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Sunday, November 3, 2019

MP1 2019-2020 - Week 10



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   MONDAY   11-4-19    B-Day:  Single vs. Multi-paragraph Essays     

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     DO Now - Copy                        


Entry Title:  Essays vs. Paragraphs (single paragraph essay)
Image result for essay vs paragraph

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     Learning Target(s)                    
  • I can recall the proper structure single and multi-paragraph essays.

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     Mini-Lesson:  Refresh - Single vs. Multi-Paragraph Essays                            
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     Work Time                                   
  • Open Assignment 25.0 in Google Classroom.
  • Periods 1, 2, 6 Only: Complete the outline (multi-paragraph essays only)
  • Period 4 - Start your rough draft.
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     Assessment / Homework           


    • Complete Assignment 31.0 by Monday


       TUESDAY    11-5-19   No School           




       WEDNESDAY    11-6-19    C-Day:  Write Rough Draft of Who is Ha? Essay     

         Announcements     

    • Check your Gmail!
    • Are you making progress on your 20% Time Project?
    • Please see Mr. DeGrandis if he is helping you find a mentor and you don't have one yet!!
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         DO Now - Copy                                  

    Copy these two new words into Vocabulary List II


    9.  writhe v. (writhes, writhing, writhed) - to make continual twisting movements of the body.

    The majestic lion writhed in pain, its body twisting in strange patterns, after being shot with a tranquilizer gun at close range.


    10.  pivotal adj. (pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted) - of crucial importance in relation to the success of something else.

    Graduating from high school was a huge achievement in Hank's life and a pivotal moment in the life of his mother as well.  

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         Learning Target(s)                         
    • I can organize my thoughts on "paper" creating a rough draft of my Who is Ha? Essay. 


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         Mini-Lesson:  Giving Context for Evidence                      
       
    • Always give the reader an idea of which part of the text you are referring.
    • EXAMPLE
        • Evidence from text:  "I would still be standing there/ crying and waving to nothing/ if Brother Khoi hadn't come/ to take my hand."
        • The Context:  This quote is a part of the poem, Titi Waves Goodbye.  It gives the reader an image of Ha standing, crying, waving goodbye to her friend whom she may never see again.
        • Explanation: This proves Ha values friendship because...
        • How it might look in an essay...     











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         Work Time                                            
    • Work on Assignment 25.0.

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         Assessment / Homework                
      • Work on Assignment 25.0.


         THURSDAY   11-7-19    D-Day:  Complete Rough Draft of Who is Ha? Essay     





         FRIDAY    11-8-19    A-Day:  20% Time Work     



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