Read this article then free write about your favorite Holiday movie!

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Reading presentations

Read this article then free write about your favorite Holiday movie!

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Sentence test
Reading presentations

There isn't an article to read today! But I do want you to write about everything you know about what it takes to write well.

Write a paragraph about what it takes to write well.

Write a second paragraph about the specifics of writing a great essay.

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Prepare your final essay

There isn't an article to read today! But I do want you to write about everything you know about what it takes to write well.

Write a paragraph about what it takes to write well.

Write a second paragraph about the specifics of writing a great essay.

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Edit and revise your essay
Peer edit someone else's essay
Prepare your final essay

Read this article then provide evidence for each statement.

Utah's seat belt law is necessary for both law enforcement and civilians.
1. 
2.

It is necessary for police officers to have the option to not wear a seatbelt.
1.
2.

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Read this article then provide evidence for each statement.

Utah's seat belt law is necessary for both law enforcement and civilians.
1. 
2.

It is necessary for police officers to have the option to not wear a seatbelt.
1.
2.

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Edit your essay

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Read this article then identify two pieces of evidence for each statement.

The subway's "late notes" are a great thing.
1.
2.

The subway's "late notes" are a terrible idea.
1.
2.

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Take another look at theme

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Read this article then identify two pieces of evidence for each statement.

The subway's "late notes" are a great thing.
1.
2.

The subway's "late notes" are a terrible idea.
1.
2.

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Writing great body paragraphs
Take another look at theme

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Read this article then provide evidence for each of the statements made below.

Nelson Mandela was one of the strongest leaders of the modern age.
1.
2.

The leaders of South Africa that came after Mr. Mandela have not done as good a job as he did.
1.
2.

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Concluding paragraphs!

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Read this article then provide evidence for each of the statements made below.

Nelson Mandela was one of the strongest leaders of the modern age.
1.
2.

The leaders of South Africa that came after Mr. Mandela have not done as good a job as he did.
1.
2.

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Concluding paragraphs!

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Read this article. Find two pieces of evidence to prove each of the statements below.

Google is a safer place to surf the internet than Yahoo.
1.
2.

Online security is getting better all the time.
1.
2.

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Read this article. Find two pieces of evidence to prove each of the statements below.

Google is a safer place to surf the internet than Yahoo.
1.
2.

Online security is getting better all the time.
1.
2.

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Read this article. Find two pieces of evidence to support the following statements.

Cyber Monday can be a dangerous way to shop for the Holidays.
1.
2.

It is easy to tell if a website is a fake.
1.
2.

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Thinking about word choice.

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Read this article. Find two pieces of evidence to support the following statements.

Cyber Monday can be a dangerous way to shop for the Holidays.
1.
2.

It is easy to tell if a website is a fake.
1.
2.

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Thinking about word choice.

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Read this article (do not watch the video) then find two pieces of evidence to back up these statements:

Most panhandlers are scam artists.
     1.
     2.

Most panhandling is based on need.
     1.
     2.

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Writing a thesis

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Read this article (do not watch the video) then find two pieces of evidence to back up these statements:

Most panhandlers are scam artists.
     1.
     2.

Most panhandling is based on need.
     1.
     2.

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Read this article. Answer the question below with at least TWO complete sentences.

Find two pieces of evidence from the article to back up this statement:
It was important for the dead President's guard to look their best.

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Take a second look at your essay. Look for sentence variety. Look for academic voice.

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Read this article. Answer the question below with at least TWO complete sentences.

Find two pieces of evidence from the article to back up this statement:
It was important for the dead President's guard to look their best.

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Take a second look at your essay. Look for sentence variety. Look for academic voice.

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Read this article then post a comment answering this question.

Who is to blame for the high rate of stolen vehicles in Utah? Back up your opinion with evidence from the article.Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, opinion statement, evidence, evidence, and conclusion.


**STORY**

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Read this article then post a comment answering this question.

Who is to blame for the high rate of stolen vehicles in Utah? Back up your opinion with evidence from the article.Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, opinion statement, evidence, evidence, and conclusion.


**STORY**

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Here's what you need to do today:

1. Get your folder and notebook.
2. Review your notes about the five paragraph essay.
3. Today you will write a rough draft of an essay in Google Drive. You have already done some pre-writing on the essay question (last time).You may use the paragraph you wrote last time to help get you started. It probably is a good base for your intro paragraph.
4. You may also use the paragraphs you wrote after each article we read. You should have these printed out an in your folder. Do not simply paste some paragraphs together. Make sure they follow the five paragraph essay format, and that everything flows together well.
5. I will be grading this essay. Even though it is a "rough draft" that doesn't mean that it can be crappy. Please do your best. Use all the things you have learned about writing: sentence variety, academic voice, proofreading, etc. Keep in mind the rubric we use to grade your writing. Do your best to meet those expectations.
6. Here is the essay question again:

There is a lot of news about bullying recently. Is is merely hype or is should it be a serious concern? Write a five paragraph essay in response to the question in which a side is taken and evidence is offered from the articles as evidence for the side chosen.


