Catch up, Get ahead, Get Informed

"I find your culture of surveillance disturbing."
(How does this relate to Coben's article?)

Goals: Whatever you need them to be.

Agenda: 
Read
Self Evaluate
Choose wisely

1. Self Evaluate: 

• Research shows that students who self evaluate their own work learn more and do better in school. 
• Complete THIS FORM to self evaluate your problem/solution essay. 
• Do this even if you are not done yet. 

2. Catch Up: 

• What do you need to finish? For many of you this would be your problem/solution essay. 
• And is there anything you meant to work on for a regrade? (Use the regrade request tab above.)

3. Get Ahead: 

• After break we will be writing a review of book #5. 
• You can get ahead by starting yours now. (This is helpful if you are worried you will forget things about the book.)
• If you are not done reading book #5 you can still start the review then finish reading the book over break. 

4. Get Informed: 

• Many of you have asked me about the impeachment process this week. This is a part of history your children and grandchildren will ask you about. 
• You can read more about it on Newsela HERE. Also, the New York Times has a helpful article/infographic about the process HERE. 

Have a wonderful, restful break. Reminder that reading is very relaxing. 

Your Problem/Solution Essays are Wrapping Up

Get it? Wrapping up? 

Goal: Getting citations right. proofreading, hyperlinking and adding images.

Agenda: 
Read
Reading Progress Update
Citations
Proofreading
Maybe hyperlinking and images

1. Reading Progress Update: 
Tell me about what you read today. READING PROGRESS FORM

2. Citations: 

• You need AT LEAST two cited sources about the problem you are writing about. 
• And you need to CITE them correctly. 
• In an MLA citation you need to include all the information you can about the source. Don't panic if there is some information that you don't have for a source. 
• You can use Citation Machine or other citation makers to help you format your citation. Remember I made you a video tutorial about how to do that. 
• List the full citation in a "Works Cited" or "Bibliography" section at the end of your essay. 
• Include a parenthetical in text citation in your essay right after you quote or paraphrase your source. Watch THIS VIDEO for tips on that. 
• Did you use an UPfront magazine article in your research? Citations for those HERE. 

3. Proofreading: 

Check your paper carefully for obvious spelling, punctuation, and capitalization mistakes. Fix them. 

Don't loose points on the rubric because of things you could have easily fixed. 

STOP! CHECK YOURSELF! DO YOU HAVE TWO SOURCES CORRECTLY CITED? DID YOU PROOFREAD? 

Okay, if you really already did 1-3 above then you can keep going. 

4. Hyperlink your essay and add images: 

• You know a lot about your topic and you have found lots of cool resources. 
• Now is the time to hyperlink to those other interesting sources in your essay. 
• You can also add 2-3 images that relate to your topic, but BE SURE you are allowed to use those images. They must be free of copyright and you must cite them in your "Works Cited" section of your paper. 

Reminders: 
Finish reading book #5. We will be writing about it after winter break.

Writing Groups for Problem/Solution Essay

Goal: Writing groups for feedback on our problem/solution argument essays.

Agenda:
Read
Review Writing Group Procedures
Writing Groups
Debrief

Writing Groups: 

• Sharing your writing with a group will help you improve your writing and learn what a reader might think while reading your work. 
• Follow the procedures in the chart or on THIS PAGE with your group. 
• Remember, share your work as "CAN COMMENT" not edit. 

Absent?

Read your draft out loud to someone. 

Homework/Reminders: 

• Read! (Really not kidding about that.)
• Problem/Solution Essays final drafts due Thursday 12/19. (If you think you will need more time talk to me about it before Thursday.)

Essay Rubric (5 column, aim for this level of excellence.)

Drafting your problem/solution

Goal: Make a lot of progress on your draft.

Agenda: 
Read
Work on your draft

Suggested outline: 

INTRO- Hook your audience. Coben uses the story about dinner with his friends. What will you use? (You can write this part last if you want to.)

PROBLEM- Describe the problem. Make sure people understand why it is a serious problem. See my example in THIS VIDEO.

SOLUTION- Suggest your solution. Remember your solution doesn't need to completely solve the problem. (Parents watching what their teens do online doesn't make the internet less dangerous.) You just need to suggest something people can do to help the problem and/or protect themselves.

OPPOSING VIEW POINTS- You may need several paragraphs for this part. Consider what people will say if they don't like your solution. Respond to each opposing viewpoint with a reasonable rebuttal. (See paragraphs 6-10 of Coben's article.)

• Some people probably think that.....but they haven't considered. 
• You may be wondering....so try considering this...
• I know some of you are worried that... It might help to understand that...
• Yes, we may have to deal with..... but isn't.... worth it if...

CALL TO ACTION: Remind your readers what they need to do and why it is so important. 

If this seems like a lot to write today, remember that you've been thinking about this since Thursday. You have lots of this in your organizer already on your doc. Now lets get it into a draft. 

Additional Resources: 

Step by step guide to writing this argument essay. 

Example introduction paragraph from Ms. Baker. 

Still need more research? (Write what you can of your draft FIRST and then dig into these) 
Did you use an UPfront magazine article in your research? Citations for those HERE. 

Reminders: 

We start writing groups tomorrow. If you have a complete draft you'll get much better feedback about how to make it better. 

Research and Drafting

Goal: Make tremendous progress on our argument essays including more research and even begin drafting.

Agenda: 
Read
Adding Citations
Working/writing time

Citing your research: 

• You need to do more research about your topic, even if you already know a lot about it because the research will make you more knowledgeable AND when you can cite the research in your writing it will make you more credible too. 
• I made you a short video about how to create an MLA citation for your research sources. WATCH VIDEO. 

Drafting tips: 

• Focus today on explaining the problem. Will your audience agree that it is a problem or do you need to convince them that this is a problem. 
• As much as you can try to use facts, and specific details about the problem. Sometimes statistics help too. 
• If you want to watch Mrs. R write a paragraph to explain why her topic is a serious problem you can find that HERE. 

Reminders: 

• A complete draft of your argument essay is due TUESDAY 12/17 so that you can get feedback from your writing group before the final draft is due. 
• Keep reading book #5. 

New Writing Prompt

Find this part of your document. Fill in all the boxes
you can and then do some research for the rest. 

Goal: Get started on your next writing assignment

Agenda: 
Read
New Writing Assignment
Time to get started

New Writing Assignment: 

• You have a new assignment shared with you in Google Classroom. 
• It is to describe a problem you see in the world and suggest that people follow your solution. 
• Go to Google Classroom and click on the document that came with this assignment to get started. 
• Draft is due before class on TUESDAY 12/17 so that you can make the most of writing group time. 

Reminders: 

• Keep reading book #5. 
• Do you need extra time for research on your essay topic? Can you do some searching from home? 

Article of the Week

Goals: Read one of the articles you can choose from and write about it in your English Journal.

Agenda: 
Silent reading
Article of the week
Write about it in your EJ.

Article of the week: 

• Choose one of the articles below to read this week. 
• Don't spend more than 10-12 minutes to read the article. 
• If it is taking you longer than that consider lowering the lexile on the article so that you can finish. 

Article 1: Free college tuition
Article 2: Cyberbulling is on the rise
Article 3: The planet's dwindling biodiversity

Write about the article you read:

• In your English Journal (the Google Doc one) write two paragraphs about the article you read. 
• In the first paragraph summarize the article. (Use the summary frame if you need it.)
• In the second paragraph write what YOU think about the topic. Your opinion and the reasons why you think that way. 

Reminders: 

• Keep reading book #5
• Finish your Problem/Solution Generator that you started yesterday. 

Problem/Solution Generator

Goal: Find some problems that interest you and begin to look into them.

Agenda: 

• Read
• 4 Corners for consideration
• Problem/Solution Generator

1. 4 Corners for Consideration:
In class we will be walking the issue on a series of global and local problems. If you missed this you can see what we considered in these slides.

2. Problem/Solution Generator:

• This document has space for you to record your thinking about FOUR problems as well as their possible causes and possible solutions. 
• Try to do all four. The more you do now, the more choices you will have later. 
• Click HERE to get your copy of the document. 

Reminders:

Keep reading book #5. Plan to finish by Thursday next week 12/19. 

Finish your Problem/Solution Generator if you have more to do on that. 

Charting the Text of Undercover Parent

Goal: Close analysis of Undercover Parent using the Charting the Text protocol.

Agenda:
Read 
Reading Progress Update
Charting Undercover Parent with your group

1. Reading Progress Update: 
Tell me about your recent reading progress. 

2. Charting the text

• Charting a text helps us understand the text better and shows us the structure of the argument.
• Well educated readers can separate what the author is saying from what the author is doing.
• This will not be easy at first. The struggle is worth it. 

Instructions: 

1. Open your copy of Undercover Parent in Google Drive. 
2. I'll give your group your charting organizers on paper. (Yes, I said the P word.)
3. Work together on each section. You need to talk it out. 
4. For each section determine what Coben is saying first, then what he is doing. (Do not move on to the next chunk until you have finished saying and doing for the one before it.)
5. I filled in some of the boxes for you to help you figure it out. Read them. 
6. We are doing this one on paper, so if you are absent you will need to see Mrs. Roberts for instructions and materials. 
7. Yes, you are turning this in today before you leave. Write your name and period on it. 

Reminders: 

• Your homework is to read daily, even if you are "ahead." 
• If you have time you can do this yearbook survey. 

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos for rhetorical analysis

Goals: Learn about Ethos, Pathos, and Logos and annotate Undercover Parent by Coben to mark examples of each.

Agenda: 
Read
Learn about rhetorical appeals
Annotate Undercover parent.

First, we are going to order some pizza....kind of. We'll let our little friend Ari teach us about Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.

• Now that you know all about Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, we are going to look more closely at "The Undercover Parent" and identify the ways that Coben uses rhetorical appeals to craft his argument. 
• Open your copy of the text in your Google Drive. (If you don't have a copy already you can get one from the link in the post below from Thursday.) Be prepared to annotate it based on our close-reading discussion.

Now that you have annotated your text, use your notes to answer the following questions in your English Journal:

1. LOGOS: How well does Coben support his claim in "The Undercover Parent?" What evidence does he provide?

2. ETHOS: What do you know about Coben? Is he credible? Why/why not?

3. PATHOS: How does Coben create fear and concern for his audience? Use specific examples.

Reminders: Keep reading book #5.

SOAPSTone for Undercover Parent

Goal: Our first SOAPSTone, learning a piece of rhetorical analysis

Agenda: 
Read
SOAPSTONE Preview
SOAPSTONE with a partner

SOAPSTone: 
S - Subject / topic / issue of the text
O - Occasion - what is the context of the text? Consider time period, relevant events, and issues current to the text.
A - Audience who is this written for? How do you know?
P - Purpose - why did the author write this? What is his/her goal?
S - Speaker - who is Coben? How do you know? What else can you find out?
T- Tone - sarcastic, humble, bitter, convinced, unsure, reasonable, angry, immature, educated?

SOAPSTone:
Open the Undercover Parent article. (Move it to your English 19-20 folder.)
With your partner complete the SOAPSTone FORM.  
(If you are absent you'll have to work on it on your own.)

Reminders:

• Be sure any books you have from our classroom library are checked out to you. Don't forget, you can use the QR code scanner on your phone to scan the QR codes posted around the classroom. 
• Return your group novel to the library.
• Keep reading book #5. 

First Read of Undercover Parent

Goals: First reading of Undercover Parent.

