Monday | Practice Spa Exam 2 Review | Study for Finals |
Tuesday | Practice SPA 2 Review | Edit SCR And study for Finals |
Wednesday | Review for SPA | Study for Finals |
Thursday | SPA Exam | Study For Finals Last day to submit revised Multiple points of view essay |
Friday | SPA Exam | Study for Finals |
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Stop Week
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Week of January 24
Monday | Practice Spa Exam 1 Distribute Final Exam Review | Essay on Multiple perspectives of an Event due Wednesday to Turnitin.com |
Tuesday | Practice SPA Short Constructed Response | Essay on Multiple perspectives of an Event due Wednesday to Turnitin.com |
Wednesday | Practice SPA Exam II | Final Exam review Worksheet due Thursday |
Thursday | Practice Spa Exam II | Final Exam review Worksheet due |
Friday | Final Exam Preparation | Revised Essay to be submitted to Turnitin.com Revision Multiple Points of View |
Ninth Grade Final Exam Review: Academic Language
Ninth Grade Final Exam Review
Academic Vocabulary
Style | |
Tone | |
Diction | |
Connotation Positive Connotation Negative Connotation | |
Denotation | |
Source | |
Argument | |
Claim | |
Types of Evidence Facts Statistics Examples Quotes from Experts Eyewitness | |
Elaboration | |
Credibility | |
Generalization | |
Support (Back it up) | |
Logical Appeals | |
Emotional Appeals | |
Loaded Words | |
Anecdotes | |
Paraphrase | |
Summarize | |
Common fallacies Circular reasoning False cause and effect Hasty Generalization Ad Hominem attack (Attacking the person) | |
Primary Sources | |
Secondary Sources | |
Analyze | |
Evaluate | |
Synthesize | |
Infer Inference | |
Exposition | |
Symbol (Read pp. 94-95 Text) | |
Allegory (Read pp.94-95 Text) | |
Ambiguity | |
Irony Verbal Situational Dramatic | |
Biographical Knowledge | |
Biographical Approach | |
Hook/Attention Grabber | |
Introduction | |
Topic Sentence | |
Body Paragraph | |
Conclusion | |
Clincher | |
Call To Action | |
MLA Format Works Cited List Basic Requirements | |
Punctuation (Copy Review from Board).
Period | |
Semicolon | |
Colon | |
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Week of January 18th
Day | Class Work | Homework |
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Tuesday | The cast of characters Using the STEAL questions, take one of the character’s from your group and Make 5 flashcards on your character. Says- How does what a character says reveal their personality/character? Thinks- How does what a character thinks reveal who they are? Effects on others- What effects does a characters actions/ideas have on others? Actions- What acts does a character commit? What does a character do and what does that reveal? Looks- How does a character's appearance impact their actions, thoughts, or decisions? | ReRead Chapter 7 Take Cornell Notes Bring to class Wednesday. |
Wednesday | Culminating Assignment. Review the requirements and the processes outlined in the task. Jot down some responses to answer the following questions: What makes an event “significant”? What are the characteristics of a good topic for this assignment? Why? Chapter 7 Throughout most of the book, Lord has kept silent about his own perspective on the sinking of the Titanic. What does he now appear to be saying about its historical significance? Explain using evidence from the text. | Essay Due Monday To Turnitin.com |
Thursday | Model Essay Review | Essay Due Monday |
Friday | Model Essay Review | Essay to be submitted to Turnitin.com Multiple Points of View on Class |
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Week of January 10
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Monday | Review Chapter 1 and 2 A Night To Remember Definition of points of view, multiple perspectives, and class Looking through Lens’ of poverty, degrees of wealth, and gender aboard the Titanic. As we read, write, and speak in the expository mode, we will learn about… *How and why people experience the same event differently *Significance of events to particular audiences/readers *Significance of the sinking of the Titanic for today *Differences between paraphrase and quotation, and the effects of each on the audience *Features of effective multi-perspective expository essays *Perspective in writing and reading *Techniques for engaging an audience | Answer the following questions and bring to class tomorrow for discussion: *Why do people today consider the sinking of the Titanic a significant event? Share some individual responses. *Thinking across the different perspectives that emerged from discussing your prior knowledge, what did you learn about the significance of the Titanic? *Why do you think Lord represents the Titanic disaster from multiple perspectives? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday | The cast of characters | Using the STEAL questions, take one of the character’s from your group and Make 5 flashcards on your character. Says- How does what a character says reveal their personality/character? Thinks- How does what a character thinks reveal who they are? Effects on others- What effects does a characters actions/ideas have on others? Actions- What acts does a character commit? What does a character do and what does that reveal? Looks- How does a character's appearance impact their actions, thoughts, or decisions? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday | Paraphrasing and direct quotations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday G | Culminating Assignment. Review the requirements and the processes outlined in the task. Jot down some responses to answer the following questions: What makes an event “significant”? What are the characteristics of a good topic for this assignment? Why? |
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Friday | When you are finished, write a response to the following question: Throughout most of the book, Lord has kept silent about his own perspective on the sinking of the Titanic. What does he now appear to be saying about its historical significance? Explain using evidence from the text. When you have finished writing, share your response with a partner/table group. | Essay TBA to be submitted to Turnitin.com Multiple Points of View on Class Read Talevera's Essay This is your student essay model. While you read this text, be thinking about an answer to the following question: What major things do we learn about this event and the people who experienced it? |
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