ELA 8 Sept. 16, 2013 Objective: Introduce WOW, SOW & Clean House

1. ELA 8 Sept. 16, 2013Objective: Introduce WOW, SOW & Clean House • Bell Ringer: • On a piece of lined paper, write down your name, the date & today’s objective. • Prompt: Is your life decided by CHOICE or CHANCE? Explain. • Personal Reading Time • Reading Log & Housekeeping – pass back papers & portfolios • Word of the Week (WOW) • Skill of the Week (SOW) Attendance Reminder!!!

2. ELA 8 Sept. 17, 2013Objective: Understand Block vs. Alternating Format when writing a Claim Paragraph • Bell Ringer: • On your piece of lined paper from yesterday, write down the date & today’s objective. • Prompt: Write a sentence in third person using the word “internal.” • Pronoun Review • SOW Practice • Block vs. Alternating Format • RDW #1: Use your GCS organizer & RDW from last week to write a revised paper using BLOCK Format • Requirements: • 1. Write Requirements & 1 full page • 2. Block format (evidence-blue & commentary – yellow) • 3. Write in 3rd person & highlight pronouns Attendance Reminder!!!

3. SOW Practice Directions: using the five rules from your S.O.W. notes for writing claims, revise the poorly written claims below Example: • You should always eat healthy. • Eating healthily most of the time should be balanced with an occasional “not-so-healthy” treat to avoid junk-food-bingeing. Do these as a class: • Diets are always temporary. • You should vote. • Parents are responsible for raising a child.

4. ELA 8 Sept. 18, 2013Objective: Identify transition words and purpose; Use alternating format in writing. • Bell Ringer: • On your piece of lined paper from yesterday, write down the date & today’s objective. • Directions: using the five rules from your S.O.W. notes for writing claims, revise the poorly written claim below. Hint – look at your SOW practice from yesterday!!! Participating in team sports is good for you. Attendance Reminder!!! = HANDSOME REWARD!!!

5. ELA 8 Sept. 18, 2013Objective: Identify transitions words and purpose; Use alternating format in writing • Bell Ringer • WOW Notes • Transition Words • Transition MadLibs • RDW #2: Use your GCS organizer, RDW from last week, and your RDW from last night to revise your GCS argument RDW. • Requirements: • 1. Write Requirements & 1 full page • 2. Alternating format (evidence-blue & commentary – yellow) • 3. Write in 3rd person & highlight pronouns • 4. Transitions and highlight Reminder: Scholastic book orders due Sept. 25!!!

6. ELA 8 Sept. 19, 2013Objective: Deepen understanding of text through guided highlighted reading. Improve summarization & reflection skills. • Bell Ringer: • On your piece of lined paper from yesterday, write down the date & today’s objective. • Write a sentence in 3rd person using “protocol” or “internal” and underline the context clues. • ***Tickets if you use both words correctly! • Partner Practice with Argument Claim • GROW – “You can GROW your intelligence” • Partner Summary Check • Guided Highlighted Reading • RDW #3: Summarize the GROW article & respond with an anecdotal personal experience • Requirements: • 1. Write Requirements & 1 full page • 2. Use transition words & highlight • 3. Use “protocol” or “internal” & highlight Reminder: Scholastic book orders due Sept. 25!!!

7. ELA 8 Sept. 20, 2013Objective: Formatively assess student knowledge of WOW and SOW • Bell Ringer: • Write the objective next to today’s date. • Gather your RDWs • Put them in order (RDW1, RDW2, RDW3, GROW, & Bell ringers) • Double check highlighting, name, length!!! • Staple & be prepared to turn it in. • READ PR • Turn in RDWs • Quiz Prep • QUIZ • Personal Reading Reminder: Scholastic book orders due Sept. 25!!!