11.8

=(15 minutes) Bell Ringer: Word Study=
 * Define satire.
 * Watch clip of Jerry Seinfeld teaching history.
 * What claim is the author making.
 * What problem or issue is he addressing in a humorous manner?
 * What other examples of satire can you think of?

=(25 minutes) Mini-Lesson: Writing Workshop= Making assertions (claims) and supporting them with evidence.
 * Mini-Lesson: **
 * 1) Claim is an opinion--a debatable one with which others may agree or disagree.
 * 2) Evidence--specific facts or examples to support your claim.
 * examples from personal experience or from your reading
 * facts or statistics
 * comparisons/analogies
 * expert opinion
 * 1) Read Aloud: Would you trade your paper books for digital versions?
 * //New York Times//: The Learning Network
 * Evaluate claims/evidence of some student comments.
 * Do they make a solid claim?
 * Do they support it with evidence--with specific examples to make their case?
 * What kinds of evidence do they use?
 * Does their argument make sense?
 * Is is a strong argument--or a weak, generic one?


 * (10 minutes) Assessment: **
 * 1) Read aloud //Testing Miss Malarky// (a satire).
 * 2) Given the topic below: **Generate a claim and at least two pieces of evidence to support:**
 * How has standardized testing impacted education?

(30 minutes) Independent Writing/Reading
 * What evidence can you use to support your claim in the argument you've been writing.

=(10 minutes) Share=
 * Give students chance to share topics/claims/evidence they have thus far.