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Opening: ´Today we will complete the Unit 2 Common Formative Assessment (CFA) 1 Work Session: Complete the Unit 2 Common Formative Assessment (CFA) 1 . Independent Practice: Enter your chosen answers into ILLUMINATE EXIT TICKET: Complete Exit Ticket Wksht. •Use the resources to write a claim and support it with evidence and reasoning.
•Closely read and annotate the following texts to make your argument. •http://healthland.time.com/2010/02/25/would-junk-food-taxes-really-make-people-eat-better/ •https://www.forbes.com/sites/arleneweintraub/2018/01/10/should-we-tax-junk-foods-to-curb-obesity/#3191f8537df6 •https://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/should-there-be-tax-unhealthy-foods DO NOW:
Read and Annotate [using Coding Skills Chart] "A survey of American teens finds that online bullying is a big problem". Opening: ´Today I want to practice how readers find the central ideas of an informational text and then Compare and contrast those ideas. Let's learn Boxes and Bullets strategy:
Work Session: Complete Box and Bullets Chart organizer for "A survey of American teens finds that online bullying is a big problem". Independent Practice: Read and Annotate [using Coding Skills Chart] "D.C. author was bullied as a kid — now he urges others to be kind". Complete Box and Bullets Chart organizer for "D.C. author was bullied as a kid — now he urges others to be kind". EXIT TICKET: Compare and contrast article 1 with article 2. How are the central ideas similar? different? How does the author present the supporting details to support the text? How are they similar? different? DO NOW:
Read and Annotate [using Coding Skills Chart] "Celebrities Influence Health Education" by Philip Jones Opening: ´Today I want to show you how readers find the central ideas of an informational text and then Compare and contrast those ideas. Let's learn Boxes and Bullets strategy:
Work Session: Complete Box and Bullets Chart organizer for "Celebrities Influence Health Education" by Philip Jones Independent Practice: Read and Annotate [using Coding Skills Chart] "Food at School" by Helena Martin Complete Box and Bullets Chart organizer for "Food at School" by Helena Martin EXIT TICKET: Compare and contrast article 1 with article 2. How are the central ideas similar? different? How does the author present the supporting details to support the text? How are they similar? different? DO NOW:
Read and Annotate [using Coding Skills Chart] Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Opening: Let's continue our practice of identifying the structure of a text and characterization within a story. Work Session: Complete Character Traits Chart organizer for Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Independent Practice: Complete B.M.E. Story Map for Seventh Grade by Gary Soto EXIT TICKET: Turn Worksheets into Ms. Mobley DO NOW:
Complete – 1. “Youth on Every Continent United in Strikes to Demand Climate Action”/Building Green Wkshts. [4 Author’s P.O.V. Lesson] AND/OR 2. Pursuit of Happiness Wksht. [Q.C.E.R. Reading Strategy] Opening: Yesterday we learned how readers trace and evaluate the argument of an informational text using the QCER strategy. Today I want to show you how readers begin to write their own arguments which includes- a claim, evidence and reasoning. Work Session: CREATE YOUR OWN Q.C.E.R. CHART, FOR YOUR OWN ARGUMENTATIVE CLAIM. HERE IS YOUR [ARGUMENTATIVE] TOPIC: Your principal has decided to choose a new mascot for your school. What should the mascot be? Write a short argument for that mascot. WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION? WHAT IS YOUR CLAIM? WHAT ARE YOUR 3 REASONS? WHAT ARE YOUR 3 PIECES OF EVIDENCE? [ie. POLL, INTERVIEW, EXPERT OPINION, EXAMPLE] INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: HERE IS YOUR [ARGUMENTATIVE] TOPIC: Should the government implement a tax on junk food? WHAT WOULD SERVE AS LOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR THIS CLAIM? –Resources: •Adult Obesity Facts •Would junk food taxes really make people eat better? (books, websites, newspapers, journals, magazines and documentaries) Poll: Most Oppose Tax on Junk Food -Use the resources to write a claim and support it with evidence and reasoning. Closely read and annotate the following texts to make your argument. •http://healthland.time.com/2010/02/25/would-junk-food-taxes-really-make-people-eat-better/ •https://www.forbes.com/sites/arleneweintraub/2018/01/10/should-we-tax-junk-foods-to-curb-obesity/#3191f8537df6 •https://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/should-there-be-tax-unhealthy-foods Exit Ticket – TURN IN COMPLETED Q.C.E.R. CHART