For The Record

For the Record, ELA is important for:

Critical Thinking:

Learning to analyze literature effectively not only teaches you how to better enjoy books, music and film, but also how to better understand the causes and effects taking place in your family, neighborhood and the world around you.

• Critical Thinking
• Close Reading
• Writing
• Culture
• Vocabulary and Grammar

Close Reading:

Close reading teaches you to read between the lines, which is important for everyday tasks such as reading instructions and reading contracts.

Writing:

Learning to express yourself concisely, accurately and convincingly is important if you hope to write emails that earn respect, to enter any career in which communication is essential or simply to speak with authority, learning to write well is important.

Culture:

English class is important for helping you appreciate diversity, develop sensitivity and, perhaps most importantly, contribute to the future of culture through your writing and critical thinking.

Vocabulary and Grammar:

The more words you have at your fingertips, and the more comfortable you are using them accurately in sentences, the easier it will be for you to communicate with others.

• What's going on in the video?
• What lesson does this boy need to learn (theme)?

Bellringer:

Why are the concepts and/or skills learned in English class important in the real world or your future?

If he didn't already know those lessons, where else could he have learned them?

Hook and So What?

Getting and keeping someone's attention will come in handy when you are interviewing for jobs, making new friends, speaking to your boss, etc. A Hook and So What should do exactly this: get and keep the reader's attention.

Research Simulation

Whenever you form an argument--asking a parent to go to a friend's house, asking a teacher for an extension on a due date, etc.--you cannot simply state your claim. You must support it with evidence to PROVE to your audience that they should do what you want them to do or believe what you say.

Life Lessons

Stations

Choose from the following themes and create your own life lesson:

Greed

Appearances

Forgiveness

Dreams

Education

Happiness

Overcoming Obstacles

Bullying

Family Struggles

Work

Success

Friendships

Context and Text Evidence

When making informed decisions, it is important to incorporate new information with your own opinion. By blending your information with others' you show that you have done your research and are not simply stating your opinion.

Where are we? Where do we need to be?

Check Out:

So, now that we have discussed important elements of the PARCC, what is one thing that EVERY student needs to remember for the test?

We spent today reviewing specific areas of improvement. Last week you received a study guide that reviewed additional important information. Now it's time to show what you know!

Homework:

Write a letter to your shoulder buddy with tips to remember for the PARCC.

PARCC Study Guide/For the Record Quiz

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For The Record

Point of view refers to ____________________ on the PARCC.

You will have _______ minutes to take the Narrative Task.

You will have _______ minutes to take the Literary Analysis Task.

You will have _______ minutes to take the Research Simulation Task.

The prompt “Compare and Contrast how each author’s point of view/purpose shapes the content and style of the texts” is an example of one that you could see on which of the following tasks?

A. Literary Analysis

B. Research Simulation

C. Narrative Task

Theme : Fiction as ____________ : Nonfiction

A. Interview

B. Anecdote

C. Example

D. Claim

Which of the following is NOT a way to organize body paragraphs on essays?

A. 1st story, 2nd story, Similarity/Difference

B. 1st story, Similarity, 2nd story, Difference

C. Similarities, Differences

D. Literary Device, Literary Device

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What is the difference between anecdote and examples?

Anecdote=_______________

Examples=_______________

What is the difference between expert opinions and interviews?

Expert opinions= ________________

Interviews= _____________________

When an argument is weak, how can it be made stronger?

Pictures, charts, and graphs are all examples of which of the following?

A. Imagery

B. Visuals

C. Allusions

On the PARCC test, how many paragraphs should your narrative be?

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The multiple choice questions are helpful when answering which prompt(s) on the PARCC?

Of the following choices, which is the best way to blend context with text evidence?

A. Use a quotation as a sentence by itself.

B. Use words like “such as” or “by saying” as transitions into the quotations.

C. Overuse quotations to fully support your claims.

D. Work quotations smoothly into your own sentence structure.

Name one way that ELA is important to the “real world.”