1. Warm Up – Correct the follow sentence using editing and proofreading marks.
The Piaroa tribe in Venezuela has an interesting custom on special occassions, they roast spiders the size of dinner plates.

2. Agenda MUGS Review Hot Topics Reading Commentary
“Texting is not Talking” Model Read Aloud and Analysis
Choose 2nd article and complete analysis

3. Agenda – All work should be completed independently today.
Warm Up
Complete all commentary readings and chart
Complete Comma Splices and Runs-On Packet
Organize Notebook
Independent Reading

4. Agenda Warm Up – Poem Response Commentary Quickwrites Texting Myspace
Voting
Animal cruelty/testing

5. Warm Up 1/29/10 - Mugshots
It should have been obvious when you visited that cleo is the greatest dog in the world not only does she hang out with us but she loves to wrestle when she’s finally tired cleo will take a nap with her head on you lap.

6. Agenda Warm Up Writing Debate Notebook Checklist/Organization
Independent Reading Log

7. Texting can ruin your communication skills.
Claim/Argument – One of your reasons to support your opinion on the issue
Support – Specific evidence from life experience or research that supports your claim
Commentary – explanation of how your evidence supports your claim.
Warrant – Relate your claim and commentary back to your opinion

8. Texting while driving should be illegal.
Claim/Argument – One of your reasons to support your opinion on the issue
Support – Specific evidence from life experience or research that supports your claim
Commentary – explanation of how your evidence supports your claim.
Warrant – Relate your claim and commentary back to your opinion

9. Testing on animals is necessary.
Claim/Argument – One of your reasons to support your opinion on the issue
Support – Specific evidence from life experience or research that supports your claim
Commentary – explanation of how your evidence supports your claim.
Warrant – Relate your claim and commentary back to your opinion

10. Cheating is always wrong.
Claim/Argument – One of your reasons to support your opinion on the issue
Support – Specific evidence from life experience or research that supports your claim
Commentary – explanation of how your evidence supports your claim.
Warrant – Relate your claim and commentary back to your opinion

11. Teenagers should have myspace pages.
Claim/Argument – One of your reasons to support your opinion on the issue
Support – Specific evidence from life experience or research that supports your claim
Commentary – explanation of how your evidence supports your claim.
Warrant – Relate your claim and commentary back to your opinion

12. Warm Up 2/1/10
Based on the texts that we read last week, make a list of five characteristics of persuasive/commentary writing.

13. Agenda Warm Up Review persuasive techniques
Reread “A Cruel Place” and read like a writer
Partner reread and read like a writer

14. Warm Up 2/2/10
Make a list of four things that really bother you in this world.

15. Agenda Warm Up Discuss List Develop Commentary Topics
15 minutes independent
15 minutes partner

16. Focused Freewrite
Write two questions for Ms. Posta about your commentary topic.
What would you like help with?
What are you struggling with?

17. What is commentary? Opinion Reader to change mind Details Research
Vocabulary
Surveys
Persuade the person’s point of view
Get the reader to agree
Topic
Persuade
Facts
Interesting
Why you want them to change their mind
Claim
Purpose
Voice
Sarcasm
Nonfiction
Trying to make a change
Evidence to support
Examples
Questions with answers
Has to make sense
Commentary
Hook
Statistics
Good word choice
Back up their opinion
Words, Phrases, quotes
Real facts from personal experience
Proof
Anecdotes
Counter-argument
Rebuttal
Audience must see your point
Good Ideas
Comparisons
Prove something

18. Agenda Warm Up – Poem Response Continue to develop topic
Conferences with Ms. Posta – have your questions ready!
Freewrite/Discovery Draft/Research

19. Warm Up 2/4/10
List three different types of audience that may be interested in reading your commentary.
Explain how your audience will effect your essay.

20. Agenda Warm Up – Discuss Audience Model Graphic Organizer
Complete prewriting/brainstorming process
Conferences

21. DO NOT RECOPY THIS SENTENCE Identify the nouns in the following sentence by circling them. What do you notice about the nouns that the writer uses in this sentence.
Although teens today will eventually become the ones who set the standards for spelling and grammar, our elders are calling the shots now, and they tend to look down on spelling and grammatical errors. This could easily affect one’s grades or job opportunities.

22. Warm Up 2/18/10 Underline the verbs in the following sentence:
As he stares at the blank answer page all the problems look blurry and when the results come back the student realizes that he failed.
What do you notice about the verbs that the writer chooses to use?

23. Warm Up 2/22/10 Explain where you are with your commentary essay.
Write one concern/question you have about completing this portfolio piece.