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Bell Ringer 12-14-11 Sample Mel-Con

Bell Ringer 12-14-11 Sample Mel-Con. You should have 3 handouts at your desk Read handout (sample paragraph) on student performance on ACT Underline the main idea Place a star next to the evidence Place a box around links Circle all transitions

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Bell Ringer 12-14-11 Sample Mel-Con

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  1. Bell Ringer 12-14-11Sample Mel-Con You should have 3 handouts at your desk Read handout (sample paragraph) on student performance on ACT • Underline the main idea • Place a star next to the evidence • Place a box around links • Circle all transitions • Draw a squiggly line under the concluding sentence

  2. MEL-Con: Changing students’ writing one paragraph at a time

  3. MEL-CON PARAGRAPH Objectives: By the end of the next class period, with an 85% accuracy, students will be able to: • Write a Mel-Con Paragraph using data from the Explore test, and the Chapter 2 Solving Equations Test as they analyze how well they are performing in mathematics

  4. MEL-CON PARAGRAPH 12-14-11 Assignment • Re-Write a 2nd Draft of yourMELCON PARAGRAPH 1. Main Idea – First sentence of your paragraph (Topic Sentence) • How well did you performon the Math portion of the Explore Exam? • 2. Evidence – Support/prove the main idea - Begin with a transition • How well did you perform in Math (EXPLORE) compared to the College Readiness score (18)? • How well did you perform on the Math to the Composite Score? • How well did you perform in Math (EXPLORE) compared to your Grade in the Class? • How well did you perform in Math (EXPLORE) compared to your score on the Chapter 2 Test? • 3. Link – Fully explain how the evidence proves the main idea • Connects the evidence to the main idea • Each evidence should have a link that is 2 sentences long. • 4. Conclusion – Restate the Main idea and your evidence

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