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CCR - "A Brilliant Blinder" - the story of Charles Goodyear. Students will identify main idea, recall facts, and analyze author's tone and purpose. Journal
SSR - Water Usage Students will read an article on the amount of water used to make a hamburger and amount used to make a newspaper. Students will use information and evidence gathered over the last three days to plan and write a persuasive essay.
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Review article #1 and supporting evidence in favor of single-gender classrooms. Read and discuss article #2. Locate evidence against single-gender classrooms and support ideas with a quote from the article. Journal.
Review video on single-gender classrooms. Review main idea and supporting evidence. Read and discuss article number one. Identify argument(s) for single gender classrooms and support ideas with a quote from the article. Journal.
Begin Fall Writing Performance Task. Class will brainstorm ideas about single-gender classrooms. Watch a short video. Students will identify the main idea and provide specific evidence from the video to support it. Journal.
Review figurative language. Practice with personification. |
English 9Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Categories |