Day 84: 1/23/18 - D Day: Editing & Revising Persuasive Essays

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Today we will finish editing and revising our persuasive speeches. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
2. Pick up the 3 question personality evaluation from the brown table. Answer each question by circling the response that applies to you. Place your finished evaluation in the red bin
*****MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR NAME ON IT*****

Homework:

• Practice reciting your essay

Activity#1

Editing & Revising Your Persuasive Essay

Standards

RI6.8 - Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

W6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear and relevant evidence.

a. Introduce a claim & organize the reasons and evidence clearly.

b. Support your claim using credible sources and demonstrate understanding of the topic.

c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claims and reasons.

d. establish and maintain a formal style.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.

Your Task: Edit and Revise your persuasive essay

Use the checklist to evaluate your own writing.

Part 1 - Edit & Revise your essay by yourself. 
Part 2 - Edit & Revise your essay with a writing partner
Part 3 - Edit & Revise your essay with a 2nd writing partner

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IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PRINT 2 COPIES OF YOUR ESSAY TODAY!!!! PLEASE HAND IN ONE TO ME, AND KEEP ONE SO YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR SPEECH TO THE CLASS.

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Once you have printed your final essay you have one last job to do. You must evaluate your own persuasive essay. Use the Informational Writing Rubric to score your own writing. 

General areas to Edit & Revise:

• Check spelling
• Check Grammar
• Did you vary your sentence structure? (Short, medium, long)
• Did you use conjunctions to make compound sentences? (And, but, or)
• Elaboration - Have you elaborated on all your ideas to be specific about your ideas?

Intro:

• Does your introduction have a hook, background info, and a strong specific thesis statement with 2 parts?
• What transition words did you use?
• Where can you add transition words?
• Did you clarify vocabulary words?

Body Paragraph 1 - 3:

• Do your body paragraphs clearly state your reasons?
• Do they have Evidence?
• Have you elaborated and explained your evidence in detail?
• Have you included your sources? 
• Is there a link connecting your evidence to your reason?
• What transition words did you use?
• Where can you add transition words?
• Did you clarify vocabulary words?

Body Paragraph 4:

• Did you present the opposing side of the issue?
• Did you use language like: I know, I understand, I am aware...
• Have you elaborated and explained the opposing side of the issue in detail?
• Did you refute or Rebut? 
• Did you explain in detail why the opposing side of the issue should think like you?
• What transition words did you use?
• Where can you add transition words?
• Did you clarify vocabulary words?

Conclusion:

• Does your conclusion include a reflection, Connection, and recommendations?
• What transition words did you use?
• Where can you add transition words?
• Who did you make recommendations too?
• What did you recommend?
• Did you include a "bow" on top?

RTI - D Day 1/23/17

Obama's Speech

or 

Begin Guided Reading Book Clubs

Goal: To read fictional texts for enjoyment and discuss them with a group of our peers.

• Reading Strategies: 
• Predicting & Questioning
• Literary Elements: 
• Characterization & Setting