Tuesday, August 20, 2019

On your way in, pick up: "How Do I Check My/My Child's Grades on the Interwebs?"
ALSO take your assigned ChromeBook

Turn in: PBIS--Academics Worksheet

Copy Homework: (all work due the next day unless otherwise noted)
  • Use this link to check out your grades on Synergy.
  • Help a parent log in to Synergy and return the signed form tomorrow.
  • Ask your family to consider donating to our school library here.
  • Part II of your Snapshot Autobiography Project (the interview) due tomorrow.
  • Final Draft of Part I of your Snapshot Autobiography Project due Thursday.
  • Read over the section in your binder reminder titled "Attendance and Dress Code"

Peer Editing: Read through your partner's Snapshot Autobiography Project.  Use small sticky notes to indicate what they may want to bring their attention to.
Ideas:
Ideas for showing more and telling less
grammar
doesn't make sense/is confusing
setting description
legibility
Strengths
Suggested synonyms
repetitive words/phrases
Places where you could add figurative language

Agenda: Unit 1, Lesson 1
1.    Opening
      A.   Engaging the Reader Part I: Scenarios (10 minutes)
      B.   Introducing Learning Targets (10 minutes)

Learning Intentions:
  • I can determine the central ideas of a literary text. (RL.7.2)
  • I can effectively engage in discussions with diverse partners about seventh-grade topics, texts, and issues. (SL.7.1)

Success Criteria:
  • I can effectively participate in discussion with my classmates.
  • I can determine the meaning of visual representations on a map.
  • I can read for gist as we begin Chapter 1 in A Long Walk to Water.
2.    Work Time
     A.   Engaging the Reader Part II: Reading the Map (10 minutes)
     B.   Reading First Section of Chapter 1: Getting the Gist in Reader’s Notes (10 minutes)

3.    Closing and Assessment
     A.   Debrief: Revisiting Learning Targets and Creating Partner Discussion Criteria (5 minutes)
     B.  Self Edit, then partner edit
     C.  If you finish early, begin your final draft or read "Attendance and Dress Code"

4.    Review Homework (see the top of this blog post)

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