1. “Homeroom Zombies” by Lawrence Epstein Turn Off, Tune Out, Turn In” by Marissa Lang “From Zzzz’s to A’s” by PBS Frontline (Video) “Rethinking Sleep?” by David K. Randall
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

2. Do Now
Jim Simmons used the pigeons in several official search and rescue missions because he
needed to determine the limits of their endurance
wanted to test their ability to work with humans
wanted to assess what they had learned in their training
planned to save many people with their skills

3. Daily Report Date Agenda Objective
March 1, 2017
Agenda
Do Now
Daily Report
Do Now Review
Culminating Task
Three main points
Thesis Statement
Closure
Homework
2 Read Theory quizzes 85%+
Objective
We will analyze texts and craft a thesis statement to argue for which is supported the best.
Standard
RI 6.6/ RI 6.8 3

4. Do Now Review
Jim Simmons used the pigeons in several official search and rescue missions because he
needed to determine the limits of their endurance
wanted to test their ability to work with humans
wanted to assess what they had learned in their training
planned to save many people with their skills

5. Moving On…
S L A N T

6. Remember our Objective
We will analyze texts and craft a thesis statement to argue for which is supported the best.

7. Culminating Task
As part of this unit, you have learned about the issue of sleep by reading, viewing, and discussing texts. These texts provided different points of view (arguments) supported with reasons and evidence from a variety of sources.
You have learned that reasons and evidence from credible sources are a crucial component of an effective argument.
This task asks you to use what you learned in the unit to come up with your point of view about the quality of the argument that each author made in his or her text.

8. Culminating Task Info
Analyze your texts and completed “Analyzing an Argument” charts to determine which author you will argue for.
Determine three main reasons why you believe one author supported his/her argument about sleep better than the others.

9. Thesis Statement
Create a thesis statement for your essay based on your three main reasons.
Peer Edit
Edit your elbow partner’s thesis statement to ensure it has all of the previously taught parts:
Their position (argument)
Three reasons why they took that position.
Everything is in one sentence.

10. Closure
Whip Around
How important is organization when writing? Why?