October 26, 2015 - October 30, 2015

Monday, October 26, 2015

In 502 for October 26^th – October 30^th:

1^st Period: In the first paragraph, write that the parental concern that their children are wasting too much time on digital media prompted researchers to see if that was really true.

In the first paragraph, include the name of the article, “Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project”. Include the name of the author, Mizuki Ito. By the way, Mizuki Ito is a woman.

Include the information that the researchers were from the University of California in Irvine, and the University of California in Berkeley, and this was the most extensive research ever done on the topic of youth and their use of digital and online media.

The researchers interviewed over 800 teens and young students, and observe  the students’ use of digital and online media for over 5,000 hours.

The researchers’ conclusion was that the time spent by students on line was not wasted but was important to the students’ development in communication, socializing, education, self-learning, and self-expression.

In the body paragraph, keep the topic narrow and specific to that paragraph. If the paragraph is about the students’ development of technical skills, which will be needed for employment in the future, then don’t include information about maintaining contact with distant friends or families. Keep the paragraph narrowed to the specific topic.

The main things that must be in the introductory paragraph:

·      Parent concern over teens’ wasting time on the internet was reason for the study

·      The title of the article – “Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project”

·      The name of the writer – Mizuki Ito, who is a woman.

·      Who the researchers are and which universities they are from

·      The number of students observed and the number of hours observed

·      The researcher’s conclusions in the following areas:

·      Social Contact

·      Educational access and extra help

·      Self-learning – development of technical skills

·      Self-expression and creativity

·      Did the researchers’ conclusion support the parents’ concern?

Period 3:

Went over how to redo the essay for the 9th grade interim assessment. 

The introductory paragraph must have the following items: 

n the first paragraph, write that the parental concern that their children are wasting too much time on digital media prompted researchers to see if that was really true.

In the first paragraph, include the name of the article, “Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project”. Include the name of the author, Mizuki Ito. By the way, Mizuki Ito is a woman.

Include the information that the researchers were from the University of California in Irvine, and the University of California in Berkeley, and this was the most extensive research ever done on the topic of youth and their use of digital and online media.

The researchers interviewed over 800 teens and young students, and observe  the students’ use of digital and online media for over 5,000 hours.

The researchers’ conclusion was that the time spent by students on line was not wasted but was important to the students’ development in communication, socializing, education, self-learning, and self-expression.

In the body paragraph, keep the topic narrow and specific to that paragraph. If the paragraph is about the students’ development of technical skills, which will be needed for employment in the future, then don’t include information about maintaining contact with distant friends or families. Keep the paragraph narrowed to the specific topic.

The main things that must be in the introductory paragraph:

·      Parent concern over teens’ wasting time on the internet was reason for the study

·      The title of the article – “Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project”

·      The name of the writer – Mizuki Ito, who is a woman.

·      Who the researchers are and which universities they are from

·      The number of students observed and the number of hours observed

·      The researcher’s conclusions in the following areas:

·      Social Contact

·      Educational access and extra help

·      Self-learning – development of technical skills

·      Self-expression and creativity

·      Did the researchers’ conclusion support the parents’ concern?

"The Cask of Amontillado" 

Divide into groups of three:

·      Each student takes turn reading

·      The reader stops after two paragraphs to discuss

·      Another student finds definitions for the vocabulary words the group does not understand, and writes the definitions down and explains the meanings to the rest of the group.

·      Another student, after discussing the paragraph with the rest of the group, writes a brief summary of what the paragraph is about.

Tuesday, October 27th: 

BIC: Silent Sustained Reading 

8:20 - 9:11

Work on the "The Cask of Amontillado" packet

Vocabulary

Irony: Verbal and Dramatic

Ironic Improvs! 

3rd Period: 

Go through the text of “The Cask of Amontillado” and write down a minimum of ten words from the story you don’t know.

