Caught Ya Grammar Quiz

Follow this link to take your CYG Quiz: Socrative

The room number should be written on the board. You will use your last two CYG sheets on the quiz.

Read your IDR book until everyone is finished...UNLESS your name is written on the board. If it is, come see me.

Expository Book Project Reflection

You have researched, written, and published a non-fiction book! Congratulations!!

Now that you have finished your project, you can reflect on your performance. Below, there is a list of questions that will allow you to reflect on your performance during this project and going forward. There are twelve questions listed and you will need to answer at least five of them.

1. In your opinion, what is the most important thing you learned from this project?
2. Why do you believe we studied expository text and wrote a non-fiction book?
3. Did you give your best effort on this project? How did you give your best effort?
4. Did this activity help you learn more than others projects we have done? Why?
5. What are some things you did really well on this assignment?
6. What mistakes did you make on the assignment (even if you corrected them before you turned it in)?
7. What was the best resource you used during this assignment (it can be a person, device, or research you used at home or at school)?
8. If you could do this assignment over, what would you do differently?
9. What class activities or assignments help you learn the most?
10. What do you believe the teacher could have done differently to help you complete this project easier (other than not assigning it..hehe)?
11. What’s one thing the teacher did for this objective that you really liked?
12. How can you take what you have learned and apply it to your own life?

You will need to answer these questions in complete sentences. You should write at least three sentences for each question. Make sure you take this opportunity to really reflect. Consider what you learned about yourself as well as the content. 

Reading Class Only

Universal Theme Compare/Contrast Essay Prompt:

The two Cinderella stories you've read express the same universal theme. In writing assignments, you will be asked to compare and contrast two works that are similar in some way, such as these two folk tales. 

Write a compare and contrast essay explaining the differences in how the story communicates the same theme in different ways. To do this, you will need to do the following first:

1. Make sure you understand the common message (universal theme) both folk tales express.
2. Identify the similarities and differences in how the tales express the universal theme.
3. Include specific information from the tales to support your ideas.

Remember to state specifically the common universal theme (in your own words) that exists between the two stories. Then provide evidence to support your answer. Your essay should be at least one page in length. 

Table of Contents

Once you have finished your text features, you can make your Table of Contents. Do not just look at what page the information is listed in your Google document, consider how you want your book set up. For a cleaner look, you may want each chapter to begin on the right-sided page. Also, don't forget that each chapter must have a creative title (beyond just naming the topic) at the beginning of the chapter AND in the Table of Contents. 

**The Table of Contents should be the first page after your cover. Remember, to add a new page press Ctrl + Enter at the end of the page you want in front of your new page. See me if you need help with this!

Below is an example of a Table of Contents for this book. You should have a creative title with each chapter. 

Table of Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………….……………1

Chapter 1 (Creative Title) ………………………………………………………3

Chapter 2 (Creative Title)…… ……………… …………………………..……5

Chapter 3 (Creative Title)………………………………..………………..……7

Chapter 4 (Creative Title)… …………………………… ………………..……9

Chapter 5 (Creative Title)……………………………….. ………….…………11

Glossary……………………………………………………………….………..13

Works Cited.……………………………………………………………………15

Text Features

Once you have finished your Works Cited page, you are ready to add text features to your book!

Remember, text features are more than just "pictures" that you like. The text feature needs to be related to the chapter where you place it. For example, if you are doing a book on Golden Retrievers, you need to have more than just pictures of cute dogs. In a chapter about grooming a Golden Retriever, you could have pictures of grooming supplies. This is the time to make your research and information "pop" in a visual way.

These are your options for text features:

• Charts
• Graphs
• Maps
• Diagram
• Timeline
• Text box
• Picture with caption

**Note: If you choose to put a picture in your book, you must have a caption to explain the picture.   The picture with caption will only count as one text feature.**

You will need to have at least two text features per chapter. 

Also, there will need to be at least three different text features used in the overall book. 

Expository Book: Works Cited

Here is the link for Citation Machine that we used in class. 

When you are on the website follow these instructions:

1. Choose MLA citation style
2. Choose "website"
3. Paste the URL from you article into the box provide
4. Click "search websites"
5. Most likely, the website will be found by Citation Machine. If the correct website is found choose "select"
6. A page will show you exactly what information they were able to collect. Click "continue to final step" at the bottom of the page.
7. Include any additional information you can find that Citation Machine could not find (for example-publication date or publisher)
8. Make sure you click "include url" before making your citation
9. Copy and Paste your new citation to last page in your document "Final Expository Book" 

Requirements for Works Cited page:

• At least four citations (from places you researched for your book)
• The url link (web address) should be included in the citation
• The citations should be listed in alphabetical order
• The citations should go on the last page of your document. 
• The page should be titled "Works Cited" 

Below is an example for the format of a Works Cited page. The "box" is just to demonstrate there the Works Cited begins.

Works Cited "Buffalo, New York Area, Great Lakes, Lake-Effect Snow Impacts: At Least 5 Dead, State of Emergency Declared - Weather.com." The Weather Channel. 19 Nov. 2014. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://www.weather.com/news/commuter-conditions/buffalo-new-york-great-lakes-snow-20141119>. "Lake-Effect Snow Hammers South Buffalo, New York, Great Lakes - Weather.com." The Weather Channel. 19 Nov. 2014. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://www.weather.com/news/lake-effect-snow-buffalo-new-york-great-lakes-photos-20141118>.

Expository Book Rubric/Checklist

Finally, the due date is set! The final book is due on Thursday, January 29th. 

We will have a day in the computer lab to print our books on Monday, January 26th. If you are not ready to print on this day, you will need to find another time/place to print on your own.

We are so close to having our books complete!! I can't wait to see everyone's final product!

This is a link to the Expository Book Checklist that we will use in class. We will use this checklist while editing to ensure we have every requirement complete. This checklist will need to be turned in with your book on the day it's due. If you misplace the checklist given to you in class, you can print it out from this link.

Expository Book Checklist


This is a link to the rubric that will be used to grade your expository book. We are still working on some aspects of the book, but I wanted you to have the rubric now. If you notice, in order to get full credit in every category, you must go above the requirements. If you simply do the minimum requirements, you could still receive an "A" grade. However, you would need to take the initiative to go above the minimum requirements to get a perfect score.

Expository Book Rubric

Introductory Paragraph, Title Page, and Glossary

Introductory Paragraph

Now that the paragraphs are written, we need to introduce them in an engaging way. Today, we will write introductory paragraphs for our entire book. A good “formula” for this introductory paragraphs is a topic sentence, five sentences describing each chapter individually, and a concluding sentence. This formula would equal to seven sentences. This is just a suggestion.

Your introduction should accomplish the following:

• Grab your reader’s attention with a quote, a scene, or a critical thinking question.  
• Give clues about the topic of each chapter (without saying “chapter two will be about…”).

Option 1: Quote  

(Begin your introduction with a famous quote if you are writing about a person, or quote a fact from your research that shares something interesting about your topic.)

Option 2: Scene  

(Set up a scene that helps your reader picture your topic in action.

Option 3: Critical Thinking Question  

 (Ask a question that makes your reader wonder about your topic.  Be sure to avoid yes or no questions and questions that talk directly to your reader.) Ex/ Do not say, “Have you ever heard of Abraham Lincoln?”)

There are examples for all of these suggestions posted below on the early finishers “To Do List” if needed. 

Cover Page

You will need to create a Title Page for your book. The cover page should be colorful, have a creative title, and have your name as the author.

Glossary

You will need to create a glossary for your book. The glossary should have at least eight words used in your book that are specific to your book topic. You need to choose words that the reader may not know on their own. The words should be in bold font in your chapters. Also, the words should be listed in alphabetical order and defined in the glossary. The glossary should be located in the back of your book. 

After you finish drafting your chapter paragraphs...

The paragraphs for your chapters are due on Wednesday, 1/14. We have been conferencing and revising these paragraphs to make sure they are your best work. Some students work faster than others, so the following "To Do List" is for early finishers. Every aspect of the project will be discussed in class and time will be allotted to complete. This is simply individuals who think they are ready to move past their paragraph drafting. This "To Do List" includes some revising tips, things to consider, and brief instructions on the next part of the project. If you do not understand any part of the instructions, just move on to something else. As stated above, every aspect of the project will be discussed eventually in class.


To Do List

Stoplight Paragraph

So far we have gathered and paraphrased a lot of research on our book topics . The research is divided by chapter topic. Now, we can begin creating our chapter paragraphs. It can be tempting to shove all of the paraphrased research together to create a paragraph, but we can write better than that! Remember, each paragraph should flow well and sound cohesive. Be sure to follow the stoplight paragraph above to include a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a closing sentence. The topic and closing sentences will not have any researched information. These sentences are for introducing the topic and concluding the paragraph only.

Below is a link to a Google Doc that we will use for practice.
Stoplight Paragraph Practice