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Monday, April 20, 2015

Day #130 - 4/20/15 - Mod 2a Unit 2 Lesson 15: Finish Argumentative Essays, Poetry Preview & Free Verse Poems


Good Morning Rebels, 
          I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and made it outside to enjoy the beautiful weather! Today is an ‘A’ day so we will go to Music. Don’t forget to order your lunch and sharpen those pencils. Let’s make today a remarkable day! Please pick up an Ipad and then work on the Point to Ponder. 
                            Thank you
                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.
P2P: Over the weekend, what did you do outside?

Activity #1
Finish Final Drafts of Your 
Argumentative Essay
I can use my first draft, along with the feedback from peer conferencing to finish the final draft of my 5-paragraph Argumentative essay.

Activity #2
Poetry Preview
I can record my thinking while I preview samples of poems from text resources.

Step 1:
Read: Write Source 2000 Pages 196 - 199.
Step 2:
Select a poetry book from the cart that you can read independently. Use your Cornell Notes Worksheet as you preview some poetry.
Key Questions:
What do you notice?
What do you like about the poems, or poet?
What is your favorite poem?
What are some of the topics?
Do the poems rhyme, or not rhyme?
How do the poems make you feel?
Were there any interesting words or phrases?
What pictures come into your mind?
What creative language does the poet use?
What do you notice about the poems structure?


Activity #3
Topics for free verse poem
see pg 198

Activity #4
Presentations of Argumentative Essays

Homework:
Write a first draft of a free verse poem



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