Amontillado Word Contests:

First person to get a minimum of ten words they don’t know

First person to get fifteen words they don’t know

First person to get the definitions of the ten words they don’t know

First person to get the definitions of the fifteen words they don’t know

 Winners in the first ten words contest:

Nicole – 1^st Place

Kimberly – 1^st Place

Mutasim 2^nd Place

Winners in the first fifteen words:

Arisbeth

Winner in the first fifteen words with their definitions!!!!

Sharon – 1^st Place

Winner of Twenty-One Words:

Ashley

Nineteen Words:

Josselyn

Ten Words with definitions:

Reyna

By the end of the period, each group of three must turn in the summary of the last two pages of “The Cask of Amontillado”.

Worked with Sharon and Paola on their summary.

Wednesday, October 28th: 

Periods 1 and 3:

BIC:

Silent Sustained Reading

Or

Work on the packet for “The Cask of Amontillado”

Or

Work on your essay which is due tomorrow!

Looking Ahead:

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29^th your essay and your packet will be due!

8:20 – 9:11

NOTES on "The Cask of Amontillado" 

CASK is a barrel.

AMONTILLADO is a very fine Spanish wine.

Catacomb: is an underground place where wine and bodies are buried.

Carnival: Mardi Gras. We celebrate Mardi Gras in February or March. It is usually the five days leading up to  the beginning of Lent.  Lent begins forty days before Easter. During Lent the devoted give up something they love in order to experience the suffering Christ endured during the crucifixion.

During Mardi Gras – WE PARTAY!!!!!!!!!!!

During Mardi Gras we wear masks and we SINNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We drink and we dance and we smoke and we eat too much, and we kiss random people.

Fortunato is a man at whom the narrator is mad.

Injuries: bruises, pain, suffering

Borne: to endure, to suffer, to put up with

Ventured upon insult: Fortunato began to insult the narrator.

Utter: to say a word

Utterance: the things you say.

The narrator never uttered a word of a threat to Fortunato.

Definitiveness: definitely

Avenge: payback

Precluded: action taken before hand to prevent something from occurring.

Redress: to right a wrong

Unredressed: to not be avenged.

Redresser: someone who rights a wrong.

Impunity: without punishment; to get away with something and not get punished for it.

Retribution: punishment; the act that avenges the wrong committed against another.

Fortunato: he  prides himself on his connoisseurship in wine.

The narrator didn’t care how long it took to take revenge on Fortunato

As long as he did not get punished.

If the redresser gets punished then the wrong still remains unpunished.

It remains unpunished if the punisher (the avenger) does not make the wrongdoer feels (realize) the same amount of pain as he did when he was hurt.

Quack: a rip-off artist; a fraud

Luchesi: a rival with Fortunato in his knowledge of fine wines.

The name of the narrator and his family is the Montresors. Montresor is very similar to the word monster. 

Orbs: round spheres or globes. It refers to Fortunato’s eyes.

Rheumy: watery discharge

Intoxication: a state of drunkenness.

“My poor friend”  Montresor calling him “my poor friend” would suggest sympathy or friendliness.  Do you think Montresor, the narrator, likes him?  What kind of irony might this be – saying something that might not reflect how you’re really feeling?

Puns and Irony: A bricklayer is not always a Mason. 

Mason: a secret organization open only to Christian men. It is very exclusive and not open to everyone who  applies for admission. Women are are not allowed in the Masons. 

Mason: also a brick layer.

A trowel: a tiny hand shovel used by masons to lay brick and mortar.


The Unreliable Narrator:

The narrator is unreliable. This technique is used a lot by Poe.

Can we trust the narrator, Montresor, in “The Cask of Amontillado”?

Going beyond the story: 

There are a few clues that hint at the reasons Montresor hates Fortunato. They are:

Montresor: “You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as I once was. You are a man to be missed.”

What is implied  when he says he was once admired and respected?

“You will become sick and I cannot be held responsible.”

Why is it important that he not be held responsible for Fortunato’s ill health?

“The Montresors were a great and numerous family.”

What do you think happened to his family?

