15 September

More Main Idea

Mission 1

• Read Langan (red book) pp. 115-116.
• Complete Practice 3, Langan pp. 116-117.
• Complete Practice 4.

Mission 2 - The Most Extraordinary Thing

• Write a paragraph about the most extraordinary thing you did over the summer.
• Pair/Share

Mission 3 - POSTPONED

• Mapping Lesson - COMPLETED
• Read CB p. 32 and CIRCLE any words you do not understand.
• Complete vocabulary CB pp. 33-34 as a class*
  *as necessary
• DIRECT INSTRUCTION
• Read "Effects of Coffee," CB p. 36.
• Identify the main idea of each paragraph.
• Ms. Bruce will demonstrate how to use these main ideas to take notes using mapping.
• GUIDED PRACTICE
• Read "Neighborhoods in New York," CB p. 38.
• Identify the main idea of each paragraph.
• We will complete the map together.
• INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
• Read "If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online."
• Identify the main idea of each paragraph.
• Complete a map independently on a piece of notebook paper.

Mission 3 - HOMEWORK

• Go to the GUST bookstore and purchase a copy of Persuasion by Jane Austen. It is published by Penguin Reader.

Mission 4 - HOMEWORK

• View Vocabulary & Spelling 1.
• HOMEWORK: Complete Practice 1.
• HOMEWORK: Study for the Vocabulary & Spelling 1 Quiz on Thursday.

Mission 5 - POSTPONED

• Read Academic Listening Encounters (Kanaoka, green book) pp. 2-3.
• Complete Reading and Thinking About the Topic steps 1-3.
• HOMEWORK: Complete Listening to Directions steps 1-2.

Using Google Docs

**If you DO NOT have Microsoft Office (Word) on your computer, you may use Google Docs instead. Simply create a gmail account.

1. Go to mail.google.com
2. Click on create new account
3. Follow the steps

Once you have a gmail account, you can go to drive.google.com and sign in using your gmail information. Click “New” to create new folders*, new docs, new presentations, and new sheets (just like Microsoft Excel).

* I recommend creating a folder for 097C