Week 6 - U4 - Lesson 9/10/11 - Portfolio & Review - Sept. 16/18

SDI English 9
Week 6 - Unit 4 - Lessons 9/10/11 - Sept. 16th/18th

Poll

Would you rather be able to fly or be able to breathe underwater?

• Fly

• Breathe under water

Reminders

​Portfolios are due September 20th.

There are templates for completing your portfolios on my Padlet and on the guided notes Padlet.

Portfolios are worth a BIG chunk of your grade so it is important to get help, work hard, and take your time.

Study hall hours are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Go!

Match

Stem Review

Match the following stems to their definitions:

• De-

• Micro-

• Sub-

• Super-

• Phobia-

down

small

under

over

fear

• down

• small

• under

• over

• fear

Match

Quick Review:

Match the following words to their definitions:

• sequential

• relevant

• sufficient

• works cited

• explanatory text

logical order

relates to the topic

when something is enough

page at the end with references

non-fiction text that explains something

• logical order

• relates to the topic

• when something is enough

• page at the end with references

• non-fiction text that explains something

• organize your writing into correct structures including an intro, body, and conclusion paragraph

• practice new terms: bias, reliable source, elements, transitions, and closing statements

• Review terms from last week.

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Objectives for Today:
(remember - objective means goal)

Multiple Choice

Should your portfolio be fiction, opinion, or non-fiction (fact based)?

• fiction

• opinion

• non-fiction

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of skills to meet a goal:

• making to do lists, creating planner events, meeting with a tutor

• Learning to sky dive

• Running a marathon

• working out, eating healthy, practicing meditation

Step 1 - Make a copy and rename it like this: L.Pavlock - Eng. 9 Portfolio Draft

​Go to "File"
Select "Make a copy"
Rename the document to your first initial and last name. (see example above)
Once you finish you can start thinking about your topic - there is going to be a question in a moment.

​CLICK THIS LINK or CHECK THE CHAT FOR THE LINK

Lets Start Drafting Your Portfolio

​On the next slide you are going to choose your topic for your portfolio (if you haven't already). Remember you TOPIC is what you will need the SKILLS to accomplish.

Example: If my topic is "running a marathon" or "how to train for a marathon" I will then talk about the skills it will take you to achieve the topic/goal.

a. Perseverance - training each day even when you don't want to
b. Dedication - making sure to eat healthy every day to stay in shape by making healthy meals
c. Getting help - getting a coach or trainer to help you meet your goal

Open Ended

What is the TOPIC for your portfolio going to be?

REMEMBER this is NOT the skills you will need in order to meet your goal. JUST the TOPIC.

Why is your topic important?

​Why did you choose this topic?


Why do you feel this topic (goal) is important?


Why should people know how to do this?

This is what you will put in the "background information section"

- Now that you have chosen your topic lets pick 3 skills you would need to meet the topic goal.


- Examples of skills you would need to meet a goal:

​​Let's Talk Skills

​Passing Classes
Time Management
Study Skills
Self Advocating

​Running a Marathon
Dedication to Training
Nutrition Planning
Perseverance

Making New Friends

Adaptability

Event Planning
Active Listening

In the chat, send me 3 skills for your topic.

DO NOT just copy from the previous slide.

Now that you have three skills we are going to create your thesis statement.

Remember - your thesis statement is just that, a statement. Not a question.

It should state your topic and your three skills/points.

If my topic is making new friends (or how to make new friends) and my skills are communication, confidence, and event planning then my thesis statement would look something like this:

In order to make new friends you need to have three important things to help you; communication skills, confidence, and event planning skills.

​Thesis Statements

Open Ended

Write a draft of your thesis statement. This should be 1 sentence and it should include your three skills AND your topic.

If you need help look back at your notes or at your Google Doc.

Topic Sentence: Introduce the main idea of this paragraph.

Example: “The first reason why…”

Supporting Details: Provide evidence or examples to back up your topic sentence.

Example: “For instance, [example].”

Explanation: Explain how the evidence supports your topic sentence.

Example: “This shows that…”

Concluding Sentence: Wrap up the paragraph and transition to the next point.

Example: “Therefore, it is clear that…”

​BODY PARAGRAPHS

An important skill needed for _________(topic) is...

A key part of _______(topic) is being able to...

There are many skills needed to _______(topic) but the most important skill is...

Another skill needed to ______(topic) is...

Being successful at _______(topic) means that a person should be good at....

In order to _______(topic) a person needs to practice _______ (skill).

Topic Sentence Starters

Match

Match the following essay terms to their definitions.

• hook

• evidence

• background information

• thesis statement

• topic sentence

1st sentence of the intro paragraph

a direct quote or example

summary of why the topic is important

last sentence of the intro paragraph

1st sentence of the body paragraph

• 1st sentence of the intro paragraph

• a direct quote or example

• summary of why the topic is important

• last sentence of the intro paragraph

• 1st sentence of the body paragraph

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