Agenda: 
Read
First read of Undercover Parent

1. First Read of Undercover Parent: 

• This text is assigned to you in Formative. Look for "Undercover Parent by Coben"
• Answer the questions as you read. 

2. English Journal: 

Write a response about "Undercover Parent" using the same TWO paragraph structure we use in our Articles of the Week. (First paragraph summarize what you read. Second paragraph share what you think about what you read.) 

Reminders: 

• Be sure your two paragraph response to "Undercover Parent" is complete in your English Journal. Start off this new 6-week English Journal strong! 
• Keep reading. You should be on Book #5 (or more).

Four Corners Discussion

Goal: Explore our initial thoughts and opinions relating to teens and the internet

Agenda: 
Read
Four Corners Discussion
English Journal Response

Four Corners Discussion: 
Move to the corner of the room that best represents your thoughts about the statement I show you.

English Journal Response:
Open your English Journal and write a response about what you're thinking when it comes to teens and internet privacy. Which question did you have the strongest reaction to?

Reminders: 

• Book #5 should be finished by 12/19. 
• Remember to check out your books and return books you have finished. 

Formative Assessment, Pre-Unit Survey

Goals: Formative assessment for non-fiction reading, and a pre-unit survey.

1. Formative Assessment: 

• Before we begin our next unit, we'd like to know more about your non-fiction reading skills. 
• Click HERE to take the assessment. (We tried to do this a few weeks ago, but the internet went out that day.)

2. Unit Concepts Pre-Survey

• We would like to know what you think about some of the topics we will be talking about in our next unit. 
• Click HERE to take the survey about topics in our next unit. 

3. Do you STILL need to Submit Your Novel Project?

• Go to Flipgrid and upload or record your project. 
• Remember your SPEAKING counts. Be sure to speak clearly and logically about how your project relates to the theme of your novel. 
• You can also record in our classroom at lunch or after school. 

Reminders: 

You should be reading book #5. You should be reading it at home and at school. 

Book Reviews Before Break (Sounds like a Magic Treehouse Title)

Goal: Writing your first formal book review..

Agenda: 
Read
Reading Progress Update
Book Review Structure
Starting a book review

1. Complete your READING PROGRESS UPDATE.

2. Learn about the structure of a book review. 

• This week you met with Ms. Love and learned about book review structure. 

• If you need to review that you can click HERE to get a copy of what you worked on with her. 
• She will be giving back your paper copy in class too. 

Click the picture to see it larger. 

3. Write your own book review.

• I shared a new document with you in Google Drive called Book Reviews 19-20.
• You will use this doc to write your review today and to write other book reviews in the future. 

Reminders

• Have a great book to read during Thanksgiving break. 
• You can return your group novel to the library now, or add it to the basket in the back of the room and I will have a student take them down to the library.

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What can I work on? 
By popular request, I'm posting a list of things you can catch up on or check on during break. This six week grading period ends today, though, so these things won't impact your current grade. They will help your more important semester grade.

1. READ - Reading is the best thing you can do for yourself. You should be reading book #5 or more. 

2. BOOK REVIEW - Finish your review of book #4 if you didn't already finish it in class. Hint, this should be on the "book review" doc that I shared with you on Friday. We are grading reviews of book #4 after Thanksgiving break. 

3. NOVEL PROJECT: A few of you still need to turn in your novel project. This post from our submission day should have all the links you need to help you with that. 

Request a Regrade: 
If you never revised your memoir or your visual memoir you can still work on either or both of those and then request a regrade on the tab above.

Most of you just need to read, relax and enjoy your break time with family and friends. If you really must worry about your English grade, try not to do that for more than a few hours. You need the time off. I need the time off too, so if you email me a question I probably won't get back to you until school starts again. Don't panic.

Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday: Rotations

Goal: Learn about charting texts, book review structures, practice non-fiction summarizing, and silent reading.

