7-14-09

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July 14, 2009

Reminders:

  • Bring a spiral bound notebook/notebook paper and pens/pencils to class each day.

Directions:

  1. Take out your notebook/paper and something to write with.
  2. Copy today's learning objectives and HW.

Learning Objectives (copy in your planner)

Students will:
  • Learn new vocabulary.
  • Identify elements of science fiction independently.
  • Create a dialectical journal based on Night.
  • Follow a prompt and outline to create a persuasive essay.

Homework:

  • Create Vocabulary Circles for Ch. 30 (Ch 29-30) and your new Academic Vocabulary words.


Agenda (do not copy)


7:30-8:00: Vocabulary

8:00-8:20: Sci-Fi Independent Reading
  • Reading quietly .
  • As you read, keep track of the elements of science fiction in the novel in Cornell Note style
  • scifiels.pdf

8:20-8:40: Academic Vocabulary
  • Work alone or in pairs to match the 10 words to their definitions.
  • Create vocabulary circles for the 10 words in your own notebook (these words are generated at random, so if repeats come up, you don't need to make a 2nd Vocabulary Circle--however, by the end of the 2nd week you need to have all 55 Vocabulary Circles).
  • Remember to keep ALL of your vocabulary circles--all tests/quizzes are cumulative.
  • Randomly chosen 10 of the 55 Academic Vocabulary words

8:35-9:55: Night Dialectical Journal
  • Finish Dialectical Journal Entries.
  • Begin creating your journal--review dialectical journal handout--review student samples


  • Reading: Follow along with sound recording. Maintain your dialectical journal. You need 20 entries and we will be reading this book over 9 days (so you need to have two entries each day)

10:10-10:25: Journal Entry 10

10:25:-11:20: Persuasive Essay, Peer Review
  • Have your essay read by two different students.
  • Each student needs to fill out your peer review form.

11:25-12:25: Computer Lab
  • Finish your essay--Final Draft!
  • Print it out and give it to me today or e-mail it to me today--your choice.
  • If you have time, begin your PowerPoint (see below). You will only have tomorrow to work on it.
  • BE SURE TO SAVE ALL OF YOUR WORK IN YOUR STUDENT FOLDER AND/OR E-MAIL IT TO YOURSELF!

  • You will be delivering a short presentation on your essay.
  • You will be creating a PowerPoint that highlights your main points (with images to complement your writing).
  • Your PowerPoint will be 6 to 11 slides long:
  • Title Slide: 1
  • Introduction/Thesis: 1-2
  • Main Points: 3-4
  • Addressing Counterarguments: 2-3 (unless you already did this with your Main Points slides)
  • Conclusion: 1
  • Just like your first presentation, your slides will be graded based on Visual Appeal, Writing Style, Creativity, Persuasiveness, Elements of Speech (i.e., the presenter's speaking skills).


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