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Unit 3 Essential Questions: What makes us the same? What makes us different?
= April 11, 2011 =

Students will:
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 * learn new vocabulary.
 * learn to make and confirm predictions.
 * learn to write a research paper.
 * work on your survey--ask at least 30 people your questions.

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 * Checking homework today:
 * Go to the Night Library for extra help!

=__Agenda__=

1. Unit 4, Cluster 1 Vocabulary
 * Quizlet

2. Finish Reading "Two were Left". Stop after each page to explain what happens in the P&P chart

3. Introduce Quarter 4 Research Writing
 * What is a research essay?
 * [|Video]: What is the Industrial Revolution?
 * PowerPoints: See Assessment Wiki
 * Introduce survey - begin writing questions (students will finish with support teachers)
 * Should kids be allowed to go work in a job instead of going to school?
 * If you had to choose, would you want to work on a farm or in a factory?
 * Do you think the Industrial Revolution was a good thing or a bad thing?
 * What is one good thing about factories? What is one bad thing about factories?

4. 4/11/11 Confirming Predictions
 * On Friday, you made predictions based on the pictures in the story.
 * Now that you have read the story, you can see if your predictions were right or wrong.
 * Pick one prediction that you made that was wrong and finish these sentences in your notebook:
 * ** One prediction I made was...................................................... **
 * ** However, this prediction was wrong because......................................................... **
 * Then, pair share your responses.
 * Call on a couple volunteers to share with the class.


 * If time permits, you can review scanned vocabulary from article 1. **

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