Here are links to the articles we read about bullying. You will use these to provide evidence for your stated opinion. You may quote the articles if you want. Please provide correct citation (ask if you don't know how to do this).

Nov     7     article
            5     article
            1     article 
Oct      30    article
            28    article
            24    article
            22    article

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Here's what you need to do today:

1. Get your folder and notebook.
2. Review your notes about the five paragraph essay.
3. Today you will write a rough draft of an essay. You have already done some pre-writing on the essay question (last time).You may use the paragraph you wrote last time to help get you started. It probably is a good base for your intro paragraph.
4. You may also use the paragraphs you wrote after each article we read. You should have these printed out an in your folder. Do not simply paste some paragraphs together. Make sure they follow the five paragraph essay format, and that everything flows together well.
5. I will be grading this essay. Even though it is a "rough draft" that doesn't mean that it can be crappy. Please do your best. Use all the things you have learned about writing: sentence variety, academic voice, proofreading, etc. Keep in mind the rubric we use to grade your writing. Do your best to meet those expectations.
6. Here is the essay question again:

There is a lot of news about bullying recently. Is is merely hype or is should it be a serious concern? Write a five paragraph essay in response to the question in which a side is taken and evidence is offered from the articles as evidence for the side chosen.

Here are links to the articles we read about bullying. You will use these to provide evidence for your stated opinion. You may quote the articles if you want. Please provide correct citation (ask if you don't know how to do this).

 article Nov. 6
 article Nov. 4
 article Oct 31
 article Oct 29
 article Oct 25
 article Oct 23
 article Oct 21

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Browse back through the articles posted on these days:

Nov     7
            5
            1
Oct      30
            28
            24
            22

Answer this question in your blog post for today:

There is a lot of news about bullying recently. Is is merely hype or is should it be a serious concern? Write an excellent paragraph in response to the question in which a side is taken and evidence is offered from the articles as evidence for the side chosen.

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Review of sentence types (S, C, CX), and learn compound-complex sentences!

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Browse back through the articles posted on these days:

Nov      6
             4
Oct       31
             29
             25
             23
             21

Answer this question in your blog post for today:

There is a lot of news about bullying recently. Is is merely hype or is should it be a serious concern? Write an excellent paragraph in response to the question in which a side is taken and evidence is offered from the articles as evidence for the side chosen.

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Review of sentence types (S, C, CX), and learn compound-complex sentences!

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Read these instructions carefully today! We have read several articles about bullying. I would like you to look back through what you wrote about each these articles. Please locate the posts you wrote on the following dates then copy and paste them into a document (Drive, Open Office, Notepad, etc.) and PRINT them out. Here are the dates:

Nov     7
            5
            1
Oct      30
            28
            24
            22

Your paragraphs are looking good, so it's time to perfect the essay!

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• What is theme?
• Essay organization

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Read these instructions carefully today! We have read several articles about bullying. I would like you to look back through what you wrote about each these articles. Please locate the posts you wrote on the following dates then copy and paste them into a document (Drive, Open Office, Notepad, etc.) and PRINT them out. Here are the dates:

Nov      6
             4
Oct       31
             29
             25
             23
             21
We are going to review these articles and what you wrote about them in order to write an essay. I think your paragraphs are looking good and it's time to perfect your essays!

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• Use the rubric to grade your writing
• Become experts at essay organization

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Read this article then answer the question below. Be sure to organize your writing (topic, opinion, support, support, conclusion), proofread, use sentence variety, and get rid of 1st and 2nd person.

This article states that most Americans feel that marijuana should be legalized for adults. Can this be true? Back up your statement of opinion with evidence from the article.

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Defining theme

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Read this article then answer the question below. Be sure to organize your writing (topic, opinion, support, support, conclusion), proofread, use sentence variety, and get rid of 1st and 2nd person.

This article states that most Americans feel that marijuana should be legalized for adults. Can this be true? Back up your statement of opinion with evidence from the article.

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• Using the rubric to analyze your writing

• Figuring out what theme is

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Read this article then answer the following question in at least five sentences (topic, opinion/thesis, support from the article, support from the article, conclusion).

Is hazing bullying? Back up your opinion with evidence from the article.

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Analyze your writing using the rubric.

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Read this article then answer the following question in at least five sentences (topic, opinion/thesis, support from the article, support from the article, conclusion).

Is hazing bullying? Back up your opinion with evidence from the article.

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What do you know about complex sentences?

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Please read this article (to the end of Hannah's story) then answer the question below. Write at least FIVE sentences (topic, thesis/opinion, evidence from article, evidence from article, conclusion).

This team of girls loses every game, usually by about 50 points! No body seems to think there is anything wrong with that. Why? Use evidence from the article to back up your opinion.

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Review of complex sentences! Can you use them?

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Please read this article (to the end of Hannah's story) then answer the question below. Write at least FIVE sentences (topic, thesis/opinion, evidence from article, evidence from article, conclusion).

This team of girls loses every game, usually by about 50 points! No body seems to think there is anything wrong with that. Why? Use evidence from the article to back up your opinion.

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Proofreading!

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Read this article (this works best in Chrome). You may watch the video only if you have your own headphones. Headphones will no longer be available in our classroom.

