ELA Monday, December 7 th QW Login to a laptop / chrome book Go to Google Classroom Read the prompt/rubric for the 10-sentence argument: Is War Justified? After reading various war-related texts, write a 10-sentence argument for or against the justification of war. Be sure to use evidence from texts and to acknowledge the opposing viewpoint in your response. Sources may include: justifications of war handout, Truce, your newspaper research project, War Horse, poems we read this quarter: I Am An American Soldier, Allegiance, The Charge of the Light Brigade, America For Me
Sources you can use Sources may include: justifications of war handout Truce your newspaper research project War Horse, poems we read this quarter: I Am An American Soldier, Allegiance, The Charge of the Light Brigade, America For Me
10 SENTENCE STRUCTURE Introduction with hook and background information. Claim. Reason #1. Supporting evidence with explanation. Reason #2. Supporting evidence with explanation. Counter-argument. Rebuttal evidence. Strongest Reason. Re-word Claim with emotional appeal.
Pre-AP MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 th QW Login to a laptop / chrome book Go to No Red Ink and use the class code: 1 st hour: 3ef3dfvw 3 rd hour: 43dcmxee 4 th hour: vkwmekve 5 th hour: 7d8dvh38 7 th hour: mxk33x3d
ELA Tuesday, December 8 th Take out your independent novel (War Horse or other ) You may also take out your notes over narrative elements that you identified while reading your independent novel. No phones may be used. Pick up a handout from the Outbox and complete it over your novel. If you finish early, read or work on homework.
Pre-AP Tuesday, December 8 th QW Login to a laptop / chrome book Go to Google Classroom Read the prompt/rubric for the 10-sentence argument: Is War Justified? After reading various war-related texts, write a 10-sentence argument for or against the justification of war. Be sure to use evidence from texts and to acknowledge the opposing viewpoint in your response. Sources may include: justifications of war handout, Truce, your newspaper research project, War Horse, poems we read this quarter: I Am An American Soldier, Allegiance, The Charge of the Light Brigade, America For Me
Sources you can use Sources may include: justifications of war handout Truce your newspaper research project War Horse, poems we read this quarter: I Am An American Soldier, Allegiance, The Charge of the Light Brigade, America For Me
10 SENTENCE STRUCTURE Introduction with hook and background information. Claim. Reason #1. Supporting evidence with explanation. Reason #2. Supporting evidence with explanation. Counter-argument. Rebuttal evidence. Strongest Reason. Re-word Claim with emotional appeal.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 th QW Login to a laptop / chrome book and go to Google Classroom Re-read the prompt/rubric and remember to follow the 10-sentence argument format and to vary 2 or more of your sentences. Finish your draft by tomorrow so you can edit and print on Friday!
Thursday, DECEMBER 10 th QW Login to a laptop / chrome book and go to Google Classroom Re-read the prompt and remember to follow the 10- sentence argument format and to vary 2 or more of your sentences. Paper due tomorrow! If you finish today, read or work on homework silently.
10 SENTENCE STRUCTURE Introduction with hook and background information. Claim. Reason #1. Supporting evidence with explanation. Reason #2. Supporting evidence with explanation. Counter-argument. Rebuttal evidence. Strongest Reason. Re-word Claim with emotional appeal.
Friday, December 11 th Pick up a copy of 2 handouts from the Outbox a list of items to study for the Final Editing checklist Final Exam Review: All of these will be on your final exam! You should have most of these items in your Writer s Notebooks. Copies of the books we have read (The Tipping Point and Truce) are scanned in on the 8 th grade website: woodland8ela.weebly.com Work with a partner and create flash cards so you can study before your ELA final!
Friday, December 11 th Finalize your argument Proofread and apply any necessary edits using the editing checklist Print your paper to HP 4014-2 Highlight using 2 different colors: Your claim (yellow) Your counterclaim (blue, purple, or green) Staple the following together in this order: Prompt/rubric Final paper (highlighted per directions above) Editing checklist Initial by your name that you have submitted your paper