4-13-10

Previous Next = April 13, 2010 = = __Essential Question__: What Makes Us the Same? What Makes Us Different? =

Students will:

 * ===Use directions to write sentences.===
 * Make a Venn diagram to compare comuunities
 * Review classroom expectations and procedures
 * Study vocab. and/or grammar skills for Unit 3 Test

PLUS a complete sentence. ex. Was the last math test easy for you? No, the last math test was not easy for me. (use grammar practice book p. 105 as model) ||
 * ~ Homework Due Today ||~ Homework Due Tomorrow ||
 * Alphabetical test vocabulary || TRADE QUESTION PAPER WITH A FRIEND AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WITH YES, OR NO

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__Agenda__
1. DEAR
 * == Problem Sentence == || == Solution Sentence == ||
 * == 1. Write a sentence with a possessive adjectice. ==

5. Write a sentence with an adjective that compares.
(er, est) || == == || 2. Vocabulary Practice Use yesterday's list and challenge students to write a question for each word using //Was, Were, Has, Have, Do, Did, Does\// to start each question.

3. Discuss the EQ Question with "Communities" as the topic. Display a VENN Diagram: TITLE for first circle: SAN DIEGO........... Intersecting CirclesTITLE: Same....................... TITLE for last circle: Childhood Community

Ideas: Trolley..................................................................................markets..........................................????services Starbucks...........................................................................schools...........................................???recreation Lifegaurd Stations/beach.................................................valleys..............................................???housing

Provide these frames to create a comparison paragragh: Communities meet people's needs. Communities make us the same. All communities have _ ,___,__ __. Examples of these things in my own community are__ _, _, ___. Communities make us different. San Diego has__, but my childhood community does not. My childhood community has _, but San Diego does not. Communites do meet people's needs.

To use at the end of Unit 3 as a review: [|30 Questions Unit 3 Wrap Up Game.pdf]
 * Make copies, one copy for each class.
 * Compete in groups using the ELMO.