2-10-2010

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= __Essential Question__: What Makes Us the Same? What Makes Us Different? =


 * use new vocabulary.
 * ===find the main ideas in an article.===

**Homework:**
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 * Scan for vocabulary: pages 179-182

Reminders:
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 * ** Checking homework today: **
 * ** Article 1: scan for vocabulary **
 * ** Page 176, 1 and 2 **
 * ** Mr. Devine will be in the Night Library every Tuesday from 3:00 to 6:00. **

__Agenda__
1. Vocabulary Review
 * [|Unit 3, Cluster 1 Sentences (mix of 1 and 2)]
 * Sentence Quiz: Use a vocabulary word to finish the sentence.


 * 2. Persuasive Writing: ** Reading Article 1
 * Create a Main Idea Chart for the article.
 * Each section will be an entry on the Main Idea Chart. (topic/main idea about the topic)
 * Begin reading the article.
 * Stop after each section, students underline the important details in each section.
 * This is the last part of the Marking The Text strategy (see notes under "Reminders" above)
 * This could be words, short phrases, or even whole sentences.

3. Scan for Vocabulary
 * pages 179-182