10/31/2019 0 Comments No School on Friday, November 1stThis is just a reminder that there will be no school for students on Friday, November 1st for a faculty PD.
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10/31/2019 0 Comments 2.29 - Monday, November 4th, 2019Pre-search - Inquiry QuestionsObjective: Students will learn the purposes and processes of using inquiry and research to deepen understanding. Students will choose an Area of Investigation and develop Inquiry Questions.
Catalyst: If you could have dinner with any five people, dead or alive, who would they be? Activities:
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10/31/2019 0 Comments 2.28 - Friday, October 31st, 2019Pre-Search - FictionObjective: Students will learn to connect research themes to fictional works.
Catalyst: Make up a scary story. Write it in your journal. Activities:
10/30/2019 0 Comments 2.27 - Wednesday, October 30th, 2019Initiating Inquiry - Exploring a Topic IndependentlyObjective: Students will learn the purposes and processes of using inquiry and research to deepen understanding. Students will choose an Area of Investigation and develop Inquiry Questions. Catalyst: What is your relationship with technology? Activities:
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10/29/2019 0 Comments 2.26 - Tuesday, October 29th, 2019Initiating Inquiry - Exploring a TopicObjective: Students will learn the purposes and processes of using inquiry and research to deepen understanding. Students will choose an Area of Investigation and develop Inquiry Questions. Catalyst: When you want to learn more information about something, how do you go about finding it? Activities:
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10/28/2019 0 Comments 2.25 - Monday, October 28thIntroduction to Research UnitObjective: Students are introduced to how critical readers use inquiry and research to deepen their understanding and develop an evidence-based perspective on a topic. Students are introduced to the purposes, the process, and the materials of the unit. Catalyst: What is something you wish you knew more about? How could you find out more about it? Activities:
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10/25/2019 0 Comments Next Week...A look ahead at the week of 10/28-10/31 We'll begin a new mini-unit in the Reading for Academic Success unit called Researching to Deepen Understanding. In this mini-unit, students will learn and practice the following research skills:
Next week, I'll introduce students to the idea of researching to deepen understanding. Then students will use a collaborative process for exploring a topic, through which they'll choose an Area of Investigation. Then I will walk students through developing a detailed frame for their research plan. 10/25/2019 0 Comments 2.24 - Friday, October 25, 2019Developing Evidence-Based Claims (Part 2)Objective: Students develop the ability to express global evidence-based claims in writing through a close reading of the text. Catalyst: In an essay, when do you paraphrase a text and when do you quote it? Activities:
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10/24/2019 0 Comments 2.23 - Thursday, October 24th, 2019Developing Evidence-Based Writing (Part 1)Objective: Students develop the ability to express global evidence-based claims in writing through a close reading of the text. Catalyst: Describe a time when you were arguing with someone, but they didn't have any evidence for what they were arguing. How did it make you feel? Did you have evidence? Activities:
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10/23/2019 0 Comments 2.22 - Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019Writing Evidence-Based Claims (Part 2)Objective: Students will continue to develop the ability to express evidence-based claims in writing through a close reading of the text. Catalyst: Who do you imagine is reading your essay? If you don't imagine anyone reading it, imagine someone now. It could be anyone who is kind to you, but who also tells it like it is, and who has NOT read Apology. Activities:
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