Friday 4/20/18 Notebook Entry: What are strategies you use to help you when you are writing?

Why does the Atacama Desert get so little precipitation? Scientific Question Why does the Atacama Desert get so little precipitation? Your job is to clearly explain how your claim about the Atacama Desert is connected to and supported by the evidence. You should explain all the evidence clearly and logically so that someone reading your argument, who has not seen the data and heard our discussion, would understand why the evidence you included is important. Review your data analysis notes (if you worked with a partner review together). You will have about 5 minutes to do this. Everyone writes their own argument. One person use the copy in the packet. The other person will get another copy. We will be working today and tomorrow. Due by end of class tomorrow.

A Scientific Argument is… Persuasive = cause someone to be certain of something through reasoning and evidence. Clearly organized = use of topic sentence, paragraph structure, sentence structure, transition words Clear on connection between claim and evidence = full explanation, flow of explanation Writing that contains science ideas that are accurate and relevant = show how the science connects the evidence to the claim. Writing arguments is the way that scientists clarify and strengthen their thinking and communicate their ideas to others.

Construct an Explanation Based on Evidence Use the evidence cards, your 2 column notes, and the analyzing evidence page to help you with planning your argument.

Evidence Card C: Rain Shadow Effect

Copy this week’s schedule into your assignment notebook. Monday 4/23/18 Copy this week’s schedule into your assignment notebook. No Notebook Entry but you still need your textbook and spiral at your seat!

Writing your Argument READ THE RUBRIC on the back of your graphic organizer from Friday. what are you expected to include? Use your graphic organizer to help you write your argument. You have identified the key elements- topic, main idea, supporting details & conclusion Now put it together into a paragraph on a piece of lined paper. Read your paragraph. Reading out loud to yourself helps you hear errors. At __________________ you will swap papers with a class made to get some peer feedback on your argument.

Are you ready to turn it in? Staple all your papers together in the following order: Final Draft of Climate of the Atacama paragraph Graphic Organizer – Constructing an explanation from evidence Investigation: Climate of the Atacama Now you are ready to turn it all in!!!!

Tuesday 4/24/18 Notebook Entry: Our study of the Atacama has focused on factors that affect precipitation. The climate of an area is also described by its average temperature patterns. What factors do you think influence temperature?

Argument Paragraph next steps… When you are ready for a peer to review your paragraph Once you are ready to turn in your paragraph for grading Ask Mrs. Burke to give you a partner. Exchange paragraphs & student CER checklist with your assigned classmate. Read classmates paper & mark on their student checklist the level you think each required part is at in the paragraph. Return papers to peer. Review checklist feedback & make changes. Staple all your papers together in the following order & then turn in: Final Draft of Climate of the Atacama paragraph Graphic Organizer – Constructing an explanation from evidence Investigation: Climate of the Atacama Begin homework: Read, do and highlight pages 166-171