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MONDAY
Objective: Develop an interesting introduction paragraph that makes it clear to your reader what your essay will be about. Due: Create your Introduction Paragraph in Informative Performance Task Part 2 (Writeable) Focus Questions
Can I construct an interesting introduction with a: Creative Hook, Transition Sentence, and Main Topic (Thesis) Sentence?
Does my essay Introduction Paragraph show my reader what my essay will be about?
Instruction
Go to HMH. Go to your Dashboard. Select Writeable. Launch Writeable.
Click on the assignment: 6th Grade Informative Performance Task Part 2.
We will develop our Introduction Paragraph together.
Let’s briefly review the components of an Introduction Paragraph at this LINK. You can also find this in my ELA Resource folder under Resources.
We will construct an Introduction Paragraph together based on the Main Topic (Thesis) sentence we created yesterday.
I want everyone to take about 5-7 minutes to try to develop an interesting hook. This should be around 3-5 sentences. We will use the student’s hook that I choose. You will all type this hook into Writeable. This is how your essay will begin.
Go ahead and type the Main Topic/Thesis from yesterday after the hook.
But we need a transition sentence now in between the Hook and the Thesis. Try to develop a transition sentence or two. I will choose a student’s transition sentence. We will then type this in together after our Hook and before our Thesis.
*Remember, we are all going to build the same essay by the end of this just so you can see how an essay is to be developed. You can use this to study how an Informative Essay is written before the state test. By the end of today, we should all have the same Introduction Paragraph with an interesting hook, transition sentence, and thesis sentence.
TUESDAY
Objective: Develop an outline for an informative essay claim (body) paragraph. Due: Informative Essay Claim 1 Paragraph Outline (in Google Classroom) Focus Questions
Do I understand how to use my first claim and turn it into my topic sentence?
Am I able to structure my claim (body) paragraph with a topic sentence, 3 supporting details, and citing 3 sentences of text evidence to support each detail?
Instructions
Go to Google class and look at your Informative Essay Thesis.
Look at the first claim.
Open up the Google class document: Informative Essay Claim 1 Paragraph Outline. It is very important that you are developing an outline on any essay you do whether on a state test or not. You need to organize your thoughts and the structure. Please remember to outline before doing a Part 2 Performance Task.
Now try to develop a topic sentence for the first claim (body) paragraph. We will use one student’s topic sentence and all will copy.
Now let’s work through the outline to build this first paragraph. We need at least 2 supporting details, but we will try for 3 supporting details and each detail needs at least one text evidence sentence to support that detail.
Develop a conclusion sentence.
We will all create the same body paragraph outline. You are using this for your notes in order to know how to successfully write an informative essay.
WEDNESDAY
Objective: Develop an outline for an informative essay claim (body) paragraph. Due: Informative Essay Claim 2 Paragraph Outline (in Google Classroom) Focus Questions
Do I understand how to use my second claim and turn it into my topic sentence?
Am I able to structure my claim (body) paragraph with a topic sentence, 3 supporting details, and citing 3 sentences of text evidence to support each detail?
Instructions
Go to Google class and look at your Informative Essay Thesis.
Look at the second claim.
Open up the Google class document: Informative Essay Claim 2 Paragraph Outline. It is very important that you are developing an outline on any essay you do whether on a state test or not. You need to organize your thoughts and the structure. Please remember to outline before doing a Part 2 Performance Task.
Now try to develop a topic sentence for the second claim (body) paragraph. We will use one student’s topic sentence and all will copy.
Now let’s work through the outline to build this first paragraph. We need at least 2 supporting details, but we will try for 3 supporting details and each detail needs at least one text evidence sentence to support that detail.
Develop a conclusion sentence.
We will all create the same body paragraph outline. You are using this for your notes in order to know how to successfully write an informative essay.
THURSDAY
Objective: Develop an outline for an informative essay claim (body) paragraph. Due: Finish any work from Informative Essay Claim 1 or 2 Paragraph Outlines (in Google Classroom) Focus Questions
Am I able to structure my claim (body) paragraphs with a topic sentence, 3 supporting details, and citing 3 sentences of text evidence to support each detail?
Instructions
Finish any work needed on Informative Essay Claim 1 or Claim 2 Paragraph Outlines in Google class.
If finished with both paragraph outlines, we will review the Multivitamin Performance Task and look at exemplars.
We will also examine some that did not do well. I want you to try to figure out what parts of an informative essay the person was missing. Or was the student off on the directions? Did the student write enough? Is it organized? Does it make sense? Look at your outline and criteria checklist. What parts are missing to have made these essays complete.
FRIDAY
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Objective: Students will use a checklist to ensure their assignments this week are complete and submitted in the appropriate place. Instructions
Use the checklist below to make sure you completed all of your assignments this week.
You do not have any additional assignments to do today. Your objective is to make sure that all of your work is COMPLETE to the best of your ability and is SUBMITTED.