Monday/Tuesday, October 2/3, 2017

Announcements and Reminders for Monday/Tuesday, October 2/3, 2017:                           We will begin with quiet reading time, so it would be best if you read your book of the month. Book of the Month                       September 27, was the day your book-of-the-month sign-ups were due,  You can still sign up for fewer points, but please do it as soon as you can so you have time to read your book.  Spelling  If you would like to retake either of your spelling tests, you may during Cave Time or after school.   The third time is the charm.  You may retake a spelling test no more than three times.  You do have until a week before the end of the term to complete a retake.     Cave Time Remember that Thursday is Cave Time request day for Ms. Dorsey, so unless you have received a request slip, or have made arrangements with Ms. Dorsey, find another place to be that day.   Extra Credit Opportunity:  (See the tab above for more ways to earn extra credit.) Enter the PTSA Reflections Contest. Enter the literature portion and earn extra credit.   I encourage entering any of the categories!   Theme:  "Within Reach" Deadline for entries:  October 25

Targets for Today: Utah State Core -- Writing Standard 1  b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual reading time -- Read your own book-of-the-month book, or another book. 2. Book-of-the-Month Demo --   Remember that you should have read your book and will be prepared to discuss it by October 10/11! 3. Paragraphs and Fishbowls!  Last time through this time.     View and take notes.  A1 viewed a PowerPoint  through slide 22 -- Conclusions  -- finished today.  A2 viewed a PowerPoint  through slide 24 -- finished today.  B5 viewed a PowerPoint  through slide 15 -- supporting details  -- -- finished today.  B7 viewed a PowerPoint  through slide 11 -- Topic sentence and supporting details -- -- finished today.  PowerPoint: paragraph fishtank 2017.ppt  Fish Bowls and Paragraphs Notes.docx Students added to their notes the parallels between paragraphs and essays, and a couple of notes about what essays need:  transitions, formal style, citations.   The old church on Jay Mountain?  4.  Reading and Listening to The Outsiders       Collect Evidence! Last Time:  A1 to page 78,  page 45+, Track 2  26:74  A2 to page  80,  page 45+, Track 2   31:02  B5 to page  87,  Chapter 6    2:55 B7 to page  93, Chapter 6     14:36 Don't forget to continue collecting evidence!  Remember that you can memorize the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"  for extra credit.  There are copies in the English 7 Handouts file box.  This Time:  A1 to page  93,   Chapter 6     14:36 A2 to page  93,   Chapter 6     14:36 B5 to page  93,   Chapter 6     14:36 B7 to page  --  evidence gathering and creating a claim activities End at page 93 to complete evidence gathering and creating a claim activities. We will take up reading again later.   _____________________________________ Continue collecting evidence with these class activities:  1. What should the charges be?   Read  the handout and then choose from four corners.   Murder - Definitions .docx Take your pink sheet with you.   Discuss with those who agreed with you why you chose that corner.  Prepare to use some of the vocabulary from the explanation of charges in the essay you will write.  -- That will make your writing more formal and more convincing.  B5 and B7 are to this point on 10-3-17.   2. Collecting Evidence --- Guilty or not guilty -- on the board -- page number and at least key words from that piece of evidence.  Silently!   3. Speaking the evidence with Explanation --  small fishbowl and the rest of us observe and add to our pink evidence sheets.   Collecting information usually comes  before deciding on a claim.  Next Time: Claim?  Reasons?  Evidence?

If You Were Absent: See above. Catch up on reading The Outsiders during class reading time or Cavetime or after school. You can open and view the PowerPoint. See the link above.

Vocabulary: paragraph essay topic sentence/thesis introduction supporting details body paragraphs conclusion transition formal style citation  Claim, Reasons, and Evidence