Writing work day

Goal: Finish your draft of your essay.

Scroll down and add the calendar.

Agenda:
Read
Review lessons from yesterday
Make progress on your draft

Today is all about working on your essay draft.

The grading period ends next week. Here are some of the other things happening next week.

Monday May 2, 
Extreme Sports Essay draft due. 
We take the California Healthy Kids Survey

Tuesday May 3, 
Writing Response Groups for feedback on your essays

Wednesday May 4,
Book reviews due. Be sure you already have one posted to Goodreads.

Thursday May 5, 
Teacher Appreciation Day :)
English Journals Due, self scoring day.

Friday May 6, 
Mrs R. will be at a conference periods 3-6.
Socratic Seminar make up 2:20 PM

Evidence and Opposition

Why would anyone jump out of a
 perfectly good airplane? 

Goal: Work on adding evidence to your essay. Focus on correctly quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing the words of others with citations.

Agenda
Read
Using the words of others
Objections and Counter-Arguments
Writing time


Using the words of others:

• Direct quotation: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer found that people who participate in extreme sports have an image of “risk takers and adrenaline junkies”. He found this really isn’t true (3).
• Paraphrase: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer notes that people who participate in extreme sports try to be prepared so they can decrease their risk of injury (8).
• Summary: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer cites his study to show that many people who participate in extreme sports do so for reasons other than an adrenaline rush. He points out that they don’t like to be out of control and that by preparing for their sport, they feel they are really in control (11).

Objections and Counter-Arguments

     Introducing objections:  

• Some people may say that _______________. 
• Critics might argue that __________________. 
• I know some people will think _________________. 
• There are people who would disagree because _______________. 
• Those who have never tried ____________ might (think/say/argue) that ________________. 

     Addressing opposing viewpoints: 

• These critics haven't considered ______________________. 
• When you know more about ________________...
• Doubters should see how____________________...
• To say that _____________ is an exaggeration of_________________. 
• While it is true that ___________________, it does not necessarily mean that________________. 

(Some of these suggested frames come from They Say I Say, by Graff and Birkenstein, 2014)

Reminders: 

• Book reviews happen Wednesday next week. (I will NOT accept them late or regrade any incomplete work. You were warned.)
• Friday 5/6 is the end of the grading period. Check your English Journal. Are you missing anything? Could any of your work be better? A little effort now can really help you later.

Making progress on that draft

Goal: make progress understanding what you are writing about. make progress actually writing.

Agenda:
Read
Discuss the quote you are writing about with your group.
Work on adding to your draft. You have a complete draft due on Monday 5/2.

I suggest you discuss these things with your group:

1. The meaning of the quote. 
2. The extent to which you agree or disagree with what the quote says. 
3. Possible opposing viewpoints to your positions. 
4. Possible counter arguments to those opposing viewpoints. 
5. Help each other with possible evidence to support your position. 

Self-regulate and decide for yourselves when you need to move from discussion to drafting time. 

Reminders:

• Book reviews happen Wednesday next week. (I will NOT accept them late or regrade any incomplete work. You were warned.)
• Friday 5/6 is the end of the grading period. Check your English Journal. Are you missing anything? Could any of your work be better? A little effort now can really help you later.

Extreme Sports Writing Task

Goal: Read and understand the writing task. Get started on an introduction and a thesis. Begin gathering evidence for the rest of my essay.

Agenda:

1. Read
2. Locate your extreme sports writing task document in your shared with me section of your Google Drive. (Do not make a copy of it.)
3. Read through the writing task including the scoring guide at the end. 
4. Choose the quote you want to work with (highlight it on your document) and begin your introduction. 
5. Consider what pieces of evidence you want to use in the following paragraphs of your essay. 

The draft of your complete essay is due Monday 5/2 for peer review. The final draft is due Friday 5/6.

Reminders:

• Book reviews happen Wednesday next week. (I will NOT accept them late or regrade any incomplete work. You were warned.)
• Friday 5/6 is the end of the grading period. Check your English Journal. Are you missing anything? Could any of your work be better? A little effort now can really help you later. 

Socratic Seminar

Goal: A discussion that deepens our understanding of the risks and rewards of participating in Extreme Sports

Agenda: 
Read
Socratic Seminar

You need:
Your partner: One of you will begin in the inner circle and one of you will begin in the outer circle. You will switch when I ask you to.
Your extreme sports unit readings doc. (in your Google Drive)
Your Socratic Seminar Preparation document on paper.

Reminders: 
Book reviews due 5/4/16. You are reading right?