Mon., 13 April 2020*Distance Learning Class #2*

Please download or have out of your binder:1. Persuasive Essay Stuff – Articles, Intro Wkst, BP Packet, Counter

Packet, Conclusion

Agenda:1) 9:00-9:05, Hellos, take roll, etc.2) Zoom Meeting Rules + Guidelines3) The most important skill you will develop from this moment in

history…4) How to make-up credit5) FULL Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay due Friday – All 5

Paragraphs!6) Conclusions7) Suggested work break down and due dates8) Next Class Meeting

*Type your name in chat to host*

Zoom Meeting Rules + Guidelines• Do not share our meeting codes outside of our

grade/subject.• Use a name that allows me to know who you are and give

you participation credit.• You are not required to be visible on your camera.• Your behavior is your responsibility no matter the Zoom

meeting settings. • Do not behave in a distracting way.• Stay on topic.• Raise your hand (not in the camera – see “participants”)• Our time is short and valuable, do not squander it by requiring me

to manage your behavior.• All extra devices not needed to attend our meetings

should be kept in a different room.

The Most Important Lesson

Resilience

LearningIndependently

Grammar

Essay Writing

Poetry

Vocabulary

Text

Analysis

Rubrics

Literary Motifs

MLA Citations

PresentationReading

Characterization

Research

Speeches

What Does “Learning Independently” Look Like?

• Choosing to do your work without anyone reminding you.• Choosing to do your work because you want to practice, even if

it’s not what you actually want to do.• Trying to understand a concept or material without guidance.

Key word: TRYING.• Reaching out when you need help.• Working through your frustration when something is hard to

understand, and even if you arrive at the end still not understanding, you also arrive at an emotionally healthy placeabout that:• “I will eventually understand it,”• “Maybe this is a moment to ask for more help,”• “I’ll look at this again tomorrow, it might look different then.”

• It does not mean understanding perfectly all on your own. Learning independently is about the process of learning. Not the outcome.

Make-up CreditCurrently, for our distance-learning pilot, there is no formal late work policy. Each teacher can make a judgement on how to deal with “late” work at this time.

Mrs. Hulewat’s Late Work/Make-up Credit Policy (Pilot Program):• All late work is welcome any time and as long as the work meets minimum

requirements, it will earn full participation credit.• To earn credit for a late assignment, submit the missing assignment to

Turnitin.com and then email me to let me know.• To earn credit for not attending a Zoom meeting, go to my “Distance

Learning” page, find the meeting you missed, read the slides, and fill-out the exit ticket. Email me letting me know you have done this.

*Keep in mind that if new late work policies are added to our long-term distance-learning program, this will change to match what the district says*

Distance Learning Accelerated Reader

New Accelerated Reader Assignment to fit Distance Learning Program!

• All 8th graders must take enough AR tests to add up to 15 points.• No reading log is required to take an AR test.• No monitor password needed – just log in, find your quiz, take it,

submit it.• All tests must be taken and submitted by 3pm on Fri., May 22.• If you think you will have trouble with a 12-point goal, please

contact me individually by Fri., May 1.• If you already took AR tests before the school closure, those tests

will still count!

Full Rough Draft due Fri., 4/17• The FULL ROUGH DRAFT of the Persuasive Essay is due

on Fri., 4/17 on Turnitin.com.

• In order to get Full Participation credit, your essay must contain all of the following (can be downloaded from my class website):• All 5 Paragraphs

1. Introduction2. BP1 – 2 quotes3. BP2 – 2 quotes4. Counterargument – 2 quotes from opposite side5. Conclusion

• Clear separation between paragraphs – hit enter + tab!• OPTIONAL – Bibliography (list all the citations we made)

May I go straight to typing?• YES! Go ahead! You do not need to do anything by hand.

• The worksheets that you download from my site are meant to help you know what to include. Treat them like a check list.

• These worksheets will not be turned in.

• My expectations for the persuasive essay are very relaxed because of the limitations of distance learning.

Conclusion• I will be very forgiving

with conclusions, just try to have all parts completed according to the worksheet.

• Check out the notes we took on Conclusions in your “Papa’s Waltz” sample essay packet that we made in 1st semester as a resource.

• I will try to create a YouTube video about conclusions.

Conclusion

Conclusion

We should implement a junk food tax because it will change people’s buying habits and the revenue from the tax can go to other health programs.

Implementing a junk food tax will benefit other government-sponsored health programs as well as change the buying habits of the public.

The United States faces a health crisis with declining health across all ages… (summarize the issue)

Sentence 1: Summarize BP1 (revisit quote)Sentence 2: Summarize BP2 (revisit quote)Sentence 3: Summarize Counter Paragraph

If our favorite junk foods had a 10% mark-up, would it change our buying habits?

That 10% mark-up might not deter everyone from reaching for the candy bar, but it would cause everyone to reflect on the long-term costs of consuming junk food.

Suggested Work Completion Timeline• Monday 4/13(Today) –

• Type Body Paragraph 2• Tuesday 4/14 –

• Type Counterargument• Wednesday 4/15 –

• Type Conclusion• Thursday 4/16 –

• Catch-up day• Proof-read• Optional – attempt a Bibliography (list all the citations in alphabetical

order)• Friday 4/17 –

• TURN IN FULL Rough Draft to Turnitin.com by 9pm (Revision Assignment)

• For Participation Credit, you need to have ALL 5 paragraphs typed and uploaded.

• I will go over how to get full participation credit for the final draft of the essay at our next meeting!

Next Class Session!Mon., 4/20 @ 9:00-9:45am

• Bring all of the persuasive unit stuff you have, and download anything you’re missing from my website:

1. Essay Rough Draft (open on your computer)2. All other persuasive essay stuff!

• Zoom meeting URL is the same at this one. It is also posted in my Google Classroom – add yourself:

8th Graders: “ELA 8 2019-20,” Code: 5ay4zzp

Get Your Participation Credit!By the end of the day, fill out my exit ticket.

1. Go to Mrs. Hulewat’s Class Website

• >>Distance Learning ELA 8 – Mon., 4/13

• >>Find link to “EXIT TICKET”