Essential Questions:
1) What does it mean to grow up?
2) How does imagination enrich life?
As we explore and analyze The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, our goal will to discuss the answers these questions.
How this unit works
- Once a week: POST an original comment with evidence
- [ ]- Your original/creative idea
[ ]- Evidence from the book to support your idea
- (Remember: " " around text, page number in parenthesis)
[ ]- Explanation of your evidence
- HOW does the evidence support your idea?
- This quote shows ________ because _________.
- Breakdown and look deeper at (ANALYZE) the evidence
[ ]- An open-ended question (can not be answered with yes or no)
- - Classmates will use question as discussion starter.
- You do NOT need to know the answer to the question.
- Twice a week: REPLY to a classmate's post
- [ ]- Your original/creative response.
[ ]- Evidence or examples from the real world or other texts to support your idea.
- [ ]- Build upon the idea of the post
- -Explain WHY you agree or disagree
- -Add something NEW to the conversation
Abbreviations:
- R: Reading- you do NOT need a computer, you will primarily be reading
- W: Writing- you do not NEED a computer, you will primarily be writing (Computers CAN be used if available)
- C: Computer- you DO need a computer for online activities
- W: Writing- you do not NEED a computer, you will primarily be writing (Computers CAN be used if available)
- C: Computer- you DO need a computer for online activities