Mr. Mbagwu’s ClassroomCome in, sit, startEntra, sientate, empieza
Your Do Now is on the board and on today's sheet. Start it as you sit down.Tu 'Ahora' esta en la pizarra y en la hoja de hoy. Empiezalo al sentarte.
Write one line: what is something you would want people to understand if they listened to you for three minutes?
Voice warm-up
Led by today's Warm-Up Leader. I do not run this block.Lo dirige el Líder de Calentamiento de hoy. Yo no dirijo este bloque.
- Breath in 4, out 8, twice
- Hum, then siren up and down
- Say today's word in rhythm, four times, clapping the syllables
- Read the first line of today's text aloud, together
I canYo puedo
I can define the claim of my piece by stating it in a single sentence that could be argued against.
I know I have got it whenSe que lo logre cuando
- My claim is one sentence
- My claim is something a reasonable person could disagree with
- I can say who I want to hear it
Read aloud by today's Target Reader.Lo lee en voz alta el Lector de la Meta de hoy.
El espanol del texto propio de esta lección llega con su unidad; la rutina de arriba esta traducida.
Choosing Your Issue
- 5 minWrite a claim, not a topic
- 4 minArgue against it
- 4 minName your audience
- 2 minSay it aloud
Reading todayLectura de hoy
A planning sheet: your claim in one sentence at the top of the page
Read your claim to your partner. Can they argue against it? If not, it is not a claim, it is a fact or a feeling. Fix it.
Use these to startEmpieza con estás frases
- I noticed ______ in the text, and I think it matters because ______.
- I want to build on what ______ said. My evidence is line ______.
- I read it differently. What I saw was ______, because ______.
I stay silent for the first four minutes. Talk to each other, not to the front of the room.Me quedo callado los primeros cuatro minutos. Hablen entre ustedes, no hacia el frente.
State your claim in one sentence.
How you show itComo lo demuestras
Answer out loud when it is your turn. I mark the roster as you speak.Responde en voz alta cuando sea tu turno. Marco la lista mientras hablas.
Write one line firstPrimero escribe una línea
One sentence on your Do Now line: use the word claim and point to the line, number or clause in today's text that proves it.Una oración en tu línea del 'Ahora': usa la palabra claim y señala la prueba.
Before you finishAntes de terminar
Rate yourself against the success criteria, give one classmate a specific comment using a word from today's list, then fix one thing they named before you show me.