R3-3-09

Previous Next = = = March 3, 2009 =

Reminders:

 * Mondays Mr. Devine is in the Night Library.

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:
 * Make Connections to readings.
 * Learn key vocabulary.
 * Learn to read plays.

**Homework:**

 * [|Study the Expository Vocabulary List]


 * 1. Prepare to Read "Earthquake at Dawn"** page 226
 * Students write the vocabulary words and define them in English as well as Arabic, Spanish, or Burmese.
 * **Also, students finish scanning pages 228-236 for words they do not know (they should have started this yesterday). Have them define these words also.**
 * "Learn Key Vocabulary" -- Students copy the cluster map and add to it/complete it. All students do this in their notebooks.
 * "Learn About Plays" -- Students copy the reading strategy steps **and** translate any unfamiliar words into their native language.
 * Review as a class: What is a play? What is a script? How do we read a script? Refer to the script starting on page 229 when explaining how to read a script.
 * 2. Reference Point: The Making of an Earthquake" page 227**
 * In their groups, students must study the diagrams on this page.
 * Discuss, in their groups, how earthquakes happen.
 * Afterward, discuss as a class how earthquakes happen.
 * [|3. Review Vocabulary Terms On Quizlet]**