Undercover Parent and Finals Info

Goals: Practice with rhetorical precis then share out the results.

Agenda: 
Read
Contents of your final
Writing a rhetorical precis
Share out

Contents of your final:
For your final you will be tested on multiple reading and writing skills. With a new article you must be able to do the following on your own:
Annotate to find claims, counterclaims, rebuttals, and evidence.
SOAPSTone
Charting the text
Write a rhetorical precis
Write an on-demand (in class) essay.

(Many of these will be done next week)

Today in class: 
Practice writing a rhetorical precis about Undercover Parent. You know the article very well by now so this should not be hard. Write in your English Journal.

Finals Schedule:
Thursday, June 11, periods 6 and 7
Friday June 12, periods 1 and 2
Monday June 15, periods 3 and 4

Charting the Text

Today's Goal: Work with the people around you to chart the text, "The Undercover Parent," to identify what the author is doing in each section.

The Plan:

1. Read!!
2. Quickwrite in your English Journal
3. Annotation of the article
4. Chart the text

Reminders:

• Next week you will be doing these activities on your own. Work with people now so it gets easier!
• Your final book review is due on June 10
• Call in your extreme sports essay if you haven't yet.
• See me if you have a grade for the Socratic Seminar that worries you.

The Quickwrite that goes in your English Journal:

1. What is Harlen Coben suggesting in "The Undercover Parent?"
2. What evidence does he use to support his opinion?

The Undercover Parent

The Goal: first read of a new article and practice for your final assessments

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Use the Say Something Protocol to read a new article
3. SOAPSTone with your partner

Make a copy of this article for yourself (you'll need your own)

Only AFTER you read the article using the Say Something Protocol:

SOAPSTone

Reminders:

• Your final book review is due on June 10
• If you still haven't seen me for make-up work for the Socratic Seminar, you need to.
• If you don't understand a grade I gave, advocate for yourself and talk to me about it.

Beginning our last unit

Goals: Begin thinking about the issues that impact our next unit.

Agenda:

• Read
• Quick survey
• Four Corners Discussion
• First read of a new article

Quick Survey:

Period 1 Click Here
Period 2 Click Here
Period 4 Click Here
Period 7 Click Here


A New Article!

Make a copy for yourself

Finishing your Extreme Sports Essays

The Goal: Have a second reader read over your essay and make any final touches you need.

Finishing your Extreme Sports Essay: (in this order please)

1. It is due today and you need to call it in by 9pm for full credit. 
2. Be sure the heading is complete (name, date, period #duh)
3. Find a peer in the room, switch papers, read and fill out the peer score column. Underneath the scoring guide, write your name and add comments to say what they did well and suggestions for things to do better!
4. Once you have your paper back, look over your peer's scores and see what you can do to improve, fix small mistakes, and finalize your paper!
5. Give your essay an interesting title. (You can do it.)
6. Fill out the self-score column in the scoring guide.
7. Answer the reflection questions.
8. Use Photosforclass.com to add a relevant picture that relates to what you wrote about. 

Time to Write

Hey Everyone!

Yesterday you did not get a lot of writing time in class, so I want to give you that opportunity today.

You have resources to use IF you need them.

Things to watch out for in your essay:

1. CITE your evidence!!
2. No huge quotes. Quote only a few words or a sentence at most. Longer than that and you should be paraphrasing or summarizing. (See post below from Monday/Tuesday.)
3. Make sure your name, date and period are filled out at the top of your essay. 
4. Do not number or label your paragraphs. 

Try http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
Also try http://www.paperrater.com/free_paper_grader 


Reminders:
If you missed the Socratic seminar, it is your responsibility to talk to me after class, at lunch, or after school about how you can make up those points.

Your final book review is due on June 10.

If there's no score in Powerschool, I haven't graded it, and I do not know exactly when that will be done. I apologize, but please be patient. I will put those in as soon as possible.

Writing Counterclaims

Today's Goal: Examine possible counterclaims to your thesis, gather evidence and express your rebuttal.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Discuss writing your counterclaim paragraph
3. Continue working on your essay!

Counterclaim:
An opposing viewpoint related to your thesis. If someone disagreed with your point of view, what would they say?

Evidence from text:
What evidence would support the opposing viewpoint?

Rebuttal: 
The reasons why you believe that the opposing viewpoint and its evidence are not valid.




Reminders:
If you missed the Socratic seminar, it is your responsibility to talk to me after class, at lunch, or after school about how you can make up those points.

Your final book review is due on June 10.

If there's no score in Powerschool, I haven't graded it, and I do not know exactly when that will be done. I apologize, but please be patient. I will put those in as soon as possible.

Writing Task!

Today's Goal: Begin working on the extreme sports writing task. Write your introduction and begin making your claims using evidence as support. Learn the difference between direct quotation, paraphrasing, and summarizing in writing essays, and practice using and formatting them correctly in your own writing.

The Plan: 

1. Read!
2. Talk about your writing task
3. Begin writing!
4. Practice "using the words of others."
5. Keep Calm and Write On.

Using the words of others:

• Direct quotation: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer found that people who participate in extreme sports have an image of “risk takers and adrenaline junkies.” He found this really isn’t true (Queensland University of Technology 3).
• Paraphrase: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer notes that people who participate in extreme sports try to be prepared so they can decrease their risk of injury (QUT 8).
• Summary: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer cites study after study to show that many people who participate in extreme sports do so for reasons other than an adrenaline rush. He points out that they don’t like to be out of control and that by preparing for their sport, they feel they are really in control (QUT 11).

