Monday Jan 27, 2014.7th Grade 8th Grade

--Behavior Reminders-SSR (15)--Read The Egypt Game--Persuasion Brainstorming

-Behavior Reminders-SSR/SSR Conferences-Journal-Read Monster

Warm-Up: Give an example of an ethical appeal.

Warm-Up: Define the following:

objection overruled montage

VocabularyObjection:an expression or feeling of opposition; a reason for disagreeing. In court, it is a motion during a trial to disallow a witness’s testimony or other evidence:Over-Ruled:Not allowed to stand in court proceedings

Montage: the process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole.

NO!

Do you think that Steve is innocent or guilty at this point in the novel? Why or why not?Steve seems to be a good kid who is involved in school and makes good grades. So, why is he in this situation, and why does he choose to hang out with these “thugs”?

*Journal for Monster

* Dear Mrs. Jones,

Instructions: Write a letter explaining not only why you behaved incredibly poorly, but also apologize sincerely to the teacher to whom you were so disrespectful. Your letter will be graded on grammar, spelling, and intent. It must be at least one page long. This will be a grade. Sign your name at the bottom.

Sincerely, Your name

*Letter of Apology

Tuesday Jan 28, 2014.7th Grade 8th Grade

--Behavior Reminders-SSR (15)--Skits--Read the Egypt Game

-SSR/SSR Conferences-Journal-Read Monster

Warm-Up: You are grounded but all of your friends are going to a movie. How do you convince your parents to let you go?

Warm-Up: Define the following:

mosaic Bid Whist Diminutive

*Persuasive Skits

*Conversation-With your group only please*Help-Any questions, please raise your hand*Activity-Creating a skit that shows an

understanding of persuasive appeals*Movement-Stay in your area until told you

move*Participation-EVERYONE must play an active

role in the skit*Sound-Level 2/5

Vocabulary (all images from Bing)

2). Mosaic p. 151a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns

3). Bid Whist p.154Card game in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the suit to be trump 4). Diminutive p.161indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible

Wednesday Jan 29, 2014.7th Grade 8th Grade

-SSR (15)--”What Matters to Me” Persuasive Brainstorming--Egypt Game

-SSR/SSR Finish Conferences-Assignment #1-Go over assignment #1 as a class-Read Monster

Warm-Up: The answer is “persuading your audience through the effort of having them believe you are credible, reliable and trustworthy.” What is the question?

Warm-Up: Define the following:

manslaughter parole hurdy-gurdy

Vocabulary (all images from Bing)

1) ManslaughterThe unlawful killing of a human being without any deliberation, which may be involuntary.

2) Parolethe provisional release of a prisoner who agrees to certain conditions prior to the completion of the sentence. 3) Hurdy-GurdyStringed instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to those of a violin

Hurdy Gurdy Music

Thursday Jan 30, 2014.7th Grade 8th Grade

-SSR (15)--Begin writing persuasive letter--Egypt Game--SSR logs due tomorrow!!!

-SSR-Read “The Hitchhiker” -Go over assignment #1 as a class-Read Monster

Warm-Up: The answer is “persuading your audience through the effort of causing them to feel a certain emotion.” What is the question?

Warm-Up:

Which character is the other man on trial besides Steve?

Friday Jan 30, 2014.7th Grade 8th Grade

-SSR (15)--Begin writing persuasive letter--Egypt Game--SSR logs due tomorrow!!!

-SSR-Vocabulary Quiz-Complete Assignment #2-Go over Assignment 2 as a class-Read Monster

Warm-Up: The answer is “persuading your audience through facts, statistics and their sense of reason.” What is the question?

Warm-Up: Which character has openly admitted to the robbery, but testifies against Steve and James king for a shorter jail sentence?