Write at least five sentences in response to the question below (topic sentence, thesis/opinion, support/evidence from article, support/evidence from article, conclusion).

Is it a good thing that this woman has decided to help fight childhood obesity with a letter for trick or treaters? State your opinion in 3rd person and back up your opinion with evidence from the article.

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Visit the library!

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Read this article (this works best in Chrome). You may watch the video only if you have your own headphones. Headphones will no longer be available in our classroom.

Write at least five sentences in response to the question below (topic sentence, thesis/opinion, support/evidence from article, support/evidence from article, conclusion).

Is it a good thing that this woman has decided to help fight childhood obesity with a letter for trick or treaters? State your opinion in 3rd person and back up your opinion with evidence from the article.

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Analyze your writing and reach for a new standard in grammar, content, and style.

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Read this article then answer the question below in at least four sentences (topic, point, support from article, support from article).

Should schools be responsible for its students' online interactions? Why or why not? Tell me facts from the article to back up your opinion.

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Does your writing measure up? Learn to read a rubric!

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Read this article then answer the question below in at least four sentences (topic, point, support from article, support from article).

Should schools be responsible for its students' online interactions? Why or why not? Tell me facts from the article to back up your opinion.

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Complex sentences

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Read this article then write at least four sentences (topic, opinion, support from article, support from article) in response to this question.

This article is from earlier this year in March about how the word "bullying" is used. What do you think the definition of bullying is? Use evidence from the article to back up your definition.

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Complex Sentences
Analyzing your writing

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Read this article then write at least four sentences (topic, opinion, support from article, support from article) in response to this question.

This article is from earlier this year in March about how the word "bullying" is used. What do you think the definition of bullying is? Use evidence from the article to back up your definition.

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Reading for Pleasure Presentations today!

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Take a well-deserved break!

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Read this article then watch the video (use headphones) then write in response to this question.

We have been reading about bullying recently and how serious the results can be. Do you think this is a case of bullying? Where do we draw the line as far as what bullying is? Back up your opinion with details from any of the things we have read or watched about bullying in the last few class periods (topic sentence, opinion, supporting detail, supporting detail).

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Analyze your writing. How are you doing?

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Are you ready to do your book report?

JOHN: Read this article then write about it.

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Read this article then watch the video (use headphones) then write in response to this question.

We have been reading about bullying recently and how serious the results can be. Do you think this is a case of bullying? Where do we draw the line as far as what bullying is? Back up your opinion with details from any of the things we have read or watched about bullying in the last few class periods (topic sentence, opinion, supporting detail, supporting detail).

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Analyze your writing. How are you doing?

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Are you ready to do your book report?

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Read this article then write at least four sentences (topic, point/opinion, support to back up your opinion from the article, support continued) in response to this question.

Who do you think should take responsibility in this case? The girls who did the bullying or their parents? What about Rebecca's parents?

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Compound and simple sentences practice

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Book report example and work

For John: Read this article then post a summary in the comments section.

(читать эту статью, то написать его резюме в разделе комментариев)

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Read this article then write at least four sentences (topic, point/opinion, support to back up your opinion from the article, support continued) in response to this question.

Who do you think should take responsibility in this case? The girls who did the bullying or their parents? What about Rebecca's parents?

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Compound and simple sentences practice

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Book report example and work

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Read the article about the end of the government shutdown. Write at least four sentences (topic, opinion, support, support) in response to this question:

What do you think about the government shut down? State evidence from the article to support your opinions.

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Analyze your writing.

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Getting ready to present your book tweet.

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Read the article about the end of the government shutdown. Write at least four sentences (topic, opinion, support, support) in response to this question:

What do you think about the government shut down? State evidence from the article to support your opinions.

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Did you meet your goals?

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Getting ready to present your book tweet.

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Read this article and listen to about 10 minutes of the interview using headphones. If you don't have headphones with you, you can use the ones in the computer cart. Write at least four sentences (topic sentence, make a point/opinion, support your point with at least two supporting details from the article/interview) answering the question below.

Lorde writes her own lyrics. In the interview, they speak of her lyrics as teen poetry. Do you agree that teen poetry can be complex? Do you think that Miley Cyrus's lyrics qualifies as poetry?

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Take a look at writing, your own and others', to find compound sentences

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Are you meeting your goals? What do you need to do to meet them? What new goals could you make for next term?

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Read this article and listen to about 10 minutes of the interview using headphones. If you don't have headphones with you, you can use the ones in the computer cart. Write at least four sentences (topic sentence, make a point/opinion, support your point with at least two supporting details from the article/interview) answering the question below.

Lorde writes her own lyrics. In the interview, they speak of her lyrics as teen poetry. Do you agree that teen poetry can be complex? Do you think that Miley Cyrus's lyrics qualifies as poetry?

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Review and practice simple sentences and compound sentences

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Read this article. Write at least four sentences (half a paragraph: topic, point, support, support)answering this question:

The article states that the first feeling people get after cheating is a thrill. It is only afterward that they feel bad about it. Why do you think that people feel good after cheating? Back up your opinion with support from the article.

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