Week#24

PossibleArgumentativeWritingTopics:

http://oxforduniversitysummerschool.com/mid
dleschoolargumentativetopics20excellent
prompts/

1.

Shouldsportsbecoed?

2.

Shouldschoolssellfastfood?

3.

Should you have to wearyourseatbeltonthe

bus?

4.

Is it fair to ban preteenagers and teenagers

fromthemallwithoutadultsupervision?

5.

Do violent games and television shows make

kidsviolent?

6.

Should schools require students to wear a

Today:
VocabQuizmakeup
StudentA
StudentB

Checklist:

WeeblyNeedDocumentsUploaded
VocabPowerpointfornewwords
Copiesoftherestofvocabthisseries
MakeSRICopiesx2
SRIscores+namesforRead180
GiveELLcopyofstrongwriting
VocabSortforcounter
CrosscheckLexilescoretocurrentbook
Lexile.

uniform?

Musiccensorship

Monday,February20th

CCSS

Board

Timetotalkwithgroupabout
order,practicewhattosay(

Expectationsforpresenting
Brainstormwhattheythink
andthenmentioneye
contact,projectingyour
voice,posture.

GroupPresentations

CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.6.4

READ30Minutes

BDay

Presentclaimsand
findings,sequencing
ideaslogicallyandusing
pertinentdescriptions,
facts,anddetailsto
accentuatemainideasor
themesuseappropriate
eyecontact,adequate
volume,andclear
pronunciation.

CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.6.5

Includemultimedia
components(e.g.,
graphics,images,music,
sound)andvisual
displaysinpresentations

toclarifyinformation.
Tuesday,March1st

CCSS

Board

Presentations

GroupAssessmentwhen
donewithpresentations

TurninGroupPaper,Citation
Pageandreflection.(Staple
alltogether)

Classgradingofother
researchprojectsiftime

CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.6.1

READ30Minutes

ADay

Wednesday,March2nd

CCSS

Filloutgroupreflectionpage
Turnin:CitationPage
Groupreflectionpage

ResponseLetterWorkDay

ReadersNotebooks+Lexile
check
GenreRequirements
ReadingList
StatusPages

CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.6.2.B

Thursday,March3rd

CCSS

Engageeffectivelyina
rangeofcollaborative
discussions(oneonone,
ingroups,and
teacherled)withdiverse
partnersongrade6
topics,texts,andissues,
buildingonothers'ideas
andexpressingtheirown
clearly.

Board

READ30Minutes
Developthetopicwith

relevantfacts,definitions,
concretedetails,
BDay
quotations,orother
informationand
examples.

Board

DayHours1,2,3

WorkDay:ResponseLetters

orhandwritingsheet

ICan...Writeusingaformal
style

CompleteallofmyResponse
Lettersforthissemester

READ30Minutes

ADay

Friday,March4h

CCSS

Board

Alllateworkdue

Passbackpapers

Getpage#sforallweeksup
to#24

ResponseLetterWorkDay
orStoryStarter(exitslip=
oneormore)

ICan...Writeusingaformal
style

CompleteallofmyResponse
Lettersforthissemester

READ30Minutes

BDay