Definition Essay - Outline

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29

• Work on Outline of Definition Essay (Google Classroom)
• Pick one of your five words you found in the brainstorm activity
• Outline your essay according to one of the formats included in the instructions
• Start The Pursuit of Happyness

HOMEWORK:

• Complete Outline of Definition Essay

Definition Essay - Introduction

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27

• Definition Essay - Instructions
• Watch "Weird Word Origins"
• Watch "What Does Freedom Mean to You?"
• Writing Prompt: "What does 'happiness' mean to you?" (Google Classroom)
• Brainstorm Ideas for Definition Essay (Google Classroom)
• Find and Define at Least 5 words that interest you

HOMEWORK

• Complete Brainstorming Organizer

Procrastination

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20

• Spongebob, "Procrastination"
• Writing Prompt - 11/20/18
• Would you consider yourself a procrastinator? And why?
• Describe a time when you procrastinated on an assignment. What happened?
• List the top five things that distract you from completing your work.
• Share Writing Prompts
• Work on Compare and Contrast Final Draft (DUE TODAY)

Independent Work Day

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16:

• Current Event: Go Fund Me Scam (CBS News)
• Original Article (New York Post)
• Writing Prompt: "Would you have believed this story? Why or why not?"
• Work on Essays, either:
• A - Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay (DUE TODAY)
• B - Final Draft of Compare and Contrast Essay (DUE Nov. 20)
• If finished above work, you can see me for any makeup work you may have or independently work on assignments for other classes

HOMEWORK

• See Above

Plagiarism and MLA Citations

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

• Writing Prompt
• Check Google Classroom > Writing Prompt 11.14.18 for Instructions
• MLA Citations Activity (Google Classroom)
• Continue Working on Persuasive Essay Rough Draft

HOMEWORK

• Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay due FRIDAY!
• Final Draft of Compare and Contrast Essay Due TUES, NOV. 20
• All rough draft grades/feedback will be returned by Thursday

Persuasive Essay Unit - Rough Drafts

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9

• Writing Prompt (Google Classroom)
• "Think about a class not currently available that you would like your school to offer. Write an editorial to your school newspaper that identifies the new class and provides 3 strong reasons for including it in your school’s curriculum."
• Share Responses with Class
• Work on Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay (Google Classroom)

HOMEWORK

• Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay due FRIDAY, NOV. 16

Persuasive Essay Unit - Persuasion Map, Rough Draft

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7:

• Finish Persuasion Map (Outline) and Post PDF on Google Classroom
• Work on Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay

HOMEWORK:

• Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay Due Friday, Nov. 16

Persuasive Essay Unit - Sample Essays, Persuasion Map

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5:

• Censorship Persuasive Essay Activity
• Read out loud, independent work, discussion
• Forming a Persuasive Argument, Example
• Persuasion Map
• Teacher Example, then Work Independently
• Pick Your Essay Topic and "Map" Your Argument
• Save a PDF and 'Add' to Google Classroom Assignment

HOMEWORK

• None

Persuasive Essay Unit - Finding Reliable Sources

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1:

• Writing Prompt (Google Classroom)
• Why do you think it's important to get information from reliable sources? Do you think that you would be able to tell a reliable source from an unreliable source? Why or why not?
• Determining if Sources are Reliable or Unreliable (Activity)
• Voter Fraud
• Marijuana Drug Facts
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Building a Wall Between Guatemala and Mexico
• The impact of mobile phone use on where we look and how we walk
• Introduction to CRAAP Test, use to analyze your own sources
• CRAAP Test Notes
• CRAAP Test - Evaluating Your Own Sources

HOMEWORK:

• None