"You? A mason? Impossible!" 

Why would Fortunato expressed incredulity at Montresor being a member of the exclusive and secretive Masons?

Showed pictures of Venice and revelers in Venice during Carnival.

Thursday, October 29th: 

1^st Period:

BIC: Silent Sustained Reading

8:15 – 9:11

Work on “The Cask of Amontillado” packet

It is due at the end of the period.

Your rewritten essay is due at the end of the period today!

Looking Forward:

Tomorrow you will have a test over “The Cask of the Amontillado”

On Tuesday, November 3^rd, you AR reading log and test result are due.

3^rd Period:

Work on “The Cask of Amontillado” packet

It is due at the end of the period

Looking Forward:

Tomorrow you will have a test over “The Cask of the Amontillado”

After the test you will be given a grammar packet to work on.
This will be due on Wednesday, November 4^th.

On Tuesday, November 3^rd, you AR reading log and test result are due.

 Friday, October 30th: 

1st and 3rd Periods: 

I will not be here today or on Monday, November 2nd. 

Test over "The Cask of Amontillado" 

Work on the grammar packet - due on Wednesday, November 4th. 
You must be finished reading the AR book,  finished with the reading log for the
AR book, and have taken the test in the library for the AR book by
Tuesday, November 3rd. 

October 19, 2015 - October 23, 2015 Weekly Agenda

Monday, October 19th: 

1^st Period and 3^rd Period:

Vocabulary Throw: students get into a circle. One student throws a ball to another student and says a vocabulary word. The receiving student has to come up with the definition of the vocabulary word. S/he then throws the ball to another student and says a vocabulary word.

If a student cannot define the word, then s/he has to “die” and the other students give a very imaginative way for the student to “die” – like jumping into a giant vat of jello.

Grammar:

HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 156 – 161; exercises 4 and 5. This will be due on Tuesday, October 20^th.

Exercise 4, pages 160 – 161:
1.
  a. You will put your pencil down when the bell rings. (Future Tense)

b. You will have put down your pencils when the bell rings. (Future Perfect Tense).

I will have ­­­­­­­___________________ by the time I graduate.

2.   
 a. He worked at the gas station in the summertime. (Past Tense)

b. He has worked at the gas station in the summertime. (Present Perfect Tense)

Exercise 5:

Example:

1.     Maria always went home at five o’clock. (Past)

1.     The quick, graceful otter has swum to the edge of the pool. (present perfect)

2.     With future progressive we use the "be" form of the verb + ing form of the main verb.

Our class will be reading Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

Tuesday, October 20th:

1^st Period

 BIC

Pass out the vocabulary packet to “The Cask of Amontillado”: vocabulary, dramatic and verbal irony, heightened style, and revising the paragraph.

Collect the grammar homework, pages 157 – 161; exercises 4 and 5

Pre – before

Re – go back or do something over again

Clud – Latin for close

Preclude:

Jelani:  Not doing my homework will preclude my passing the class.

Salome: Ms. Bridges attempts to preclude us from making bad decisions.

Regina: To preclude teen pregnancy and getting low paying jobs, we need to start doing our work in school.

Period 3: 

Collected grammar homework: HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 156 - 161

Passed out "The Cask of Amontillado" vocabulary packet. 

Went over vocabulary in the packet. 

Redresser:

Asiah: The redresser undid all his wrongs by returning the items he stole.

The thief redressed his wrongs by returning the items he stole.

Open your book to page 233 in ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Read the opening paragraph

Go over the vocabulary

Vocabulary:

Impunity: freedom from punishment 

Im = not

Pun = punishment

Punishment

Impunity

Punity

Retribution: payback

Re = to go back, to revert

He was killed as retribution for the murder of the man’s daughter.

Utterance: this is a noun and it means that which the speaker is saying.

Utter (verb): to speak, to talk, to say

Ventured: to go forth, to embark upon a task, to do

Avenger: is a person who avenges, to right a wrong.

