Standards:
ELAGSE7RL1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
ELAGSE7RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Essential Question: How are themes connect a text to the real world.
Warm-up: Provide a bulleted summary of Ch. 9 and the first half of Ch.10.
Work Session:
Review Ch.9 Quiz
Instruction about identifying theme
Individual Practice Identifying theme
Close: Share the themes you found in Lord of the Flies.
Homework: Finish reading Ch.10 in Lord of the Flies (pg.s 162-168).
Tuesday ~ September 29, 2015
Standards:
ELAGSE7W5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Essential Question:
How can collaborative writing help to strengthen your own writing?
Warm-up:
- Log in to socrative.com with this classroom code: G2BQGRNS
Based on the writing categories on the group essay rubric, share at least one strength and one area in which you can improve.
- After discussing with your group, make a checklist for the finishing touches needed for your group essay.
Work Session:
Finish final draft of group essay - Due at the end of class.
Close: Share - How did you feel writing this group paper? Do you feel that an audience of community members would be convinced that your sustainable community design is best?
Homework: Read the first half of Ch.10 in Lord of the Flies (pg.s 155-161).
Monday ~ September 28, 2015
Standards:
ELAGSE7W5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Essential Question: How does the editing process connect an author to his or her reader?
Warm-up:
- How does the structure of a text impact an audience?
- Look at the rubric provided. What category is most closely related to structure?
Work Session:
Review outline and essay rubrics as a class. Discuss individual and group grades.
Students will write names and class period on rubrics and hand them in. (See Google Classroom for electronic copy).
Demonstrate how to insert a running header in APA format.
Continue working on group outline and essay.
Make sure your arguments are supported by research-based arguments.
Make sure your paper organization matches your thesis.
Follow rubrics - Make necessary changes.
Close:
Students will share a few examples of how they structured their arguments and explain why they structured them that way.
Homework:
Finish group outline - due Tues at 8 AM
Continue revising group essay