Wednesday, October 23, 2019

1.    Opening

A.   Unpacking Learning Targets (3 minutes)

•     I can write an essay explaining the universal refugee experience of turning ‘inside out’ and ‘back again.’

•     I can cite the strongest evidence from informational texts to support my claims about how refugees turn “inside out” and “back again.”

•     I can cite the strongest evidence from the novel Inside Out & Back Again to support my claims about who Ha is before she flees, and how she is turned “inside out” and “back again.”

*  I can cite where I found my evidence.

Take out the Model Essay

-Conclusion analysis: What makes a strong conclusion?

2.    Work Time

A.   Drafting the Essay (25 minutes)

B.   Analyzing NYS Expository Writing Evaluation Rubric Row 3 and Self-Assessing Draft Essay (12 minutes)

3.    Closing and Assessment

A.   Exit Ticket: Selecting a Refugee Experience for Further Research or consider other Genius Hour project ideas (5 minutes)

4.    Homework

Continue reading a good book.
Work on filling out all of your Unit 2, Lesson 15 packet and making sure your ideas are clear.  Have a complete outline of all paragraphs (in the 2.15 packet) so you can spend your time drafting during tomorrow's class.