1. NONFICTION Analysis

2. February 5, 2015 Agenda Silent Reading Explanatory SSE Paragraph Venn Diagram Comparison Homework Explanatory Paragraph for Venn Diagram

3. SSE Paragraph Copy down the following Prompt on your Paper Don’t forget your heading! Prompt: Explain the author’s claim in the article “The Goal of Education is Becoming.”

4. Helpful Tips Paragraph Structure Topic Sentence Concrete Detail (Quote with signal phrase attached) – Commentary Concrete Detail (Quote with signal phrase attached) – Commentary Concluding Sentence Remember Your Topic Sentence need to make a claim (answer the prompt) and contain a TAG Your quotes must be introduced with a signal phrase (speaker and context) Your commentary must EXPLAIN how the quote supports your claim Use the vocabulary we have covered in class throughout your discussion.

5. NCLB and Becoming Compare and Contrast

6. Create a Venn Diagram on Your Paper (It doesn’t have to be perfect!) NCLB Becoming

7. Complete the Venn Diagram Consider the Following for Point of Comparison Main ideas Claims Types of Evidence Every Aspect of SoapsTone o Speaker o Occasion o Audience o Purpose o Subject o Tone