Activator Week 20 Day 1

Concerns about your school

1. What are the top three problems you would like addressed at your school?

2. Who should address them?3. Write three facts you know

about each of these problems.

Fictitious Facts Statistic (Over 25% of

students…) Fact with specific detail Cite an authority (According

to…) Cause & effect (If ….then…) Research (Studies show…) Testimony

What did you learn? Write THREE facts about a school

problem…make them up!

Day 2

Write three fictitious facts for one of the pictures you just saw. Statistic (Over 25% of…) Fact with specific detail Cite an authority (According

to…) Cause & effect (If ….then…) Research (Studies show…) Testimony

Explain the benefits of participating in sports activities.

1. Explain why we feel strong emotions when our favorite team wins or loses?

2. Explain how the dietary and fitness choices you make today impact your future?

3. Explain what it takes to come back from a life-threatening accident or illness.

4. Explain the impact of immigration laws on your local community.

HOMEWORK

TOMORROW YOU MUST BRING IN THREE POSSIBLE I-SEARCH TOPICS.

I want to find out more about:1. 2. 3.

Activator Day 3

Get out your homework. It should look like this…

I want to find out more about:1. 2. 3.

Discuss how role models can be a positive or negative influence on children and teens.

Activator Day 4Which of these I-search topics still needs to be narrowed for a more specific search?

A. How overuse of modern technology can harm teens

B. ChristmasC. How teens can safely increase muscle

massD. The Civil WarE. How divorce impacts children

Why is it necessary to narrow broad topics for your I-search?

If you still need help narrowing your topic, be sure to ask Ms. Lindsay or Ms. Dean to assist you with that today.

HW: Complete ONLY the “What I Know” column

Bring the KWL chart with you to the Media Center tomorrow.

What will I learn today? Following the first two steps of the writing

process will prepare me to effectively write an essay. Pre-write First draft Revise Edit Final Draft Proofread

How will I show I learned it?

Complete the first two steps of the writing process implementing the strategies we have developed in the last two weeks. Bucket list pre-write Depth of Development pattern

TS CD#1/CM CD#2/CM CD#3/CM CS

Describe how children and teens are influenced by modern

technology such as smart phones, laptops, I-pads, and

hand-held game devices. Brainstorm Bucket List

First Draft of Body Paragraphs(What’s in your buckets?

If you have not already done so, turn the label of your first bucket into a topic sentence.

Determine which of the ideas in your bucket you want to turn into a “fictitious fact.” The ideas in your bucket can be used as either

concrete details OR commentary about your details.

LET’S DO A PARAGRAPH TOGETHER AS A MODEL.

Help with Fictitious Facts Statistic (Over 25% of…) Fact with specific detail Cite an authority (According

to…) Cause & effect (If ….then…) Research (Studies show…) Testimony

Your Turn!! Turn your second bucket into a body

paragraph. After your TS, develop your topic using all

the strategies we have learned for depth of development.

Don’t forget IFBA is an effective depth of development strategy, too.

Generate a student model for large group review to earn a reward.

Closing Ticket-out-the-door Complete this 3-2-1 on a piece of paper

to be turned-in:Write 3 strategies to create

fictitious factsWrite 2 strategies to ensure depth

of developmentWrite 1 reason YOU ARE going to

pass next week’s writing assessment.