Transcript thesis statement

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7th Grade
Daily Lessons
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Friday, January 3, 2014
Day1
Practice Prior Skills
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Learning Goals
Diagram and label the
following sentence:
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Over the Christmas Holidays
the students gave their friends
gifts and received presents
from their parents.
Students will choose a book
for Book Summary and Book
Talk due Friday, February 28,
2014
Assignment
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Due Friday, February 28, 2014
Book Summary Rubric – Upload to turnitin.com for a
test grade.
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Due Friday, February 28, 2014
Book Talk Rubric – Present in class for a test grade.
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Book Talk Task – Test Grade
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Book Talk Task
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Book Talk Task Overview
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Book Talk Checklist
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Book Talk Examples
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Click for videos of Book Talk Examples
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Click here for more book talk information at mrscaple.com.
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Assignment – Due Monday, January 6
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Search for book for book talk and summary.
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5th grade level or higher
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165 page minimum
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Closing
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Have you found a book yet?
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Is it something that is at least 5th grade level and higher 165
page minimum?
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Is it a book that interests you?
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You will be required to bring it every day to class and to
enrichment.
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You may do one additional Book Summary and Book Talk for
extra credit.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Day 2
Practice Prior Skills
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Learning Goals
Diagram and label the
following sentence:
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The students enjoyed the
break from school.
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Have book out for Mrs. Caple’s
approval (165 page minimum).
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Word of the Week:
Conundrum (n) anything that
puzzles. Example: I am in a
bit of a conundrum because I
do not know which vacation to
take: tour Europe or tour
Alaska.
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Diagramming - To recognize
and apply passive sentences
and linking verbs.
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Access Prior Knowledge
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Parts of a Sentence
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What types of verbs have we
been diagramming?
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Who or what part of the
sentence performed the
action?
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Passive Sentences
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Some sentences are passive, meaning the subject does not
perform the verb.
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Example: The assignment was completed by the student.
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Passive Sentences
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Passive Verbs
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Passive Verbs
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Passive Verbs
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Assignment
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Linking Verbs
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Linking verbs do not perform an action; they only link the
subject to a predicate noun or predicate adjective.
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Example: Mrs. Caple is a teacher.
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Mrs. Caple is linked to the predicate noun of being a teacher.
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Example: Mrs. Caple is nice.
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Mrs. Caple is linked to the predicate adjective nice.
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List of Linking Verbs
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Click on mrscaple.com /grammar/ diagramming/ 7.1 to
continue this lesson.
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If you count all of the forms of to be as one word, there are
only 13 linking verbs.
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Forms of to be: be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being
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Other linking verbs: appear, become, feel, grow, look
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Assignment
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Complete 1-5 of 7.1 to practice using linking verbs.
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Exit Assessment
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Write a passive sentence.
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Write a sentence using a linking verb and predicate noun.
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Write a sentence using a linking verb and predicate
adjective.
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Closing
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What is the difference between active and passive verbs or
sentences?
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List Linking verbs
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Day 3
Practice Prior Skills
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Label the following sentence
as active or passive:
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The school was run by the
principal.
Learning Goals
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Lesson One Informative
Essay: To analyze thesis
statements.
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Access Prior Knowledge
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What is an argumentative
essay?
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What is a claim sentence?
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Informative Essay
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What is the purpose of an
informative essay?
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Examples of Informative
Essays:
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To explain or to provide
information about a topic.
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Explaining a process
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Describing events
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Analyze causes
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Thesis Statement
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It should clearly state the
purpose or main idea of the
essay.
It should be written as the last
sentence of the first paragraph
and be written again in the
first sentence of the last
paragraph.
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It should contain the following
criteria:
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Be clear and precise
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Fulfill the requirements of the
test prompt (Answer the
question)
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Be based upon the texts
provided.
•An informative/explanatory essay explains or provides29
information about a topic.
•Examples: Explaining the rules of a game or describing
the living conditions at summer camp.
•A writer always writes for a purpose.
•An argumentative essay is written to encourage the
reader to agree with the writer on the issue. The claim is
the main point that the writer wants the reader to agree.
•An informative essay is written to inform the reader of the
topic. The thesis statement should state the central idea
of the essay.
•It will be written in the last sentence of the first
paragraph.
