English 9
Week Eight
WRITING THE ESSAY
Monday
COMPUTER LAB: TRANSITIONS
the spanish club traveled to madrid
spain during the summer
Identify parts of
 preposition,
speech:
 noun,
 pronoun (type and case),
 verb (type and tense),
 adverb,
 adjective,
 conjunction (type),
 gerund,
 participle,
 infinitive,
 article
Target for Monday
Target: I will learn how to create transitions for
argumentative writing.
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Conditions: I will use an argumentative outline to see the big
picture and will plan transitions between paragraphs, deciding on
order
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Criteria: understand how to cite and support specific evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and
relevant and sufficient evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.A
Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an
organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.B
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths
and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns.
SUBSTITUTE HERE—FINISHED WALL-E AND THE VIEWING GUIDE
Tuesday
CONSTRUCTING A COUNTERARGUMENT
the spanish club traveled to madrid
spain during the summer
Identify sentence parts
 Subject
 Verb (transitive or
intransitive)
 Direct object
 Indirect object
 Predicate nominative
 Predicate adjective
 Appositive/phrase
 Prepositional phrase
(adjective or adverb)
 Gerund phrase
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Infinitive phrase
Participial phrase
Object of preposition
Object of infinitive
Object of gerund
Object of participle
Target for Tuesday
Target: I will learn the purpose of
counterargument and how to incorporate
it into my writing.
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Conditions: I will write counterarguments and pick one
for use with my paper.
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Criteria: work in the lab to add counterargument to my
paper
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.B
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out
the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge
level and concerns.
Computer Lab
 Work on your paper in the lab, adding a
counterargument to the location that you’ve
deemed appropriate.
Exit Slip
 Share your paper with Mrs. Solt
Wednesday
COMPUTER LAB
the spanish club traveled to madrid
spain during the summer
Identify clauses
and sentence
type
 Independent
 Adverb dependent
 Adjective
dependent
 Noun dependent
 Simple
 Compound
 Complex
 Compound-complex
the spanish club traveled to madrid
spain during the summer
Add punctuation and capitalization
 Commas
 Semicolons
 Apostrophes
 Underlining
 Quotation marks
 End marks
Target for Wednesday
Target: I will learn to write an effective
introduction and conclusion for my paper.
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Conditions: I will type my paper in the computer lab.
Criteria: completed typed draft submitted and saved on
Google Docs.
Standards:
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.D
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and
conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.E
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument
presented.
Computer lab
Finish typing your unit paper on
whether or not we are amusing
ourselves to death.
Exit Slip
 Save to finished paper to Google Docs.
NO SCHOOL THURSDAY or
FRIDAY