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October 23

What up lil Chilren

Practice

Monday Meeting

Mini Lesson

Grammar

Week at a glance

Annoucment

INDEX

You have 30 seconds to share about your weekend, something yo uare looking forward to, or soemthing yo uwant your classmates to be aware of.

Share

Monday Meeting

+info

Friday- Red, White, and BlueContinue Research

Thursday- Camo DayLibrary to learn Texquest

Wednesday- Rockstar DayBegin Research

Tuesday- Western WearCreate outlines for your research

Monday- Neon DayWhat makes for good research

1. Apartments in this city (is, are) expensive. 2. A convoy of trucks (is roaring, are roaring) down the dirt road.

Subject- Verb Agreement

Grammar

no Bathroom

Mini Lesson

Research projects can include anything. Let's make a list of things that should be in our research projects!

Get out all of your Informational Library Books

With your table, make a list of things that made these books informative We will share and make a class list

Get an informational book, read it, summarize it using the anchor chart on the bulletin board.

Practice Summary

ELT

October 24

What up lil Chilren

Grammar

Practice

Mini Lesson

INDEX

3. This list of names (is used, are used) to check in contestants as they arrive. 4. A dealer in rare books (was asked, were asked) to look at the collection of novels to ensure the authenticity.

Subject- Verb Agreement

Grammar

no Bathroom

Mini Lesson

Teaching point

Today I am going to teach you to write a thesis statment.

Thesis Statment

A thesis statement usually appears in the introductory paragraph of a paper. It offers a concise summary of the main point or claim of the essay. It is usually is one sentence. It contains the topic and the controlling idea.

Your main idea

Your main idea

Details

Thesis

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Match the thesis to the details

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1. What is the best kind of food? 2. Who is the the best music artist? 3. What animal makes the best pet? 4. What is the best day of the week 5. What is the best season?

Main Idea + Because + Three or more details = Thesis Statement

Independent Practice

You try!!

Get an informational book, read it, summarize it using the anchor chart on the bulletin board.

Practice Summary

ELT

October 25

What up lil Chilren

Weird Write

Begin research

Write Thesis

Grammar

Agenda

Main Idea + Because + Three or more details = Thesis Statement

+Weird

Weird Write

Write a persuasive letter to a celebrity (Alive or Dead) convining them to come to your next birthday party. Be sure to have a thesis statment!

5. All the employees at the store (is wearing, are wearing) blue shirts and khakis. 6. Spies for the U.S. government (was arrested, were arrested) in Spain

Subject- Verb Agreement

Grammar

Your main idea

Your main idea

It is time to write your initial thesis statement. Identify your main idea.

Start Researching!

You are searching for five points that you can write at least one paragraph about. 1. TexQuest in SSO 2. Click Middle School 3. Click through the 11 differnt data bases searching for information on your topic and thesis 4. Create a research folder in your google drive. 5. Send research to your google drive and move it into your research folder.

Get an informational book, read it, summarize it using the anchor chart on the bulletin board.

Practice Summary

ELT

October 26

What up lil Chilren

Library

Research

INDEX

Library!

One fun book

It can be any genre, size, level

Two books about your topic

Non fiction books about your topic

Start Researching!

You are searching for five points that you can write at least one paragraph about. 1. TexQuest in SSO 2. Click Middle School 3. Click through the 11 differnt data bases searching for information on your topic and thesis 4. Create a research folder in your google drive. 5. Send research to your google drive and move it into your research folder.

Go to your club! Leave your stuff here.

It's Club day!

Clubs!

October 27

What up lil Chilren

Research!!

Agenda

Start Researching!

You are searching for five points that you can write at least one paragraph about. 1. TexQuest in SSO 2. Click Middle School 3. Click through the 11 differnt data bases searching for information on your topic and thesis 4. Create a research folder in your google drive. 5. Send research to your google drive and move it into your research folder.