Agenda

Opener: Advice Mentor Text: Weighed Down By Too

Much Cash? Informative Writing Model Informative Writing Activity

Opener

What is one area you could give advice in? It could be anything from being a high school student to being a basketball player. Once you decide that, write down some advice you would give to someone who wants to do something in that area.

Example– I could give advice to a person going

into teaching Stay open minded, Teach don’t assign

Announcements

If you haven’t already, turn in your assignment from yesterday.

Writer’s Notebooks are due Friday. Remember to bring materials to create your collage.

SSR books are also due Friday. You must have a book with you by then to get the points.

Your signed syllabus must be returned by Friday.

Mentor Text

Today we are going to read “Weighed Down by Too Much Cash?” by Rick Reilly

Annotate the article while we read Remember to restate and respond

Let’s Talk What do you see? What do you notice? What

did you make notes of?

Informative/Explanatory Writing

Rick Reilly’s article is a form of informative/explanatory writing.

What does it mean to inform or explain something?

What elements of Reilly’s article do you see as informative or explanatory?

Congrats newly minted…

Today you are going to use Reilly’s article as inspiration to write your own informative/explanatory piece.

Model– Congrats newly minted teacher

Your Turn

Now you are going to write your own. You can use the opening activity for today as inspiration for your first draft.

Your first draft is due Monday. You have the rest of the time in class today for workshop. I will be around to help you brainstorm and begin writing.

Closing

Before you leave, write down on piece of advice you could use on a sticky note and stick it to the door.