1. Warm Up
Objective: Scientists will demonstrate their writing by applying ELA conventions to the Research Task Simulation Pre-Assessment.
What is the topic?
What will you be doing?
Why is this important?
How will you know if you have done well?

2. Warm Up
Objective: Scientists will demonstrate their writing by applying ELA conventions to the Research Task Simulation Pre-Assessment.
What is the topic? writing
What will you be doing? Research Task Simulation Pre-Assessment
Why is this important? Understanding of your baseline, what you need to do to improve writing for PARCC and life
How will you know if you have done well? Do your best following the rubric

3. Research Simulation Task Pre-Assessment
Automatic 4 as long as you…
Try your best
Remain quiet
Follow school and class rules
The prompt:
Write an essay detailing the benefits and disadvantages of genetic profiling using textual evidence from all three texts. In your essay,
identify the claims from both sides of this issue
identify the reasons that support each claim and their evidence
explain the strengths and limitations of each claim
state your own claim and justify your position