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Here is where you will find an outline of our class activities. Homework will be posted here as well as links to any documents you may need.
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Tuesday, January 21

1/21/2020

 
Get out your Notice & Note booklet and your Vocabulary Graphic Organizer (Vocabulary check today - you should have all 10 words completed)!

Objectives: Today I will review nonfiction signposts and practice using them as I read.

Homework: 
  • Study for the Vocabulary quiz on Thursday (will look very similar to the last vocabulary quiz - be able to define each word and use each word in a sentence.)
  • Continue reading and filling out 12 boxes in your Notice & Note booklet due Wednesday 1/29

Agenda: 
  • Updated Unit Calendar (Periods 1-3 will be able to pick up a paper copy from Mrs. Weber tomorrow; Periods 4 & 5 were able to pick up a copy today)
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  • Signposts for Reading Nonfiction:
    • Contrasts & Contradictions
    • Absolute or Extreme Language
    • Numbers & Statistics
    • Quoted Words
    • Word Gaps
  • Absolute or Extreme Language
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  • Examples of Absolute or Extreme Language
    • "All teachers at this school are strict!"
    • "That was the funniest movie ever!"
    • These are examples of absolute/extreme language because these statements leave no room to compromise and/or exaggerate.
  • Clue Words:
    • Everyone, no one, always, never, totally, all, every
  • Practice Passage:
    • “‘No one on this planet will be untouched by climate change,’ the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change announced. The report warned that climate impacts are already ‘severe, pervasive, and irreversible.’”
    • What absolute or extreme language is used? Why use this language?
  • Numbers & Statistics​
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  • Examples of Numbers & Statistics
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  • Practice Passage: (About Australian Wildfires)
    • Since September 2019, the blazes, fueled by dry foliage and strong winds, have scorched over 15.6 million acres (24,000 square miles) — an area larger than the state of West Virginia.
      The blazes have destroyed over 1588 homes, damaged 653 more, and killed 19 people and almost 500 million animals, including a third of NSW's koala colony, or about 8,000 bears.
    • What numbers and statistics are used? Why use them in the article?
  • Independent Reading
    • Continue reading your nonfiction book in your assigned seat!
    • Goal for today: Fill out at least 3 more boxes in your Notice & Note booklet
    • I'll check off your vocabulary words while you read

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