Good Morning, Class!

Please take out:

• independent reading book
• SS Turning Points (white book)
• Chromebook

Per. 1 (8:15-9:09)

Learning Target: Students will be able to sustain attention and focus on independent reading the entire time.

• Independent Reading
• Fluency Group

Per. 2 (9:12-10:00)

Learning Target: Students will be able to craft an effective conclusion for informative/explanatory writing.

Extended Writing Project – Conclusions

Define

• What is the purpose of the conclusion in an informative/explanatory text? Why is including a conclusion a good idea?
• In addition to restating the thesis statement and summarizing important ideas, what do some conclusions include or encourage the reader to do?
• According to the definition, what are the features of a good conclusion?

Model

• According to the Model, how should an effective conclusion handle the thesis statement?
• The Model explains how an effective conclusion reviews the strongest two or three relevant details from the body of the text. How does reviewing these details help readers of informative/explanatory texts?
• What relevant details are reviewed in the concluding paragraph of the student model essay?
• What are some ways that an effective conclusion can wrap up an essay?
• What does the last sentence of the student model essay do?

Your Turn

• Partners read the paragraphs and discuss questions
• Share out whole class

Write

• Draft a conclusion for your informative/explanatory essay
• Turn in on StudySync
• Do two peer reviews when finished, providing specific suggestions for improvement

Draft

• Review the writing prompt one more time.
• Begin bringing all the parts of your draft together into this new document.
• Write the other two body paragraphs of your essay.
• Turn in draft and be ready for peer reviews tomorrow.

Homework:

1. Read 25+ pages and log on Biblionasium:
   1. Book title
   2. Page #s you read (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 all five paragraphs of Turning Points informative essay and turn in Draft assignment.

Per. 3 (10:03-10:51)

Learning Target: Students will be able to deliver an effective oral performance of a script or story.

Reader’s Theater #2

• Groups perform skits
• Audience rates performers