A redresser rights a wrong.

Reread the first paragraph, using the vocabulary words we just learned, and then write in your own words what you think Edgar Allan Poe is saying.

Timerica: I savored my impunity for it would not last very long.

Wednesday, October 21st: 

1st Period: 

BIC:

You have several options for BIC. You can:

Do silent sustained reading in your AR book.

You can work on your reading log for your AR book.

You can do your late homework, which is due today. No exceptions!

You can do your vocabulary packet for “The Caskof Amontillado”.

How to Do the Active Reading:

Prediction:

Taylor: “To All the Boys I Loved”. I predict that Morgan will get mad when she finds out her big sister is dating her ex-boyfriend.

Anselmo: “Freaky Green Eyes” Because of the picture and the title of the short story, I thought the story was going to be scary, but it’s actually about a ginger haired girl with green eyes. She is called “Freaky Green Eyes” at a party. However, her “freaky green eyes saves her from being raped.

Why:

Taylor: I wonder why Morgan doesn’t suspect anything because her sister and her ex-boyfriend are openly doing things in front of her. Matt, the ex-boyfriend, openly hugs her sister around the waist.

Questions you have:

Sentence starters: I wonder why……”  “Why does…….”

Connections the book has with your own life:

“Morgan’s situation with her sister reminds me of the time in my own life……”

Reaction:
“Shep’s death was really unexpected and upset me. He was my favorite character.”

Summary:

This is what happened in Chapter 12.

This is what happened in pages 15 – 35.

8:25 – 9:11

Open your books to page 232, “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe.

Please get out your pen and your reading log.

Two criteria for retribution (or payback):

The redresser has to punish with impunity (freedom from punishment) or getting away with it.

The punishment or payback has to be equal to the insult given to him by the enemy.

Read up to “It is this,” I answered, producing a trowel from beneath the folds of my roquelaure.

Discussion.

Period 3:

"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe

Vocabulary: 

Went over the meanings and showed pictures of the following: 

Catacombs: A vault underneath the mansion or a building or a street where dead bodies and wine are stored.

Mason: is a semi-religious organization that is open to men only and to men of a certain  class.

Mason: is a person who lays bricks.

Trowel: a small shovel used by a mason to put mortar on the bricks to make them stick together.

Cask: a barrel

Amontillado:  a Spanish wine

Carnival: Mardi Gras; it lasts for a week and it occurs just before lent.

Lent is the forty days before Easter.

Motley is the fool’s or the jester’s costume.

Orbs: eyes

Participation Points:

Not Paying Attention:

Kristina

Sharon

Yulma

Read, acted out and explained

Thursday, October 22nd: 

BIC:

8:00 – 8:15

SUSTAINED SILENT READING

When you are finished reading, then please make an entry in your reading log. You may summarize, or comment on, or ask questions about, or draw a connection between your own life and what you have read.

When you are finished with the book, do not forget to take the AR test.

8:15 – 9:11

Read, discussed and finished “The Cask of Amontillado.”

Period 3:

Open your books to page 237, “This is it, I answered, producing a trowel.”

Read, discussed and finished “The Cask of Amontillado”.

No one paying attention - sleeping, etc. Had them read the last page of the story and take a pop test. 

Comprehension Test:

1.     What does Montresor find under the pile of bones?

2.     What does he do with the things he finds under the bones?

3.     What does Montresor do after he has laid the fourth tier?

4.     Why does he do this after he has laid the fourth tier?

5.     What does Montresor do with his rapier?

6.     What does it imply when Montresor says, “My heart grew sick – on account of the dampness of the catacombs.”

7.     When Montresor heard Fortunato scream, what did he do?

8.     What tactic does Fortunato use at first to pretend this isn’t happening?

9.     What happens when Fortunato screams at Montresor “For the love of God!”

10. What is the eventual fate of Fortunato?

11. How long after is Montresor telling this story?

Friday, October 23rd: 

Shortened Day!

1st Period: 

BIC: 8:00 - 8:30

Sustained Silent Reading

Work on the packet for "The Cask of Amontillado" - vocabulary

Vocabulary:

Endeavor: to try

Stephanie tried to fix the bike.

Anselmo tried to eat new food.

Jonathan tried to do his math homework.

Stephanie endeavored to fix her bike and was successful.

Anselmo endeavored to eat new food.

Jonathan endeavored to do his math homework which precluded his failing the class.

2.

Jasmine said to the homeless man that if he endeavored to redress his life everything would be better.

3. Imposture is a noun. Fraud.

Imposter is a person who pretends to be something or someone s/he is not.

The police arrested a man for his imposture of posing as a student to gain access to the school.

James is now behind bars for committing imposture.

A couple, posing as wealthy donors, was caught by the C.I.A. for their imposture.

Accosted: to approach and to speak to roughly.

Jasmine: When the man accosted me with a gun, I handed over my purse.

Salome: Boys are boring when they accost girls.

Absconded: to run away with something and hide.

Taylor: Unable to pay their rent, the tenants absconded in the middle of the night.

Salome: Little Red Riding had absconded from the Big Bad Wolf in the woods

Jasmine: The little girl absconded from the evil man who was chasing her.

The puppy absconded with the bone. 

 3rd Period: 

Silent Reading Log + reading log!

October 12, 2015 - October 16, 2015 Weekly Schedule

 

 

Monday, October 12th: 

BIC:

1^st and 3^rd Periods:

Work on the graphic organizers:

1.     Why do the authors start out by stating that the team of researchers “interviewed over 800 youth and young adults and conducted over 5, 000 hours of online observations as part of the most extensive U.S. study of youth media use”? How does this statement impact the reader’s perceptions of the authors and the article?

My Thoughts:

Dalicia: The more data there is in a study, the more people will believe it.

The researchers wanted to show their study was credible, valid and reliable. The more students the researchers interviewed and the longer amount of time the researchers spent on the study the more reliable, credible, and valid the study is.

Evidence from the Text:

“….interviewed over 800 young adults and conducted over 5,000hours of online observations as part of the most extensive U.S. study of youth media use.”

They found that “… social network and video sharing sites…are now fixtures of youth culture.”

My Thoughts Now (Confirmations, new ideas, or differences after talking with a partner).

Write at least two things that you and your partner have discussed. Even if both of you are in agreement write at least two things you are in agreement.  Example:

Both my partner and I agree that social media can be used to publicize someone’s music – just look at Justin Bieber. He shot to fame after posting a lot of videos on youtube.com.  We also use social media to keep in contact with friends who have moved away.

2.    In the third paragraph, the authors state, “Many adults worry that children are wasting time online, texting, or playing video games.” How does the information in the Research Summary (paragraphs 1-3) support and/or contradict this concern? Cite specific evidence from the text to support your response.

My Thoughts:

The study contradicts many adults’ fears that teenagers use social media too often.

The study finds that teenagers use social media to do research on topics that they cannot find at school. They can use social media to find help on homework; for example, like “Tutor.com”.  Other sites are “Quia” and Khan Academy.

Evidence from the Text:

In the text, “The digital world is creating new opportunities for youth to grapple with social norms, explore interests, develop technical skills, and  experiment with new forms of self-expression.”

Asiah: “These activities have captured teens’ attention because they provide avenues for extending social worlds, self-directed learning, and independence.”

My Thoughts Now (Confirm new ideas, or differences after talking with a partner.)

Many members of our class revealed that they keep blogs, or create online video characters, or create youtube videos. My classmates also use on-line tutoring, such as “Tutor.com” or Khan Academy or Kahoot.it for help in their classes.

Sentences:

My partner and I agree on the following two things

Or

My partner and I disagree on the following

Or

I used to think that…..but my partner convinced that……

Vocabulary:

Compelling: fascinating, causing one to have intense interest in something.

