ELA 8 - Week 2

   MONDAY  9-11   D-Day:  Setting Up Your Digital Passbook & Posting Good Comments      

     Announcements     

• Get out your Course Criteria Sheet to hand in.
• Get your Chromebook
• Start your Do Now

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     DO Now - Read and Post a Response          


1. Read the following advice about writing good comments on a blog...

How to Leave Meaningful Blog Comments

By: dmatriccino | February 22, 2011 

Leaving meaningful comments

Leaving meaningful comments on others’ blogs or sites is a good way to attract attention to your own site, so it’s helpful to be consistent in your approach and tone. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Don’t be a drive-by shooter. This is where you post a quick criticism like, “I don’t agree; this isn’t my experience.” This doesn’t really engage in a conversation or offer something meaningful to other readers or commenters. It IS helpful to offer an alternative viewpoint, so take the time to elaborate on it.
2. Put your comments in context. Most people won’t know who you are when you’re commenting. So it’s helpful to relate something about your background, experience, or POV on issues.
3. To really impress, offer a targeted resource. Some of the best comments I’ve ever received pointed me to a very specific blog post or resource that I hadn’t seen before.
4. Ask questions. If you didn’t understand something that was discussed, there’s a good chance someone else didn’t understand either. So bring it up in the comments. Get clarification. Most people love the chance to elaborate, or they can address the question in a new blog post.
5. When views differ, look for common ground. To maintain goodwill wherever you go, it’s helpful to look for areas where you agree with a person. While we can all say (in theory) that we’re open to disagreement and criticisms, it still helps immensely to figure out where thoughts and beliefs align.

2.  Go into Google Classroom and post a comment to Question 10.0.

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     Learning Target(s)     

• I can respond to a blog post and create a Google Doc in my Composition Notebook.

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     Mini-Lesson:  Your Digital Composition Book and Digital Passbook     

 
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• How to access your My Passcode Book (This is where you will record all the websites, IDs and pass codes you will use in English Class.)

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     Work Time       

 

• Fill out the Student Info Form.
• Finish responding to Question 10.0.
• Complete Assignment 11.0 in Google Classroom.  Do not turn this in!
• WHEN YOU FINISH:  Learn About Diagramming Sentences with this cool interactive site. Just click the next button once the page loads.

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     Assessment / Homework       

• • Show Mr. DeGrandis your My Passcode Page in your Composition Notebook.
  • You do not have to turn in this assignment.  

   TUESDAY    9-12   A-Day:  Active Reading Strategy Part I    Periods 1, 2, 4   Period 6: Town Meeting   

     Announcements     

• Check your Gmail everyday!
• Bring in a book to read for independent reading on Friday!

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     DO Now - Copy                   

Entry Title: Vocabulary List I

COPY this entry into a new page in your Digital Composition Book!  Click here for an example of how it might look....

1.   brazen adj. – (brazenly) exaggerated fearlessness or boldness

     Example:  James made several brazen attempts to cross the busy street on his tricycle, but he chickened out every time.

2.   deftly adv. – (deft) to move in a quick and skillful manner

     Example:  The crowd roared with  applause when Alisha finished her deftly executed routine.

3.   fetish n. – an abnormal attention or attachment

     Example:  Jeremy had an abnormal,  childish fetish for sucking his thumb, even though he was fourteen years old.

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     Learning Target(s)     

I understand how to use the active reading strategy for independent reading.

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     Mini-Lesson:  Active Reading Parts I: A Metacognitive Thing...     

 
• Start a new page in your Digital Composition Notebook and give it the title above...
• Be ready to take some notes on this presentation...
• What is Active Reading and How Do I Do It?
  Watch this presentation to understand how to use the active reading strategy to improve your reading comprehension.

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     Work Time       

 

• Download the short story, Checkouts by Cynthia Rylant.  
  
  
  
• Mr. DeGrandis will model how to Actively Read using Assignment 12.0 in Google Classroom.

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     Assessment / Homework                      

• 1. Work on Assignment 12.0.  You will have until the end of the period Thursday to complete this assignment.
  2. Bring in your favorite book to read for next week.  If you don't have one, Mr. DeGrandis will give you a book to read from the class library.  Let's hope you like it! 

   WEDNESDAY   9-13    B-Day:  ELA Pre-assessments Periods 1, 2, 4  Period 6: Active Reading Part I       




   THURSDAY  9-14    C-Day:  Period 1, 2, 6  Finish ELA Pre-assessment, Period 4: Town Meeting     



   FRIDAY   9-15    D-Day:  Periods 1, 2: Town Meeting,  Periods 4, 6  Finish Pre-Assessment ELA Testing