Tuesday September 22nd VLT Info

O Vocab #4O Performance Assessment Booklet

H/OO Informative Essay FrameworkO Performance Assessment

Agenda

Reciprocal

Reciprocal O Part of Speech – Adjective

O Definition – To give and get in return

Uncanny

UncannyO Part of Speech – Adjective

O Definition – Weird; unusual

Eke

EkeO Part of Speech – Verb

O Definition – To barely get by

Fickle

FickleO Part of Speech – Adjective

O Definition – Can’t make up your mind

Infatuation

Infatuation O Part of Speech – Noun

O Definition – A crush

Announcements

OIf you haven’t completed the DIA, or the Vocab Quiz from last Friday, I need to see you TODAY during office hours.

OProgress Report grades get pulled today at 3:00, so if I don’t see you…

Framework for an Informative Essay

IntroductionCreate a hook to grab your reader’s interest and

clearly identify your subject.

BodyDiscuss each main idea and support each idea with

facts and examples.

ConclusionTie your ideas together. Summarize what you

discussed, restate main idea, or draw conclusions.

Performance AssessmentSource 1: Database pg.44

OGiant SquidO Underline/circle information that

would be useful when writing your essay.

O Why is it useful?

Performance AssessmentSource 1: Database pg.44

OGiant SquidO Underline/circle information that

would be useful when writing your essay.

O Why is it useful? OIt gives us the facts!OInformation is specific, not

generalized.

Performance AssessmentSource 2: Science Article pg 45

OZombie Worms Drill Whale Bones with Acid.O Highlight the facts in this article!

O In what ways have zombie worms adapted to their environment? Cite evidence from the text.

Performance AssessmentSource 2: Science Article pg 45

OZombie Worms Drill Whale Bones with Acid.

O In what ways have zombie worms adapted to their environment? Cite evidence from the text. “The worms have developed a chemical strategy”.

Write an informative essay to answer this question:

O What adaptations allow deep sea creatures to survive in extreme environments?

O This essay is a brief version of your vlt modelO Only 3 paragraphs including:

O IntroductionO 1 AWESOME body paragraph including

at least (2) citation.O Conclusion

Planning / Prewriting

OPage 50 – Decide on key points you want to discuss

OCollect textual evidence.OCreate your thesis!

O Remember to restate the question as a statement (as you answer the question) and give SPECIFIC examples.What adaptations allow

deep sea creatures to survive in extreme

environments?