4-24-09

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Reminders:

 * Mr. Devine is in the Night Library every Monday.
 * Unit 6, Cluster 2 Test Tuesday!

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Get your Grammar and Writing book--work on pages 125-126.
 * 4) Get your Interactive Practice Book (checking pages 217-222)
 * 5) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Learn about prepositional phrases.
 * Evaluate arguments.
 * Help each other understand research articles.

**Homework:**

 * Complete Grammar and Writing book through page 126.


 * 1. Grammar and Writing** pages 125-126.
 * 2. Vocabulary Review**
 * [|Unit 6, Cluster 2 Quizlet]
 * [|Academic Vocabulary]
 * [[file:Period 4 Name Selector.ppt]]
 * 3.** **Civil Rights Articles 1-4** **Review and Study Session**
 * "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas"
 * "Desegregating Little Rock, 1957"
 * "March on Washington: All about the March on Washington, August 28, 1963"
 * "CORE's bold new strategy for the Civil Rights Movement"


 * **Each Group:**
 * Write the title of the article at the top of the paper.
 * Summarize the article (5 to 8 sentences)
 * Write down 4 or 5 important quotations from the article.
 * Explain what each quotation means and why its meaning is important for the Civil Rights Movement.


 * Find the group that is also working on your article and complete your chart on the board.
 * Create a graphic organizer on the white-board.
 * One or two people, who will get extra credit, teaches the article to the class.
 * Class, as the article is being presented, follow along in your own copy of the article, take notes, and ask questions at the end of the presentation.
 * We will listen to each speech.
 * We will evaluate, according to the rubric, each speech.
 * 4. Embedding Quotations**
 * [[file:Embedding Quotes.ppt]]
 * Practice embedding quotations that you found in the Civil Rights Movement articles.
 * Embed at least 3 quotations.