Bellwork (Do-Now) Monday, January 23, 2017 Directions: Use your new root to complete all five columns in your roots log in which you will record the following: the root, the definition, example words, your own sentence using the word, and a picture or another sentence representing the word to you. phone [Definition: sound] symphony microphone [The music played by the London Symphony [When she finished her song, she dropped orchestra was beautiful.] her microphone.] **Success Criteria: I can use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin roots as clues to help me determine the meaning of a word.

CFA on Commonly Confused Words: Please take your time. Make the BEST selection for each question choice. Success Criteria: I can achieve at or above my projected testing score on the CFA.

Bellwork Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Take one Editing Practice Sheet from the back counter. Log into the computer on your desk. Editing Practice Directions: Using your editing marks, correct the 20 capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and usage errors in the passage below. Remember that multiple corrections to one word only account for one error.   my friends and me doesn’t enjoy the school lunchroom food. We are required too put a fruit and a vegatable on our trey, even if we do not like those perticuler foods. All the breads and pastas are made of whole grains which is better for us but do not taste as good as the kind us eat at home. Because we do not prefer the lunchroom foods to snacks we usually end up eating donuts chips and chocolote milk instead. Some days we chose not to eat much of anything throw away our trays of food and gorge ourself on Takis and cookies once were home.

Edmodo Log into Edmodo. Respond to the question. We will take the quiz on Argumentative Writing to review. Success criteria: I can successfully write a claim and a counter claim for the topic. I can successfully complete the quiz on Argumentative Writing.

Thursday, January 26, 2017, Word Wall Word: controversial Directions: Complete all four boxes **Success Criteria: I can acquire grade-appropriate vocabulary. Word: controversial What It Is (synonym): Part of Speech: adjective Explain in your own words what Definition: starts an argument or causes people controversial means. to disagree What It Is Not (antonym): Picture Representation: Explain in your own words what Draw a picture representing what controversial does NOT mean. controversial means to you.

Thursday, January 26, 2017 Bellwork (“Do-Now”) In preparation for argumentative writing, you will soon be participating in a socratic seminar in class. To review the principles of Respectful Academic Talk, number 1-5 in your composition notebook and answer the following questions as either “True” or “False”: 1. You can “hog” a conversation. 2. Shouting at each other is an appropriate way to disagree. 3. Turning and facing someone, smiling, and nodding are all appropriate ways to disagree. 4. You can have side conversations with the person next to you while someone else is speaking. 5. Asking someone “How do you know that is the correct answer?” is an acceptable question to ask someone when you want clarification on a topic.

Friday, January 27, 2017 Free Write Friday/ Narrative Practice Turn to your “Dog Free Write” and determine if you included the following: -A beginning, a middle, and an end in chronological order -Good, descriptive details (**Highlight or underline two examples in your writing where you did this**) -Sensory language (words that appeal to the five senses) (**Highlight or underline two examples in your writing where you did this**) -A story told from the dog’s perspective