11.2

=(10 minutes) Bell Ringer: Word Study=
 * assertion: **A positive declaration or claim; an unsupported statement or affirmation: as, his assertion proved to be false.
 * Sample Sentence:
 * Not very long ago s ome one invented the **assertion** that there were only "Four Hundred" people in New York City who were really worth noticing. Editorial Cartoon ( //[|The Four Million] // //by // //[|Henry, O.]) //
 * What assertion is author making in this cartoon?
 * Editorial Cartoon (Scroll to bottom of page two to cartoon "Just for Fun.")

=(15 minutes) Mini-Lesson= Crafting Claims/Assertions and Supporting Them with Evidence > =(15 minutes ) **Formative Assessment** =
 * What assertions/claims does Atticus Finch make in his closing argument?
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://wordsworthdivas.wikispaces.com/file/view/From+To+Kill+a+Mockingbird+by+Harper+Lee.pdf"]] [|From To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.pdf]
 * Video Clip on American Rhetoric
 * Small Groups discuss and identify claim + evidence
 * Teacher Models: Recording response on notecard
 * Book Trailer: //Before I Fall //
 * Read aloud//: Before I Fall// (pp. 3-7)
 * Students work independently to **identify claim and evidence**, writing it on note card (claim on front; evidence on back).
 * What claim is narrator making?
 * What evidence does she give to support?

=(25 minutes) Writing Workshop=
 * Revisit the three topics you emailed me (from 10/27 lesson).
 * Choose one topic that REALLY interests you.
 * What claim/assertion might you make about the topic?
 * Write your claim as ONE SENTENCE.
 * On the[| wiki assignment page], post the following:
 * Your topic.
 * The article(s) that inspired the topic.
 * Your claim.

Model:
 * Topic**: Too many Arkansas students not scoring proficient on end-of-level exams
 * Text Inspiration**: Article
 * Claim**: Too many high school students see little or no relevance to what they're learning in school; consequently, many lose interest, devote little effort, and reap too little learning.

=(25 minutes) Independent Reading=