*Reminders: 1- Dig into that Independent Reading selection. Put aside some time each day to read! Schedule your Book Talk early, or I'll schedule it for you in the last 2 weeks of the quarter.
2- WORDS check for ubiquitous and tenacious, Research and Record.
3- Turn in your TASK sheet for 9/25, 9/25.
TASKS:
We ended on #1 in our last class.
1. WRITING: Write your response to Alex Honnold's magazine interview.(Date and Title, as usual!)
Does Honnold sufficiently justify the risk he takes in free solo climbing?
(You should have 3 writings, dated and titled in your WRITING section. Check yourself.)
Do you know the difference in a fact and an opinion? Check it out here.
2. In your Collections Text, read the news article, "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" on pp 20 - 22.
In your READING section, date and write the article title. Do #s 1 -2 on p23
Central idea? Look first to the title.
3. Discuss: In the article, does the author Paul Harris give only facts or does he give his opinion of Abby's sailing trip?
4. Now, flip to p 24 and read "Ship of Fools" by Joanna Weiss. This article is an editorial.
Put the title of the article and then answer the questions 1 - 5 on p 27.
Words to know: editorial, fact, opinion, claim, reasons and evidence, counterargument
5 At this point, what is your opinion? Was Abby too young to sail? Discuss within your group.
HOMEWORK: If I knew I couldn't fail, I would...
Fill in your answer in its best post-for-the-world form and turn it in by next class.
DAY 15 Friday/Wednesday
6 News Interview: Was Abby Too Young to Sail?
Watch the interview.
8. Put the title of the interview and then answer questions 1 -3, p 29.
2- WORDS check for ubiquitous and tenacious, Research and Record.
3- Turn in your TASK sheet for 9/25, 9/25.
TASKS:
We ended on #1 in our last class.
1. WRITING: Write your response to Alex Honnold's magazine interview.(Date and Title, as usual!)
Does Honnold sufficiently justify the risk he takes in free solo climbing?
(You should have 3 writings, dated and titled in your WRITING section. Check yourself.)
Do you know the difference in a fact and an opinion? Check it out here.
2. In your Collections Text, read the news article, "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" on pp 20 - 22.
In your READING section, date and write the article title. Do #s 1 -2 on p23
Central idea? Look first to the title.
3. Discuss: In the article, does the author Paul Harris give only facts or does he give his opinion of Abby's sailing trip?
4. Now, flip to p 24 and read "Ship of Fools" by Joanna Weiss. This article is an editorial.
Put the title of the article and then answer the questions 1 - 5 on p 27.
Words to know: editorial, fact, opinion, claim, reasons and evidence, counterargument
5 At this point, what is your opinion? Was Abby too young to sail? Discuss within your group.
HOMEWORK: If I knew I couldn't fail, I would...
Fill in your answer in its best post-for-the-world form and turn it in by next class.
DAY 15 Friday/Wednesday
6 News Interview: Was Abby Too Young to Sail?
Watch the interview.
8. Put the title of the interview and then answer questions 1 -3, p 29.
| 9. After watching the video, has your opinion changed? Was Abby too young to sail alone? Discuss. |
10. What's next? Pop quiz- Rogue Wave and the news articles.
11. After you finish your quiz , study the painting below. In your READING section, date and title with "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus."
In your mind, divide painting roughly into four equal sections. Start in the bottom left corner and work clockwise. Make a list on your paper in these categories:
PEOPLE THINGS (man made) DESCRIPTORS ACTIONS COLORS NATURE
11. After you finish your quiz , study the painting below. In your READING section, date and title with "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus."
In your mind, divide painting roughly into four equal sections. Start in the bottom left corner and work clockwise. Make a list on your paper in these categories:
PEOPLE THINGS (man made) DESCRIPTORS ACTIONS COLORS NATURE
What is the painter, Bruegel, saying to us in his painting?