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STAR Reading Test #2 in Google Classroom

STAR Reading Test #2

Please click on the link below to access STAR Reading. Your student ID number is your user name and your 8-digit birthdate is your password (MMDDYYYY). Please make sure you're choosing the reading test. If it asks for a monitor password, please type in: admin

PLEASE be as honest as possible when taking this. If there is a drastic increase in your score from last time, you may be asked to take it again.

https://global-zone08.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/126870

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"Official English/Fear Spanish?" Type III in Google Classroom

"Official English/Fear Spanish?" Type III

Use the model in the attachment to write a type 3 essay about whether or not English should be made the official language of the United States.
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CO: SWBAT to develop a claim and support it with textual evidence from the article.
LO: SWBAT to write a one paragraph essay with a claim and supporting evidence using the skeleton provided
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

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Journal: Today is a Mental Health Check Day! in Google Classroom

Journal: Today is a Mental Health Check Day!

Please follow the directions in the journal document.

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"The Raven" Questions in Google Classroom

"The Raven" Questions

Please type your answers into the document and submit it.

CO: After listening/viewing two different versions of "The Raven", SWBAT to compare/contrast between the two sources.
LO: After listening/viewing two different versions of "The Raven", SWBAT to explain one difference either orally or in google chat between the two sources using a sentence stem.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7
Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play by an American dramatist.)

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"The Raven" Quiz in Google Classroom

"The Raven" Quiz

Please use your questions and answers when completing this quiz.

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Banning Guns AOTW in Google Classroom

Banning Guns AOTW

Click on the assignment link to analyze today's article. Annotations must be turned in for a grade!
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CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of text by identifying persuasive elements (with annotations) being used by the author.
LO: Students will share at least one example of a persuasive element being used in the AOTW either orally or in the chat using the sentence stem provided.
Standard(s): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

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AGAINST Banning Guns AOTW in Google Classroom

AGAINST Banning Guns AOTW

Click on the assignment link to analyze today's article. Annotations must be turned in for a grade!
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CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of text by identifying persuasive elements (with annotations) being used by the author.
LO: Students will share at least one example of a persuasive element being used in the AOTW either orally or in the chat using the sentence stem provided.
Standard(s): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

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Banning Guns Type III in Google Classroom

Banning Guns Type III

Click on the assignment link to write a Type III analysis of the persuasive elements being used in the article.
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CO: SWBAT demonstrate analysis of text by identifying persuasive elements in a type 3 assignment
LO: SWBAT share at least one example of a persuasive element being used in the AOTW either orally or in the chat using the sentence stem provided.
Standard(s): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.A Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.B Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.