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Subtleties “There was my preference for the subtleties of dawn and dusk, as opposed to the vulgar blaring hour of high noon.” ~ from “My Life as a Bat”

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1 Subtleties “There was my preference for the subtleties of dawn and dusk, as opposed to the vulgar blaring hour of high noon.” ~ from “My Life as a Bat” by Margaret Atwood Journal 11-6-14 The Word-of-the-day is Subtleties. 1.Write the word and the sentence below. 2.Write a new sentence with the word subtleties. Be sure to add context clues to your new sentence. 3.Be ready to share.

2 aka “The VLT” VOLUSIA LITERACY TEST RUBRIC

3 VOLUSIA LITERACY TEST (VLT) + Planning Reading Text = Your Essay

4 GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC

5 Find and highlight or underline the following:  What is this rubric for?  What type of writing will be graded with this rubric?  What categories will your essay be graded on?  What score would a perfect essay receive?  Can you receive a zero? How? NAVIGATING THE RUBRIC

6  Response = GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC your essay

7  Purpose = GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC your reason

8  Focus = GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC your topic

9  Organization = GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC your writing structure; the order or sequence of your writing

10  Evidence = GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC Facts/statements from the text

11  Elaboration = GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC explanation of the evidence

12 GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC - PURPOSE, FOCUS, AND ORGANIZATION

13 GRADES 8-11 INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY TEXT-BASED WRITING RUBRIC

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16  With your partner, read the remaining sections of the rubric and determine three words that best describe each section.  Write these words in your blank rubric.  I will be walking around and helping. Please ask for help, if needed.  Be ready to share. THREE LITTLE WORDS

17  On the sticky note,  Write your first name.  Then, briefly explain how you would receive a 4 on your informational/expository essay. EXIT TICKET

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