November 29
2016
Tuesday 11/29/16 – Language Arts
Good Morning, Class!
Per. 1 (8:15-9:05)
Please take out:
- computer
- agenda, open to last week’s reading
Check-in
- Check scores on Literary Analysis essay on Classroom
- State your Reading and Writing skill goals for Trimester 2 on this Google Form.
- Do Paired-Texts Vocabulary Practice (p. 3 of 3)
Learning Target: Students will be able to understand and explain America’s changing ideas about sweets and sugar by synthesizing information from two articles and an infographic.
How Candy Conquered America: The sweet and disturbing story of sugar
- Write any other new words on the Vocabulary Acquisition sheet as we read the article
- Stop after each section to jot down the main ideas
Per. 2 (9:05-9:58)
Close Read:
- ACE the Close-Reading Questions (1-4) on the first page only.
- What does a complete and thorough answer look like? (Discuss and view samples.)
Homework:
- Read 25+ pages in a chapter book of your choice and log:
- Title
- Pg. ___ to ___
- Two sentences about your reading
- Parent signature
Per. 3 (9:47-11:14)
Common Sense Media: Strategic Searching