1. English 8 October 11, 2011

2. Do Now Complete Tuesday in DLR. Please remain silent so that your classmates may thoughtfully complete their work. (5 minutes)

3. GUM Review together . . .

4. Toulmin Essay: Claim Claim: answer your essential question Title Author Use the question to shape your answer

5. Toulmin Essay: Clarification

6. Toulmin: Hook Hook your reader!

7. Socratic Seminar Tomorrow Cornell Notes: Left Side: What is a Socratic Seminar? Right Side: A Socratic Seminar is a method of discussion that grants its participants insight to a particular issue. Guidelines: Inner circle speaks; outer circle critiques Speakers pause and monitor their air time

8. Vocabulary Words On Wednesday, you will be tested on these five vocabulary words from WDC. These words go on a separate page in your Cornell notes. Pristine: adj. pure; uncorrupted Spew: v. to vomit or eject from the mouth [as in words] Treacherous: adj. dangerous; hazardous; unstable Meticulous: adj. described as taking extreme caution Accentuate: v. to give influence or to mark as special

9. Using Vocabulary in Sentences Choose a partner who sits next to you and work together to develop meaningful sentences that demonstrate each of the following words. These five sentences are your exit ticket, today! Pristine Spew Treacherous Meticulous Accentuate

10. Tomorrow Bring all of your Say, Mean, Matter and your Dual Entry sheets Bring your hook. Bring your clarification.