We looked at the negative sides of video games today and analyzed the text for main idea and supporting details. We also identified the author’s claim in the article of the week. Tomorrow, we are going to prepare for a debate. They will answer questions that compare and contrasts the two texts and the do a strategy called Philosophical Chairs, which is a more structured type of debate. After the debate, they will make a final claim as to whether video games have a positive or negative impact on young people and provide evidence for their opinion.

Quiz make-ups will be Thursday and Friday

• Thursday – before school at 7:30am, after school at 3:00pm
• Friday – before school at 7:30am, in class at the end, or after school at 3:00pm
  • Students will need to get their planner signed by a parent in order to retake the quiz – no parent signature no quiz retake
    • A parent signature indicates:
      • The parent saw their quiz score on Parent Connect (vocabulary quiz from 10/28) – https://zangleweb.resa.net/Dearborn/ParentConnect/
      • The parent witnessed their student study on Quizlet or with flashcards for at least 30 minutes (outside of school)
        • Quizlet can still be accessed! https://mail.google.com/a/dearbornschools.org    then go to classroom.google.com after you sign in
          • I urge the students to do the practice quiz!!
        • If your student wants to review what they missed on iLearn they can go here:  https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/course/view.php?id=2054

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log

We are beinning to look at two sides of an argument and analyze them for the most important details (main claim and strongest supporting evidence). We read “What Video Games Can Teach Us” and wrote down our analysis notes on a graphic organizer. We will look at the “con” side of this debate today and have a Socratic Seminar about the topic on Friday.

Quiz Retakes: Quiz retakes will be before school (7:30 am) and after school (3:00 pm) Thursday and Friday. My week has been filled with meetings so I apologize for not beginning them today. Students need to go on Quizlet and study for at least 30 minutes (outside of school!) prior to showing up to retake the quiz.

Homework

Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading log (2-3 sentences!!)