11/8-9 Thursday-Friday

Guiding Question: 

What did we do to help address an issue in our community? 

Objectives:

Collaborative: Students will showcase their projects by presenting to the class with a score of at least 3/4.

Independent: Students will review their peer's rough draft letters and provide feedback with at least 80% accuracy.

Standards:

8.3 - Students understand the foundation of the American political system and the ways in which citizens participate in it.

RH.6-8.2 - Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

How do you feel about the project you and your group completed? Are you confident you will get at least a 3 out of 4? Why or why not?

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

Brief Overview of Schedule

Whole Class Collaborative (Voice Level 1) 60 minutes: 

Task 1: You have 20 minutes of work time to get those presentations ready! Share your presentation with ecobb@laalliance.org 

Task 2: Present & peer grade 

Whole Class Independent (Voice Level .5) 40 minutes:

Task 1:  Share the rough draft of your letter with someone in your group. Groups of three will have to do a triad (i.e. Group Member 1 shares their letter with Group Member 2. Group Member 2 shares their letter with Group Member 3. Group Member 3 shares their letter with Group Member 1) 
Task 2: Use the checklist to provide feedback on your partner's rough draft 

Early finishers: 
- Work on your final draft. This is due Monday at 11:59 p.m. 
- Complete an Achieve article of your choice
- Complete homework for another class 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

On board

Homework: 

Final drafts of letters are due Monday @ 11:59 p.m.