5-6-2010

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= __Unit 4 Essential Question: What does it take to Survive?__ =

Students will:

 * ===learn to use evidence from an article to support an answer.===
 * **learn new vocabulary.**

**Homework: Answer the questions about Chinese Immigrants: **

 * Why did so many Chinese people come to the United States? Explain.
 * What did people who were born in the US think of Chinese immigrants?
 * What kinds of jobs did Chinese immigrants do when they came to the US?
 * Why was life so hard for Chinese immigrants?
 * How are the descendents of Chinese immigrants treated today in the US?

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Reminders:

 * Checking homework today:
 * Scan for Vocabulary
 * Chinese Immigration Article
 * Tornado Survivor
 * Vocabulary Sentences
 * Mr. Devine will be in the Night Library every Tuesday from 3:00 to 6:00.

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__Agenda__
0. Students Enter The Room
 * Students come in the classroom and copy the learning objectives and homework in their planners/notebooks. Give students 2 or 3 minutes to do this
 * You'll need to give them a little more time in copying down the homework as they will need to answer the questions.

1. Unit 4 Cluster 1
 * Quizlet
 * Show the vocabulary quizlet on the overhead projector (DocuCam). Students will copy the definition and match it to the correct vocabulary word. Give students 8 minutes for this activity, then call on students for responses.

2. Read/chart the Chinese Immigration article
 * Watch/discuss the video on Angel Island. (Sub will not show, so worry about this video)
 * What is the main idea of each paragraph?
 * Have the students copy down the chart that is on the board
 * Have them take out their articles on Chinese immigration
 * Have them number the paragraphs
 * With the help of the peer tutor, read through each paragraph and explain to them what each is about.
 * Lead them through and help them to identify the topic of each paragraph
 * Lead them and help them to identify the Main Idea of the topic of each paragraph
 * You use the Docucam and copy down the chart yourself on a piece of paper and have them copy down each item
 * Example:
 * __Topic Main Idea about the Topic__


 * What you don't finish they can continue on their own for HW while answering the questions

Computer Lab:

 * Mr Devine will already be in the lab
 * leave the classroom about 10:15 to get to Room 207
 * Explain to them that they need to get logged on as quickly as possible and begin typing their answers from the the quotations they found in the Irish Immigration article.
 * Have the peer tutor help you with this
 * Other students will know what they will need to do and they can explain it to others as well.
 * Thanks so much for your Help!

===In Word, type up your answers to the questions from Monday and Tuesday. Type your answer and the quotations you found to support your answers. Use quotation marks and cite your source. You can also finish your Excel charts.===