English 8October 10, 2011

Do Now

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

(5 minutes)

GUM

Review together . . .

Toulmin Essay: Claim

Claim: answer your essential question

Title

Author

Use the question to shape your answer

Toulmin Essay: Clarification

Toulmin: Hook

Hook your reader!

Socratic Seminar Tomorrow

Cornell Notes:

Left Side: What is a Socratic Seminar?

Right Side: A Socratic Seminar is a method of discussion that grants its participants insight to a particular issue.

Guidelines:

1. Inner circle speaks; outer circle critiques

2. Speakers pause and monitor their air time

Vocabulary Words

On Wednesday, you will be tested on these five vocabulary words from WDC.

These words go on a separate page in your Cornell notes.

1. Pristine: adj. pure; uncorrupted

2. Spew: v. to vomit or eject from the mouth [as in words]

3. Treacherous: adj. dangerous; hazardous; unstable

4. Meticulous: adj. described as taking extreme caution

5. Accentuate: v. to give influence or to mark as special

Using Vocabulary in Sentences

Choose a partner who sits next to you and work together to develop meaningful sentences that demonstrate each of the following words. These five sentences are your exit ticket, today!

Pristine

Spew

Treacherous

Meticulous

Accentuate

Tomorrow

Bring all of your Say, Mean, Matter and your Dual Entry sheets

Bring your hook.

Bring your clarification.