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Appointment Clock

Today I will:


  • Establish 12 different conversation partners in the class, sharing answers to various getting-to-know you questions.
  • Identify and label claims and evidence in the article, "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?"
  • Define an evidence sentence and write evidence sentences

Agenda


  • Set up "Appointment Clock"
  • Revisit evidence collector from yesterday
  • Writing Academy: Evidence Sentence for Non-Fiction Articles
    • Handout distributed during class; click the link if you misplace it or are absent

Homework:

  • The vocabulary is due today on Google Classroom. Please remember to digitally turn it in. I will check it in and enter points into the grade book today.
  • Prospective honors students: Honors Assignment // "Apple Investors Urge Action on iPhone Addition Among Kids" (yellow packet)
    • Over the weekend, complete the first two sections: Vocabulary Study & Survey the Text

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