1. Bellwork for January 5, 2015 Take handouts and a glue stick from the back counter. Write in your agenda. Glue in your new Word Wall list into your vocabulary section of the journal. Begin your “Weekly Vocabulary” worksheet. The five words for this week are as follows: –Paraphrase –Plagiarism –Proofread –Revise –Claim

2. Make Unit 3 test corrections on the given chart. A retake will be offered on Wednesday. If you plan on retaking it, please sign your name on the paper on the front board.  When you finish, begin reading your AoW for this week. Do not highlight anything in the article yet!

3. Bellwork for January 6, 2015 Take handouts and a glue stick from the back counter. Write in your agenda. Glue your quotation notes into your notes composition notebook. Add the following notes to your quotation notes: Rule 1- Use quotation marks to begin and end a direct quotation. Separate the quote from the dialogue tag by commas. Do not use quotation marks to set off an indirect quotation.  I said, “The book by Gary Paulsen will surprise you.”  I said that the book by Gary Paulsen would surprise you. Rule 2- An exclamation point or question mark is placed inside the quotation marks when it punctuates the quotation. It is placed outside when it punctuates the main sentence.  For example:  I almost fell over when he asked, “That won’t be a problem for you, will it?”  Did the teacher really say, “Finish by tomorrow”?

4. It’s Time to Write!!! There have been several changes in writing this year from last year, and today we are going to talk about those changes!!

5. Last year... You read two non-fiction texts and wrote an essay (narrative, expository or persuasive) using evidence from both the texts in your essays.

6. This year brings new things!! You will TYPE two essays this year in February, in a set time period, just like the 8 th graders ( you will have approximately 2 and a half hrs.). The texts will be Science or Social Studies based. The first essay will be an analytical summary of the text. The second essay will cover information from all texts. The essays will be informational/explanatory and argument essays. What does information/explanatory mean to you? What does argument mean to you? What does compare/contrast mean to you?

7. Types of Writing Argument essay-An argument is a reasoned, logical way of demonstrating that the writer’s position, belief, or conclusion is valid. Explanatory/Informative -expresses information accurately. This kind of writing serves one or more closely related purposes: to increase readers’ knowledge of a subject, to help readers better understand a procedure or process, or to provide readers with an enhanced comprehension of a concept …IT EXPLAINS

8. Types of Writing Compare/Contrast- you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. This encourages you to make connections between texts or ideas, engage in critical thinking, and go beyond mere description or summary to generate interesting analysis. When you reflect on similarities and differences, you gain a deeper understanding of the items you are comparing, their relationship to each other, and what is most important about them.

9. Sample Prompt 1 st essay Please read “ The Woman Called Moses ” by Walter Oleksy and Meg Mims. In this text, the author develops several central ideas. After you have read, determine one central idea from the text and write an essay that both summarizes and analyzes how that central idea is conveyed through particular details. Cite evidence from the text to support your analysis. Follow the conventions of standard written English. Write your essay in the space provided on the next pages.

10. I can… …create a thesis statement and include relevant facts, details, reasons, and examples that support the thesis. …select the appropriate time-order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the flow of a writing sample. …select an appropriate concluding sentence for a well- developed paragraph. …select illustrations, explanations, anecdotes, descriptions, and/or facts to support key ideas.

11. “TAP” the Prompt T- Task-read the prompt and determine what the prompt is asking you to do. Make notes on your prompt to guide you. A-Audience-after reading prompt, decide who you are writing to. P-Purpose-decide the purpose (or reason) of your writing: Narrative - writing about real or imagined experiences or events Expository - writing informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey ideas and information clearly Persuasive - writing opinions on topics or texts and supporting a point of view with reasons and information

12. Important Words/Phrases Write an essay that determines the author’s point of view and analyzes that point of view, including how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints. Be sure to cite evidence from the text to support your analysis. Follow the conventions of standard written English. Task- Write an essay. Be sure to cite evidence from the text to support your analysis. Audience- Mrs. Burford/ State Reader Purpose- Determine the author’s point of view and analyze that point of view, including how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

13. Unpacking the Prompt 1.Take a LOOK at the prompt. 2.Circle words that are unfamiliar to you. 3.Underline words that you think are VERY important in order to understand the prompt. 4.Annotate the prompt. 5.Lets talk about these words and their meanings!!

14. Important Words/Phrases Write an essay that determines the author’s point of view and analyzes that point of view, including how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints. Be sure to cite evidence from the text to support your analysis. Follow the conventions of standard written English.

15. Point of View? Purpose- Determine and analyze the point of view Possible points of view: Write several on your paper.

16. Finding the evidence... Point of View: We now need to find evidence to support this point of view. What information from the text explains the point of view?

17. Bellwork for January 7, 2015 Take handouts and a highlighter from the back counter. Write in your agenda. Add the following notes to your quotation notes: Rule 3- The first word of the quotation is capitalized.  He said, “We’ll discuss the book in one hour.” Rule 4- Both parts of a divided quotation are enclosed in quotation marks. The first word of the second part is not capitalized unless it begins a new sentence.  “This book,” our teacher said, “is an incredible story of survival.” Rule 5- Quotes within quotes: If you need to have one character directly quoting another character, then use double quotes for your main dialogue and single quotes for the quote-within-a-quote. This includes publications.  “And then he said, ‘Mind your own business.’ The nerve!” she said.  "Everyone will read the short story entitled ‘The Escape' for tomorrow," said the substitute teacher

18. Evidence Find three pieces of evidence to support your claim. Now you are ready to write your thesis statement. Your thesis= Opinion/Claim+ connecting word + three reasons Write your thesis statement at the bottom of the paper.

19. Exit Ticket Write your thesis statement on your post-it. Underline your claim once. Circle your connecting word. Number your three reasons. Example: Katinss Everdeen is courageous because she volunteers as tribute, saves Peeta’s life, and survives the Hunger Games.

20. Organization Introduction (Hook, Funnel, Thesis) 3 Body Paragraphs Conclusion (restate thesis) Support Thesis uses info from the passage Facts, definitions, details, quotations, and examples are used (all of the above) are explained thoroughly in the essay Language Good vocabulary is used Varied sentence structure Transitions Formal style and objective tone Conventions Write in English Use good grammar skills Write well!

21. Bellwork for January 8, 2015 Take handouts and a highlighter from the back counter. Write in your agenda. Add the following notes to your quotation notes: Rule6- Periods and commas ALWAYS go inside quotation marks.  “I think you’re wrong,” Dan said. Rule 7- Colons and semicolons ALWAYS go outside quotation marks.  Dan said, “I think you’re wrong”; he was asking us to clean out our lockers. Rule 8- If the sentence continues after the quote and the following words are not proper nouns then you DO NOT capitalize the next word.  “Did you hear Mr. Marcoux?” asked Steve.  “Watch out!” warned John.  “No homework tonight!” Mrs. Tomao asserted. Rule 9- When you write dialogue, begin a new paragraph whenever the speaker changes. “Ladies first,” said Edward as he pushed the microscope toward Bella. “You were gone,” Bella mentioned. Edward responded, “Yeah, um, I was out of town for a couple of days, personal reasons. So are you enjoying the rain?” he asked casually, and Bella laughed. “What?” he asked.