2-3-2010

Previous Next = February 3, 2010 = = __Essential Question__: What Makes Us the Same? What Makes Us Different? =


 * learn possessive nouns and adjectives.
 * learn about word parts.
 * learn about persuasive writing.

Homework:
 * ** Write a sentence for your 8 vocabulary words (page 166). **

__Agenda__
1. DEAR
 * Re-write each sentence, correctly, in your notebook:
 * Mr. Devine || Mrs. Gross ||
 * # i not like home work.
 * 1) please give me book
 * 2) He like the car red.
 * 3) we class is smart.
 * 4) Chinese is them language || same ||

2. Grammar and Writing Book
 * Page 91.

3. Vocabulary Review
 * [|Unit 3, Cluster 1]

4. Review Homework
 * Work in groups of 3.
 * Pick 5 of your words from your homework (words with suffixes and prefixes).
 * Write a sentence for each word.
 * One person from the group will write the group's best sentence on the board.

5. Introduce Persuasive Writing
 * What is persuasion?
 * How are people persuasive? How do people persuade you? Does it work?
 * Why do you believe what you believe? How were you persuaded?
 * Let's focus on good persuasion: persuasion that works.
 * Good persuasion follows this model:
 * First, the persuader needs to explain what people say about a topic (they say).
 * Then, the persuader can
 * agree with what others say and explain why
 * agree with what others say and add more and explain why
 * disagree with what others say and explain why
 * These are the 2 basic steps to follow: "they say this and I say this"
 * Why do we need to start with what other people say?
 * What does that look like? Where do we find what other people say?