We started with an activator focusing on thesis statements, then discussed the exam format. We wrapped up with some Kahoot games on the use of the colon to introduce that unit.
Students began with an open response question about their novel. They then submitted their thesis statements to Socrative for a student vote as to which was most effective. We finished with a Kahoot game on semicolon usage.
We began with an activator using our vocab words. Following that, students researched information about the novels they could choose for the next unit: