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No, Smartphones are not.... (2 of 2) + testing tomorrow

Today I will:

~Read an article that presents the opposite perspective on the smartphone debate
~Identify the author's claims and select useful evidence
~Write 2 evidence sentences

Agenda:

~Identify claims and evidence types
~Add to evidence collector
~ES dance + writing practice
If time: trip to library 

Homework:

Tomorrow is the English Language Arts portion of the ICA (interim comprehensive assessment). Please get a good nights' sleep and eat breakfast before school tomorrow. Don't forget:

  • pen/pencil for making notes/pre-writing
  • headphones
  • colored pencils/pens if you'd like to color or draw between testing sessions
  • a book to read between testing sessions

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