February+24,+2011

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Unit 3 Essential Questions: What makes us the same? What makes us different?
= February 24, 2011 =

Students will:

 * answer questions to show reading comprehension.
 * review vocabulary words.
 * learn new grammar concepts.

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 * Finish any unfinished questions and Grammar Book pages

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

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1. Copy the Learning Objectives and Homework in your notebook and planner.

2. Students will reread Article 2 in pairs and answer the questions below. Teachers can give sentence starters if needed. a. Why does it matter that polar ice is melting and animals are becoming endangered? (par. 2 and 3) b. Why is the Edith checkerspot butterfly now endangered? (par. 4) c. What was the rise in temperature in the last 100 years? What is the rise predicted in the next 100 years? Why is the change in in temperatures important? (par. 5-8) d. What traps heat close to the Earth? (par. 10) e. Is global warming a natural process or man made? Provide evidence for your answer. (par. 11) f. What are some things scientists say need to happen in order to stop or slow global warming? (par. 12) g. What was agreed upon in Japan and why did the US pull out in 2001? (par.13 and 14) h. Write two things you can do to help stop global warming.

3. Review the vocabulary words from the Interactive Book. Gross is behind. Finishing "Freaky Food" and p. 89,90,91

4. Complete the next two pages in the Grammar Book. Gross teaching /er/, /est/ pgs. 78-84 5, . Phonics= Multisyllable words and the functions of the letter "y".Edge transparencies #65,66, and Book pgs.60,64.

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