WRITING THE ESSAY English 9 Week Eight

COMPUTER LAB: TRANSITIONS Monday

the spanish club traveled to madrid spain during the summer Identify parts of speech: noun, pronoun (type and case), verb (type and tense), adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction (type), gerund, participle, infinitive, article

Target for Monday Target: I will learn how to create transitions for argumentative writing. Conditions: I will use an argumentative outline to see the big picture and will plan transitions between paragraphs, deciding on order Criteria: understand how to cite and support specific evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W A Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W A CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W B Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W B SUBSTITUTE HERE—FINISHED WALL-E AND THE VIEWING GUIDE

CONSTRUCTING A COUNTERARGUMENT Tuesday

the spanish club traveled to madrid spain during the summer Identify sentence parts Subject Verb (transitive or intransitive) Direct object Indirect object Predicate nominative Predicate adjective Appositive/phrase Prepositional phrase (adjective or adverb) Gerund phrase Infinitive phrase Participial phrase Object of preposition Object of infinitive Object of gerund Object of participle

Target for Tuesday Target: I will learn the purpose of counterargument and how to incorporate it into my writing. Conditions: I will write counterarguments and pick one for use with my paper. Criteria: work in the lab to add counterargument to my paper CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W B Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W B

Computer Lab Work on your paper in the lab, adding a counterargument to the location that you’ve deemed appropriate.

Exit Slip Share your paper with Mrs. Solt

COMPUTER LAB Wednesday

the spanish club traveled to madrid spain during the summer Identify clauses and sentence type Independent Adverb dependent Adjective dependent Noun dependent Simple Compound Complex Compound-complex

the spanish club traveled to madrid spain during the summer Add punctuation and capitalization Commas Semicolons Apostrophes Underlining Quotation marks End marks

Target for Wednesday Target: I will learn to write an effective introduction and conclusion for my paper. Conditions: I will type my paper in the computer lab. Criteria: completed typed draft submitted and saved on Google Docs. Standards:  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W D Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W D  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W E Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W E

Computer lab Finish typing your unit paper on whether or not we are amusing ourselves to death.

Exit Slip Save to finished paper to Google Docs.

NO SCHOOL THURSDAY or FRIDAY