2nd period: Pre-College Language and Literacy 1-Live- Mon & Thurs 10:15-11:15am Assignments

I have also included the rubric I will use to grade them.

All the instructions are on the sheet and in the video. I've also included the video in a separate link.

Hello my friends! You may recall that I am at an online teacher conference all day today, so our lesson has been laid out for you here.

You have TWO tasks. The first one should be quick, the second one is more involved and will probably take about 30 minutes.

1) Go to the Google Form and tell me what your ideas are for a topic for your final presentation.
-The presentation will be like a streamlined version of an essay, with one slide for each paragraph.
-You will give your presentation to a small group during class time.
-These presentations are Argumentative (not just Informational). You will need to have a claim and find evidence to support it, just like we have been practicing.
-If you have NO IDEA what you want to research about, try going to Newsela and just browsing some headlines. What's happening in the world right now? What are people talking about?

2) You are going to learn more about how to do research like a pro. All of the directions (including videos) are on the Google Doc attached here (each student has their own copy).

P.S. I also added the two video links separately if you can't open them from the Google Doc.

The time has come! Your final essay is due today. We have drafted it, paragraph by paragraph, in NoRedInk, and now you should have the completed essay copied and posted onto the Google Doc attached here- the one with your name on it. Thanks!

Today we will peer review each other's work in NoRedInk. We are going to focus on one body paragraph, and within that we will focus on how each writer integrated their quote.
I still have the Language Frames for Integrating Sources (i.e. quotes), as well as the slideshow that has examples of what that looks like attached here.
This Peer Review, including your paragraph revision, is due by class time on Thursday.

Here it is- time to start assembling your thoughts.
The Claim and first 2 body paragraphs are due on Thursday, 11/12.
We will do the Counterargument portion together on Mon, 11/16.
Notice that you have 2 Language Frames Documents linked within the Super Basic Outline too.
Also, I have added links to all of the Padlets you created about the 3 research articles. If you are having a hard time choosing a quote for each body paragraph, take a look at the Padlets to help you!
Groups 1 & 2- historic background
Groups 3 & 4- argues to lower the voting age
Groups 5 & 6- argues to raise the voting age

1) Look at your rubric for the Activism Essay. What scores did you get in those two categories that we've been focusing on today? (Provide Sufficient Reasons and Evidence and Integrate Reliable Sources)
2) Look back at your body paragraphs. Why do you think you got the scores you did? Be specific. You can even copy and paste a portion of your essay to help explain.

Your next essay prompt is: Do you think the voting age should be lowered?
These are the three articles you will use to for evidence to support your argument in response to this question.
Please read them, highlight main idea sentences in green, and supporting details in pink. Highlight at least one of each color in each of the three articles.
There is a video here to help you with this.

You will be using the attached website to gather some examples about the expansion (or the loss) of voting rights in the United States since the end of the Civil War.

The time has come! Your final essay is due today. We have drafted it, paragraph by paragraph, in NoRedInk, and now you should have the completed essay copied and posted onto the Google Doc attached here- the one with your name on it. Thanks!

Please plan out your Activism essay by completing the Super Basic Outline attached here.
There is a student example from last year for you to look at (we wrote about homelessness last year).

Please complete the vocabulary activity by using each of the terms in a sentence. The definitions have already been given to you.
These will come in handy when you start writing your essay!

It's time to do a little more research! We started by reading in a very general way about activism. Now you can dive in a little deeper on a more specific aspect of activism.
The Newsela link below is to the same text set from last week. This time, you may choose to read 2-3 articles, based on what you think will help you prove your claim.

Follow the link below to our text set in Newsela. There are 23 articles in there, all about examples of activism.
1. Read 4 articles.
2. Use the "Note-catcher" graphic organizer to track your learning as you read.
P.S. I would like you to choose a variety; there are activism examples from history, and from around the world, as well as Black Lives Matter, The Sunrise Movement (about climate change), and #Never Again (about school shootings), so try to have each article be from a different one of those categories. Thanks!

In our efforts to get better at academic argument, we will be focusing on the topic of activism. Please look at the slideshow (It has a definition of activism, plus some historic photographs). Then, watch the brief video from National Geographic. Then answer the questions on the Response Sheet. Thanks!

Please watch the video, look over the syllabus, then answer the question I ask in the video. This will help me know whether you actually watched the video!