Good Morning, Class!

Please take out:

• pencil

Per. 3 (9:33-10:47) – Speech and Debate

Learning Target: Students will be able to debate a topic using relevant evidence to support their claims.

Should Schools Sell Junk Food?

• Read article
• Discuss vocab
• Review claims
• Create own claim or choose one that is already there
• Gather evidence from text and prior knowledge/experience to support your claim
• Table groups debate

Per. 1 (11:36-12:50) – Language Arts

Please take out:

• SS Turning Points (white book)
• Chromebook

Learning Target: Students will be able to craft effective introductions in informative/explanatory writing.

Define

• Why is it important for the writer to introduce the topic at the beginning of a text?
• Why is the introduction the place to present your thesis or main idea?
• Give an example of a hook from a text you have read that captured your attention and made you want to keep reading.

Model

• According to the Model, how might an author use the introduction to introduce the topic?
• What sentence in the introduction to I Never Had it Made identifies the topic?
• What is a thesis?
• Does this introduction to I Never Had it Made explicitly state the thesis, or only hint at it?
• What hint does Robinson give the reader?
• What is a “hook”?
• According to the Model, what are some ways that writers can hook a reader?
• How does Robinson “hook” the reader in his introduction?

Your Turn

• Read and discuss with your partner before selecting the best answer choices

Write

• Draft your introduction paragraph following the directions in the assignment

Homework:

1. Read 25+ pages and log on Biblionasium:
   1. Title
   2. p. ____ to p. ____
   3. Big Thing that Happened (1-2 sentences: Who? What? When? Where?) + 1 question, prediction, inference, connection, visualization, or new word and how you guessed its meaning
2. Finish writing introduction paragraph for informative essay