Journal 11-13-14Word of the Day - Exhume

“The student exhumed the missing assignment from the depths of the backpack that spewed math practices, worksheets, and term papers.”

Word-of-the-day1. Write the word and the sentence below. 2. Determine the word’s meaning. We will discuss this first 3. Write a new sentence with the word exhume. Be sure to add

context clues to your new sentence.

Today you will: listen to an audio recording, “Fun Bat Facts” and

collect (exhume) bat facts in Note Cloud fashion. Then you will read the text, “My Life as a Bat” to

cross-reference the two texts, checking to see if Margaret Atwood was factually accurate.

Your goal is to write a thesis statement for an essay you will write tomorrow:

PROMPT: Write an essay determining whether the story details of “My Life as a Bat” are factually accurate with the facts you collected from the “Fun Bat Facts” audio.

Your Task

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Write your heading on the back of your paper (subject: Bat Facts).

Listen to the “Bat Facts” audio. Collect facts and create a ONE

COLOR Note Cloud.

Exhuming Evidence (directly quoting the

text)

Click for “Bat Facts” audio

Which “Bat Facts” does Margaret Atwood embed in her story, “My Life as a Bat,” that you can confirm with your collection of facts from the audio?

Choose a second color and add these to your Note Cloud next to the “Bat Facts” you heard on the audio.

PROMPT: Write an essay determining whether the story details of “My Life as a Bat” are factually accurate with the facts you collected from the “Fun Bat Facts” audio.

On the back of your paper create a thesis statement for your essay.

Turn in your masterpiece.

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