WEEK 1 M6/15-S6/20

By the end of the summer you will:-improve your ability to catch your own sentence-level mistakes-write your own “This I Believe”-have a few ideas about what to write for your Chapel Talk-understand how to write an argumentative paper

THURS:pt.1 objective: practice/drill observational, analytical writing skillsPractice/drill editing skills

Warm up: 1 sentence storyEdit at end (show how to check beginning and end in two separate passes)

Show bookmarked painting painting on computerWrite as many things as you can about it in 2 minutes.Check your own workSwitch with me, check

Repeat with second painting

pt.2 objective:Practice proofreading/editingPractice writinggain exposure to parts of an argumentPractice reactionary skillsPractice making an argument/taking a side

Look at his HWread article out loudTalk about argument, find main pointsHow do you know? Read out loudEdit 5 sentences

Read “Drone Used To Prevent Cheating on China’s College Entrance Exam”

Free Write: React to this article. Take a stance whether you agree or disagree.I do this tooJack edits both

HW: “American’s Growing Cyber Threat: 7 things we must do…”Read, identify the main argument, and points.React in a 5 sentence PH. Take a stance.

WEEK 2 M6/22-S6/27Continue identifying arguments and main pointsReactions to articles, commercials, practice taking a stanceIntroduce subject verb

WEDS:pt.1 objective: practice/drill observational, analytical writing skillsPractice/drill editing skills

Warm up: 1 sentence storyEdit at end (show how to check beginning and end in two separate passes)

Show bookmarked National Geographic picture on computerWrite as many things as you can about it in 2 minutes.Edit your own workSwitch with me, edit

Repeat with second photo

pt.2 objective:Practice proofreading/editingPractice writingGain exposure to parts of an argumentPractice reactionary skillsPractice making an argument/taking a side

Look at his HWread ( “American’s Growing Cyber Threat: 7 things we must do…”) out loudTalk about argument, find main pointsHow do you know? Read out loudEdit 5 sentences

Explain Subject-Verb agreement and identification, do 5 sentences in article

HW: 5 more SV in articlehttp://fortune.com/2015/06/09/mohamed-sanu-stock/

Read, identify the main argument, and points.React in a 5 sentence PH. Take a stance.

If extra time:Free Write: React to this article. Take a stance whether you agree or disagree.---Jack edits

THURS*Think of something you want changed in your life, around the house, in the world, at school. It can be anything, no matter how silly. Now write a letter explaining what you want and why it should be changed.

*Think of something that makes you angry. -First, free write about why it makes you so mad.-Second, identify who is “at fault” for this injustice-Third, consider what would fix this problem, what would make it so that this thing would not

make you mad anymore?-Finally, come up with at least two concrete things that would make this situation better.

-At least 5-7 sentences total.-Talk about different pieces of an argumentative PH that are here.1. Identify the problem or thing that needs to change (thesis)2. Identify the parties involved (citing evidence of a problem)3. Consider how the problem must be solved (offering a solution)

WEEK 3 M6/29-S7/4Continue with subject verbGive small test over sentence level skills and ability to write an organized reaction to an

articleIntroduce thesis writing

WEEK 4 M7/6-S7/10Continue SVContinue thesis learning and practiceStart reading selections from “A little argument”

WEEK 5 M7/13-S7/18

WEEK 6 M7/20-7/25

WEEK 7 M727-S8/1Weds 7/29Warm up letter writing to stock broker about a problem in the stock market and how we should fix it. 5 sentences. Review parts of an argument and what they do. Jack dictates, I type.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzGy5gizKg

What is a good way to convince people in an argument?Thesis statements: what they are NOTIXL.com thesis statement practicePractice writing thesis about palm oil on outline sheet

Thus 7/30: continue outlining, gathering info. Begin introduction paragraphs.Goals today: start compiling info, start understanding intro paragraphsWarm up: translate facts/info onto outline. Talk about sources.Purdue owl-read outloud

-funnel techniqueIXL.com- “broad to specific” practice gameSample essay: label parts, does this essay go broad to specific? Where is its thesis?Free write: start writing intro. What broad info would you start with knowing that you need to end on your thesis statement?Greek and latin roots

WEEK 8 M8/3-S8/8

WEEK 9 M8/10-S8/15

Weds 8/12*Great start with intro….you’ll have to add more when the time comes to write it.*Let’s decide on a break down of pages for each part of our paper.*Moving on to our body paragraphs today

-in order to start our body paragraphs, we need to let our audience know what each para-graph is going to be about. In order to do that, we need to have a “topic sentence.”

-topic sentence: a road map for the paragraph (kind of like a mini-thesis statement for each specific paragraph)

TS PPTPractice TS

(fill in with topic sentence) ___________________________________________________.Apples are nutritious and support a healthy immune system. Grapes can help with your eye sight, and so can tomatoes. Green, leafy vegetables are a good source of fiber and should be included in every person’s daily diet. Finally, eating only small amounts of sugar and fat per day is a good way to maintain a healthy weight.

Write TS for “II. Evidence” section on outline

IXL “writing arguments” choosing evidenceIXL greek and latin roots

Thurs 8/13

Start writing and integrating evidence into paragraphsIXL GG.5 (explain importance of each piece of paragraph)Model: Topic Sentence

StatementEvidence

ExplainStatement

Evidence Explain

Concluding sentence/transition

IXL greek and latin roots