Announcements and Reminders for Tuesday/Wednesday, January 22/23, 2019:
Welcome to class!
As you come in, pick up
Don't forget to contribute to Penny Wars this week!
 
You should have finished typing your argument essay on MyAccess.
You were to have finished it and submitted it by Friday evening, January 11.
You may still do this.
You are able to also work on your essay at home.
You were to hand in your packet by Monday or Tuesday, January 14 or 15.
You may still do this. Please make sure you have completed these assignments.
Creating an Introduction and Thesis Sentence for Argument Also, if you have not handed in your waiver, get that signed and handed in. Hand in your mini-bio if you haven't. |
Targets for Today:
Writing 2a: Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as .[text structure and] . . . . ; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
ELA-RI 7.5:
I can analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas. ELA-L 7.1a: I can explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences. |
Today’s Agenda for Tuesday/Wednesday, January 22/23, 2019:
Welcome to class!
As you come in, pick up your Observe, Question, Compare graphic organizer from the front.
You will also need your composition book
and a copy of How They Croaked.
Sentence Imitation:
“In his own body, something else was moving—his kidney stones” (61).
(Prepositional phrase), (generic ProNoun) (verb)—(specific noun).
List possible prepositions, generic nouns, and more specific nouns, then create an imitation sentence.
Student imitation: In the dark castle, something else was there -- a ghost.
Jared S.
Teacher imitation: After the earthquake, someone screamed -- a baby.
Mrs. Hilton
And another: Outside the bowling alley, a fugitive lurked -- my pet raccoon.
Ms. Dorsey
Analyzing Text Features
· Finish reading “Galileo Galiliei: Staying Alive,” pg.58-65 of How They Croaked.
Definition -- Copy this into your composition book notes:
External Text Features are features of a text that help identify the topic and organization of a text.
To learn more, you could go to External Text Features.
Observe, Question, Compare graphic organizer
In the first box in the Mentor Text column, write “Cleopatra.”
In the second box, write “George Washington,”
and in the last box, write “Galileo.”
In the Observation column list text features you find in the chapters.
Question: Also try to determine why the author would have chosen to use each text feature.
Text Structure:
Definition --
A structural element is a part of the text that helps the author introduce, develop, or complete their ideas.
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If You Were Absent:
See above.
Check to make sure you understand what each of these is: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition. Students did some sentence imitating. They also identified external text features in the chapters from How They Croaked, and what the purpose is for each. Why did the people who make that book use those text features? For example: The headstone text feature provides a quick way to learn some vital facts about the famous person. How does the illustration (picture) help you better understand the chapter? To learn more about external text features, you could go to External Text Features.  If you haven't finished the rough draft in the packet, typed a quality draft on MyAccess, and turned in your packet, here is the outline for writing your argument essay for The Outsiders: |
Vocabulary:
External Text Features are features of a text that help identify the topic and organization of a text.
A structural element is a part of the text that helps the author introduce, develop, or complete their ideas.
Examples: introduction, examples, transitions, conclusion
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Help and Enrichment
To learn more about them, you could go to External Text Features.
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