Another Top Ten List

Essential Question: What is the meaning of Freedom?

Goal: to get better at writing a hook, relevance, and thesis paragraph

Agenda:
1. Read
2. English Journal
3. Read The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

In our next English Journal, we will create a top ten list: What are the top ten toys you remember from childhood?

Choose one to write about. Make sure your paragraph has a hook, relevance, and a thesis.

Read Olaudah's narrative about his own life (7m37s). TEXT AUDIO

While reading the narrative highlight passages that show the cruelty, suffering, and fears experienced by the narrator.

Create a top ten list of the horrible things that happened to Olaudah Equiano. Then choose the top three to write about in your English Journal.

Make sure your paragraph about Equiano has a hook, relevance, and a thesis.

A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Essential Question: Are narratives good evidence in arguments about freedom?

Goal: Practice working together. How can you help each other pick out what is important?

Agenda:

1. Read

2. Begin your small group work for The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation

Directions for The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaption (???)

1. As you read, make sure you take time to read the captions and speech balloons. You may want to take turns reading.

2. Highlight or circle with a highlighter the parts that stand out to you. Which panels especially help you better understand the Constitution?

3. Complete this Formative to check your understanding.

4. Work on your vocabulary chart together. The next twelve words are due next week. At the end of the period, we will play a Quizlet Live! game.

Small Groups: America's Constitution, Second Day

Essential Question: Are narratives good evidence in arguments about freedom?

Goal: Work together to understand a text

Agenda:

1. Read

2. Finish your small group work for America's Constitution: A Biography

Directions for America's Constitution: A Biography (18m49s)

1. Annotate the passages you highlighted yesterday. Try to paraphrase these passages with your group. Make sure you highlighted something in these paragraphs:

2. Write a group summary of the text. No more than 7-10 sentences. Create a shared Google Doc. Make sure all of your names are on it. Everyone should contribute to the summary. Make sure your summary is not full of errors. One person turns it in, and the other people mark the assignment as DONE.


4. Take time to explore one of these concepts from the reading: absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, Ottoman or Mogul Empire, OR anything else you want to know more about.

Homework:
1. Finish the next twelve items on your vocabulary chart. You can work together.

Small Groups: First Day

Essential Question: Are narratives good evidence in arguments about freedom?

Goal: Clarify small group learning strategies

Agenda:

1. Read

2. Describe what it means to work as a team

3. Make a schedule

4. Define group roles

5. Begin work on two texts about the Constitution

Today I gave you your groups of four. First, you will complete all of the activities on pages 68-71 as a group. Make sure you read all of the text and follow the directions.

Here are the due dates for page 71:

1. America's Constitution 8/29
2. The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation 8/31
3. Olaudah Equiano Narrative 9/4
4. Letter and Dear Abigail 9/7
5. Gettysburg Address 9/8
6. Performance Task 9/11

Directions for America's Constitution: A Biography (18m49s)

1. Read the selection silently or listen to the AUDIO Notice which founders of the Constitution are mentioned. Highlight the passages that describe the innovations (new ideas) the founders employed.
2. Complete the Formative to check for understanding.

Finishing our first essay

Essential Question: What is the meaning of Freedom?

Goal: to finish our first essay about what ideas from the founding documents are still relevant

Agenda:
1. Read- go to Google Play Books and upload the book you are reading. It keeps track of the page number and your progress.

Go to Google Classroom and open the assignment called Explanatory Essay and begin writing.

Here are some sentences you can use to complete your conclusion:

In conclusion, to be an American means...Both (Name) and (Name) demonstrate these qualities. These qualities are important because they help our nation...

YOUR ESSAY IS DUE BY SUNDAY.

When you are finished with everything:
1. Finish the first twelve words on your vocabulary chart