FOR YOUR INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY TOPIC: Should the government implement a tax on junk food? DO NOW: Read: No Phone Access Until The End Of The Day Each morning when students arrive at school, they magnetically lock their devices into their own personal green-and-gray pouches. Then they can keep the pouches with them, but they cannot unlock them until the end of the school day. Students can tap them on unlocking magnet stations throughout the school. This idea is not new. Musicians have been using Yondr to stop people from filming their concerts since 2014. More schools have started using the pouches in recent years. ANSWER IN YOUR DO NOW NOTEBOOK: What is the Author’s Claim? What is the REASON for the author’s claim? What EVIDENCE does the author provide to support the CLAIM? Opening: Last week, we learned how to determine the author’s point of view in a piece of informational text. Today I want to show you how readers trace and evaluate the argument of an informational text. I want to show you how to use QCER Anchor Chart to follow the claim of the author from today’s mini-lesson. Work Session: Read Schools experiment with magnetic pouches that lock students' cellphones to practice the use QCER Anchor Chart to follow the claim of the author. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: •Use the QCER organizer to practice the same skills from today’s mini lesson. •You will develop a claim, evidence, reasoning AND the credible sources to support their response to a prompt. •WATCH – [interview] excerpt from Pursuit of Happiness w/ graphic organizer •We will practice inserting the QUESTION & CLAIM. Then, Identifying STRONG EVIDENCE & LOGICAL REASONING. [into the graphic organizer] Exit Ticket – Excerpt from Cellphone Citizens READ PARAGRAPH BELOW, ANSWER QUESTION: First of all, simply banning phones will not make the problem go away. According to an article in the Marion Ledger, about 60 percent of students still use their phones when schools ban or limit cell phone use. That’s why it makes sense to teach kids to use cell phones responsibly, not ban them. In the first sentence of the paragraph, the author claims that simply banning cell phone use will not make the problem go away. 1. Does the author provide reasons and evidence to support this claim? If so, list the reasons and evidence. DO NOW: Scientific Text: The Heart One of the most powerful organs in the human body is the heart. It beats around 70 times per minute and moves constantly 24 hours a day. The pounding sound from the heart comes from the opening and closing of the heart valves. These valves are located within the heart’s chambers. The heart consists of four chambers which are the left and right atriums on top and the lower left and right ventricles at the bottom. These chambers pump blood throughout the body. Answer in Do Now Notebook: RI.6 Point of View and Purpose1. What is the author’s purpose for this text? a. to describe powerful organs throughout the body b. to explain the function of the heart c. to inform the reader about changes in the atrium Opening: Let's continue our practice with the 4 [mental] questions you should ask yourself when you are trying to identify the author’s point of view. We will use the article “Youth on Every Continent United in Strikes to Demand Climate Action” to practice answering the 4 questions that help us identify the author’s point of view. Work Session: Read “Youth on Every Continent United in Strikes to Demand Climate Action” to practice answering the 4 questions that help us identify the author’s point of view. To determine an author’s point of view, ask yourself these four questions: 1. What main idea is the author trying to convince readers to agree with? 2. How does the author’s choice of words influence how readers think about the topic? 3. How does the author’s choice of facts or examples influence how readers think about the topic? 4. What does the author want to accomplish in this text? Independent Practice: Read the text Building Green to practice answering the 4 mental questions to determine the author’s point of view. After reading answer the questions below on a sheet of paper. DIRECTIONS: Answer the Questions Below.
Short Constructed Response:
EXIT TICKET: In the article “Building Green”, How does the author’s choice of words influence how readers think about the topic of conserving natural resources? Use the race strategy to answer the questions |
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Mr. Marc
Hello World! I am from South Florida. I graduated from Florida State University with my Bachelor's Degree, and Kennesaw State University with my Master's Degree. Categories |