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Literacy January 8, 2014

Literacy January 8, 2014. Get all books ready for the day.  Assignment: What are your New Year resolutions (goals)? ELA Materials: source book, paper, pen. ELA January 8, 2014. ELA Materials: source book, paper, pen Agenda Note: Prepare for Georgia State Writing Assessment.

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Literacy January 8, 2014

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  1. Literacy January 8, 2014 • Get all books ready for the day.  • Assignment: What are your New Year resolutions (goals)? • ELA Materials: source book, paper, pen

  2. ELA January 8, 2014 • ELA Materials: source book, paper, pen • Agenda Note: Prepare for Georgia State Writing Assessment. • Homework: Read 30 minutes a night Warm-up: Write 5-8 sentences on the following topic. How was your winter holidays?

  3. Standards & Essential Questions • ELACC8W10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time Frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. • What are your expectations of the 8th Grade Writing Assessment? • How can I explain the difference between expository and persuasive writing?

  4. Opening What do you know about the Georgia State Writing Assessment? KWL

  5. Work Session Overview of writing assessment. Writing Assessment\Writing Assessment PowerPoint.pptx Complete the “L” in the KWL

  6. Closing Learning Log— Name at least 3 things that you learned about the writing assessment.

  7. Literacy January 9, 2014 • Get all books ready for the day.  • Use inside voices until announcements are made. • Lesson Focus: You will learn how to do a close reading of a text and that this is a valuable skill for improving comprehension.

  8. ELA January 9, 2014 • ELA Materials: source book, paper, pen • Agenda Note: Prepare for Georgia State Writing Assessment. • Homework: Read independent reading book Warm-up: Write 5-8 sentences on the following topic. Immoral: going against what people consider to be good behavior (adj) As young children, we are taught the difference between right and wrong. Write what you consider to be your own “moral code.” What do you think is an appropriate punishment for immoral behavior.

  9. Essential Questions & Standards • What keywords can I look for to help me determine whether the prompt is expository or persuasive? • What strategies can I utilize to help me brainstorm? CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

  10. Opening Think-Pair-Share (2-3 minutes) What do you recall about the writing assessment overview?

  11. Work Session Analyze Expository and Persuasive Writing Prompts How can I determine whether a writing prompt is expository or persuasive? What key words can I look for in the prompt? Work with a table partner and analyze prompts 3-6. Then choose one of the four prompts to brainstorm.

  12. Brainstorming

  13. Closing Write a 3 to 5 sentence summary on the information you learned during the work session.

  14. Literacy January 10, 2014 • Get all books ready for the day.  • Use inside voices until announcements are made. • Lesson Focus: You will learn how to do a close reading of a text and that this is a valuable skill for improving comprehension.

  15. ELA January 10, 2014 • ELA Materials: source book, paper, pen • Agenda Note: Prepare for Georgia State Writing Assessment. • Homework: Read independent reading book Warm-up: Write according to the directions of the prompt. Profound: deeply felt (adj) Choose one of the following profound emotions and write an acrostic poem that expresses it: disappointment, sadness, joy, or jealousy. Example: Just enough to Overwhelm me to Yield to God’s will and not my own.

  16. Essential Questions & Standards • What keywords can I look for to help me determine whether the prompt is expository or persuasive? • What strategies can I utilize to help me brainstorm? CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. CCSS.ELA8W1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

  17. Opening • Find your closing assignment from yesterday and make sure that you have written a 3 to 5 sentence summary on the information you learned yesterday during the work session. Be ready to share with the class. 

  18. Work Session Analyze Expository and Persuasive Writing Prompts How can I determine whether a writing prompt is expository or persuasive? What key words can I look for in the prompt? CONTINUE to work with a table partner and analyze prompts 3-6. Then choose one of the four prompts to brainstorm. * We will stop every 3-5 minutes and share out the key words from each prompt. At the end, we will review brainstorming to help you complete this activity. 

  19. Brainstorming

  20. Closing Sharing Time— Think about the following questions and be ready to share a response with the class. What do you think is the importance of knowing how to analyze a writing prompt? How have today’s and yesterday’s lesson helped you to prepare more for the writing assessment?

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