Classroom Rules
What three behaviors should Eagles demonstrate throughout school?
Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful.
What does the E at the beginning of EAGLE stand for?
Excellence
The Central Idea of a text?
What is the main message or most important point the author wants the reader to understand?
Define analyze.
To examine something closely by breaking it into parts and studying how the parts work together.
What does CEC stand for?
Claim, Evidence, Connection.
What should you do when your teacher gives directions?
Follow the teacher's directions.
What does the A in EAGLE stand for?
Accountability
How is a topic different from a central idea?
A topic is the subject; a central idea is what the author says or teaches about that subject.
What does implied mean?
Suggested or understood even though it is not stated directly.
What belongs in the Claim?
A clear answer to the question or statement of the central idea.
You don't understand an assignment. According to the Eagle Way, what should you do instead of giving up?
Ask questions and take ownership of your learning.
What does the G in EAGLE stand for, and name one way to demonstrate it in class.
Growth — ask questions or take ownership.
A paragraph explains that school gardens let students learn about plants, grow fresh food, and practice teamwork. What is the central idea?
School gardens are useful learning spaces.
Define central idea.
The most important point or message developed in a text or section of text.
What belongs in the Evidence?
A specific detail, fact, example, or quotation from the text that supports the claim.
A student copies another student's work. Which classroom expectation has the student failed to demonstrate?
Accountability — do your own work and be honest.
You stay engaged during class and treat your classmates kindly. Which part of the Eagle Way are you demonstrating?
Leadership
Which central idea is stronger: “Martha Graham” or “Martha Graham changed dance through innovation”? Explain.
“Martha Graham changed dance through innovation” is stronger because it states a complete idea, not just the topic.
What does develop mean when discussing an author’s ideas?
To build, explain, expand, or strengthen an idea using details and evidence.
What belongs in the Connection?
An explanation of how the evidence proves or supports the claim.
Name TWO expectations students should follow under Excellence in the classroom.
Any two: Follow classroom rules/expectations; follow teacher directions; be present and on time.
Without help from your team, correctly identify all five parts of EAGLE.
Excellence, Accountability, Growth, Leadership, Exercise.
Name two things a strong central idea must do.
It should cover the most important details and express a complete idea about the topic.
Give a student-friendly definition of supporting details.
The proof or information in the text that helps explain and support the main idea.
Complete the CEC thinking prompt: What is the ___? What ___ it? How does the proof ___?
IDEA; PROVES; CONNECT.