English 8October 4, 2011

Do Now

Complete Monday and Tuesday in DLR. Please remain silent so that your classmates may thoughtfully complete their work.

(5 minutes)

When you are finished, please take out WDC and your vocabulary flashcards. Also, you will need your Cornell notes for today’s class.

DLR

Be sure your name, date and period is on your paper.

Please put my name on their, too.

Please swap papers with a neighbor.

Be sure your name is on the paper you corrected. It should say, “Corrected by . . .”

This way, you will receive credit for grading the paper.

Some classmates lost points for not filling out the progress grid on previous DLRs. ;-(

How to Talk about WDC

Our minds . . .

Predict!

Visualize!

Ask Questions!

Summarize!

Clarify!

Make connections!

Evaluate!

Language of Discipline: Warrant

Cornell Notes:

Left Side: What is a warrant?

Right Side: In writing an essay, the word warrant refers to the statement that connects your evidence to your claim

Essential Understanding Question

How does my evidence support my claim?

Use the Dual Entry Journal Handout [SAVE THIS]

State your claim:

The Little Rock Nine are appropriately referred to as warriors.

Use the evidence you wrote down on your Say, Mean, Matter

Using your evidence to Support your claim

Example: [Put this in your Cornell Notes]

Claim: The Little Rock Nine are appropriately referred to as warriors.

Evidence: “The physical and psychological punishment we endured profoundly affected all our lives. It transformed us into warriors who dared not cry even when we suffered intolerable pain.” (2)

Warrant: Use your own words to CLARIFY how your evidence supports your claim: why is this evidence important?

Writing Warrants in your groupDual Entry Journal

1. Choose a favorite piece of evidence (quote, including page number).

2. In your own words, explain and clarify how this quote supports your claim (3-5 sentences). This is your warrant.

3. Each group should complete three warrants.

4. Unfinished work is homework, tonight.

QUIZ TOMORROW:Use these words in meaningful sentences

1. Precedent

2. Contempt

3. Taunt

4. Fiasco

5. Adamant

Say, Mean, Matter

Say: What does the text say?

Mean: Write your analysis/interpretation.

Matter: Why is it important

ALL OF YOUR QUOTES SHOULD SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM

Homework

WDC through Chapter 14

Vocabulary Window(s) due Friday

WDC: Connect three pieces of evidence to your claim. Clarify using a warrant

Quiz Tomorrow: vocabulary sentences: 5 sentences, but know the other words, too!

GUM Part 2 and 3

EXIT TODAY

Vocabulary flashcards are your ticket out of class.