Socratic Seminar!

Hello!

Today's Plan:

1. Read!
2. Talk about the Socratic Seminar.
3. Participate in the Socratic Seminar!
4. Reflect
5. Get acquainted with the final writing project of the unit.

Article of the Week and Book Reviews

Hello Everyone!
Sorry I cannot be here with you today. I will see you tomorrow or Friday when we do our Socratic Seminar!

Today, you have two goals:

1. Read and respond to an Article of the Week on Newsela
2. Make sure your book review is complete and turned in (in the inbox or shared with me on Google Drive)

Article of the Week

It is called Rioting in Baltimore shuts down much of city; worst since 1968 and is on Newsela. You won't be able to see it unless you sign in first. Make sure you click "Sign in with Google" to sign in! You probably want the "1210L" setting. (you can also find it here, but you won't be able to change the level.)

You will need to write two paragraphs in your English Journal:

In the first paragraph, summarize the article (use the sentence frames on the wall if you need to).

In the second paragraph, share your opinions on what is happening in Baltimore. Were/Are their actions justified? What are acceptable forms of protest? Why do you think these people turned to rioting in the first place?

Book Reviews!

These are due today!! Yay!

You may turn it in on paper in the inbox, or share it with me on Google Drive. 

Important note: It is important that you share your OPINIONS. Use the chart as a guide, and in this assignment, you need to be using "I" to share your thoughts.

If you finish these things:

• make sure your English Journal is up to date
• read

Finishing your Socratic Seminar Prep

A list, in order of priority:

1. Socratic Seminar Preparation Guide
   This is your ticket out the door. You must put it into my hands before you leave!
2. Work on your book review
   This is due tomorrow!
3. Go make sure your English Journal is up to date and complete
   I've noticed a lot of people haven't finished their Everest chart, or finished answering the questions assigned!
4. Read!

Period 2: You will need this link

Socratic Seminar Prep

Happy Monday!

Today we continue our Socratic seminar preparation. 

You didn't lose that paper right? Right!?

Find it. We'll continue working on it together.

REMINDERS:

• Book Reviews due this Wednesday, May 13.

Happy Friday!

Please take this two question survey!

Thank you!

#fiestafriday #pausebutton #msblackshenanigans #makebetterhashtagsforus #allthehashtags

Socratic Seminar Preparation

The Goal: Begin to think about some open-ended questions and think about different perspectives as we prepare for the Socratic seminar.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Review articles, write questions, and begin to prepare for the Socratic seminar.

Next week we will participate in a Socratic seminar, and I want you to feel prepared for that. We will talk about what that looks like, but for now we will begin our preparation. I'm giving you a set of papers that you will work on and complete before our seminar.

• DO NOT LOSE this set of papers. You must complete all of it. (There is no alternative.)
• I am collecting it on Tuesday May 12. 
• DO NOT LOSE IT. 

If you are absent, pick it up from me on Friday. You will be able to catch up.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

1. Your next book review is due on May 13th! That's next Wednesday. Read at home! 
2. Have I mentioned you need to be reading at home?
3. Reading is fun. 
4. Read all the books. 
5. May 13th. Book Review. Do it.

Give me a fist bump if you read this all the way through. (Exploding fist bumps are always preferable.)

Everest: Imax

Hey Everyone!

Last week we had an article of the week about the recent earthquake that occurred, destroying many important structures in Nepal and destroying base camp at Everest. Today we explore Nepal a little more as we begin to learn about Mt. Everest and the people that climb it.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. A quickwrite in your English Journal
3. Read an article on Newsela
4. Watch a short video
5. Watch a documentary about Mt. Everest and take notes in your English Journal.
6. Write and talk a little bit.

To take notes, you will need to make a table in your English Journal with four boxes. This is what goes in the four boxes:

1. Summarize the film.

2. What are some of the risks associated with climbing Mt. Everest?

3. What are some of the rewards associated with climbing Mt. Everest?

4. Do you think the rewards outweigh the risks? Why/why not?

Rhetorical précis

First thing's first: 

Today's Goal: Practice our analytical writing skills by writing a rhetorical precis.

The Plan: 

1. Read
2. Choose an article that you feel confident that you understand and write a rhetorical precis on paper to turn in. (Use the resources below) Click here for the articles if drive is not working.
3. Complete this form when I ask you to.

Rhetorical Precis Resources:

Even more help:

Here is a frame of what each sentence should look like. Click on either image to see it larger. 

Here is an example of a precis for Hip Hop Goes Global: 

   Writer and musician, James McBride, in his article, “Hip-Hop Planet,” (2007) argues that though hip-hop is not his favorite genre of music, it is one that demands to be heard. He supports his claim by first explaining that he avoided hip-hop throughout his life as it was first introduced to society and then made its way to becoming one of the most popular music genres of all time. He then explains how he eventually came to understand hip-hop for its message, and finally warns parents that it is here to stay and that ignoring it would be ignoring the voice of a generation. McBride’s purpose is to persuade people to keep an open mind about both hip-hop and other new experiences that may seem foreign to them at first, but in fact are worth exploring. He adopts a serious and urgent tone for the parents he addresses and warns them not to shut out the music of their children’s generation.

Continuing to critically analyze

Yesterday we watched the news version of the "Camp for Kids with Autism" article and began to analyze it to see how effective it was at making its claim.

Today, we need to analyze the other two articles we've been working with in this unit.

You will use THIS FORM again.

Work with a partner. You will submit the form TWO more times with the other two articles that you have not read yet.