1. Paul – turn in comp book Sharlene – need to finish reflection & turn in comp book Jeffrey – need to finish Unit Test & turn in comp book Angel B. – (not all today) need to finish comp book, reflection, Punnett quiz, and Unit Test Wednesday: Halfway through the week!

2. Calendar Wed., 9/17 Topic: Paragraph 1 Homework: None To Do Get out Calendar Pencil GMO packet This Week 1)Genetically Modified Foods Essay 2)Comp books being graded 3 weeks until end of Quarter 1 Get out your essay packet.

3. What are the risks of GMOs? What are the benefits of GMOs? Informative Writing 1st Quarter

4. Expectations Last day to write the essay will be Friday in class The essay is due Friday at the end, or Monday at the beginning Reinforcer given for each day you are on-track IR given each day essay is late

5. Informative Writing Goal – To educate the reader Compare an informative video to an argumentative video… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMPE5wlB3Zk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqQV6ObFCQ

6. Informative Writing Technique – To provide facts – NOT to convince Compare the informative statement to the argumentative statement… Recent studies about genetically-modified foods indicate that GMOs may cause harm to monarch butterfly caterpillars. GMOs are deadly and must be stopped for the future of our children!

7. Informative Writing Tone – Objective (no emotion, no opinion – just the facts) Can you find the objective statement? This is the apartment we live in. It has 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room. We have lived here for 12 years. This place might look like nothing special, but since both of my children were born while we lived here, it has a special place in my heart. When we move away, we’re planning to release three hundred cockroaches and two mice, so we can leave the place exactly as we found it. This place does need some repairs, but I’m sure the landlord will be making improvements sometime soon.

8. RAFT Role – Who are you as the writer? – A student stating the possible risks or possible benefits of GMOs Audience – To whom are you writing? – Students and teachers Format – What form will the writing take? – 3 paragraphs (informative) Topic – What is the subject of the writing? – The risks or benefits of GMOs

9. Paragraph 1 Title Introduction Paragraph – Use a hook A sentence that grabs the reader’s attention – Background 2-3 sentences that summarize what GMOs are – Thesis (TP12) Topic = GMOs Position = have risks or have benefits 2 reasons why they’re risky or beneficial

10. 5 types of hooks: which is which? Quote Anecdote/story Drop the reader into a scene Rhetorical question Surprising fact The other morning, my brother Danny—who just got his license last month—was driving me to school. His phone started beeping and he checked the incoming text message, dropping the toast he was eating and nearly driving off the road in the process. “We were always together, but not as much after she got her license,” Gayle Bell says. “If I could bring her back I’d do anything.” Bell’s 16-year-old daughter, Jessie, rolled her car into a ditch and died in 2013. A video about safe driving drones from the TV at the front of the darkened classroom. It’s warm, and several of the teenagers have drifted off to sleep. Others quietly text their friends, their cell phones glowing between their cupped hands. The rate of crashes for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for older drivers. What’s more important: teaching teens to drive soon or teaching teens to drive safely?

11. Put together a thesis The first Moon landing Finding the cell Discovering blood types Making the first clone, Dolly the Sheep, Discovering the atom Was an amazing discovery Was an astounding accomplishment Was nothing special Has resulted in benefits Was too risky Led to greater knowledge and understanding Saved lives Should have never been done Because... Such as… For the reasons… Like…

12. Paragraph 2 Body Paragraph – Topic sentence A restatement of the thesis with a “twist” that leads into your first argument – S-C-C – Concluding sentence

13. S-C-C S = set-up Tell us where your fact is coming from. According to author Mario Hernandez… In the article “82 Amazing Facts about Cats,’’ it says… Cat expert Xolani Williams wrote, … Some people think cats can be trained, like Dianna Ramirez, who wrote, …

14. S-C-C C = citation Tell us your fact (can be a quote or a paraphrased fact). “Many cats are lactose intolerant, so you shouldn’t give them milk.” The first ever cat video was recorded in 1894. “Cats make 100 different sounds, while dogs can make only 10.” Cats can recognize your voice but may choose not to come when they’re called.

15. S-C-C C = commentary (can have more than 1 commentary) Tell us what you think about your fact. This means that cat owners might think they’re giving their cat a healthy treat but could be making their cat feel ill. This shows that the history of the cat video started long before the launch of YouTube. While some people might say this is evidence that cats are more advanced than dogs, one should not forget that animals also communicate with body language. This fact explains why some people have trouble training their cats.

16. S-C-C: All put together According to author Mario Hernandez, “Many cats are lactose intolerant, so you shouldn’t give them milk.” This means that cat owners might think they’re giving their cat a healthy treat but could be making their cat feel ill. In the article “82 Amazing Facts about Cats,’’ it says that the first ever cat video was recorded in 1894. This shows that the history of the cat video started long before the launch of YouTube.

17. S-C-C: All put together Cat expert Xolani Williams wrote, “Cats make 100 different sounds, while dogs can make only 10.” While some people might say this is evidence that cats are more advanced than dogs, one should not forget that animals also communicate with body language. Some people think cats can be trained, like Dianna Ramirez, who wrote that cats can recognize your voice but may choose not to come when they’re called. This fact explains why some people have trouble training their cats.

18. Paragraph 3 Conclusion Paragraph – Restate the thesis – Reflection on the topic – Echo hook