Day 88: 1/29/24 - Drafting Day #2

  Homeroom:

          Good Morning. Please use this time to get ready for your day.

Do Now:

1. Check that your homework is done
2. Make sure you have all your materials
3. Sharpen pencils

ELA:

Good Day 6th Graders,

          Today we will continue drafting our persuasive essays.
                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble

Do Now:

• Write down your independent work
• Take out your Gathering Info Graphic Organizers & the persuasive essay outline
• Open your Chromebook and go to your Google Drive

Independent work:

• Goal #5 = First Draft of Persuasive Essay
• Goal Date = Tuesday 1/30/24

Activity #1

Writing a Persuasive Essay

Goal #2

6. Research

You will need to find at least 2 - 3 resources that you can use to support your thinking. This is where you will use the library databases to find articles to support your opinion.

Follow these steps to find articles:

Step 1: Use the databases provided through the school library

Step 2: Use your keywords and search for articles that will help you support your opinion.

Step 3: Once you begin researching select an article based on the title, and on the name of the resource.

Step 4: Preview the information by scanning through the information, looking at the text features, and getting the gist of the article.

Step 5: If you like the article send the article to your google drive. And Print. 

Goal #3

Reading Articles & Gathering Information:

• Read the article closely and begin by annotating
• Use an Orange highlighter to highlight important details.
• Use the pink highlighter to highlight the topic sentence
• Then, complete your "Gathering information" graphic organizer. One Graphic Organizer per article
• Gather up as much information/evidence as you can.
• Include: Names of people, experts, & sources

You should be thinking about these two questions:

1. What is your opinion about your topic?
2. What are your reasons?

Goal #4

7. Write a thesis Statement

Now that we have gathered information for our topic we can write a thesis statement. 

Thesis statement = Your Opinion. This is your "I think, I believe, I feel," statement.

***Be sure to include a brief explanation of 'why'. This is where you will input your 3 reasons you will expand on in your essay.

Ex:
I believe that all elementary students should receive at least 30 minutes of recess every day, because they will be able to be more attentive, more productive & perform better, and be more well-behaved in class. 

8. Outlining

Use the Writing a Persuasive Essay Checklist along with the Outline to begin planning your essay. REMEMBER, THE OUTLINE IS JUST THAT, AN OUTLINE. IT IS NOT THE PAPER ITSELF. YOU WILL BE USING YOR OUTLINE TO THEN WRITE WELL STRUCTURED PARAGRAPHS. 

To Complete the Outline:

• Start with the Thesis
• Then put in your 3 reasons (From your thesis)
• Go from beginning to end
• You may skip parts and come back to them later
• Be sure to include your sources & names
• Use your Checklist if you are unsure about what to do
• You do not need to write in complete sentences 

Goal #5

Drafting

• USE YOR OUTLINE TO WRITE WELL STRUCTURED PARAGRAPHS. LET THE OUTLINE BE YOUR GUIDE. 
• I WILL MODEL HOW TO GET STARTED!
• You May Write on line paper, but I would highly encourage you to complete your draft in a Google Document. That way we can save it along the way, so then editing & revising will be easier.
• Drafting should take us about 3 days

Drafting Day 1 - Paragraphs 1 & 2

Drafting Day 2 - Paragraphs 3 & 4

Drafting Day 3 - Paragraphs 5 & 6

Goal #6

Editing & Revising

Editing & Revising -Phase 1

• Independent - Use the checklist in your notebook
• Make sure that you have all required parts
• Make sure you have enough sentences in each part
• Make sure you have included your sources
• Partner - Use the checklist in your notebook & repeat the process with a writing partner
• Repeat the process again with another writing partner
• Partners job is to help make the paper better

Editing & Revising -Phase 2

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

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?

Paragraph 1: The Introduction

• 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?

Paragraph 2, 3 & 4

• 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? 
• What transition words did you use?
• Where can you add transition words?
• Did you clarify vocabulary words?

Paragraph 5:

• 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?

Paragraph 6: 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, or finish with a strong statement?

Have a great day!