SBAC TESTING
Monday 03/31
- Weekly Sheet
- SBAC Testing all week
- SBAC Preparation
- Task One: If a major news event happened in the world, how would you access the news? For example, would you read a newspaper, or would you get the news from the Internet? Explain why you use the method(s) you do. You have 3 minutes to write your answer on the back of this paper.
- Task Two: Class discussion on "A New Kind of News"
- Outlines are due next Thu. 03/10 & Fri. 03/11
- Prepare by reading/skimming/assessing sources and forming your main ideas
Tue. 04/01 - Fri. 04/04
- SBAC Test
- When you finish, you may continue researching your communication topic or you may begin your outline
CCSS
Writing Standards:
W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
OR
W.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Research Standards:
W.9-10.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
W.9-10.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
