Transcript January 3
Check in: Continue writing your persuasive essay and working your way through the check list. Range Finding with a partner’s paper. 1. Give them a holistic score 2. Give them at least 2 suggestions to improve their writing. 1. 2. 3. 4. Sentence Writing Sing the song Helping Verbs song Practice: In your writer’s notebook, write a sentence that starts with a prepositional phrase and includes a helping verb. SMACK it down! 1. Type 2: Persuade me that me your Christmas present was the best. 2. As a group, decide which gift was the best. 3. Groups persuade me. Ethos= Using someone else’s character to persuade. Logos= Using logic to persuade Pathos= Using emotion to persuade Watch the following video clips and write down which strategies the creators used. http://www.charitywater.org/media/videos/?video=video1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5QE7KV6gQY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AzqybYCVKQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkP6x38vlx8 Reading Lab 1. Check in: Silent read 2. 7 Wonders article 3. Read aloud Hunger Games Check in: Write down as many of the prepositions as you can remember. Then continue writing what you started yesterday about the snowman. Spelling Bee 1. Read scoring guide 2. I’ll start counting entries at December 7. 3. Give yourself a score 4. Put your name on the scoring guide and put it in your notebook. Reading Lab 1. Check in: Silent read 2. 7 Wonders article 3. Read aloud Hunger Games Check in: Start working on the thinking map for your next 6 weeks writing. Use a tree map. It must be a 5 paragraph persuasive essay. Refer to the notes from yesterday. If you still don’t have a topic, check out the marker board next to the Finish Strong board. Song Helping Verbs song In your writer’s notebook, write a sentence that begins with a prepositional phrase, has a helping verb and SMACK it down!! Any volunteers to bring cocoa or cookies? F:\english\Persuasive essays\persuasive writing.ppt Reading Lab 1. Check in: Silent read 2. Octopus Article 3. Bananagrams Check In: Continue writing your 6 Weeks Writing Assignment: Persuasive Essay. Please skip lines when you write so you have room for revisions Preposition Test 1. Introduce scoring guide and make corrections. 2. Read over it and answer any questions. 3. Range find with papers written yesterday. You must justify your score Cocoa and Cookies Check In: Continue writing your 6 Weeks Writing Assignment: Persuasive Essay. Please skip lines when you write so you have room for revisions 1. Persuasive Essays from yesterday….finished? 2. Range Finding: • Scoring Guide • Practice with my story • Range find with packets Reading Lab: Check in: Silent read 1. How Angel Peterson Got His Name http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNt81oaYPA