Hello! Today from 4-7 is the last day of fall Parent-Teacher conferences. Hope to see you there!

*Essay is due today! Please make sure if you are absent that your essay is submitted into iLearn, argumentative writing section, “Final Argumentative Essay Workshop.” Copy and paste article into the text box and press save changes.

**If you were present in class today you have until the end of the evening to submit your essay. It will be considered late and marked down 10%, but at least it will be work-shopped.

Thank you to all parents/guardians who made it to Parent/Teacher Conferences yesterday! We have conferences again tomorrow, Wednesday 11/14 from 4-7pm as well if you weren’t able to make it on Monday!

Today we:

*Completed Essay (6 paragraphs) due tomorrow.*

**Below is the rubric that will be used for your essay. There might be a category added or changed, but this is generally what you will be graded on. Please use to help yourself make sure that you have everything that you need to get the highest score possible.

Argumentative Rubric pg 2

Argumentative Rubric pg 1

Please use this format exactly for your counterclaim:

**The example I wrote in the original slide (below) is a little more advanced than the one expected for class. If you are a more advanced writer and wanted to attempt a counterclaim like this, more power to ya!

**For Monday, PLEASE have the Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs and Counterclaim paragraphs done. PLEASE.

**Quiz tomorrow on Prefixes 11-15

For first hour: Model your counterclaim paragraph just like mine, but with your information.

Remember, it addresses the opposing claim and then proves why it is wrong.

Today we:

*4 paragraphs MUST BE DONE TOMORROW. Introduction and 3 Body. If the paragraphs are not finished, you will be ZAPed and will report to the ZAP room on Friday (and any subsequent day needed to complete the work) at lunch.

**YOU NEED A SILENT READING BOOK TOMORROW (just like every day)

***A note about in class work and homework.  Over the past few days and weeks I can honestly say I have been very disheartened by the lack of effort and care put into the work done by many of my students. Most (and that is not an exaggeration) are not completing homework on time. Homework is to be done at home and completed for the next day. I do not just pile on work and assign homework. Students have homework when work is not finished in class. To that end, so many students are wasting time in class, worrying more about others and what they are doing than focusing on themselves and the work they have to accomplish. This needs to end. Good, quality work needs to be produced. Students (you) need to listen the first time directions are given so that not so much time is wasted repeating myself. Overall, most of us need to do better. We owe it to ourselves to have high standards of quality work and to strive to be our best. We also need to give everyone a chance to work in a supportive, productive and positive environment.

Here is what my example introduction looks like in the graphic organizer:

Paragraph #1 (Introduction)

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Yesterday:

Today:

Here is an example of what your body paragraph might look like when you’re done:

Use this organizer to help you write your body paragraphs. Skip the introduction section (paragraph 1), and go right to the second and third paragraph section which is the first and second body paragraphs.

Click this link to get the Argumentative Essay Paragraph Organizer

Hey all! Happy Halloween! Enjoy the night, whatever you decide to do!

ALL IXL DUE TOMORROW at the end of each hour!

Here is a link to make a copy of the research record sheet if you want to do it online or need to print an extra:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15CgYcBuisp1cIeNoEa0Rp1fQSb58bVFRmIzDv70QqCg/copy