09 28-11english8

English 8September 28, 2011

Do Now

Complete Wednesday in DLR. Please remain silent so that your classmates may thoughtfully complete their work.

(5 minutes)

DLR

Be sure your name, date and period is on your paper.

Please put my name on their, too.

Please swap papers with a neighbor.

Be sure your name is on the paper you corrected. It should say, “Corrected by . . .”

This way, you will receive credit for grading the paper.

Some classmates lost points for not filling out the progress grid on previous DLRs. ;-(

GUM

GUM part three. Let’s review.

QUIZ

How to Talk about WDC

Our minds . . .

Predict!

Visualize!

Ask Questions!

Summarize!

Clarify!

Make connections!

Evaluate!

Building an Argument

Claim: YES, Melba and the other members of the Little Rock Nine are appropriately referred to as warriors

Evidence: 3 excerpts from the text

Page 18, Paragraph 1: Melba, like many warriors, turns to g-d for strength. Even warriors have worries.

Page 57, paragraph 5: You’ll make this your last cry. You’re a warrior on the battlefield of your lord.

This is an example of how strong a warrior must be in adversity.

Page 50, paragraph: image of Elizabeth entering the mob.

Say, Mean, Matter

Say: What does the text say?

Mean: Write your analysis/interpretation.

Matter: Why is it important

ALL OF YOUR QUOTES SHOULD SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM

What evidence are you using?

With a partner, locate 3 additional quotes that you can use as evidence to support your claim.

If you do not finish, this is homework.

Additional homework:

Hot Fudge: In the beginning, Cleaning up, Catching the drift

WDC: Read through Chapter 12

By Friday: 9 pieces of evidence that support your claim. Evidence should be from from all chapters read, through chapter 12

Homework

WDC through Chapter 12

Continue Vocabulary Window

GUM Part 2

Vocabulary: Create flashcards with a sentence for each word

Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow on the five words we worked on today.