Timed-Writing Exercise

Timed-Writing Exercise

Unit 3 Day 13

Do First

• Combining and re-arranging sentences

• Read the sentences/words

• Combine the sentences accordingly

• Arrange the words in a coherent way

• 2 minutes to complete each task

Combine the following sentences:

• The Nation of Islam was a political movement.

• The Nation of Islam was a religious movement.

• The Nation of Islam believed that people of color should separate themselves from white people.

Open Ended

Combine the following sentences:

The Nation of Islam was a political movement.

The Nation of Islam was a religious movement.

The Nation of Islam believed that people of color should separate themselves from white people.

Combine the following sentences:

• Malcolm wrote to Muhammad.

• Malcolm patiently waited for an answer.

• In the meantime, Malcolm continued his studies.

Open Ended

Combine the following sentences into one:

Malcolm wrote to Muhammad.

Malcolm waited patiently waited for an answer.

Malcolm continued his studies.

Re-arranging words into a sentence:

• big the dog away ran 

• The big dog ran away.

Re-arrange words into a sentence:

widely known malcolm x is more in death in life than 

Open Ended

Re-arrange the words into a sentence:

widely known malcolm x is more in death in life than

Re-arrange the words into a sentence:

joined of islam nation the malcolm his last name and changed 

Open Ended

Re-arrange the words into a sentence:

joined of islam nation the malcolm his last name and changed 

Expository Howls

• Details from varied sources

• Controlling sentences took a side

Expository Opportunities

• Previewing info

• Example + detail

Clarity on Examples + Details

• Name it & explain it!

• Example = name

• Details = explanation

• Segregation in schools (example) oppressed Black Americans by not affording them the same quality education as White Americans (detail).

Name it & explain it

• What is the example?

• What is the detail?

• Answer in the chat.

Your turn!

• Name it (Example)

• 45 seconds

• Next slide

Your Turn!

• Explain it (Details)

• Write a sentence that details your opinion on a topic

• Yoga is

• Yoga is important for physical health because it promotes proper alignment.

Open Ended

Cultural literacy is important for people because... (explain it)

Open Ended

Jim Crow Laws ... (explain it in context of equality)

Expository CFS

• Address the prompt

• Controlling sentence = Take a side

• Name it & explain it (3 times)

• Conclusion

• Punctuation/Grammar/Spelling

• Vary sentence structure for zazz

Timed Write

• READ the following quotation: “The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” –Mary Pickford

• THINK carefully about the following question; Is it harmful to focus on mistakes from the past?

• WRITE an expository essay explaining whether it is useful to study the past.

Timed Writing

• Expository paragraph

• Stay in call

• 45 minutes

• Plan in OneNote

• Submit in Forms

• Teacher dismisses when received