1.5.5 ELA

Roots, Close Read - Text Features, Sustained Writing

Today We Will:

• use roots to determine the meaning of words

• write complete sentences using words created with roots

• read and annotate a nonfiction text

• analyze text features in a nonfiction text

• complete a sustained writing practice

Roots - cept, fract/frag, gen, phon

​Engage

In this cycle of Word Work, you have been studying the roots cept, fract/frag, gen, and phon. To further practice with your newfound knowledge.

1. Go to edio
2. Click on Word Work tab, page 2 "Roots"
3.Then, you will click the "Launch New Window" tab.

Discover

To continue your study of the roots cept, fract/frag, gen, and phon, you will define a new set of words.

You may already know the definition of some of these words, but try to define them by using the root's definition.

Multiple Choice

A common side effect of dysphonia is hoarseness and a sore throat.

Which of the following reflects the best definition of dysphonia?

Hint: the prefix dys- means bad, difficult, or impaired

• a sound born from another sound

• any disturbance of normal sound

• clear and loud music

Multiple Choice

Lorenzo became a doctor to study congenital disorders in newborns.

Which of the following reflects the best definition of congenital?

• something someone is born with, such as a character trait or physical state

• 
  a broken bone

• mimicking a trait that someone else has

Open Ended

Choose one of the following words and write one sentence that correctly apply to the word you selected:

*susceptible

*fraction

*genetic

*megaphone

Reading: Close Read - Text Features

According to Surviving Social Media: Shut Down the Haters, "the term troll originally came from the sport of fishing. In fishing, trolling means to draw a baited hook through the water in hopes of catching something. Internet trolls post their opinions online in the hope of upsetting someone or baiting them into an argument."

Beware of Trolls

While there are many good things to come out of social media, like being able to connect with, communicate with, and help others, there can be negative aspects as well.

One thing to be aware of when navigating social media is trolls. Internet trolls are very different from the cute kind of trolls you may have seen in the Trolls movie or even the ugly ones you may have read about in fairy tales

Engage

Draw

Match the image to the correct text feature.

Conduct Your Close Read

You will conduct a close read of the same chapters you read during the first read.

• "A History of Social Media" - pages 15 to 25

• "Making Connections" - pages 26 to 36

• "Social or Antisocial?" - pages 46 to 56

Your close read should focus on text features. Look for headings, sidebars, graphs, and photographs.

Close Read Walk-Through

Press through the screens on page 5 in edio (Reading section) to analyze examples of text features in Surviving Social Media: Shut Down the Haters.

Be sure to read the information on each screen.

Multiple Choice

Review the text features in "History of Social Media." What happened in 2016?

• Facebook expanded the Like button into reactions.

• The Oxford dictionary named selfie the word of the year.

• TikTok reaches 500 million users.

Multiple Choice

Look at the chart below carefully. What trend in social media users do you see?

• The number of social media users has steadily increased over the years.

• The number of social media users has steadily decreased over the years.

• The number of social media users has stayed the same over the years.

​Writing: Sustained Writing Practice

Engage

Throughout your ELA course, you will practice your writing by completing sustained writing practices.

These writing practices will look just like the baseline writing you completed at the beginning of the course. The goal of the sustained writing practice is to boost your writing stamina.

The more you practice, the more you will end up being able to write, and the better your writing will be!

Set a timer for five minutes and continue writing. Aim to keep writing the entire time.

​Sustained Writing Practice Reminders

Writing Prompts: Argumentative

In a previous lesson, you learned about the argumentative writing project for this unit and developed a claim that supports your argument about whether a specific example of technology has caused humanity's downfall or success.


You can start writing in the text answer box on page 5 in edio.

​Compose a sustained writing based on one of the following prompts:
1.) Many sci-fi texts and movies present a very dark vision of our future. Do you believe they could be an accurate representation of what the future may be like?

2.) How has technology helped humanity flourish?

• defined multisyllabic words by using your understanding of the roots cept, fract/frag, gen, and phon;

• conducted a close read of Surviving Social Media: Shut Down the Haters and focused on text features and main ideas; and

• completed a sustained writing practice.

In the next lesson, you will read an article about facial recognition. As you read, consider how all of these different technologies have helped or harmed humanity.

Today you: