3/3- ELA

3/3- ELA

By Joanna Baughman

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What is today's Wordle?

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How many points were you able to get on spelling bee?

https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee

Watch this video and complete the canvas assignment

https://www.ted.com/talks/maria_gallucci_the_carbonless_fuel_that_could_change_how_we_ship_goods​

If you are on this slide and you didn't do a canvas assignment, stop now and do that.

​Speaking and Listening

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Compose a stoplight paragraph reflecting on our tournament of debates. What did you do well? What can you improve on? Give ample specific details.

Complete the game to review citations to help you apply these to your upcoming debates and essays!

https://www.blooket.com/play?hwId=621e6ee7a975d732e191c267​

Multiple Choice

• People sometimes have to buy brand new computers because of a bad virus downloaded from the Internet.

• Antivirus programs are important tools that warn the user when a computer virus is present.

• Users of all ages can reduce the risk from computer viruses by using antivirus programs.

• It is easy for someone to infect a computer with a virus when using email or the Internet.

Multiple Choice

• Her heart kept pounding in her chest.

• She could feel her heart beating against her chest.

• Her heart beat furiously in her chest, thumping so hard she feared it would burst.

• She sensed her heart deep in her chest, pounding rapidly and wildly like the storm aroundher.

New Debate Topics:

For new debate topics you should consider a couple of things:

1. Will your audience become invested in the topic?

2. Will your audience understand the topic?

3. Does your topic contain energetic or funny potential to help engage the audience?

4. Could your topic offend the audience or cause them to feel uncomfortable?

5. Will your topic become inappropriate for school at any point?​

If you think you have your topic chosen you should go into Canvas and complete the topic assignment!

I will be reviewing these while gone and let you know if it is approved!​ Do your best to choose one that you believe will be weasily approved.

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If you do not yet know your topic, please research and come up with one now!

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List a couple of topic ideas you have considered:

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Which topic are you most interested in pursuing? Why? Give details!

If you are on this slide and you didn't do a canvas assignment, stop now and do that.

​Debate topics

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What is one RELIABLE source that you will be using for your debate topic? What information will you be taking from this source?

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Provide one quote you will use to support your debate topic. Don't forget to cite your quote!

you will be writing your unit essay as your debate frame. This means that your debate topic Is your essay topic also! For that reason, you will now format an essay document (the exact same way that we have in the past)

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This link will take you to an example essay that has all of the formatting explained: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_sample_paper.html

Additionally, shoulder partner to follow my instructions on the next slides.​

​After your DOC is open, you can follow along with this video to help you format your essay. By the end, you should have:

• Times New Roman size 12 font

• page number

• double spacing​

• your name, teacher, class, and due date​

  -This will be due ​March 10th

• ​a title

• work cited page title​

  -your one source cited and with hanging indents​

• begin adding information to the body next! ​

Open a Google Doc and follow allong with the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1jnx7fn1V8

Multiple Choice

What size font did you have set?

• Arial 12

• Times New Roman 12

• Ariel 11

• Times New Roman 11

Multiple Choice

What is your due date?

• March 13th

• May 10th

• March 10th

• May 13th

Introduction Paragraph:

Begin your introduction paragraph---

Follow this video to help you compose your introduction!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWD3dZXZtPo​

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-Hook sentence- catch the audience's attention with this first sentence.

-Introduce your topic and background information.

-Compose your thesis statement: Example--

-I believe that ___________________ because of these three main facts/reasons _________, __________, _________.

-This concludes your introduction paragraph as long as it have 5-6 sentences.-

IF you think your introduction paragraph is complete, you should have a peer take a look at it! 

At this point you should have....

1. a formatted document

2. a good potential topic

3. one good source with a potential quote to use​

4. an introduction to​ your topic

​Body paragraphs

You can also begin composing body paragraphs- Use this video to help!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8nXCmyVnFU

1. Begin each paragraph with a transition word

   • first, to begin, in addition, by contrast, etc... ​

   • This site might help with transition words... https://nsargumentwritingblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/transition-words-useful-for-argument-writing/

2. Provide your support for your opinion in each paragraph.

3. Mention counterclaims that could be made and provide a rebuttal for each.​

4. All body paragraphs MUST include:

   • supporting details, counterclaims, rebuttal, and a quote from a source including citation.​

Poll

How many paragraphs were you able to BEGIN today?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4+

Be sure to also create your note cards to use during debate!