NOTE: District internet may still be down today. That could change these plans. District email has also been down, so if you tried to reach us we didn't get it. 

• This week we will try a three day instructional rotation. 
• Your group will do two activities per day until you have done all six. (You'll do silent reading twice, so that you still get as much reading time.)

EOS: 
Make sure you have finished the district EOS survey.

AOW: Article of the Week
Read THIS ARTICLE  or THIS ONE in Newsela.
Write TWO paragraphs about it in your English Journal.
Paragraph 1: Summarize the article. Use the summary frame if it helps you.
Paragraph 2: Say what you think about the topic in the article. (Your thoughts and opinions.)

Silent Reading: 
Read silently in your independent reading book.

Book Review Structure: 
Work with Ms. Love or Ms. Dowd to understand the structure of a book review.
(5th period you'll be doing this on your own.)

Charting Article: 
Work with Mrs. R to learn about a strategy called "charting the text."

Reminders:
Finish reading book #4.

Formative assessment and EOS Survey

Goals: Formative assessment for non-fiction reading, submitting projects and EOS survey. 


1. Formative Assessment: 

• Before we begin our next unit, we'd like to know more about your non-fiction reading skills. 
• Click HERE to take the assessment.

2. Do you still need to Submit Your Project: 

• Go to Flipgrid and upload or record your project. 
• Remember your SPEAKING counts. Be sure to speak clearly and logically about how your project relates to the theme of your novel. 
• You can also record in our classroom at lunch or after school. 

3. EOS Survey

This is a DISTRICT SURVEY that we need to get started on. If your project is done, do this next. 

4. Something different tomorrow: 

We will explain in class because we want you to know about it before you walk in. 

Reminders: 

You should be finishing book #4 this week. 

Check Power School to see if you have anything missing or anything you can work on for a regrade. 

Project Submission Day

Goals: Finish and submit your novel project. Start the EOS survey.

Agenda: 
Read
Finish your project
Submit your project
Take the survey

Finish your project: 

• Review the assignment expectations for your project to be sure you didn't forget anything. 
• If you are using spark.adobe.com you should get all your slides done and start recording your voice over each slide. 

Submit Your Project: 

• Go to Flipgrid and upload or record your project. 
• Remember your SPEAKING counts. Be sure to speak clearly and logically about how your project relates to the theme of your novel. 
• You can also record in our classroom at lunch or after school. 

Take the Survey: 

This is a DISTRICT SURVEY that we need to get started on. If your project is done, do this next. 

Reminders: 

Get really close to being done with book #4. (Finish by 11/20) 

Grading period ends 11/22. Get those re-grade requests in. (See tab above.) 

Project progress...

Goals: Make great progress on your Novel Project.

Agenda:
Read
Reading Progress Update
Project Script
Project progress

Reading Progress Update: 

Complete THIS FORM about your recent reading.

Be sure to use the last question to let us know about other books you've finished recently.

Project Script:

• Remember SPEAKING GRADE. 
• Write down what you want to say about how your project relates to the THEME of your group novel. 
• Practice reading your script until you feel comfortable. 

Project Progress: 

Are you using spark.adobe.com? 

Have you made all your slides there? 

Have you recorded any of your script yet? 

Reminders: 

Novel Project due Friday. 

Grading period ends 11/22. 

Keep reading book #4 to finish by 11/20.

Speaking of expectations...

Goals: Understand expectations for speaking standards and make progress on your novel project.

Agenda: 
Read
Speaking Expectations
Project work time
Check in form.

Speaking Expectations: From the Rubric

Accurately, concisely, and logically explains how the project conveys the theme, using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. Relevant details from the novel support the chosen theme. 

Check out my example of a book trailer made with Spark.adobe.com and uploaded to Flipgrid. 


Project Work Time:
It's up to you (and your partner) to use your time well today to make progress on your project.

• Do you need to create a doc to work together? 
• Can one of you start writing the script of what you will say to explain your project? 
• Do you need to have a talk about what each of you will do for homework? 
• What can you work on right now that will help you? 

