Category Archives: Class News

Mar12

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  • SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #15 for Subject and Tone.
    • Highlight textual evidence
    • Label and explain all annotations
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Respond to the following reflection prompt:
    • What questions have been popping into your head as you read? Is anything confusing? Interesting? Explain. 
  • Argumentative Research Paper-Complete Works Cited page. Final essay due Monday. Remember to attach rubric!
Mar10

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  • SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #15 for Speaker and Occasion.
    • Highlight textual evidence
    • Label and explain all annotations
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
    • Respond to the following reflection prompt:Make a prediction for your book. Name three reasons why you think this is a good prediction.
  • Argumentative Research Paper-Begin Body 3. Final essay due Monday! Be sure to attach the rubric.
Mar6

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  • SLOT-Referencing the mentor text, create a possible counter argument with rebuttal.
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
  • Argumentative Research Paper-Begin Body 1.
    • Final Paper Due 3/16
    • Be sure to attach the rubric!
Mar5

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  • SLOT-Referencing the Mentor Text (sample intro), give an example of how you would begin body 1. You may write on the mentor text directly below the intro.
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
  • Argumentative Research Paper-Continue working on Intro. Final paper due Monday, March 16th. Make sure to attach the rubric!
Mar2

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  • SLOT–Mentor Text-Intro
    • Read the sample intro.
    • Highlight the claim statement and annotate/explain how/why you know it is the claim.
    • Highlight the attention grabber and annotate/explain how/why you know it is an attention grabber.
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
  • Argumentative Research Paper–
Feb27

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  • SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #14, respond to the following prompt in 1-2 paragraphs. Make sure to provide textual evidence to support your claim. Quote must be correctly embedded.
    • Should vaccinations be mandatory, or should that decision be left up to parents? Explain.
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
  • Argumentative Research Paper-Continue working on tree map outline. Today you will complete Body 3 and the Conclusion. The completed tree map outline is due Monday. You will not be allowed to move forward with the research paper if your outline is incomplete. You will receive a zero and a focus infraction for being unprepared.
Feb26

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  • SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #14 for Subject and Tone. Highlight textual evidence. Label and explain all annotations.
    • Referencing your counter argument from yesterday, write a rebuttal. This is when you come back with why your claim is the stronger argument. The “no, you are wrong and this is why.”
      • Rebuttal-an attempt to disprove an argument.
  • SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
  • Argumentative Research Paper-Continue working on your tree map outline. Today you should complete Body 2 of the outline.