Thursday, March 31, 2016

Learning Objectives:

• What is the best way to analyze the credibility of a source?

Opening;
Independent Reading 3/21 - Present:
Stamp for those up to date.

Projects/Responses and Logs due Monday

UIL Writing - Last Call
First Friday Parking - Tomorrow!

Advice - Writing Intervention.  

• Would a separate class for STAAR Writing have helped you?  
• If you were a 5th grader, would a Writing class in 6th grade that focuses on everything we looked at the last couple of months be helpful to you?  
• Would a separate writing class be better as a 7th grader or a 6th grader?

Work Period:

2. Go online: SpringBoard activity 2.6

• New Partners: Create a sticky note with both names present on the note.

3. Class Notebook: 3/31: More Questions

• Since we last discussed it, what are some questions you've thought of about advertising?

4.  When you read an article online,  how do you know a source is going to give you "good" information on the topic you are interested in?

• Go to #1 - Edit the table and predict what each of the terms means in the table.

5. As a class, clarify definitions and edit your table further.

6. Modeling how to Evalute a Source:  

Stay on 2.6.

I will project Activity 2.2 "$211 Billion and so much to buy..."

• Edit the Graphic Organizer (#2) 
• Help me analyze Text 1 using the graphic organizer in 2.6

Closing:

7. Open up and Evaluate the source used in Activity 2.3 "Facts about Marketing to Children"

• I will keep the graphic organizer projected.
• Using a rough copy of the graphic organizer: Take notes in your Class Notebook for Text 2
• "CN: 3/31: Evaluating Text 2"