Click on this link for a semi-colon quiz!
Honors: It's the punctuation mark that can set your writing apart or it's the dreaded punctuation mark no one knows how to use. Either way, we discussed the semi-colon today. For some it was a reminder. for others, it was clarification or even new material. Here's a link to the slides on the presentation and Click on this link for a semi-colon quiz!
After flash drafting on your influential person and the information you've uncovered so far, we took a quick detour to emphasize the importance of identifying all your sources and citing your quotes as well. Doing only one of those is not enough. A.B. gave us a great example of how to do it correctly.
We had some research time during which it became clear to me that we need to understand the difference between accomplishments and influence.
Galileo invented the first telescope. That's an accomplishment. That alone does not signify influence. How did his invention of the telescope influence (change the character, behavior or development of someone) the people of his time or those that followed him? The telescope was not the influence; how it altered the way people studied space and the stars is the influence.
Michael Jordan scored over 30,000 points. That's a great accomplishment, but did that accomplishment influence anyone? His influence is visible in other ways. that's what you need to uncover.
As you research, if you come across words such as: altered, changed, because of (influential person)..., etc., then you know you are on to something big.
Tonight I'm asking you to identify 3 + 1. Three arguments and one counter. These are only sentences--four total sentences. You do not need to stick with what you produce tonight, but
I need to know that we are all progressing in our research.
Standard: We also looked at semi-colons today. Here's a link to the slides on the presentation and Click on this link for a semi-colon quiz! Be sure to ask if you have questions.
We had our last day of power posing too. From this point forward, you'll need to see me during lunch to earn your points. Tomorrow I will work with students from period three. Friday I will work with students from period four. Hopefully, we'll be able to have everyone successfully demonstrating confidence through reading.
See you tomorrow.
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