Christopher Walken Grizzly Adams Middle School

Being Annemarie Essay Grade: 8

Being Annemarie
Start: 12/12 End: 12/17 Topic: Book Essay/ Semi-Final Essay

Aims (TEKS)
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this Sub hapter B issue! un!er the Te"as E!u ation #o!e$ %7&1'2( )(*) an! %2+&''2$ unless other,ise note!& 110.17. Implementation of Texas Essential Knowled e and S!ills for En lis" #an $a e Arts and %eadin & 'iddle Sc"ool& (e innin wit" Sc"ool )ear *00+,*010. (a) The provisions of %%11'&1+-11'&2' of this sub hapter shall be implemente! by s hool !istri ts be-innin- ,ith the 2''.-2'1' s hool year& (b) Stu!ents must !evelop the ability to omprehen! an! pro ess material from a ,i!e ran-e of te"ts& Stu!ent e"pe tations for /ea!in-/#omprehension Skills as provi!e! in this subse tion are !es ribe! for the appropriate -ra!e level& (-) 0nformin-& The stu!ent e"presses an! respon!s appropriately to informative messa-es& The stu!ent is e"pe te! to: (A) /esear h i!eas an! topi s to a 1uire a urate information from a variety of primary$ se on!ary$ an! te hnolo-i al sour es2 (B) 3se appropriate ommuni ation skills to re1uest$ provi!e$ an! respon! to information in interpersonal onversations2 (#) 3se appropriate verbal$ nonverbal$ an! listenin- skills in intervie,s2 (4) 3se appropriate information an! effe tive riti al-thinkin- skills in -roup !e ision-makin- an! problem-solvin- pro esses2 (E) 5lan an! present an informative -roup !is ussion for an au!ien e2 (F) 5lan$ resear h$ or-ani6e$ prepare$ an! present an informative spee h2 (7) /ehearse spee hes to -ain omman! of i!eas an! information$ re!u e ommuni ation apprehension$ !evelop onfi!en e$ an! pra ti e presentation skills2 (8) 3se notes$ manus ripts$ rostrum$ an! visual an! au!itory ai!s appropriately in spee hes2

Christopher Walken Grizzly Adams Middle School

Being Annemarie Essay Grade: 8

(0) use effe tive verbal an! nonverbal ommuni ation in presentininformative spee hes2 (9) Apply riti al-listenin- skills to analy6e$ evaluate$ an! respon! appropriately to informative -roup !is ussions an! spee hes2 an! (:) 4evelop an! use ommuni ation skills nee!e! for a a!emi a hievement su h as parti ipatin- appropriately in lass !is ussions$ usin- a tive an! riti al-listenin- skills$ an! takin- a urate notes& (.) 5ersua!in-& The stu!ent e"presses an! respon!s appropriately to persuasive messa-es& The stu!ent is e"pe te! to: (A) /e o-ni6e an! !evelop skills for analy6in- persuasive strate-ies su h as propa-an!a !evi es an! emotional appeals2 (B) /espon! appropriately to persuasive messa-es in situations su h as a eptin- or re;e tin- peer pressure an! makin- or respon!in- to re1uests2 (#) 5lan$ resear h$ or-ani6e$ prepare$ an! present a persuasive spee h2 (4) 4emonstrate persuasive skills in informal or formal ar-umentation$ !is ussions$ or !ebates2 an! (E) 4evelop an! use riti al listenin- skills to analy6e$ evaluate$ an! respon! appropriately to lass$ publi $ or me!ia presentations& #e/el: 5re-0nterme!iate an! above Introd$ction: 4urin- this lesson stu!ents ,ill rea! the book assi-ne! an! be able to un!erstan! the true meanin-& Stu!ents ,ill be re1uire! to ,rite an essay on a -iven topi about the book usin- only the book an! their personal opinions to ba k up their belief& Essa0 1$estion: 4oes Annemarie belon- to the ,orl! of a!ults or to the ,orl! of hil!ren< 4o you think you belon- to the ,orl! of a!ults or hil!ren< =hy< 2roced$re for Essa0: -Stu!ents ,ill rea! the book$ >?umber the Stars@ -Stu!ents ,ill -et the 1uestions an! start to !o some resear h$ usin- the book as their only referen e& #A3T0A?: Sin e the referen e is the book$ any i!eas pertainin- to Annemarie must be fa tual& -Stu!ents ,ill be assi-ne! to ,rite a !raft essay$ se on! !raft$ peer revie,$ an! final essay&

Christopher Walken Grizzly Adams Middle School

Being Annemarie Essay Grade: 8

2eer %e/iew: All of their !rafts are peer revie,e!& This means that their partners in lass ,ill be e!itin- them& 0 ,ill !o the e!itin- of the final !raft only& Sin e peer revie, is su h a hu-e thin- in my lass for essays$ su h as this$ it is imperative that the peer revie,s are helpful an! not ;ust a ,aste of time& This ,ill help the stu!entsB ability to fin! mistakes in their o,n papers$ later on&