Digital Agenda: Thursday, 1/30 and Friday, 1/31!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1. Finish your "You Are Famous" essay final draft on page 7R

Write the sentence and answer on p. 8L of your Interactive Notebook

How many different ways can you add punctuation to the following sentence:

I love learning using my iPad it makes me excited to learn.

Objectives:

Students will...

read aloud a piece of writing and get feedback from a partner. participate at least once in a group discussion on imagination.

write a narrative paragraph about a character in a painting.

Common Core Standards

Writing 6.3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

 (TeenBiz, Independent)

Reading, Informational Text. 6.2: Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgements. (Direct)

Spoken Language 6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (Direct)

Whole Class:

iPad Student Pledge

iPad Basics Presentation

Direct Station:

Common Core Standards Writing.  6.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Spoken Language 6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions

What is imagination? How can imagination help us in our day-to-day lives? 

Lesson 2:

"You Are Famous" partner reading

Looking at a Painting, Notebook activity

Partner discussion

Student Discussion Guidelines

Classroom Discussion on painting

Reflection on Imagination, Notebook activity

Independent:

Common Core Standards

•       CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

1. If you finish early, follow this link to teenbiz3000.com
2. Type your username and password
3. Open the article "Can Video Games Teach?"
4. Read & Listen to the Vocabulary
5. As you read each paragraph, STOP and fill in at least 1 sentence in the SETTING THE PURPOSE box.  This WILL be copy and pasted into your Thought Question, and will be graded.  You will be writing an imaginary conversation.
6. On the Thought Question, remember to click on "Include in Your Answer" so you can get a 3 or 4 score.
7. Next, do the Stretch Article and Activities!

Exit Ticket:  

Closing question in Notebook

Think about the statement: "We see what we want to see."

How does it relate to the painting?  

--This statement reminds me of the painting because ________________________.

How does it relate to imagination? 

--This statement relates to imagination because ________________________.