1. February 10-13, 2017 Bell-ringer
Bell-ringers due! You should have 8:
Half sheet: “1. The woman…”
Half sheet: “1. John McKay who lives across…“
Half sheet: “1. The girl who won the…“
“1. The plants leaves…“
Non-restrictive vs. Restrictive Adjective Clauses
“1. The man who had the handlebar…“
“1. Patterson Tower the recently…”
“1. The babys name…”
**SATURDAY TUTORING: Analysis of Literary Text

2. Objectives
You will analyze several high scoring essays from the 2016 STAAR test by color coding and identifying key elements in order to further develop your own writing style
You will color-code your own BM essay and write a brief analysis as to why you scored the way you did and examine ways to improve your next writing piece

3. SSR Rubric

4. Color Code Hook: pink Thesis: orange
Examples: emotional—purple logical—green
Counterargument: brown
Call to Action: red
Circle WOWs in blue
Circle transitions in gray/pencil

5. On the back of the essay you received, answer these questions:
Analysis
On the back of the essay you received, answer these questions:
What are this essay’s strengths?
What are its weaknesses?
How can they improve their essay?