Agenda Day Thirteen

Agenda Day Thirteen September 19 & 20, 2013 Thurs/Fri                                        Ms. Lewis

Objective:  W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Essential Question:  How can the student develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising, editing, rewriting?

Higher Order Questions:  How can the student elaborate fully to demonstrate how a quote from the text supports their thesis?

Activities: 

I.                   Students revise one of their “American History” essays and submit to turnitin.com

Choose #1

Students view the photograph on page 169 to respond to the following prompt.  Analyzing Visuals Viewing and Interpreting This photograph was taken the day that President Kennedy died. How are the people's reactions similar to those that Cofer records in her story?  Refer to pages 168-170.  Quote from the text to prove your answer. FORMAT:  Topic Sentence responding to prompt, use at least one quote to prove your quote, use a lead-in to the quote to prepare the reader for the quote:  who said the lines, what were the circumstances.  Restate your main points in your conclusion.

OR Choose #2

Write adjectives that Cofer uses to describe the EL building, Elena, Eugene, President Kennedy, Elena's parents, and Eugene's mother.  How do these adjectives develop the author's purpose?  Write one well-developed paragraph that identifies Cofer's purpose for writing this selection.  Include evidence from the text to support your claim.

1. Teacher reviews 1^st draft essays with class explaining strengths and weaknesses of some essays.  (Refer to AP 9 point scale.)
2. Students type a 2^nd draft of their essays, revising and improving clarity, organization and depth of discussion.

II.                Students work in pairs to answer questions from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Part One  (Do not write on the original.  Pair with partner; put both names on your paper.  Turn in your paper before leaving class.)

Home Learning: 

• Read and mark “Non-fiction Unit Concepts and Terms”
• Complete Voc #2 study for list #2.  Write definition, synonyms, antonyms, companion forms.  Write an original sentence for each word using context clues.  Identify the type of clue. (Use your context clues handouts.)  Bring to class next class.
• Test on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Part One next class.  (26 ques.)  Continue reading Part Two answer questions from handout that correspond with Part Two.