1. Students wrote final drafts of Argumentative Essay #1.

1. Students worked on their rough drafts of Argumentative Essay #1

Note:  For the students who were testing, an additional two days was given to them for this assignment.

1. Students worked on Argumentative Essay #1 Graphic Organizer.

2. Students worked on paragraph #1 of Argumentative Essay #1.

1. DLR Quiz #28

2. Students began working on Argumentative Essay #1 Graphic Organizer

1. Wednesday and Thursday's DLR for Week 28

2. Philosophical Chairs discussion on when kids become adults

3. Growing Orchids at Home reading comprehension (per. 1 only)

1. Monday and Tuesday's DLR for Week 28

2. Visual Information reading comprehension

3. Argumentative Paragraph #4 Obj: In an 8 sentence paragraph, argue when you think most kids become adults. Provide reasons for position. Paragraphs must contain a counter. Use at least 2 separate resources as evidence. Some examples of resources are "When Do Kids Become Adults"(This contains 5 separate articles) 235-242, "Is 16 Too Young to Drive a Car?"(247-254), "Fatal Car Crashes Drop for 16-year-olds, Rise for Teens" (256-257).

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 27

2. Persuasive Paragraph #3-Obj: In a 6 sentence paragraph, tell me when people should be able to drive. Provide textual evidence to support your stance.

3. Philosophical Chairs Activity #2-Students discussed #2

4. Students worked on common assessment #3 (per. 5)

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 27

2. A Look at Hearing reading comprehension (per. 1/3)

3. Teacher discussed the difference between emotion and logic (per. 1/3)

4. Students made a section in their Table of Contents titled Logic vs. Emotion. On this chart, there are 3 columns which are: Types of Reasoning, Example, and How Do You Know? Teacher asked for 2 examples of each type of reasoning from the story "Is 16 Too Young To Drive A Car?" Below this chart, it says, "Which is better? Logic or Emotion? In 2-3 sentences, students needed to tell the teacher which is the better form of reasoning and why (per. 1/3)

5. Finished common assessment #3 (per. 5)

6. Some students finished their common assessment from period 3.

1. Monday and Tuesday's DLR for Week 27 (per. 1/3)

2. Think Pair Share #3 In pairs, students answered 2 questions that were related to last night's reading assignment.(per. 1/3)

3. Students made a section in their notebook titled Data.  In it, there are 4 columns: Author Idea, Fact, Statistic, and Quotation. Under Author Idea, it says, "State imposes restrictions" and under Fact is says, "NJ requires parental supervision. Students needed to find a statistic and a quotation that supports the idea that 16 is too young to drive.(per. 1/3)

4. Think Pair Share #3 1. Why is raising the driving age still a matter of debate? 2. Can you deduce why the author might feel so strongly about the driving age? Provide evidence for your answer. For each question, give a 2-3 sentence response. Students, in pairs, answered these questions. 1 person served as the writer and 1 person was the presenter.(per. 1/3)

5. Teacher passed out a handout that covered the following topics: 25 Phrases For Expressing Disagreement, 25 Phrases For Expressing Interruption, 25 Phrases For Expressing Opinions, and 25 Phrases For Expressing Agreement. (per. 1/3)

6. Students read "Fatal Car Crashes Drop for 16-Year Olds, Rise for Older Teens (per. 1/3)

7. Some students finished common assessment (per.3/5)

1. Some students finished doing common assessment #3.

2. Some students read "A Place to Call Home" on pages 41 to 49. TThey summarized, in at least 4 sentences, The Right to Move Section. I needed 1 main idea and 3 supporting details.

3. Students answered questions 2, 3, and 5 on page 51.

1. Students worked on common assessment #3.

1. Students worked on common assessment #3

1. Teacher explained common assessment #3

2. Students took common assessment #3

3. Teacher discussed the results of Compare and Contrast Essay #2 with students individually

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 26

2. Nonfiction Text Features reading comprehension

3. Students reread pages 237-238. Students found a claim made by the author and supported it with 3 details.

4. Students did Think Pair Share Questions #2 1. Why is the debate about the age of voting or driving interesting to adults? 2. Does the author provide sufficient evidence to support the claims?