December+Calendar+2012

//**<<>>**// //** Teacher Professional Development - No School **// || 4 ~Read Aloud ~Argument Vocabulary
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 * 1st hour
 * 2nd hour
 * 3rd hour
 * 5th hour
 * 6th hour

//**I can. . . **// collaborate with peers, teachers, and other experts through technology to enhance my writing.

determine a writing format/style to fit my task, purpose, and/or audience.

write for a variety of reasons.

create questions and locate key textual evidence to contribute to a discussion on the given topic, text, or issue.

integrate appropriate media component or visual display to improve my presentation.

identify various reasons for speaking. || 5 ~Read Aloud ~Argument Vocabulary - Presentations
 * 1st hour
 * 2nd hour
 * 3rd hour
 * 5th hour
 * 6th hour

//**I can. . . **// <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">collaborate with peers, teachers, and other experts through technology to enhance my writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">determine a writing format/style to fit my task, purpose, and/or audience.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">write for a variety of reasons.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">create questions and locate key textual evidence to contribute to a discussion on the given topic, text, or issue.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">integrate appropriate media component or visual display to improve my presentation.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">identify various reasons for speaking. || 6 ~Read Aloud ~Argument Vocabulary - Presentations
 * 1st hour
 * 2nd hour
 * 3rd hour
 * 5th hour
 * 6th hour

~Argument Practice

//**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can. . . **// <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">collaborate with peers, teachers, and other experts through technology to enhance my writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">determine a writing format/style to fit my task, purpose, and/or audience.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">write for a variety of reasons.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">create questions and locate key textual evidence to contribute to a discussion on the given topic, text, or issue.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">integrate appropriate media component or visual display to improve my presentation.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">identify various reasons for speaking. || 7 ~Read Aloud ~Booktalks ~Library/SSR

//**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can. . . **// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~compose an objective summary stating the key points of the text without adding my own opinions or feelings.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~recognize when the text I am reading is too easy or too difficult for me.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~determine salient points and emphasize them when presenting my claims and/or findings.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~present my information in a logical sequence using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~determine speaking tasks that will require a formal structure. || 8 || ~Read Aloud ~Intro to making an argument
 * 9 || 10
 * Slip or Trip?
 * Group Evidence And Warrants

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">choose a side of the argument and identify reasons that support my choice
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">support my argument with textual evidence found in credible sources.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">present my argument in a formal style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">collaborate with peers, teachers, and other experts through technology to enhance my writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">make relevant observations and use my ideas and comments to further the discussion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of a specific writing style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">explain how a reader uses textual evidence to reach a logical conclusion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">find explicit and inferential answers in text. || 11 ~Read Aloud ~Continue collecting evidence/writing warrants

~Review evidence/warrants

~Slip or Trip?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">choose a side of the argument and identify reasons that support my choice
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">support my argument with textual evidence found in credible sources.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">present my argument in a formal style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">collaborate with peers, teachers, and other experts through technology to enhance my writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">make relevant observations and use my ideas and comments to further the discussion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of a specific writing style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">explain how a reader uses textual evidence to reach a logical conclusion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">find explicit and inferential answers in text. || 12 ~Read Aloud ~Review evidence/warrants

~Begin Intro

~Slip or Trip?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">choose a side of the argument and identify reasons that support my choice
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">support my argument with textual evidence found in credible sources.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">present my argument in a formal style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">collaborate with peers, teachers, and other experts through technology to enhance my writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">make relevant observations and use my ideas and comments to further the discussion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of a specific writing style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">explain how a reader uses textual evidence to reach a logical conclusion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">find explicit and inferential answers in text. || 13 ~Read Aloud ~Review evidence/warrants

~Intro

~Slip or Trip?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">choose a side of the argument and identify reasons that support my choice
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">support my argument with textual evidence found in credible sources.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">present my argument in a formal style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">collaborate with peers, teachers, and other experts through technology to enhance my writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">make relevant observations and use my ideas and comments to further the discussion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of a specific writing style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">explain how a reader uses textual evidence to reach a logical conclusion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">find explicit and inferential answers in text. || 14 ~Read Aloud ~Booktalks ~Library/SSR

//**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can. . . **// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">compose an objective summary stating the key points of the text without adding my own opinions or feelings.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">recognize when the text I am reading is too easy or too difficult for me.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">determine salient points and emphasize them when presenting my claims and/or findings.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">present my information in a logical sequence using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">determine speaking tasks that will require a formal structure. || 15 || ~Read Aloud ~Slip or Trip - reporting the evidence
 * 16 || 17

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">choose a side of the argument and identify reasons that support my choice
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">support my argument with textual evidence found in credible sources.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">present my argument in a formal style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">collaborate with peers, teachers, and other experts through technology to enhance my writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">make relevant observations and use my ideas and comments to further the discussion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of a specific writing style.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">explain how a reader uses textual evidence to reach a logical conclusion.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">find explicit and inferential answers in text. || 18 ~Read Aloud ~A Christmas Story Argument Analysis

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">evaluate the motives behind various presentations.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">identify claims that are supported by facts and those that are opinions.

<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;">evaluate if a speaker's argument is sound using evidence provided to support claims.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">determine if a speaker has provided enough relevant evidence to support the claim. || 19 ~Read Aloud ~A Christmas Story Argument Analysis

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">evaluate the motives behind various presentations.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">identify claims that are supported by facts and those that are opinions.

<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;">evaluate if a speaker's argument is sound using evidence provided to support claims.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">determine if a speaker has provided enough relevant evidence to support the claim. || 20 ~Read Aloud ~A Christmas Story Argument Analysis

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">evaluate the motives behind various presentations.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">identify claims that are supported by facts and those that are opinions.

<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;">evaluate if a speaker's argument is sound using evidence provided to support claims.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">determine if a speaker has provided enough relevant evidence to support the claim. || 21 ~Read Aloud ~Booktalks ~Library/SSR

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~compose an objective summary stating the key points of the text without adding my own opinions or feelings.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">I can . . . **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~recognize when the text I am reading is too easy or too difficult for me.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~determine salient points and emphasize them when presenting my claims and/or findings.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~present my information in a logical sequence using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">~determine speaking tasks that will require a formal structure. || 22 //** Winter Break! **// || //** Winter Break! **// || 24 //** Winter Break! **// || 25 //** Winter Break! **// || 26 //** Winter Break! **// || 27 //** Winter Break! **// || 28 //** Winter Break! **// || 29 //** Winter Break! **// || //** Winter Break! **// || 31 //** Winter Break! **// ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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