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What’s The CLAIM? This video is of different commercials. I plan to show this to introduce the idea of claims to the students.

What’s the CLAIM?

Author’s Claim An author’s claim is the author’s main argument; a person’s position (opinion) about a topic. A good claim is specific. Good claim: MTV’s popularity is decreasing because it no longer plays videos. Bad claim: MTV stinks. Students will take Cornell notes on author’s claim.

Author’s Claim An author presents reasons and evidence to convince others that his/her position (claim) is valid. This evidence is any fact that can be proven true. facts statistics

Author’s Claim Authors also use supporting information to convince others that his/her position (claim) is valid. This supporting information is not always provable facts. real world examples trends in behavior opinion

This picture will be used to introduce my Article of the Week about individuality. I am using a strategy called “See, Think, Wonder.”

Exit Ticket--Teen Individuality Which of the following best states the author’s claim? a. Individuality is hard to obtain, but can be accomplished when you love yourself. b. Teens value individuality more than adults. c. Being an individual requires sacrifice. d. There is no such thing as individuality as everyone is influenced by something. EOG style question reviewing author’s claim

his picture will be used to introduce my Article of the Week about perfectionism. This article will be used with my Honors class. I am using a strategy called “See, Think, Wonder.”

Exit Ticket--Stop Trying to be Perfect Which of the following best states the author’s claim? Perfection is a way of thinking that keeps us from getting hurt. b. Success is the result of perfection. c. Perfection simply doesn’t exist. d. If we live perfect and look perfect, we can avoid lots of blame and ridicule.

Support and evidence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9kf8QSmL4o&noredirect=1

“Ordinary Human” The author uses the word “switch” in stanza 2 instead of a word like “change” or “reversal”. As used in the text, what does the use of the word “switch” suggest about the speaker of the song? The speaker changed his mind about a decision that he previously made. The speaker is indecisive. c. The speaker noticed a difference in him right away. d. The speaker made a quick decision. TUESDAY: I will begin the song/EOG question warm up strategy this week. Right now, I will use this as a warm-up twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday). This song connects to our class novels, The Giver and Legend.

“Ordinary Human” 2. Which of the following best describes a likely result of the speaker leaving the city? The people will protest against the government leaders. The people will work to create a fair and just society. The people will lose all hope and the society will get worse. The people will perish as they won’t have a leader. TUESDAY: I will begin the song/EOG question warm up strategy this week. Right now, I will use this as a warm-up twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday). This song connects to our class novels, The Giver and Legend.

Author’s Claim: Evidence and Supporting Information http://www.thelearningodyssey.com/PIP/pip_LAShowWindow.aspx?LA=48394&LACode=0&LAS=0&LAScreenNumber=0&AffiliateCd=cu&BoolCMPIP=true&UserID=0&LastPage=No&MarkPIP=No&ThisPage=PIP_LASHOWWINDOW&UserID=0&screenheight=768 TUESDAY: This clip is from Compass Learning. I will continue the lesson on author’s claim but today focus on the evidence and supporting information authors use to back up claim. We also begin to evaluate the evidence used---was it effective or not.

Point of View WEDNESDAY: Optical Illusion to introduce the concept of POV.

Point of view Videos https://www.flocabulary.com/point-of-view/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OGMlrRSALY

First Person Point of View The events of the story is told from the viewpoint of a character of the story. Key Words: I, me, my, we, us, our WEDNESDAY: Point of View notes: Students will take Cornell notes.

Impact of 1st Person POV Readers can see events from a character’s point of view. Readers understand character’s better -especially the character telling the story.

Third Person Point of View The events of the story is told from the viewpoint from an outside narrator. The narrator is not a part of the story. Key Words: he, she, them, they, him, her WEDNESDAY: Point of View notes: Students will take Cornell notes.

Impact of 3rd Person POV Readers get to know the thoughts and feelings of other characters. WEDNESDAY: Point of View notes: Students will take Cornell notes.

3rd Person LIMITED POV Key Words: he, she, them, they, him, her The events of the story is told from the viewpoint from an outside narrator. The narrator is not a part of the story. The narrators is able to share the thoughts and feelings of one character--usually the main character-protagonist. Key Words: he, she, them, they, him, her WEDNESDAY: Point of View notes: Students will take Cornell notes.

3rd Person OMNISCIENT POV The events of the story is told from the viewpoint from an outside narrator. The narrator is not a part of the story. The narrator is able to share the thoughts and feelings of more than one character, if desired. Key Words: he, she, them, they, him, her WEDNESDAY: Point of View notes: Students will take Cornell notes.

“Ordinary Human” Which part of the text best describes how the author develops the point of view? The author has the narrator reveal his own thoughts and feelings about events. The author has a narrator who is not a part of the events to explain why one character is hoping for change. The author allows the reader to hear the events of the from the perspective of two characters. The author uses a narrator who is all-knowing which allows the reader to understand the thoughts and feelings of all characters. Thursday’s Do Now.

“Ordinary Human” 2. Which sentence best describes the point of view of the narrator of the story? He has full knowledge of other characters’ thoughts so he can predict future events. He is a part of the events that take place and he provides insight into his own thoughts/feelings. He is aware of what the other characters are thinking, but not all of them. He knows most of what happens in the story and why, but he does not know everything. Thursday’s Do Now.