Identity Discussion (notes)
Vocabulary Activities (content and academic vocabulary)
Personality Inventory
Interpret results
Turn in: Bell work
Finish Portfolio Reflection
Regular and Irregular Modals
Cause and Effect notes (Pablo adjusting to Pinnacle)
Interview with Julia Alvarez
Return tests
Make Portfolios
Turn in 5 paragraph essay
Spelling 3 Test
Book work pg. 82-83
Turn in Spelling Test 3
Turn in Spelling Packet 3
Agenda 10/17-10/18
1. Academic Language (practice with vocabulary)
2. Point of View (notes)
3. Cause and Effect (notes)
Read: "Finding Miracles"
Break
4. Time to write 5 paragraph essay, due Monday, 10/21. Details below.
Turn in Planet Earth Revision.
Brief 5 Paragraph Essay Explanation
Paragraph 1:
General comment about ALL organizations or people (general statement)
What organization have you researched?
Who are they? Why are they important?
What are they doing specifically(three things)?
Paragraph 2:
Topic sentence about the FIRST of the three things you listed.
Describe
Conclude by rewording the topic sentence of THIS paragraph
Paragraph 3:
Topic sentence about the SECOND of the three things you listed.
Describe
Conclude by rewording the topic sentence of THIS paragraph
Paragraph 4:
Topic sentence about the THIRD thing you listed.
Describe
Conclude by rewording the topic sentence of THIS paragraph
Paragraph 5:
Thesis (organization and the three things they are doing)
What other organizations are doing
Why organizations should help or why organizations are important
Start the conclusion very specific, and then slowly make it more vague. Last sentence of your conclusion should be very general.
Spellilng Test #3 tomorrow
Spelling Packet #3 due tomorrow