Last week, students read the short-story "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara. They applied depth and complexity icons and did a close reading analysis of two of the quotes from the text in order to aid in understanding. We ended the week by adding information to our ELA Reference Notebooks in order to prepare for some of the upcoming reading and writing assignments.This week, students are going to revisit the argumentative genre and "show what they learned" by completing an outline test (single period assessment). We will finish adding information to the ELA reference notebooks (literary terms). Midweek, we will move into the explanatory writing genre by writing a definition essay about the hero concept. This essay will include a personal, historical, and literary/fictional hero as their examples and evidence to prove their definition of the word hero.
Argumentative Outline Test
Tuesday
ELA Reference Notebook: Literary Terms and Hero's Journey
Wednesday
Definition Essay Outline: What Is A Hero?
Thursday
Definition Essay Outline: What Is A Hero?
Friday
Definition Essay Outline: What Is A Hero?
AR Log Check (Log-5 entries/Signature)
*Students need to be reading an AR book that has a reading level of 3.5+ for 30 minutes 5 nights per week. Students need to earn 35 points by every checkpoint (12/13, 03/14, and 05/30). Please see the AR Log for more information. GOOD NEWS: Students only need to complete the front side to take an AR quiz!
