september 24 & september 25. homework: standard: group project you will be signing up for your...
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Homework:
Standard:
Group Project
You will be signing up for your group and topic today.
You will need to begin to research and note important details of each of the websites provided
Honors:
Group Project
Get everything finished
Presentations September 29
YES, you HAVE to be here, and
YES you HAVE to dress up!
Rationale
Period 1: 24%
Period 3: 44%
Period 4: 32%
Period 5: 14%
Period 7: 17%
Period 8: 39%
Averages
33% of students answered this correctly
67% of students did not answer this correctly
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion
would NOT be acceptable?
The idea of creating an
object out of iron, a most intractable material,
appealed to Walker Lee.
A. one of the most intractable metals, iron,
B. a most intractable material, that being iron
C. iron (a most intractable material)
D. a most intractable material, iron,
Parenthesis within a Sentence
Parentheses (always used in
pairs) allow a writer to
provide additional
information.
The parenthetical material might be a single word, a
fragment, or multiple complete
sentences.
This is an easy mistake to avoid. Simply read your sentence without the parenthetical content.
If it makes sense, the parentheses are acceptable.
If it doesn’t, the punctuation must be altered.
The material inside the parentheses must not be
grammatically integral to the surrounding
sentence.
If it is, the sentence must be
recast.
Correct: The president (and his assistant) traveled by private jet.
Incorrect: The president (and his assistant) were expected to arrive by 10:00 a.m.
Example:
ArduousDefinition: Involving or requiring strenuous effort.
Sentence: The hikers found the climb arduous; by the time they reached the summit they were tired and sore
Synonyms: Formidable,
Rigorous, Laborious
Objective:
SWBAT discuss,
reference, and analyze
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
through Socratic Seminar
Ask CRITICAL QUESTIONS
ANSWER while REFERENCING TEXT.
See Rubric…
“A” is for AWESOME
Scoring Criteria
Taking a position on a question (2 pts)
Making a relevant comment (1 pt)
Using textual or historical evidence to support a position or presenting factual information (2 pts)
Drawing another person into the discussion (1 pt)
Recognizing contradictions in another’s statements or the text (2 pts)
Recognizing when another person makes an irrelevant comment (2 pts)
Making an analogy (2 pts)
Helping to move the discussion along (1 pt)
Acknowledging and refuting an opposing point (2 pts)
Not paying attention, distracting, interrupting, personally attacking or monopolizing discussion (-3 pts)
Seminar Guidelines
1. Refer to the text when needed during the discussion.
2. It’s OK to “pass” when asked to contribute.
3. Do not participate if you are not prepared. A seminar is not a bull session.
4. Do not stay confused; ask for clarification if you do not understand.
5. Stick to the point currently under discussion; make notes about ideas you want to come back to. Discuss ideas rather than each other’s opinions.
6. Don’t raise hands; take turns speaking.
7. Listen carefully.
8. Speak up so all can hear you.
9. Talk to each other, not just to the teacher. Refer to each other by name.
10. You are responsible for the seminar.
Homework:
Standard:
Group Project
You will need to begin to research and note important details of each of the websites provided
Honors:
Group Project
Get everything finished
Presentations September 29
YES, you HAVE to be here, and
YES you HAVE to dress up!
Please see Rubric online
Five Topics = FIVE
GROUPSArthur Miller
McCarthyism
Salem Witch Trials
Background of Witchcraft
New England in the 1690s