1. Write your name on the paper(s) you got on your way into class today. 2. Add only the following to the paper:

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1 BELL RINGER 1. Write yur name n the paper(s) yu gt n yur way int class tday. 2. Add nly the fllwing t the paper: 3. When yu finish, hld nt the papers and get yur writing prtfli (thse submitted are in the prtfli bin, which is the back cabinets and have yur class clr ribbn arund it. 4. Write dwn the hmewrk in yur planner (see bard.) 5. Sit silently and wait fr further directins.

2 HOUSEKEEPING HOMEWORK: 1. Cmplete weekly Achieve 3000 articles due by 11:59 P.M. n Saturday. 2. Study fr the upcming Amng the Hidden exam next week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tday is early dismissal Open Huse is Sept. 4 th frm 6 8 p.m. Intr t Writing Wednesdays Prtfli Set-Up

3 Clear yur desk f everything except yur writing prtfli, pencil, and the papers yu received tday.

4 PORTFOLIO SET-UP DON T HAVE A PORTFOLIO? Check yur absent flder STILL DON T HAVE A PORTFOLIO? Ask the teacher fr ne. MISSING SOME PAPERS? Get what yu need frm the table by the dr.

5 PORTFOLIO SET-UP Gal wrd cver sheet n tp Nameless label Achieve 3000 in middle FSA Tracker n bttm Cmpleting the frnt cver is NOT yur bjective. This will need t be cmpleted n yur wn time, but the next few slides detail HOW-TO and are available n the blg.

6 PORTFOLIO SET-UP WHAT S YOUR WORD? 1. Read ver the infrmatin 2. Fllw the directins 3. Reference these sites fr mre infrmatin regarding Actin Plans are writing S.M.A.R.T. Gals like what we briefly talked abut in class. 4. Write yur 3-step (minimum) actin plan using S.M.A.R.T. gals n the back f this sheet.

7 PORTFOLIO SET-UP ACHIEVE 3000 DATA TRACKER 1. Lg-in t Achieve Under yur pints yu will find yur current Lexile level. 3. Write the Lexile Level in the Aug./Sept. bx and next t baseline scre. 4. Highlight the grade 7 rw f the range chart. 5. Answer the questins that fllw. 6. We will fill ut the back later in the year.

8 PORTFOLIO SET-UP FSA READING DATA TRACKER Lg-in t Fcus. In the tp, middle clumn are Messages. Click n the FSA Reading/Language Arts Scre Reprt. In the bttm, left crner will a PDF dwnlad with yur individualized scres. Click n this t see yur results spanning several years. Fill ut as much as yu can.

9 PORTFOLIO SET-UP FSA READING DATA TRACKER If yu re missing years, yu lived ut f state, didn t test, and/r went t private schl. Put an X thrugh bxes that yu have n infrmatin fr. Fr the Level write yur level earned fr each year (Page 2 f yur reprt.) Fr scale scre, yu nly have a scale scre fr last year. Lk at page 1 and write the 3-digit number. Fr the ther years, write lw fr level 1-2, mid fr level 3, and high fr level 4-5.

10 PORTFOLIO SET-UP FSA READING DATA TRACKER Write + if yu went up a level. Write / if yu remained the same level. Write - if yu went dwn a level. Reference the next slide t help yu determine what gals t set fr this year.

11 PORTFOLIO SET-UP FSA READING DATA TRACKER Analyze where yur scre as a 6 th grader fell. Instead f setting a gal fr a particular level, r I-want-t-grw- X-number-f-pints, lk at hw the scale scres shift in 7 th grade. What minimum scre d yu need t earn t be that Level in the Spring f 7 th grade?

12 PORTFOLIO SET-UP FSA READING DATA TRACKER Using the infrmatin frm the Scale Scre chart, set yur level and scale scre gal fr this year. This is what yu re wrking twards! Finish up by answering the questins n the frnt and back f this sheet. When all pages are updated, return yur prtfli t the prtfli crate. Yu will NEED this prtfli EACH WEEK, s RETURN IT t the crate A.S.A.P.

13 PORTFOLIO SET-UP Bell Ringer n tp Nthing ges n this side yet Nn-bell ringer n bttm Our lessn tday fcuses n cntent. We ll get as far as we can and pick up where we leave ff tday, next Wednesday.

14 WHAT ARE WE LEARNING ABOUT? Over the next few Writing Wednesday sessins, we re learning abut Argumentative Writing

15 WHAT IS AN ARGUMENT?

16 I NEED BACKUP! A main argument all by itself is nt very strng. Supprting arguments explain why the main argument is true.

17 AN EXAMPLE

18 Main Argument Kids shuld nt have t g t schl n Saturdays. Supprting Arguments Students need a rest. Mst wrking parents have weekends ff, and students need t be with their families. Sme students have jbs. Students need time fr ther activities.

19 ARE YOU LABORING UNDER A MISCONCEPTION?? Cmmn myths abut arguing

20 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARGUING Myth An argument is just peple yelling at each ther. Reality Arguments can be very calm. An argument in writing is silent!

21 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARGUING Myth Yu have t ttally believe in what yu are arguing. Reality Making an argument has nthing t d with hw yu feel.

22 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARGUING Myth Every argument has a right and wrng side. Reality Mst f the time, the tw sides f an argument are just different pinins. Neither side is really right r wrng.

23 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARGUING Myth Yu can t be gd at arguing unless yu can think fast n yur feet. Reality A lt f great arguing takes place n paper, where yu can take as much time as yu need t think everything thrugh.

24 CLOSING PACKING-UP CHECKLIST: 1. If yu need t finish updating yur prtfli cvers, yu may take it with yu, but it MUST cme back tmrrw. 2. Otherwise, return yur prtfli t the crate, s it s there next Wednesday when yu need it. 3. Pack-up cmpletely. HOMEWORK: Cmplete tw weekly Achieve 3000 articles by Saturday at 11:59 P.M. Study fr the Amng the Hidden exam which will be the week f Sept. 4 th