1. Peer Group Grading
Grade your group members for the Vocabulary Test (the story)
Be HONEST!

2. September 23, 2015 Make sure you have all the bellringers 1- 10
If you are missing any, pick them up under the clock (bottom levels of the blue file hanger)
Have all 10 complete and ready to present by the time class starts!

3. Today’s Objectives
You will work with two partners to create a presentation on revising and editing strategies by analyzing a mock STAAR question and explaining incorrect and correct answers
You will be introduced to the persuasive essay rubric and process of analyzing a prompt in order to begin to formulate a coherent persuasive essay

4. New Vocabulary Flashcards
Due next class period
You will ADD them to the flashcards you made last time for a total of 21 words, so make sure to bring all 21 next period!

5. Grouping Protocols For this assignment there are three roles:
Team Leader (keeps everyone on task, facilitates discussion, & asks the teacher questions when necessary)
Scribe (writes and/or types assignment & ensures submission)
Fact Checker (uses dictionary, thesaurus, & any necessary text to correct grammar, spelling, and quotations)

6. #1
What is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

7. Elie Wiesel Bellringer
With a group of three
you will create a short presentation on which answers are wrong and WHY
which is correct and WHY
You have 20 minutes to submit
This is a TEST grade (20%) so I cannot help you, but you may use anything else that will!
***Example to follow***

8. Incorrect Answers
A is wrong because the phrase beginning “Consisting” modifies “Elie Wiesel”
B is wrong because the semicolon is wrongly used creating a sentence error
C is wrong because it misplaces the phrase beginning “consisting” so that it modifies “Europe”

9. Correct Answer
D is the correct answer because it maintains the same meaning conveyed by both sentences

10. Strategies used Highlighting both sentences in the passage
Re-writing all choices to determine which makes more sense

11. Persuasive Essay Rubric
With a random group, you will be assigned a portion of the rubric to teach the class
Look at the section of the rubric you were assigned and list the differences between the scores on the chart paper
You have 10 minutes until you present your findings to the class in a gallery walk
Hint: highlight words that change

12. Prompt Analysis

13. Your turn!
With your group, analyze the prompt just like I modeled for you
Make your T-chart
You have 20 minutes!

14. Claim
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