Tuesday April 9, 2024

Attendance for Friday.  

Phones

Vocabulary:(Obviously we didn't have it so it's the same words for Wednesday.) Consonance, assonance, hyperbole, enjambment, onomatopoeia, repetition

Reading books for a quiz....Have one and are on task reading it.  Easy 100!

Circle: Cape or Rumford...?  Final decision.  

Cape Trip: What did the kids learn?  Here are the questions our students are going to be asking.

Writing paragraphs.  Today you will be writing a revising your essay.  For the essay to be complete you will need to have the following.  Introduction that captures the reader.  We will go over this in class.  Body paragraphs that include support and counter claim paragraphs.  You need to have mulitple paragraphs that support your decision with positive information.  You also need to have multiple paragraphs that talk about positive aspects of the town you didn't choose.  You must also have multiple paragraphs that about negative aspects of the town you choose and multiple paragraphs about negative aspects of the town you did not choose.  And finally a conclusion that clearly summarizes what you choice is and why.  This is you talking directly to the reader and will leave no doubt about where you are going.

For example: One aspect I really value about Cape/Rumford and want for my child is......One aspect that makes me concerned about  Cape/Rumford and for my child is is...One value of love about Cape/Rumford and want for my child is...... but still leaves me concerned is...

Writing an introduction:  You will be writing an introduction that sets up the reader(Truman and Toohey) for what you paper is about.  Here is an example of some Introductions

Census Data: Rumford.  Cape Elizabeth  Norway. First you will explore the demographics of each Cape and Rumford.  What do you notice?  Then you will create a chart to compare side by side the three towns.  We chose Norway as a representitive of the Oxford Hills.  You will open up three separate windows so you can view the demographics and then create a pencil T-Chart the shows some of the biggest differences and similarities.  You will then be asked to report out from you table what you believe this means and the implications for you child and where you move.  This will become a paragraph.

Unit: Rumford or Cape -- Time to Decide

Learning Target: I can use research to make a decision and back up my decision with information.
The Scenario: You have the opportunity to raise your child in either Cape Elizabeth or Rumford.  Your family will earn $140,000.  One parent is a chemical engineer and the other a nurse.  This amount of yearly income would allow you to buy a house in either town up to but not over 350,000.  That will mean very different things in each community -- you will very comfortable in Rumford, and house poor and struggling in Cape.  Your child will have very different experiences in each.
1) Your child. Make and determine the values you want your child to have in order for them to have a happy, successful life. Write three on the back.
2) Quick research on each town. Cape Elizabeth High School   Mountain Valley High School
3) Turn and talk -- what did you find?
4) Make your choice: Cold call. Your pick and why.
5) Place your child.

Unit: Rumford or Cape? The Rivals

Research: We watched the documentary Here are the segments:

Part 1 of "The Rivals"

Part 2 of "The Rivals"

Part 3a of "The Rivals"

Part 3b of "The Rivals"

Part 4 of "The Rivals"

Part 5 of "The Rivals"