R5-18-09

Previous Next = = = May 18, 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:
 * Make a time line.
 * Learn new vocabulary.
 * Learn to identify key points in an argument.


 * 1. Finish Reading "The Art of the Tall Tale"**
 * Use the vocabulary list you made.
 * Read on your own.
 * Create a summary of each paragraph.
 * Create a time line as you read. (Time line due today)
 * 2. Prepare to read a news article.**
 * What is a news article?
 * What is the last news article you read?
 * See vocabulary.
 * Define each term.
 * [|The Case for Longer School Days Vocabulary Quizlet]

Use the reading strategy on page 142 to read the article: How to Relate Main Ideas and Details.


 * 1) Do you think the school day should be longer? Explain why. List your reasons for your opinion.
 * 2) Students make a T chart, with their opinions on one side.


 * Students follow the reading strategy:
 * 1) Read the selection.
 * 2) Look for the most important ideas.
 * 3) What details tell about the ideas?


 * Students write the main ideas on the other side of the T chart they made before.
 * Students draw a line under the T chart and come to a new conclusion to the question: Should the school day be longer? Answers must be based on the information gathered before and the article.