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Activity 1A Making a Thesis Statement Precise (p. 28)
Rewrite each thesis statement to make it clearer and more
precise.
Thesis Statement
1. The structure of the
atom that we study in
science class shows the
way that protons,
neutrons, electrons, and
lots of other particles are
connected to each other.
Revision
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Activity 1A Making a Thesis Statement Precise (p. 28)
Rewrite each thesis statement to make it clearer and more
precise.
Thesis Statement
Revision
1. The structure of the atom The structure of the atom is based
that we study in science
on how various particles are
class shows the way that
connected to each other.
protons, neutrons,
electrons, and lots of other
particles are connected to
each other.
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Activity 1A Making a Thesis Statement Precise (p. 28)
Rewrite each thesis statement to make it clearer and more
precise.
Thesis Statement
2. Some movies say
something about some
trends today.
Revision
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Activity 1A Making a Thesis Statement Precise (p. 28)
Rewrite each thesis statement to make it clearer and more
precise.
Thesis Statement
Revision
2. Some movies say
something about some
trends today.
The popularity of movies about
aliens reflects how frightened
people are about the unknown.
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Activity 1A Making a Thesis Statement Precise (p. 28)
Rewrite each thesis statement to make it clearer and more
precise.
Thesis Statement
3. The series of books about
Harry Potter shows how he
and his friends change.
Revision
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Activity 1A Making a Thesis Statement Precise (p. 28)
Rewrite each thesis statement to make it clearer and more
precise.
Thesis Statement
Revision
3. The series of books about The series of books about Harry
Harry Potter shows how he Potter shows how he grows up,
and his friends change.
changing from a young boy to a
young man.
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Closing
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What is a thesis statement?
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Which type of writing requires a thesis statement?
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Review Words of the Week.
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If time allows, students may read book.
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Day 4
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Read book for book Talk
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Day 4
Practice Prior Skills
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Write a passive sentence and
a sentence using a linking
verb with a PN and PA. Then
diagram each one.
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Parts of a Sentence Quiz,
Monday on Junoed.com.
Learning Goals
Informative Essay Lesson 2:
To recognize and analyze
relevant details to support
thesis statement.
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Access Prior Knowledge
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What is a thesis statement?
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What type of essay would use a thesis statement?
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Where should it appear in the essay?
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•A writer should support the thesis statement with
supporting details.
•Some examples of supporting details are: facts,
examples, incidents, analogies, causes, and
effects.
•Strong supporting details directly relate or
support thesis.
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Thesis Statement: In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Which of the following is more relevant to the above thesis statement?
A. The Nineteenth Amendment, which gives women the right to vote, was ratified in
1920.
B. In a typical presidential election, between 55 percent and 65 percent of people who
were legally allowed to vote cast votes.
The first detail is relevant because it describes a legal change that
increased the percentage of people who could vote. The second one is
irrelevant because it focuses on who chooses to vote, instead of who is
legally allowed to.
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
1. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified
in 1867, was designed to protect the
rights of African Americans to vote.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
1. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in
1867, was designed to protect the rights
of African Americans to vote.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
2. Four presidents have been
elected even though they did not
win the popular vote.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
2. Four presidents have been elected
even though they did not win the
popular vote.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
3. In 1893, New Zealand became the
first government to allow women to
vote throughout the country.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
3. In 1893, New Zealand became the first
government to allow women to vote
throughout the country.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
4. In the early days of the United
States, several states allowed only
people who owned property to
vote.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
4. In the early days of the United States,
several states allowed only people who
owned property to vote.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
5. In general, the percentage of
people who vote is higher in years
with a presidential election than in
years without one.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Activity 2A Identifying Supporting Details (p. 29)
Place a checkmark in the correct column in each row to
indicate whether the statement is relevant to this thesis
statement:
In the United States, the percentage of the population legally
allowed to vote has increased since 1788.
Statement
5. In general, the percentage of people
who vote is higher in years with a
presidential election than in years
without one.
Relevant
Not
Relevant
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Assessment
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Diagram the following sentence:
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The substitute teacher is so nice today.
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When you grade your work, ask questions about anything
that you do not understand. We will have a diagramming quiz
and labeling sentence in the near future.
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Closing
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What kind of information can be used to support the thesis
statement?
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How can you know if information is a relevant supporting
detail?