Objectives: Today I will explore potential nonfiction writing topics
Homework:
Agenda:
Homework:
- Nonfiction book completed by tomorrow
- 12 Notice & Note entries due tomorrow
- Study for the Nonfiction Quiz on Friday
- Signed Nonfiction Topic form due Friday
Agenda:
- Vocabulary Quiz Update
- Still grading -- thanks for being patient!
- Heads up! If you have not yet taken your quiz, or if you need more time to finish it, I have given it to your Charger Time teacher.
- Nonfiction Study Guide
- Same structure as the quiz, and very similar question types
- Be familiar with...
- Text Features
- Text Structure
- Notice & Note Strategies
- 10 minutes to work on the study guide in class
- Study Guide KEY
- Nonfiction Writers' Workshop
- You will be writing a 5-paragraph essay on a topic that is
- a local highlight
- a contemporary issue
- or a historical event
- The essay will be formatted and presented using Microsoft Sway
- Examples
- You will be writing a 5-paragraph essay on a topic that is
- Writers' Workshop Calendar
- What's different from most unit calendars I've given to you?
- Signed topic form: Choose a topic that you'd like to write about by Friday. Talk to your parent/guardian about it.
- This should be a new topic (one you have not written about before). This is why I'm asking for your parent/guardian's signature!
- Keep the calendar portion at home; return the top portion -- signed by your parent/guardian -- by Friday.
- What's different from most unit calendars I've given to you?
- Essay Topic Ideas
- Contemporary Issues: These are current problems that we are still facing in the world today (ex. Climate Change)
- Local Highlights: These are different places, groups, or events from the surrounding area (ex. The Space Needle)
- Historical Events: These are memorable past events that have had an impact on the world today (ex. September 11, 2001)
- Talk with your table partner(s) about the different topic ideas, and brainstorm your own
- Circle your favorite idea in each of the three categories
- Gallery Walk
- Look at each image posted and read its caption
- What type of topic is it? What is interesting about each picture? What details make the image stand out?
- Spend at least 1 minute per picture