ELA October 28, 2013

1. ELA October 28, 2013 Needed Materials: source book, paper, pen Agenda Note: • Smart Stations Homework: • Read independent reading book. Warm-up: Take out your 5 labeled sheets of paper and pen.Write 5-8 sentences on the following topic. Indignant: angry about something unjust (adj) Many people become indignant when they see something that is unfair or mean. What makes you indignant? What can you do about it?

2. Essential Questions & Standard • What are Smart Stations? • What are sentence structures and how do they enhance your writing? • What are adjectives out of order and action verb brush strokes? • How do they enhance writing? • How do you write an effective paragraph? • How do you revise for grammatical and mechanical errors in writing? • How do you use the habits of reading to increase reading comprehension skills? LA.8.ELACC8L1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

3. Opening: Things to Remember Read the directions for each Smart Station. Make sure that you have completed the assignment. If you have questions, ask a group member and then a teacher.

4. Literacy October 28, 2013 • Get all books and materials ready for the day. • Use inside voices until announcements are made. • Literacy Lesson: Need paper and pen • BRING #2 PENCILS AND A CALCULATOR FOR TEST TOMORROW. 

5. Work Session Reading Comprehension Station • Complete the selection and questions. Brush Strokes Station • Use the steps to help you create brush strokes. • Remember 1 simple sentence; paint 2 AOO and 2 AV brush strokes. Sentence Structures Station • Group: Play matching game; match sentence structures card to example sentences. • Write example sentences. Writing Effective Paragraphs Station • Arrange strips in order to create an effective paragraph. • Chose a topic and write an effective paragraph. Follow directions. Grammar & Sentence Correction Station • Write the corrected sentences on your paper. Correct for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and/or subject-verb agreement.

6. Closing Exit Ticket: Which station have you learned most? Why? Which station have you learned the least? Why?

7. Literacy October 29, 2013 • Get all books and materials ready for the day. • Use inside voices until announcements are made. • Take out #2 PENCILS AND A CALCULATOR FOR TEST. 

8. ELA October 29, 2013 Needed Materials: source book, paper, pen Agenda Note: • Smart Stations Homework: • Read independent reading book. Warm-up: Take out your 5 labeled sheets of paper and pen.Write 5-8 sentences on the following topic. Relish: to enjoy with pleasure (verb) Discuss the things in life you relish most.

9. Essential Questions & Standard • What are Smart Stations? • What are sentence structures and how do they enhance your writing? • What are adjectives out of order and action verb brush strokes? • How do they enhance writing? • How do you write an effective paragraph? • How do you revise for grammatical and mechanical errors in writing? • How do you use the habits of reading to increase reading comprehension skills? LA.8.ELACC8L1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

10. Opening: Things to Remember Read the directions for each Smart Station. Make sure that you have completed the assignment. If you have questions, ask a group member and then a teacher.

11. Work Session Reading Comprehension Station • Complete the selection and questions. Brush Strokes Station • Use the steps to help you create brush strokes. • Remember 1 simple sentence; paint 2 AOO and 2 AV brush strokes. Sentence Structures Station • Group: Play matching game; match sentence structures card to example sentences. • Write example sentences. Writing Effective Paragraphs Station • Arrange strips in order to create an effective paragraph. • Chose a topic and write an effective paragraph. Follow directions. Grammar & Sentence Correction Station • Write the corrected sentences on your paper. Correct for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and/or subject-verb agreement.

12. Closing Things to Do: Complete any station work that you can for homework. Tomorrow, we will complete all other missing work for stations. Your adjectives out of order sentences assignment is due Thursday, Oct. 31 for 2nd, 3rd, and 5th periods and Friday, Nov. 1 for 6th period.

13. Literacy October 30, 2013 • Get all books and materials ready for the day. • Use inside voices until announcements are made. • Literacy Lesson 

14. ELA October 30, 2013 Needed Materials: source book, paper, pen, Smart Station assignments Agenda Note: • Smart Stations • Adj. Out of Order Grade Recovery Assignment Homework: • Read independent reading book. • Finish Adj. Out of Order grade recovery assignment. Warm-up: Take out your 5 labeled sheets of paper and pen.Write 5-8 sentences on the following topic. Morbid: Unusually focused on the gloomy or gruesome (adj.) Some people love to watch horror movies. Why do you think such morbid films appeal to some people?

15. Essential Questions & Standard • What are Smart Stations? • What are sentence structures and how do they enhance your writing? • What are adjectives out of order and action verb brush strokes? • How do they enhance writing? • How do you write an effective paragraph? • How do you revise for grammatical and mechanical errors in writing? • How do you use the habits of reading to increase reading comprehension skills? LA.8.ELACC8L1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

16. Opening Today, you need to complete ALL Smart Station assignments. Do you need help? Ask me for assistance. Do I need to grade your Reading Comprehension worksheets for a 1st time? Let me do that TODAY.  You cannot work as a group for ANY assignment that you need to complete. Off task behavior will result in a mark on your Gator Card. Make SMART decisions. 

17. Work Session Reading Comprehension Station • Complete the selection and questions. Brush Strokes Station • Use the steps to help you create brush strokes. • Remember 1 simple sentence; paint 2 AOO and 2 AV brush strokes. Sentence Structures Station • Write example sentences. Writing Effective Paragraphs Station • Chose a topic and write an effective paragraph. Follow directions. Grammar & Sentence Correction Station • Write the corrected sentences on your paper. Correct for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and/or subject-verb agreement. Finish early, work on your Adjectives Out of Order grade recovery assignment. 

18. Closing Exit Ticket— We need your feedback. What would you suggest that we do the same the next time when we do Smart Stations? What should we do differently and how? What concepts would you like for us to use next time in Smart Stations? What are some other comments you have about the Smart Stations?

19. Literacy October 31, 2013 • Get all books and materials ready for the day. • Use inside voices until announcements are made. • Literacy Lesson 

20. ELA October 31, 2013 Needed Materials: paper, pen, Smart Station assignments, AOO assignment Agenda Note: • Smart Stations • Adj. Out of Order Grade Recovery Assignment Homework: • Read independent reading book. • 6th period ONLY Finish Adj. Out of Order grade recovery assignment. Warm-up: Take out your 5 labeled sheets of paper and pen.Write on your paper. Today is the perfect day for creating scary stories. Write the first sentence of a scary story on a piece of notebook paper. Then pass the paper to the person on your right. Each time I say “pass,” stop writing and pass the paper to the next person. Soon I will tell you to complete whichever story is in front of you. We will share the results.

21. Essential Questions & Standard for 2nd, 3rd, & 6th periods • What are Smart Stations? • What are sentence structures and how do they enhance your writing? • What are adjectives out of order and action verb brush strokes? • How do they enhance writing? • How do you write an effective paragraph? • How do you revise for grammatical and mechanical errors in writing? • How do you use the habits of reading to increase reading comprehension skills? LA.8.ELACC8L1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

22. Essential Questions & Standard5th period • How do I write an effective paragraph? • How do I enhance my writing? • How do I vary my sentences? LA.8.ELACC8L3- Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

23. Turn in the following work 2nd, 3rd, and 5th periods—Turn in adjectives out of order sentences. This is a grade recovery assignment.  5th period—Turn in all Smart Station work. 

24. Opening—2nd, 3rd, & 6th Today, you need to complete ALL Smart Station assignments. Do you need help? Ask me for assistance. Do I need to grade your Reading Comprehension worksheets for a 1st time? Let me do that TODAY.  You cannot work as a group for ANY assignment that you need to complete. Off task behavior will result in a mark on your Gator Card. Make SMART decisions. 

25. Work Session Reading Comprehension Station • Complete the selection and questions. Brush Strokes Station • Use the steps to help you create brush strokes. • Remember 1 simple sentence; paint 2 AOO and 2 AV brush strokes. Sentence Structures Station • Write example sentences. Writing Effective Paragraphs Station • Chose a topic and write an effective paragraph. Follow directions. Grammar & Sentence Correction Station • Write the corrected sentences on your paper. Correct for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and/or subject-verb agreement. Finish early, work on your Adjectives Out of Order grade recovery assignment. 

