Socials 10

Today we began the class by discussing the acronym SPERMG!

SOCIETY
POLITICS
ECONOMICS
RELIGION
MILITARY
GEOGRAPHY

Students must begin to incorporate aspects of SPERMG in their socials paragraphs/essays.

After this discussion, we looked at a paragraph and assessed it according to the rubric below:

Socials 10 Writing Rubric

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Exemplary
Main Topic /Idea	·       no position, opinion or judgment is evident ·       main topic/idea is unclear	·       An opinion or judgment is attempted ·       main topic/idea is implied but not clearly stated	·       An opinion or judgment is evident ·       main topic/idea is clearly stated in the beginning but not rephrased at the end	·       Expresses a clear opinion or judgment ·       main topic/idea is clearly stated in the beginning and rephrased at the end
Supporting Details	·       paragraph has no detail sentences to support the main idea ·       statements are opinion, not fact	·       paragraph has few detail sentences to support the main idea ·       some factual statements	·       paragraph has some detail sentences to support the main idea ·       facts used to support statements	·       paragraph has many detail sentences to support the main idea ·       interpretation of facts enhance argument
Sentences and Grammar	·       sentences are choppy, fragments or run-on ·       sentences often begin with the same word ·       grammatical errors affect readability	·       sentences are well- constructed but have little variety ·       used mostly simple sentences ·       some grammatical errors	·       sentences are well-constructed ·       simple and compound sentences are used ·       few grammatical errors	·       sentences are constructed effectively ·       simple, compound and complex sentences are used ·       no obvious grammatical errors
Organization	·       paragraph is disorganized or confusing ·       paragraph does not have a logical progression	·       paragraph is somewhat organized ·       paragraph has a somewhat logical progression	·       paragraph is well-organized ·       paragraph has a logical progression	·       paragraph is well-organized with smooth transitions ·       paragraph has a logical, effective progression
Mechanics	·       paragraph has many punctuation, capitalization and spelling errors	·       paragraph has some punctuation, capitalization and spelling errors	·       paragraph has few punctuation, capitalization and spelling errors	·       paragraph has no punctuation, capitalization or spelling errors

Students will be assessed by this rubric on the next paragraph assignment.  Students were given class time today to rework/edit their previous paragraphs.  It is imperative that students use this class time to their maximum advantage.

Students who completed the paragraph, and or opted out of using class time, were asked to compete a worksheet on economy.