Tuesday and Wednesday, 2/27 2/28

7th Grade

Objective
I will analyze the structure of an informational text and paraphrase central ideas and details.
Agenda
planner/prep/ssr
Bellwork:

Punctuation	Purpose	Example
Comma	Separates parts of a sentence or list	First, we walked, then, we ran. She was given new shoes, socks, and gloves.
Semicolon	Separates independent but related clauses. If you could link the clauses with the word “therefore”, then a semicolon usually can be used instead.	It was raining outside this morning; recesses will be held in the classrooms.
Colon	Indicates a list	Please make sure you buy: milk, eggs, bacon, and syrup.
Dash/Hyphen	Indicates an interjection or thought in the midst of a sentence	I was reading during SSR - almost dozing off in class - when Ms. Smalling walked in.
Parentheses	Includes information within a sentence that is not essential but helpful. The sentence will be fine if the information included is omitted.	The closest bus stop (on Mimosa and Sunnyslope) is only 3 minutes away from my house!

Lesson: Reading and annotating pages 67-69 in Close Reader workbook, completing numbers 1-4
Homework
S2W7 due by 3/2 (100 pages)
Read Close Reader pages 70-71, complete #s 5-7
Deadline for Quarter 3 work is 3/9

8th Grade

Objective
I will read and annotate a text using close reading strategies.
Agenda
Planner/prep
bellwork:

	Annotating Text	Citing Evidence
Purpose	Indicates which specific information is most important, clarifies terms and relationships, and allows for further analysis	Provides support for what you are saying, tells the reader why you feel a certain way, or further clarifies a point you’re making
Example		Frederick Douglass felt that emancipation from slavery would be more meaningful if the freed blacks contributed to the fight. He said, “A war undertaken for the purpose of keeping colored men enslaved calls loudly for colored men to help end it.” The war’s purpose largely affected blacks therefore they had the greatest stake in ensuring it was won.

Lesson: peer corrections of "Men of Clor, To Arms" document continued
Begin reading "The Boys Are Not Alright" opinion article
Homework
S2W7 due by 3/2 (100 pages)
Deadline for Quarter 3 work is 3/9