1. Tuesday September 22 nd VLT Info Tuesday September 22 nd VLT Info

2. O Vocab #4 O Performance Assessment Booklet H/O O Informative Essay Framework O Performance Assessment Agenda

3. Reciprocal

4. O Part of Speech – Adjective O Definition – To give and get in return

5. Uncanny

6. O Part of Speech – Adjective O Definition – Weird; unusual

7. Eke

8. O Part of Speech – Verb O Definition – To barely get by

9. Fickle

10. O Part of Speech – Adjective O Definition – Can’t make up your mind

11. Infatuation

12. O Part of Speech – Noun O Definition – A crush

13. Announcements O If you haven’t completed the DIA, or the Vocab Quiz from last Friday, I need to see you TODAY during office hours. O Progress Report grades get pulled today at 3:00, so if I don’t see you…

14. Framework for an Informative Essay Introduction Create a hook to grab your reader’s interest and clearly identify your subject. Body Discuss each main idea and support each idea with facts and examples. Conclusion Tie your ideas together. Summarize what you discussed, restate main idea, or draw conclusions.

15. Performance Assessment Source 1: Database pg.44 O Giant Squid O Underline/circle information that would be useful when writing your essay. O Why is it useful?

16. Performance Assessment Source 1: Database pg.44 O Giant Squid O Underline/circle information that would be useful when writing your essay. O Why is it useful? O It gives us the facts! O Information is specific, not generalized.

17. Performance Assessment Source 2: Science Article pg 45 O Zombie Worms Drill Whale Bones with Acid. O Highlight the facts in this article! O In what ways have zombie worms adapted to their environment? Cite evidence from the text.

18. Performance Assessment Source 2: Science Article pg 45 O Zombie Worms Drill Whale Bones with Acid. “The worms have developed a chemical strategy”. O In what ways have zombie worms adapted to their environment? Cite evidence from the text. “The worms have developed a chemical strategy”.

19. Write an informative essay to answer this question: O What adaptations allow deep sea creatures to survive in extreme environments? O This essay is a brief version of your vlt model O Only 3 paragraphs including: O Introduction O 1 AWESOME body paragraph including at least (2) citation. O Conclusion

20. Planning / Prewriting O Page 50 – Decide on key points you want to discuss O Collect textual evidence. O Create your thesis! O Remember to restate the question as a statement (as you answer the question) and give SPECIFIC examples. What adaptations allow deep sea creatures to survive in extreme environments?