1. Agenda 11/16/12 Works Cited Group Activity  See Slide #2 Review Synthesis Task Requirements  Distribute Claim/Evidence Format Vocabulary Work  Place Book on desk  Distribute Vocab. Packet (Wordfind: Units 4-6) *Return Research Paper Framework* Extra Credit Debate -1. Confirm Participants/Debate Partners -2. Revise Ballots -3. Determine Work-in-Progress Due Dates:  Topic Choice  Completed Outline with Article Printouts of Research  Mock Debate Practice Leader  Group-determine Requirements/Topic  Leader will confer. with me -I will try to set up dates/times for Debates to be videotaped (I’ll organize this with Ms. Kuhn) Wishing You and Your Family a Safe, Fun and Relaxing Thanksgiving Break! You Deserve It! Learning Center Task #1 Work (collect progress reports)  Leaders: ensure all members are up to speed/meeting deadlines

2. Works Cited Source Format Correction Exercise: Round-Robin Style 3 rd : 33 4 th : 28 1.Organize in groups of 4 (groups should be relatively even) 2.Place Works Cited Notes on your desk 3.Assign a Scribe (person who writes most legibly) 4.With whole-group input, Scribe will correctly-rewrite the two provided quiz entries on a draft sheet 5.Show me your draft 6.I’ll give you a card. a. Name your group (must include a Thanksgiving reference) b. Write each person’s name on card c. transfer corrected entries on to provided card

3. Website Update As you finalize your Website, keep in mind that the information your team provides needs to be organized and designed in a fashion that is: Reader- Friendly, Accessible, and Appealing to the eye of ALL VIEWERS *Ensure that you’re referring to the provided rubric for this Problem-Solving Collaboration Project Steps for Locating a Theme Design Steps for Literary Work Link Placement 1.Go to template 2.Click on “More” tab (top right) 3.Select “Manage Site” 4.On left sidebar select “Pick a Theme” 5.Pick one, and Go! If you are not able to create a link for your Literary Work(s), follow these procedures: 1.Provide a link to Pearsonsuccessnet.com (which can be copy & pasted from my Blog). 2.Provide the Author’s Name, Title of Literary Work, page numbers.

4. Presidential Election: Synthesis Task (Due Date: Monday, November 26) Materials Needed:  Completed debate forms  2 different articles from 2 different news sources below: www.politico.com www.huffingtonpost.com www.cnn.com www.nbcnews.com www.npr.com  3 Previously-Completed Debate Forms (2 Presidential and 1 VP)  2 Printed articles from 2 different news sources above  Properly-formatted Claim-Evidence 2-3 page Response to 1 of the following prompts: 1. President Obama won the election because…. or 2. Governor Romney lost the election because… *MLA Format, Vocab. (attach debate forms and 2 printed and highlighted articles)

5. Homework *** Learning Center Website Work: Problem-Solving Task #1…See Leader for Individual and Group Deadlines  Nov. 15- Until: Bring Vocab. Book to class  Nov. 16: Extra Cred.: Finalized Learning Center Website (Problem-solving Task #1)…Error-Free…Review Rubric  Nov. 26: Due Date for Presidential Synthesis Task Nov. 26: Notes on Socratic Seminar  Nov. 28-30: Library Visitation Nov. 28: Make-up Work (only for students with whom I’ve conferred)  Nov. 30: Due Date for Finalized Learning Center Website (Problem-solving Task #1)…Error-Free…Review Rubric  Nov. 27: Typed Draft 4 (Claim/Evidence) and Editing Circles for EM or CS  Nov. 29: Research Paper: RD of Works Cited  Dec. 3: Socratic Seminar on (IRB #1): Their Eyes Were Watching God/I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings/The Secret Life of Bees  Dec. 6: Research Paper: Note Cards and Source Cards and Final Draft of Works Cited  Dec. 10: Research Paper: Sentence Outline  Meet in room 146 for EOCT Dec. 10-11  Dec. 12: Research Paper: Error-free Intro. & Error-free Body paragraph  Dec. 14: Research Paper: Rough Draft (Sentence Outline, 3-5 page paper, Works Cited)/Peer-Edit

6. Claim-Analysis Test A claim states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about. (w/o using I, me, my). →A good claim is not obvious. →A good claim is engaging. →A good claim is not overly vague. →A good claim is logical. DOES YOUR CLAIM PASS THE CLAIM-ANALYSIS TEST?

7. Claim/Evidence Requirements Intro. ¶:  attention-grabber (INTERESTING FACT/STAT., anecdote, INTERESTING quote)  Basic 2-3 sent. background summary of the topic  Central assertion/thesis/claim that you are PROVING in your essay Body ¶:  Transitional word or phrase  Topic sentence  Lead in for Evidence (in the form of a Quote or Passage or another form of Concrete Detail  Commentary about the provided evidence Concluding ¶:  A general statement that explains how your central Claim/Argument/Thesis is resolved *Cited Sources (…….) *Included Vocabulary Words from Units 4-6