3.    In the third paragraph, it states, “The researchers explain why youth find ‘online activities compelling and important’. Explain the use of the word “compelling” in relation to the benefits of online activity. Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

My Thoughts:

 Some students get really fascinated by the things they find on the internet which keeps them searching for more and more information.  Other students use the internet to find new interests and to discover their own creativity. Some of my classmates have created video characters, blogs, and plays on line. Others have created their own youtube videos.

Evidence from the Text:

“A smaller number of youth use the online world to explore interests and find information that goes beyond what they have access to at school or in their local community.”

Students “….can also find opportunities to publicize and distribute their work to online audiences, and to gain new forms of visibility and reputation.”

My Thoughts Now:

Some of my classmates have created video characters, blogs, and plays online. Others have created their own youtube videos.

4.    The first major finding of the article is that “Youth use online media to extend friendships and interests.” What are some examples of “friendship driven” online activity? What skills or competencies are teens gaining from this type of online interaction? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

What are some examples of “interest driven” online activity? What skills or competencies are teens gaining from this type of online interaction? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

Friendship-driven activities:

Facebook

Instagram

Snapchat

Tumblr

Twitter

Flickr

Vine

What skills are you learning from these activities?

You can interact with your family members and friends who live far away.

These friendship-driven interactions can strengthen friendships.

These activities can also teach social norms; for example, if someone is committing cyber-bullying or is saying nasty, racist things, the on-line community can quickly let that person know s/he is being inappropriate, thus reinforcing good social behavior.

Evidence from the Text:

“…youth learn rules for social behavior.”

Asiah: “(Students) can always be ‘on’, in constant contact with their friends through private communication like instant messaging or mobile phones, as well as in public ways through social network sites such as Myspace and Facebook.”

My Thoughts Now (Confirmation, new ideas, or differences after talking with a partner).

Lyn: Parents need to chill out about social media. Lyn uses Facebook and Snapchat to stay in touch with friends.

Timerica: We can use Facebook to maintain contact with family and friends who are far away to offer support. Soldiers use social media to maintain much needed contact with their families in time of war and separation.

Turn in your graphic organizer now.

Answer number one on a separate sheet of paper. Do not write the questions! Incorporate the questions in your answer!

The authors’ perspective on the worry of adults that teenagers spend too much time on social media contradicts that fear. Their research shows….

Tuesday, October 13^th: 

1st Period:

8:00 – 8:15

Work on the graphic organizers

1st and 3rd Periods:

 Work on the “Evidence Based Questions”:

Please do not write the answers. Incorporate the questions in your answers.

1.     What is the authors’ perspective on the worry of adults “….that children are wasting time online, texting, or playing video games?

Possible answer starters:

The author’s perspective on adult worries that kids waste time online is that….

Or

Despite adult worries, researchers have found that kids are not wasting time on the internet. In fact, the researchers have discovered that teens are…..

How does the research support the authors’ perspective?

Possible answer starters:

The research supports the authors by showing that…..

Or

After 5,000 hours of interviewing 800 youth, the researchers found that….

Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your response!

2.     Why is it important for teens to have both “friendship driven” and “interest driven” engagement with online media and learning?

Possible answer starters:

It is important for teens to have both “friendship driven” and “interest driven” engagement with media because….. With friendship driven engagement, teens can…..With “interest driven” engagement, teens can….

Don’t forget to cite evidence from the text to support your response!

3.     According to the authors, “New Media forms have altered how youth socialize and learn, and raise a new set of issues that educators, parents, and policymakers should consider.” What is different about the way youth socialize and learn through online interactions? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

Possible answer starters:

The differences in the way teens socialize and learn are…

Or

New media have changed the way youth learn and socialize by…..

Or

Before new media, students learned in a classroom with face-to-face interaction with a teacher. The students socialized face to face, or by phone, or by letters. New media have changed the way students learn and socialize. Now….

Don’t forget to cite evidence from the text to support your response!

