Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Learning Focus:
I can...

• explore the concept of heroism in real life and nonfiction text
• practice incorporating and properly punctuating quotations in a text
• create a well-developed paragraph in a Writing Group

Opening:

1. Determine who has completed the bottom section of the graphic organizer the best.  Who best does the following?

• incorporates a quotation
• incorporates a heroic trait
• incorporates commentary explaining why or how Ana is a hero

2. Examine models from each group on the ELMO.

Work Period: Page 52 in handout.

3. In your group, collaborate to create a topic sentence that you all agree on for #1 on page 52.

Example: 

What is the focus trait?

How is the trait demonstrated?

4. Once you are satisfied with your shared topic sentence, each member of the group should copy down 2-4 appropriate supporting quotations from the text.  For #2, Practice introducing quotations.  For example:

• Despite her pain and exhaustion, Adam points out: "..."
• Monica admits, "..."
• Ana's husband George appreciates her ability to focus on the seemingly little things: "..."

5. Help one another incorporate quotations into a paragraph written in your journal.  

Each member of the group must:  

• Share a topic sentence
• Support one another as you work to incorporate textual evidence (not everyone knows how to do this, based on reading the paragraphs about Lincoln and Douglass!)
• Provide feedback and revision suggestions for effectively incorporating quotations into text.
• Finish the paragraph, on paper, by Thursday.  I will review them with each individual as you begin your journey on the EA then.

Closing:

6. In order to prepare for the EA on Thursday:

• Free write on the concept of Heroism.  Consider: To what extent or to what degree can a person or an action be heroic?
• Complete the graphic organizer on page 53 by consider possible subtopics for each definition strategy (#2 on page 53).
• Function
• Example
• Negation