Our First Unit: Writing Freedom

Goal: Introduce our first unit WRITING FREEDOM

First step READ. Hopefully, you are enjoying your book by now.

• Take this survey to set goals for this unit.
• How well can you evaluate arguments and non-fiction narratives?
• How well can you write an argument?
• Do you have your own "voice" when you write?
• Can you build on other people's ideas?

• Read the nonfiction article "Totally Free." Annotate the most important ideas and then summarize the article. To create this summary, we will make a new document called "English Journal." Here are the steps:
• Open Google Drive
• Click on NEW and choose GOOGLE DOCS
• The title of the document should be LASTNAME FIRSTNAME English Journal
• Your first entry should look like this:

• What words are related to freedom? Put your words HERE
• Finally, make groups of six to complete the Freedom Google Drawing activity on Google Classroom. Assign each person in your group a section. Then combine all of your answers so that each of you has a completed chart.

If we have time:

Create a new journal entry in your English Journal. The title should be "Freedom Words." Based on our class list, what are the top FIVE words related to freedom? Make a list for your journal.


Reminder:

1. Finish and publish your Six Word Memoir ASAP
2. Fill out the Student Data Form
3. Fill out the Reading Survey