Do Now
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Essential
Learning
(Objective)
TLW- / *DGP Work
*8.W.PDW.6 Research / *DGP Work
8.WTP.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and info through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. / *DGP Work
*Student Choice Day (any 8th Grade ELA standard) / *DGP Work
*8.WTP.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and info through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. / *DGP Work
*Student Choice Day (any 8th Grade ELA standard)
Engage/Excite
(Strategies for Involvement) / *Current Events Connection
*“Read About It / Think About It / Talk About It / Write About It” / *Current Events Connection
*“Read About It / Think About It / Talk About It / Write About It” / *Current Events Connection
*“Read About It / Think About It / Talk About It / Write About It” / *Current Events Connection
*“Read About It / Think About It / Talk About It / Write About It” / Current Events Connection
*“Read About It / Think About It / Talk About It / Write About It”
Practice to
Product
(Student Work) / * Research someone who, like Malala, has had a positive impact on our world. Present your findings to the class via PP, Keynote, or iMovie / *Students examine my example informative essay to help them prepare for their own essay writing on Thursday and into next week. / *Students choose which ELA 8th Grade standard that they want to focus on today. They practice understanding and mastering the content/skill via a literacy medium of their choice (i.e. magazine article, novel, short passage, textbook story, etc.) / *Students choose a prompt to write an informative essay response to.
*They then create their outline for their writing piece. / Students choose which ELA 8th Grade standard that they want to focus on today. They practice understanding and mastering the content/skill via a literacy medium of their choice (i.e. magazine article, novel, short passage, textbook story, etc.)
Evaluate
(Mastery/
Reteach/
Enrichment)
(Assessment) / *Student research evaluated based on rubrics. / *Formative assessment: Students examining my essay (What’s good? What can be improved?) / *Formative: students explain their learning, growth, and struggles the last 15 min. of class. / *Formative: students create their outline (facilitative teaching) / Formative: students explain their learning, growth, and struggles the last 15 min. of class.
Reflections / *How well does each student understand how to conduct short research projects? / *How well does each student understand how to examine my info essay? / *How well does each student understand how to take control of their individual reading and writing growth? / *How well does each student understand how to create an info essay outline? / How well does each student understand how to take control of their individual reading and writing growth?
HOMEWORK / *ACT Vocabulary / *ACT Vocabulary / *ACT Vocabulary / *ACT Vocabulary / *Have a great weekend!
Teacher/Subject: Wood/ELAWeek:Oct. 16 - 20
Guiding Question:What does it take to write an excellent informative essay?
Materials: paper, pencil, Ch. 1 News, laptops, prompts, Scholastic Scope, other reading resources