends
2. Information Sheet
3. Intelligence Survey - Students will take a quiz to determine how they learn best. They will fill out the handout provided and turn it into their teacher.
4. Weebly Scavenger Hunt
5. If time - Argument Vocab. Introduction (LINK to presentation)
-Prediction (Use some for Welcome Work)
-Words and Definition
Assignments: Please bring in supplies asap; Make sure to get Syllabus Sheet signed; Finish Weebly Scavenger Hunt
TUESDAY 8/26
Objectives: I can use grade appropriate vocabulary.
Activities:
1. SAT Question of Day
2. Argument Vocab. Introduction (LINK to presentation)
-Prediction
-Words and Definition (Students write them out for first unit)
3. (If time) How to Annotate - PowerPoint
Assignments:
-Review vocabulary words
- Find examples of 2-3 in the “real world” & write in NB w/ explanation
Objectives: I can use grade appropriate vocabulary.
Activities:
1. SAT Question of Day
2. Argument Vocab. Introduction (LINK to presentation)
-Prediction
-Words and Definition (Students write them out for first unit)
3. (If time) How to Annotate - PowerPoint
Assignments:
-Review vocabulary words
- Find examples of 2-3 in the “real world” & write in NB w/ explanation
WEDNESDAY 8/27
Objectives:
1. I can demonstrate that I can read and comprehend grade-appropriate nonfiction.
2. I can cite strong, thorough and direct textual evidence.
3. I can analyze explicit ideas in a text and support inferences drawn from a text.
Activities:
1. Starter
2. How to Annotate - PowerPoint
3. Annotating Argumentative Writing: “From Eric Holder” and “Now you know what I always have”- annotate (focus: claim and reasoning) , vocabulary and letter to editor
Assignments: Finish annotating assigned article - come tomorrow with 2 main "take aways" from your article. Be ready to discuss with a group
Objectives:
1. I can demonstrate that I can read and comprehend grade-appropriate nonfiction.
2. I can cite strong, thorough and direct textual evidence.
3. I can analyze explicit ideas in a text and support inferences drawn from a text.
Activities:
1. Starter
2. How to Annotate - PowerPoint
3. Annotating Argumentative Writing: “From Eric Holder” and “Now you know what I always have”- annotate (focus: claim and reasoning) , vocabulary and letter to editor
Assignments: Finish annotating assigned article - come tomorrow with 2 main "take aways" from your article. Be ready to discuss with a group
THURSDAY 8/28
Objectives:
1. I can demonstrate that I can read and comprehend grade-appropriate nonfiction.
2. I can cite strong, thorough and direct textual evidence.
3. I can analyze explicit ideas in a text and support inferences drawn from a text.
Activities:
1. Starter
2. Small group discussion on annotated articles
3. Large Group Share Out
4. Final Writing Response
Assignments: Finish writing response for tomorrow if you did not finish it in class.
Objectives:
1. I can demonstrate that I can read and comprehend grade-appropriate nonfiction.
2. I can cite strong, thorough and direct textual evidence.
3. I can analyze explicit ideas in a text and support inferences drawn from a text.
Activities:
1. Starter
2. Small group discussion on annotated articles
3. Large Group Share Out
4. Final Writing Response
Assignments: Finish writing response for tomorrow if you did not finish it in class.
FRIDAY 8/29
Objectives: I can use grade-appropriate vocabulary
Activities:
1. Starter - video clip
2. Crime Scene Activity - With a partner analyze/evaluate the crime scene; find evidence; make a claim
3. Whole Class Discussion/Debate
Assignments: Outliers Intro - answer questions and complete one page mini-research assignment
Objectives: I can use grade-appropriate vocabulary
Activities:
1. Starter - video clip
2. Crime Scene Activity - With a partner analyze/evaluate the crime scene; find evidence; make a claim
3. Whole Class Discussion/Debate
Assignments: Outliers Intro - answer questions and complete one page mini-research assignment