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Wednesday October 24, 2012. Please do now: CHOOSE 1: Write down any questions you have about Ch 1-6. OR Pick one passage/part of chapters 1-6 that stood out to you, so we can discuss. EQ : What does The Giver society value? HW : ~ Read chapters 7-11 and complete #2 (FCAS
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Wednesday October 24, 2012 Please do now: CHOOSE 1: Write down any questions you have about Ch 1-6. OR Pick one passage/part of chapters 1-6 that stood out to you, so we can discuss. EQ: What does The Giver society value? HW: ~Read chapters 7-11 and complete #2 (FCAS to follow) for Fri ~~ Book Fair Friday!
#1 list at least 10 examples of customs, ideas, routines, expectations and/or thoughts that are different from your own life and experiences.
Things to discuss: Standard apologies Asher Speaker Family unit Life after 12 Stirrings! Birthfathers? Caleb(s)
WRITING FEEDBACK Blended quotes (again) Poe sets the pace with bold capitalizations and emphasizing fragments: “TRUE!—nervous –very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?” (Poe 1). Explain, explain, explain
Explain! R= TTH is best SM story b/c punctuation, language choices, “contributing to the nervous, urgent pace of the book as well as the murderous mood.” Poe sets the pace with bold capitalizations and emphasizing fragments: “TRUE!—nervous –very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?” (Poe 1). Explanation missing—how does this quote (or any story evidence you just provided) CLEARLY support what you are proving??—WHICH IS??
WRITING FEEDBACK Paragraph ≠ Essay ~~~It is a SKILL to be concise~
Writing “Formula” T-REXicon T=topic sentence clearly states what you are writing about/proving—in one sentence!
T-REXicon cont R= first reason/fact that supports your T E= evidence = story details that give the reader enough info about the R you just provided—this includes quotes + citations that supports your reason
T-REXicon cont X-eXplain—HOW/WHY your evidence proves your position— After your evidence/story details, you need to add your insight as to how
FCAS—you only need to copy the underlined part 1. Effective evidence gives enough story detail about R _/6 2. Thorough explanations prove how R/E proves your T _/10 3. Well blended quotes _/2 4. Proofread carefully _/2 ____/20