26. Work Session….Remember? Mini-lesson: Writing an Effective Paragraph & Elaboration 1. Make sure every paragraph has a topic sentence. 2. Relate each sentence to the topic sentence of the paragraph. 3. Arrange ideas in a clearly understandable order. 4. Link sentences by using pronouns, and by relating words, phrases, or ideas. 5. Support ideas with examples. 6. Describe to make a point. 7. Compare and contrast to develop an idea. 8. End paragraph by restating topic sentence in different words.

27. Topic Sentence Topic Sentence is….: • Main idea of the paragraph • Point the writer wants to make about the subject • Appears usually at the first sentence • General enough to express overall subject but… • Specific enough that the reader can understand the subject

28. Supporting Details (Elaboration) • Sentences other than topic sentence • Develop or explain topic sentence • Types of Elaboration • Pathos—appeal to audience’s emotions • Ethos—make yourself (or someone else) seem trustworthy and believable • Logos—using logic, numbers, facts, and data to support your argument

29. Argumentative Topic Writing Situation: Youth curfews are widely used in the USA to keep children off the street at night; a state of curfew makes it illegal to be out of doors between certain publicized times. In the USA over 300 individual towns have passed local curfew laws that vary in detail, but are all aimed at reducing juvenile crime and gang activity. In Britain a 1998 law allowed local councils to impose curfews for all children under ten, although none has yet chosen to do so. In defining the motion the proposition should think about the age groups at which the curfew is aimed, the hours it would operate, the penalties for offenders and any possible exceptions, for example, is it permitted to be out in the company of an adult? Writing Topic: Should children and teenagers be subject to curfew laws?

30. What do you need to do • Reread writing situation and topic. • Read the article and YES and NO points. • Decide your position. • Complete prewriting. Create a chart, freewrite, web, etc. • Write a draft. • Make sure to begin with topic sentence. • Use pathos, ethos, and logos as elaboration (supporting details). • Use evidence from YES and NO points and article as elaboration (supporting details/evidence). Make sure to give credit to source. • Example • Debatewise, an online source, reports…. “….” • Flynn, author of “Should teens have curfews imposed by law?” stated, “….” • End paragraph by restating the topic sentence in different words.

31. Closing Exit Ticket— We need your feedback. What would you suggest that we do the same the next time when we do Smart Stations? What should we do differently and how? What concepts would you like for us to use next time in Smart Stations? What are some other comments you have about the Smart Stations?

32. Literacy November 1, 2013 • Get all books and materials ready for the day. • Use inside voices until announcements are made. • Silently, read your library book or one of ours.

33. ELA November 1, 2013 Needed Materials: paper, pen, Smart Station assignments, AOO assignment Agenda Note: • Turn in Smart Stations • 6th Period: Adj. Out of Order Grade Recovery Assignment Homework: • Read independent reading book. Warm-up: If you haven’t turned in Smart Stations assignment, TURN IT IN NOW. STAPLE YOUR WORK AND GIVE TO ME.

34. Essential Questions & Standard How can using the 7 habits of reading help me to understand literary text? LA.8.ELACC8RL3- Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. LA.8.ELACC8RL2- Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. LA.8.ELACC8RL4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

35. Opening Today is a self-guided reading lesson. It is intrapersonal; you are working ALONE. Stay on task. If you have a question, raise your hand and seek help. DO NOT BLURT OUT. Make sure that you follow directions and complete assignment accurately so that you can earn full credit. Make SMART decisions. 

36. Work Session Materials Needed: McDougal Littell Literature Book, paper, pen • Read “Flowers for Algernon” and “Charly” on pages 188-218. • Read silently. • Answer all questions that are written in the margins. • Answers must be written in complete sentences. • If I counted correctly, there are 31 questions; therefore, there should be 31 answers written in complete sentences.

37. Closing EXIT TICKET—Write response for closing at the end of class assignment. Label it EXIT TICKET and write response in complete sentences. What did you learn from completing guided reading assignment? Turn in assignment and exit ticket.