4.     Why is it important for adults to understand how youth engage with digital and online media? Cite evidence form the text to support your view!

Possible answer starters:

It is important that adults understand how youth engage with digital and online media. Youth engage….

Don’t forget to cite evidence from the text.

5.     How do the language and structure of the text support the authors in providing factual information and expressing their point of view on that information? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

Possible answer starters:

The researchers chose specific language and structured the text to show that their research was credible. The researchers noted that…..and provided information which substantiated that claim.

Now, let’s look at the essay prompt!

Prompt:

In the 21^st century, technology is changing the way that we interact with each other. How do today’s youth interact with digital and online media?

After reading the summary of findings from the Digital Youth Project, write an essay in which you determine the author’s point of view on a central idea of the text, and analyze how this point of view is advanced through the use of language and structure of the text. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your response.

Be sure to:

·      Include relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotes, or other information

·      Use appropriate transitions

·      Use precise language and vocabulary to inform or explain your topic

·      Establish and maintain a formal style

·      Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports your analysis.

 

Essay:

Five paragraph essay

The essay must include:

·      an introductory paragraph

·      a minimum of three body paragraphs

·      a concluding paragraph

Introductory Paragraph:

The introductory paragraph should include:

·      the title and subject of the study

·      the thesis statement of the essay

·      the three main points you will cover in the essay

The Body Paragraphs:

Each of the body paragraphs should include:

·      a mini-topic sentence stating the main idea of the paragraph

·      a development of the main idea supported by evidence

·      the evidence may be quotations or paraphrasing

·      each piece of evidence must be correctly cited

·      transitional sentence which provides a bridge to the next paragraph

The Concluding Paragraph:

The concluding paragraph should include:

·      A one sentence summation of each main point

·      A final concluding sentence which sums up the thesis statement

Remember, do not introduce new topics or information in the concluding paragraph!

Note: The author first presented  the topic that adults think and fear that teens waste too much time on digital and social media.

The author then presented the information that a study, which involved interviewing 800 teens over 5, 000 hours debunked the adult fears that new media are bad for students.  The information that this was a USC and Berkeley led research team doing the most extensive work on this topic, interviewing 800 students over a 5,000 hour period lends credibility, validity and reliability to the findings. 

The author then organized and presented the findings in clearly defined sections:

·      research summary

·      major findings:

o    social media extend friendship and interests

o    youth engage in peer-based, self-directed learning

o    the implications are that adults must play a role in teens’ interest-driven participation in learning.

FOR HOMEWORK TONIGHT, PLEASE FINISH THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER, THE FIVE QUESTIONS, AND THE 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY. ALL OF THIS WILL BE DUE TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH!  

 

Wednesday, October 14th: 

Special Bell Schedule: 

PSAT 8:15 - 11:52

Thursday, October 15th: 

8:15

Your essay, your evidence-based questions, and your graphic organizers will be due today!

If you have turned in everything then do silent sustained reading in the book you checked out from the library. Please remember to do your reading log for each section of the book you read. Remember that the book must be finished by November 3^rd.

Please turn in  your signed AR parent letter as soon as possible. It is worth 50 points!

If you have turned in everything and forgot to bring your book, then please read HOLT HANDBOOK; pages 156 – 161, and do exercises 4 and 5: Verb Tenses.

Friday, October 16th: 

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BIC: 8:00 – 8:15

1^st Period and 3rd Period: 

Silent Sustained Reading in your AR book!

Don’t forget to work in your reading log.

Make a prediction, or make a  comment or write a summary each time you read a portion of the book.

Remember the first book and its accompanying reading log needs to be turned in by Tuesday, November 3^rd.

For Homework:

HOLT HANDBOOK, pages 157 – 161; exercises 4 and 5

This will be due on Tuesday, October 20^th.

For Exercise 4, write both sentences and identify which tense each sentence is.

For Exercise 5, write the sentence in the tense given in parenthesis.

Example:

Maria always went home at five o’clock. (Past)