Literacy January 21, 2014

Get all books ready for the day. Let’s finish our lesson on close reading. ELA Materials: source book, brainstorming,

paper, pen

ELA January 21, 2014

ELA Materials: source book, brainstorming, introduction, paper, pen

Agenda Note: Final preparation for Georgia State Writing Assessment.

Homework: Read 30 mins. Nightly.

Warm-up: Write 5-8 sentences on the following topic.

Extravagant: excessively expensive (adjective)Imagine you are a billionaire who is writing a will. List all the extravagant things you own, and explain who you will give them to in your will.

Essential Questions & Standards

What do I need to notice about the writing assessment prompt?

What type of brainstorming techniques do I need to think about before I begin my paper?

What do I need to include in my introduction?

What type of elaboration techniques do I need to use to develop my paragraphs?

How do I write an effective conclusion?

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.CCSS.ELA8W1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Reminders

Writing assessment January 22, 2014 Bring two #2 Pencils and a Blue or Black

Ink Pen Place all other Materials in your Locker Get a good night’s rest Eat Breakfast in the Morning Use the bathroom before Homeroom

Opening

http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/WA-Grade-8-Resources.aspx

..\Writing Assessment\Writing Assessment PowerPoint 2.pptx

What are the four Domains of the writing Assessment? How is the writing Assessment Scored?

Work Session

How will you be graded?Use the Georgia Middle School Writing

Assessment Rubric to grade two essays.Write explanations why you scored it the way

you did.http://

www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/WA-Grade-8-Resources.aspx

Closing

Questions & Answers—What questions or concerns do you have

about the Georgia Writing Assessment?

Literacy January 22, 2014

Make sure all books, materials, purses/wallets, and CELL PHONES are in your locker.

Get ready for the Georgia Writing Assessment. PLEASE DO YOUR VERY BEST! WE BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!

Georgia Writing Assessment

Planning/Prewriting 15 mins. Drafting 35 mins. Revising and Editing 20 mins. Final Draft 20 mins. Proofreading 10 mins.

ELA January 21, 2014

ELA Materials: source book, paper, pen

Agenda Note: Sentence Structures Stations

Homework: Read 30 mins. Nightly.

Warm-up: Write 5-8 sentences on the following topic.

You just finished taking the writing assessment. Explain how you feel after completing this important test.

Essential Questions & Standards

What are the different types of sentence structures?

How do you create simple, compound, and complex sentences?

How do you identify and differentiate the sentence structures?

LA.8.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1—Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking. (Sentence Structures)

Opening

Think-Write-ShareWhat are the 4 sentence structures? How do you differentiate among them? Do they have any similarities? What are they?

Work Session

Sentence Structures Stations1. Sentences Structures Group Activity2. Framed Paragraph Using Sentence

Structures3. Sentence Identification in Paragraphs

READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR EACH STATION. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK.

Closing

Answer the following essential questions. Write answers in complete sentences. What are the different types of sentence

structures? How do you create simple, compound, and

complex sentences? How do you identify and differentiate the

sentence structures?