Monday, May 20 Day 8

Meeting in auditorium after payday.

There's a study guide on the hw calendar for tomorrow's quiz.

Please work industriously to finish your letter.

Objectives: 

Stay Safe
Be Kind

SWBAT: explain the key points of life in Athens and Sparta, government in Greece, and write a coherent argument letter

Digital Literacy

6-8.DTC.b.1 Communicate and publish key ideas and details individually or collaboratively in a way that informs, persuades, and/or entertains using a variety of digital tools and media-rich resources.

6-8.DTC.c.3 Gather, organize, and analyze information from digital sources by quoting, paraphrasing, and/or summarizing.


Literacy
Grades 6–8 Writing Standards for Literacy in the Content Areas [WCA] Text Types and Purposes 

 4. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. 

a. Introduce a topic clearly

b. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

 c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas, concepts, or procedures.

 d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

 e. Establish and maintain a style appropriate to audience and purpose (e.g., formal for academic writing). 

f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. 

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 

5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.