Thursday

Big Idea: What does food tell us about ourselves and how we treat our planet?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your first book review will be on February 8th.

Agenda:

1. Start a new entry in your English Journal. Title it "When a Crop Becomes King." Use the rhetorical precis format to write a summary of the article.
2. I will give you back your PSAT scores today.
3. Introduce the one pager activity. Your must do the following:
1. Collect important facts, words, phrases, sentences, and ideas from the reading. These should summarize the primary arguments of the text.
2. You must have drawings that relate to the quotes you chose.
3. You must have quotes from the article.
4. You must have a personal response to the article.
5. Include the Title and Author.
6. It must fill the entire page, use color, and use ink for the written portion.








Success Criteria:

1. I understand how an author builds an argument.

Homework:

1. Did you start your next vocabulary assignment?
2. Are you reading at home?