Monday, January 26, 2015

Monday/Tuesday, January 26/27, 2015

Announcements and Reminders:
SAGE Testing for A-Day:  February 9 and 11 -- Informative and Argument Writing
SAGE Testing for b-Day:  February 4 and 6 -- Informative and Argument Writing
Come well-rested, well-nourished, and well-hydrated.

If you haven't signed up for your January/February Book-of-the-Month, do it right away!  You have a zero on your grade for that.

Book Assessments Due February 11/12
We will be in the computer lab on January 30/February 2 for you to use nonfiction sources to look up the answers to your questions about your fictional books.

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Today: Pick up the white packet, the yellow rubric, and the green worksheet.

Practice Sage Writing Test

  1. Read a prompt and passages.
  2. Discuss them together and fill out RAFTS.
  3. Collect information from the passages.
  4. Learn more about citing sources. 
  5. Create an outline/rough draft for your essay.
  6. Practice with the training test.  A-Day Lab 211 B-Day Lab 223 --  (If you are absent, you can also do this from home!)
    1. Go to Lab 
    2. Follow the directions on the instruction sheet!
      1.  Try out the features and helps available on Sage.
or just
http://sageportal.org/training-tests/  and click on the icon for "Training Tests."


If you have extra time, read your historical fiction book. 


You will NOT fail!  You can do this!


You will NOT fail!  You can do this! You know a lot!


Does it? 

This is why we do RAFTS!