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Timed-Writing Exercise

Timed-Writing Exercise

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English

8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RI.7.7, L.4.1B, RF.3.3B

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Taylor Sherman

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16 Slides • 9 Questions

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Timed-Writing Exercise

Unit 3 Day 13

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Do First

  • Combining and re-arranging sentences

  • Read the sentences/words

  • Combine the sentences accordingly

  • Arrange the words in a coherent way

  • 2 minutes to complete each task

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Combine the following sentences:

  • The Nation of Islam was a political movement.

  • The Nation of Islam was a religious movement.

  • The Nation of Islam believed that people of color should separate themselves from white people.

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Open Ended

Combine the following sentences:


The Nation of Islam was a political movement.


The Nation of Islam was a religious movement.


The Nation of Islam believed that people of color should separate themselves from white people.

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Combine the following sentences:

  • Malcolm wrote to Muhammad.

  • Malcolm patiently waited for an answer.

  • In the meantime, Malcolm continued his studies.

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Open Ended

Combine the following sentences into one:


Malcolm wrote to Muhammad.

Malcolm waited patiently waited for an answer.

Malcolm continued his studies.

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Re-arranging words into a sentence:

  • big the dog away ran 

  • The big dog ran away.

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Re-arrange words into a sentence:

widely known malcolm x is more in death in life than 

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Open Ended

Re-arrange the words into a sentence:

widely known malcolm x is more in death in life than

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Re-arrange the words into a sentence:

joined of islam nation the malcolm his last name and changed 

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Open Ended

Re-arrange the words into a sentence:

joined of islam nation the malcolm his last name and changed 

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Expository Howls

  • Details from varied sources

  • Controlling sentences took a side

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Expository Opportunities

  • Previewing info

  • Example + detail

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Clarity on Examples + Details

  • Name it & explain it!

  • Example = name

  • Details = explanation

  • Segregation in schools (example) oppressed Black Americans by not affording them the same quality education as White Americans (detail).

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Name it & explain it

  • What is the example?

  • What is the detail?

  • Answer in the chat.

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Your turn!

  • Name it (Example)

  • 45 seconds

  • Next slide

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Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

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Your Turn!

  • Explain it (Details)

  • Write a sentence that details your opinion on a topic

  • Yoga is

  • Yoga is important for physical health because it promotes proper alignment.

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Open Ended

Cultural literacy is important for people because... (explain it)

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Open Ended

Jim Crow Laws ... (explain it in context of equality)

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Expository CFS

  • Address the prompt

  • Controlling sentence = Take a side

  • Name it & explain it (3 times)

  • Conclusion

  • Punctuation/Grammar/Spelling

  • Vary sentence structure for zazz

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Timed Write

  • READ the following quotation: “The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” –Mary Pickford

  • THINK carefully about the following question; Is it harmful to focus on mistakes from the past?

  • WRITE an expository essay explaining whether it is useful to study the past.

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Timed Writing

  • Expository paragraph

  • Stay in call

  • 45 minutes

  • Plan in OneNote

  • Submit in Forms

  • Teacher dismisses when received

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Timed-Writing Exercise

Unit 3 Day 13

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