Guiding Question : What It Does It Take to Write an Excellent Compare/Contrast Essay?
Do Now
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Essential
Learning
(Objective)
TLW- / *Journal Writing
*Grammar Bytes Work
*Channel One Sentences
*W 8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts / *Journal Writing
*Channel One Sentences
*W 8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts / *Journal Writing
*Channel One Sentences
*W 8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts / *Journal Writing
*Channel One Sentences
*W 8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts / No School for Students
Engage/Excite
(Strategies for Involvement) / *Cooperative Group Work for Vocabulary Learning
*Quizizz Competition – Grammar Work
*Ch. One News Stories
*Amazing Book Race! / *Cooperative Group Work for Vocabulary Learning
*Quizizz Competition – Grammar Work
*Ch. One News Stories
*Amazing Book Race! / *Cooperative Group Work for Vocabulary Learning
*Quizizz Competition – Grammar Work
*Ch. One News Stories
*Amazing Book Race! / *Cooperative Group Work for Vocabulary Learning
*Quizizz Competition – Grammar Work
*Ch. One News Stories
*Amazing Book Race! / .
Practice to
Product
(Student Work) / *Students work in groups to learn their vocabulary. They choose one way to teach 10 words to the class.
*Compare/Contrast Essay Work
Read and understand the writing task / *Students work in groups to learn their vocabulary. They choose one way to teach 10 words to the class.
*Compare/Contrast Essay Work
Read and understand Passage 1 / *Students work in groups to learn their vocabulary. They choose one way to teach 10 words to the class.
*Compare/Contrast Essay Work
Read and understand Passage 2 / *Students work in groups to learn their vocabulary. They choose one way to teach 10 words to the class.
*Compare/Contrast Essay Work
Read and critique Mr. Wood’s sample essay
Evaluate
(Mastery/
Reteach/
Enrichment)
(Assessment) / *Students write their own compare/contrast essays next week
*Vocab Quiz next Friday
*Ch. 1 Sentences / *Students write their own compare/contrast essays next week
*Vocab Quiz next Friday
*Ch. 1 Sentences / *Students write their own compare/contrast essays next week
*Vocab Quiz next Friday
*Ch. 1 Sentences / *Students write their own compare/contrast essays next week
*Vocab Quiz next Friday
*Ch. 1 Sentences
Reflections / *How well does each student understand how to write a great compare/contrast essay? / *How well does each student understand how to write a great compare/contrast essay? / *How well does each student understand how to write a great compare/contrast essay? / *How well does each student understand how to write a great compare/contrast essay? / *How well does each student understand how to compare and contrast the novel with the movie?
HOMEWORK / End-of-year project work
Vocabulary / End-of-year project work
Vocabulary / End-of-year project work
Vocabulary / End-of-year project work
Vocabulary
Teacher/Subject: Wood APEXELA Week: February 15 - 18
Guiding Question: What it does it take to write an excellent compare/contrast essay?
Materials:laptops; novel; Promethean board; movie; MICA website