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March 6 - 10 Assignments listed here represent the "Plan" for the week. Plans of course are subject to change as needed, so this should not be considered the last word on what will take place in class or will be assigned for homework. When plans do change however, the changes will be reflected here (hopefully by the evening of the day in which they are known to exist).
 
This week we Conitnue Unit 3: Chasing The Impossible:
We will be writing a Persuasive Argument
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Tuesday - Thursday in the morning before school.
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7th Grade ELA Classes |
Monday
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Students will begin class with a
look at the objectives for the week and the expectations for
independent reading work.
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Students will then experience an
introduction to the persuasive appeals: Ethos, Logos, and
Pathos. We will view a short video and take notes related
to it and then practice identifying the appeals at work in
several television advertisements.
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Tonight's homework will then be
discussed.
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WIN time will enable
students to examine more information regarding the
elements of persuasion or to begin their
own independent reading work.
Homework:
Students should complete slide 5 of their interactive notebook in
preparation for tomorrow's class. This is the first step in their
persuasive essay. Parents, don't be surprised if your child has
some questions about the factors you consider when you make decisions.
Students also have 30 minutes of independent reading to document each
night.
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Tuesday
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Students will examine the use of the
graphic organizer to plan their essay. We will look at a
completely unrelated claim that would contribute to the same parts
that the students are planning into their own essays. We will
look at the use of the graphic organizer to begin the planning
process and students will begin planning their own essays.
This should be familiar to students as they used an almost identical
process to plan their last essay.
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Students will then be given time to
plan and research their own argument.
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WIN time will be committed
to independent reading work or the development of their essay plan.
Homework:
Students should continue working on their plan tonight for homework.
Students also have 30 minutes of independent reading to document
each night.
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Wednesday
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Students will begin class with a
brief lesson on the Hook and the Introductory Paragraph. We
will examine a sample introduction and identify significant parts.
We will end the lesson with a process called pitchforking.
This process will be used to add parallel structure to their thesis
statement.
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Students will continue then continue
the planning and drafting of their own arguments.
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WIN time will be committed
to i-Ready My Path progress.
Homework:
Students should continue working on their plans & drafts tonight
for homework. Students also have 30 minutes of independent
reading to document each night.
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Thursday
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Students will begin class a look at
how the thesis controls the rest of the essay using the example
we've been looking at over the last few days.
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Students will then continue their
1st Draft using the rough draft checklist as a guide for the
development of the parts.
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WIN time will be committed
to to continued development of their argument or independent
reading work.
Homework:
Students who do not 4 paragraphs finished on their first draft should do so for
homework. Students also have 30 minutes of independent reading to
document each night.
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Friday
Homework:
Students who have completed their work for the week have no
additional homework. Have a great weekend!
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