2-9-2010

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

Students will:

 * ===use new vocabulary.===
 * ===learn about persuasive writing.===
 * ===learn to use the reading strategy: determine importance.===

**Homework:**
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 * Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 176.

Reminders:

 * ** Checking homework today: **
 * ** Scan Article 1 of the Persuasive Packet for Vocabulary. **
 * ** Mr. Devine will be in the Night Library every Tuesday from 3:00 to 6:00. **
 * Marking the text.
 * number the paragraphs
 * circle all the words that you don't know
 * underline the important details (use the reading strategy, determine importance)

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

2. Reading "If the World Were a Village" pages 168-175
 * **Get in to groups of 3 or 4:**
 * Re-read the story in groups (give students this instruction before telling them to answer any questions).
 * Each student takes a turn reading out loud.
 * After reading, answer the Monitor Comprehension questions on pages 171, 173, and 175.


 * 3. Persuasive Writing: **
 * Students, continuing to work in groups, compare their scan for vocabulary.
 * Each group develop a list of words that they couldn't define.
 * The teacher explains the meanings of these words and students add them to their notes.
 * Divide the article into sections using letters: A, B, C, D....
 * A: paragraphs 1-3
 * B: paragraphs 4-7
 * C: paragraphs 8-9
 * D: paragraphs 10-11
 * E: paragraphs 12-13
 * F: paragraphs 14-17
 * G: paragraphs 18-20
 * H: paragraphs 21-23
 * I: paragraphs 24-25
 * J: paragraphs 26-27
 * Why are we breaking the article up like this?
 * 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.