Before you leave: 
Project CHECK IN FORM

Reminders: 
Novel Projects due Friday
Keep reading book #4
Request a regrade on work you have improved.

The Novel Project

Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash

Goals: Get started on your novel project.

Agenda: 
Read
Novel Project
Work Time
Project checkin form.

The Novel Project

• This is your opportunity to get creative in a medium of your choice about your group novel. 
• The main requirement is that you create something related to the theme of your novel and that you can clearly explain how your work connects to the theme of the book. 
• You have lots of options. Check out your NOVEL PROJECT OPTIONS. 
• You may also want to take a look at the RUBRIC. 

Work time: 

1. Decide on your project and get started on whatever you need to do to make progress on your project today. 
2. Remember the video of you explaining your project is due Friday, so you don't have a lot of time to waste. 
3. Complete the Project Check In Form BEFORE THE BELL. 

Reminders: 

• Keep reading book #4 (Finish by 11/20)
• Check power school. If you are missing anything you need to work on it asap. 
• You can still request a regrade on your memoir and your visual memoir. (Those things are still a BIG part of your grade.) 
• This grading period ends 11/22. That's next Friday. 

Reading the Novel Unit Test

Goal: Taking a unit test about the things we learned while reading novels.

Agenda: 
Test time!
Read while others finish


Unit Test: 

• This TEST is designed to assess your ability to apply the concepts from this unit.
• It has an entry code. You will have to be in class to take the test. 
• Answer every question the best you can. 
• If you would like a paper copy of the story on the test ask me for one. 
• If you are absent you will have a 0 until you make up this test. 

Read: 

• Make sure you have a very good book. Don't like your book? Ask for help finding a better one. 
• Be sure to CHECK OUT every book you take home. Yes, you can borrow more than one at a time. 
• Don't return your group novel yet. We'll need it next week.

Reminders:

• Be sure you have a good book to read for Book #4 (or #5)

Visiting the Counselors

Goal: Visit the counseling office.

Agenda:
Visit the counselors
Read while you wait

• Today we will be in the counseling office. They want to be sure they meet each of you.
• Bring your book so you can read while you wait your turn.

Back in class?
If you make it back to class before the end of the period you should:

• Check your English Journal. Is there work you need to finish? 
• Keep reading your book #4. 
• Practice for the unit exam with this Quizizz game. joinmyquiz.com  code is: 892551

Reminders:

Read daily at home in your book. You should finish book #4 by 11/20.

Practice test before unit test

Photo by Kenny Webster on Unsplash

Goals: Practice with the concepts from this unit before the unit test.

Agenda: 
Read
Practice Test

Unit Test Friday: 

• On Friday you have a test on all the concepts we have studied in this unit. 
• The test will ask you to read a new story and answer questions about: 
• Characterization
• Setting
• Diction (and connotation and denotation)
• Conflict
• Plot
• Theme

Practice Test: 
To get ready for the unit test, we are going to try answering similar questions today.
Go to GoFormative to get started. Choose: Practice test.

Reminders: 

• We go to the counselors tomorrow. Bring a book to read. 
• Write down any questions you have for your counselor and stick that note in your book to bring with you. 

Last Novel Quiz and English Journal Self Score

Goal: Reading progress update and novel quiz.

Agenda:
Read
End of Novel "Quiz"
English Journal Self Score

1. Novel Quiz: 

• Complete the questions using everything you know about the book. 
• The test includes short answer questions. Remember your expectations for short answer questions. 
• The test has an "entry code." You have to be in class to take the test. 
• Click HERE to access your novel test. 
• (If you are absent see me asap to make up the test.)

2. English Journal Self Score
Research shows that students who evaluate their own work improve faster than those who don't.

1. Open your English Journal
2. Review the English Journal Scoring Guide. 
3. Determine how you would score your English Journal. 
4. PASTE this sentence below into the TOP of your English Journal and be sure it is complete. 

November 5, 2019 Self Score:        

I believe I have earned a ______ <<(Your score 1-5) on my English Journal because_______________________ _______________ <<(Your reasons you think you earned that score.) 

3. Book #4: 

• Your group novel "counts" as book #3 for this semester. 
• You need to identify book #4. Do you already have it? 

Coming Soon: 

• On Thursday we are visiting the counseling office. 
• You need to bring a book with you so you can read while you wait to see your counselor. 
• If you have any questions you've been meaning to ask your counselor you should write them down. 
• You might get to return to class and do catch-up work. 
• Be ready for our Reading the Novel UNIT TEST on Friday.

Reading Progress and Article of the Week

Goals: Reading progress update and your next Article of the Week. 

Agenda:

Read: Reading your group novel is recommended.

Reading Progress Update

Article of the Week

1. Reading Progress Update

Complete THIS FORM about your recent reading.

Be sure to use the last question to let us know about other books you've finished recently.

2. Article of the Week: You have Two Choices

Read this ARTICLE about recent wildfires and write two paragraphs in your English Journal. 

OR Read this ARTICLE about rapid DNA technology and write two paragraphs in your English Journal.

• In the first paragraph summarize the article. Use the summary frame here if you need to.>>>
• In the second paragraph share your thoughts/opinions. 

Newsela Tip: Choose Sign in with Google!

Done already? Check your English Journal. Are you done with:

• Conflicts your character is facing
• Descriptive writing paragraph
• Six sentence summary of group novel
• Diction paragraph
• Previous Article of the week

Reminders:

• Reread the last two chapters of your group novel to be ready for the very last novel quiz tomorrow.
• Think about any questions you might want to ask your counselor when we go to see them on Thursday.
• Be reading book #4 at home in time to finish by 11/20.

Plot and Conflict Vocabulary

Goal: Mastering the vocabulary of Plot and Conflict


Agenda: 
Read
Plot Vocabulary
Writing Revision
Conflict Vocabulary

Plot Vocabulary: 
I think many of you already know these words, but lets make sure.

Writing Revision:

• On Wednesday you wrote a six sentence summary of the plot of your group novel. 
• Open your English Journal. 
• Revise your summary from yesterday so that it includes the plot vocabulary we just reviewed. 
• Here is an example one of you wrote. 

Conflict Vocabulary: 

There are lots of different kinds of conflicts characters can have. 

You don't have to memorize them all. 

You do need to know the difference between INTERNAL and EXTERNAL conflicts. 

Lets PRACTICE. 

In your English Journal: 

Write a paragraph about the conflicts the character in your group novel is facing. 

Reminders: 

Re-read the last two chapters of your group novel to be ready for one last book quiz on Tuesday. 

Start or continue reading book #4. Finish by 11/20. 

Writing with specific word choices...

Goal: Using diction to describe a scene.

Agenda:
Read
Describing a scene using specific diction.


Submit your winning description HERE.

While you are waiting for the judges decision, you should try this part-of-screech adventure. Or work on something you need to finish in your English Journal.

Novel Quiz and Practice with Connotation Denotation

Scrantrons are scary looking.  (We won't use them.)

Goal: Take a quiz about your group novel and practice your knowledge of connotation and denotation.

Agenda: 
Read
Novel Quiz
Practice

Novel Quiz: 
This quiz will assess your knowledge of the first 3/4 of your book.
You should be finished with your group novel by now anyway.
Ready? Take the QUIZ.

Done with your quiz? 

• Open your English Journal
• Write a six sentence summary of your group novel. It must be exactly six sentences. (No run-on sentences.) 

Practice with Connotation and Denotation: 
Even though you wrote about this yesterday we still think you need a little more practice.
Click HERE and wait for the code we will give you.

Reminders: 
Finish reading your group novel ASAP
Make sure your English Journal is up to date.