2-5-2010

Previous Next = February 5, 2010 = = __Essential Question__: What Makes Us the Same? What Makes Us Different? =

Students will:

 * ===learn about persuasive writing.===
 * ===learn about English word parts (prefixes/suffixes).===
 * ===learn to determine importance when reading.===

**Homework:**
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 * Grammar and Writing Book page 94.

__Agenda__
1. DEAR
 * Re-write each sentence, correctly, in your notebook:
 * We have been studying possessive pronouns and adjectives (and adjective word order), so our DEAR will focus on that.
 * ==Problem Sentence== || ==Solution Sentence== ||
 * # ==I car is very fast.==
 * 1) ==they friends all like the movie funny==
 * 2) ==we classroom is not crowded==
 * 3) ==My want to keep I family safe== || == == ||

2. Review Homework
 * IPB pages 78-81
 * Complete the teacher version as a class on the overhead projector.
 * Peer Tutor will come around and stamp your completed work.

3. Persuasive Writing
 * 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?

4. Interactive Practice Book, page 82
 * How to Determine Importance