How do I structure a college placement essay? Daily Plans, 4th Block: Thursday, 5 November

Happy Thursday AVID Family!
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Homework: Send me an email telling me how I could improve on helping students prepare for the Accuplacer! (Candyyyy if you send me an email!)
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Big Idea: Structure
Essential Question: How do I structure a college placement essay?
Objectives: I can...
...respond to people's thoughts on an article about motivation.
...plan and draft an essay.
...review material I need to practice.
**Parent Night Reminders Handout!**
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1) Warm Up: What Motivates YOU? Day 2 (15 min) 

1. Take 5 minutes to add on to your annotations from yesterday.
2. Sit in groups of three and pass your computer around.
3. Respond to other people's thoughts and questions by arguing, agreeing, answering, or asking more!

2) Quiet Study Time (15 min)

1. GrammarBytes
2. Reading Skills practice
3. Sentence Skills practice
1. Answer key for reading and sentence practice Make sure to look at Reading C and Sentences C!

3) WritePlacer Practice (40 min)

1. Open your WritePlacer Practice here.
2. Work on your outline for 7 minutes.
3. Write your draft for 20 minutes. 
4. Add DWCs (3 min) and give and receive feedback (5 min).
5. Make revisions (5 min).

**Fun Video Time!**

4) Quiet Study or Chill Time (10 min)

5) Exit Ticket: Write tips to yourself for Accuplacer success!