Thursday,+September+29

Bell Ringer
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 * Choose a word from the above list of tone words. (If you don't know what one means, maybe you should look it up!)
 * With a partner, use a dry-erase marker to divide your desk into 4 squares.
 * DON'T WRITE THE WORD YOU CHOSE!
 * In the squares: 1. Draw the word. 2. Give examples of the word. 3. Give synonyms of the word. 4. Give antonyms of the word. (Check out the example! This is one of your words from advisory. Is it aspire, melancholy, reprehensible, concord, or diligent?)

Anchor Text
Read the article titled "All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Nerd" Make sure to annotate looking for key evidence in the text. Think about the tone, audience, and purpose!

Mini-Lesson: Tone Thesis
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 * With your small group:**
 * 1) Discuss the So What for today's text. What did these author's really want to do? What was the point?
 * 2) Discuss tones that would describe this article. Choose 2 that PRECISELY pinpoint the tone.
 * 3) Look at the student examples. HIGHLIGHT the tones. CIRCLE the power verbs. BOX the So What.
 * Individually:**
 * Craft your thesis statement for "All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Nerd!"

Homework

 * Read and Journal!
 * In your reading today, I want to see you practice this skill. Can you select a passage in your book that you could write a tone thesis for? Make this a Lot 3 journal entry! (Instead of text detail, just put the page number(s) of the part of the book this thesis statement is for.)
 * After writing it in your journal, share the thesis statement you come up with on the discussion board!