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: 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:
- Read 30+ pages and log on Biblionasium:
- Title/author
- p. ____ to p. ____
- BTH (1-2 sentences: Who? What? When? Where?) + 1 visualization, thick question, use of context clues, or inference
- Revise all five paragraphs of Hero Essay for sentence structure on draft doc.
Per. 3 (10:01-10:49) – Creative Writing
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