R5-26-09

Previous Next = = = May 26, 2009 =

Reminders:

 * Mr. Devine is in the Night Library every Monday after school.
 * Arabic Home Language Tutorial Mondays and Wednesdays in room 1110.

Directions (students know to do this):

 * 1) Get your folder and all of its contents from.
 * 2) Take out your notebook.
 * 3) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (write on the board and have students copy in their planner/notebook)
Students will:
 * Learn new vocabulary.
 * Learn to identify key points in an argument.

__Agenda__ (do not copy)

 * 1. Finish "The Case for Longer School Days**"
 * Use the reading strategy on page 142 to read the article: How to Relate Main Ideas and Details.
 * Students follow the reading strategy:
 * 1) Read the selection.
 * 2) Look for the most important ideas.
 * 3) What details tell about the ideas?
 * **3 Column chart:**
 * Do you think the school day should be longer? Explain why. List your reasons for your opinion.
 * Students read, record evidence that supports the case for longer school days in the 2nd column. (summarize each paragraph as we read)
 * In the 3rd column students answer: Should the school day be longer? Answers must be based on the information gathered before and the article.

__**Finish your Works Cited Page**__

__**Type your Body Paragraphs**__
 * **Each body paragraph needs:**
 * 1) A Topic Sentence
 * 2) Introduce Quotation
 * 3) Quotation (don't forget MLA formatting for citations)
 * 4) Analyze the Meaning of the Quotation
 * 5) Why is that meaning important?
 * 6) Concluding Sentence (relate this paragraph back to the point of your essay--see the )

__**Type your Introduction Paragraph**__

__**Type your Conclusion Paragraph**__