March 18 2019

Monday 3/18/19 – Language Arts

Good Morning, Class!

Please come in quietly and take out:

  • books for Heroes essay
  • Chromebook

Per. 1 (8:15-9:05) – Language Arts

Learning Target copyLearning Target:  Students will be able to cite sources in an argumentative essay

Open Sources and Citations lesson on StudySync

  • Define: Read and discuss
    • The Define section defines a primary source as “a first-hand account of events by the person who experienced them.” What is an example of a primary source? 
    • The Define section defines a secondary source as “a source that analyzes or interprets primary sources.” Why might a writer of an argumentative essay want to use a secondary source? What kinds of information might secondary sources have that primary sources do not? 
    • The Define section points out that “it is necessary for a writer to provide a citation” when quoting from or referring to ideas in primary or secondary sources. Why is this necessary?
  • Model: Read and discuss
    • The Model is a paragraph from the Student Model argumentative essay. What kind of sources—primary or secondary—did the author use to write this paragraph? How do you know? 
    • Why did the writer of this paragraph cite these two particular sources?
    • What kind of citations does the writer use in the paragraph? 
    • What is the purpose of the Works Cited section in the Student Model? What information does the Works Cited section provide?
  • Your Turn: Read and answer the questions
  • Practice: Create Works Cited list and give 2 peer reviews

Per. 2 (9:08-9:56)

If finished with all five paragraphs 06. Essay Draft:

  • Do Sentence Structure: Complex Sentences lesson on StudySync and revise draft sentence by sentence

Homework:

  1. Read 30+ pages and log on Biblionasium:
    1. Title/author
    2. p. ____ to p. ____
    3. BTH (1-2 sentences: Who? What? When? Where?) + 1 visualization, thick question, use of context clues, or inference
  2. Revise all five paragraphs of Hero Essay for sentence structure on draft doc.

Per. 3 (10:01-10:49) – Creative Writing

Image result for fictional narrative
Open Fictional Narrative assignment on Classroom

  • Choose illustration from Padlet Wall to inspire your story (no more than 3 per illustration)
  • Brainstorm details, plan on Roller Coaster Map, draft story


Posted March 18, 2019 by missnichols in category Language Arts, Miss Nichols' posts

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I am a teacher of 6th grade honors language arts and math at Jane Addams Middle School in Lawndale, CA.

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