Strange winds a blowin...... BE PREPARED!!!

Don't get caught without your reading book or journal..... that would be embarrassing!!
Use "snow days" as a chance to rediscover your inner reader/writer!!
~Mrs. D

Non-fiction do's...

How to "sound like a boss"

"Plains of thought"

"Retell" reminders...

Organizing our thoughts...

Navigating Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction Text Structures

Moving from one idea to the next? Transition!!

What's in your Argument?

A good argument essay should adhere to the CEA sandwich format.

Remember this.... 

Use it to distinguish between the two voices in an argument essay.

Voice 1 is the writer of the essay 

Voice 2 is the sources used as "expert testimony"

1. Highlight the evidence (source material). This will be in the form of a direct quote or paraphrased information directly from the source. 

2. In a different color, highlight the analysis (writer). This is where the writer of the essay to explain the significance of evidence in the context of the argument. 

What's in your GO-BAG?

We carry historical context with us as we read to help us better understand the text.

Journal Writing Remix

Good Monologues

Getting to the HEART of the Matter

What's your perspective?

Defining historical fiction

Revising our theories as we read.

Cooking up an "evidence sandwich"

Crafting setting in Historical Fiction

Wow!

9:10 am on 11/12/13