Thursday March 29

We’ll begin today with a discussion about our book club meetings and then move on to writing an opinion paragraph about gaming.

4 corners: Gaming is a mostly negative thing for teenagers.

Move to the corner that represents your opinion and explain your reasons why. Be prepared to share a reason you heard.

4 corners: In my novel, video games are portrayed as mostly negative.

Move to the corner that represents your opinion and explain your reasons why. Be prepared to share a reason you heard.

Then you will grab a Chromebook and log into google classroom and complete the t-charts posted.

If time permits we will generate a list of success criteria for an opinion paragraph based on what we already know about the summary paragraph.

Tuesday March 27

Today you’re beginning with a content quiz and then you will do a practice book club. Then you will have time to prepare for tomorrow’s meeting by completing your role card and your 4 discussion questions.

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Learning Goals Unit 3

We are learning to….

  • Analyze media texts so that we can make informed decisions
  • Conduct research using reliable sources
  • Communicate information we’ve learned in writing for a specific audience and purpose
  • Communicate ideas effectively using visuals for a specific audience and purpose

I will know I am successful when I can…

  • Apply specific criteria to explain whether or not a text is reliable (the C.R.A.P. test)
  • Identify some good sources for research
  • Write in a series of well developed paragraphs with references to research sources
  • Create an infographic or poster that is appealing for my audience and easy to understand from a few feet away
  • Create a works cited page to accurately indicate the sources I’ve used.

Monday March 26

You will have time for silent reading today and finishing your practice book club. Please remember you will have a content quiz for the first 1/5 of your novel tomorrow.

Remember you will need to have your book club role completed and your four discussion questions in order to participate in Wednesday’s meeting.

Friday March 23

Today we will have silent reading time and then time to a practice literature circle meeting so you know what to expect for next Wednesday. Remember, you will need to have the first 1/5 of your book read by then. Be prepared for a content quiz Tuesday.

Here is the literary devices handout from this week with the list of devices you need to know: Match the Literary Device Worksheet

Thursday March 8

First you will be previewing the novel choices for your book clubs. You will need to have the first fifth of your book read by March 27th (Expect a content quiz on that day).

Then we’ll go the Inquiry Den to finish short stories and continue exploring coding:

Beginner coders go here.

Advanced coders can continue with Scratch.

At the end of the period we want you to reflect on what you learned by filling out this form: