English 83RMrs. BuchananWeek 3; Day 1Monday, February 3, 2014

Take Holocaust Facts SQ3R assignmentAnother handout for Context Clues ReviewThis I Believe EssayTopic and Main Idea Paragraph Activity (sent to Dolores last Friday)Topic & Main Idea More Practice

TO DO FOR CLASS!

Agenda• Announcement: Mrs. Long will not be in class

tomorrow; however, she will put a homework assignment on Moodle.

• SQ3R – Using “Holocaust Facts”

• Intro to Essay #1

• Topic and Main Idea

• EE: Ch. 2 Irregular Verbs

• More Context Clues and Dictionary Practice

• Quiz: Context Clues & Dictionary will be on Wednesday

Reading Strategy: SQ3RUsing “Facts About the Holocaust”

• Survey: Preview the material.

• Become familiar with the overall content and organization of the material.

• Read the title, subtitle, subheadings, first and last paragraphs, pictures, charts, and graphics. Note words in italics and bold.

• Take a moment to glance over the reading (just look at the items above, do not try to read everything).

SQ3R: Question

• Question – Ask questions before you begin reading.• What do you want to know?

• Write down at least three questions, along with turning the headings and subheadings into questions.

SQ3R: Read

• Read the paragraphs in small chunks. • This may be one or two paragraphs at a

time or the material under each heading.

• Answer the questions you created.

SQ3R: Review

• Look over the reading selection again• Look over the notes you have written.

• Review what you learned and write a short summary in your own words.

SQ3R

• For homework you will complete this same reading strategy using story #1 in Value in Voices.

This I Believe Essay

This I Believe

• From 1951–1955, Edward R. Murrow hosted This I Believe, a daily radio program that reached 39 million listeners. On this broadcast, Americans—both well known and unknown—read five-minute essays about their personal philosophy of life. They shared insights about individual values that shaped their daily actions. The first volume of This I Believe essays, published in 1952, sold 300,000 copies—more than any other book in the U. S. during that year except for the Bible. In fact, these Murrow broadcasts were so popular that curriculum was even developed to encourage American high school students to compose essays about their most significant personal beliefs.

This I Believe

• Fifty years later, This I Believe, Inc., is continuing the mission of inviting Americans of all ages and all walks of life to examine their belief systems and then write and share a 500-word personal essay, a “This I Believe” essay.

• For more information and to get ideas for your own essay, go to:

• www.thisibelieve.com

Let’s take a break!

Topic & Main IdeaGo to Topic & Main Idea PP

Game: 37Main Ideas

Game 37

• Everyone will come to the front of class and form a circle.

• I will place some music.

• While the music is playing you will pass the papers around to your left.

• When the music stops, find a partner.

Game 37

• You and your partner will read the paragraphs.

• You are looking for:

• Topic – more than once in the paragraph

• Main Idea sentence – covers the entire paragraph

• The paragraph uses list word(s) to introduce supporting details

• The paragraph includes at least 3 addition words

• Be at least five sentences.

Game 37

• You will give scores to them, totally 9 points

• 1-8 (one is extremely good, and the other not good at all!)

• 2-7 One is awesome, the other not that great)

• 4-5 One is slightly better than the other one

Game 37

• We will do this 4 times.

• Each time you will read a different paper with a different partner.

• After the fourth time you will add the scores.

SQ3R Voices and Values Ch. 1Prepare for Literature Circle 1Vocabulary in Context Homework

Homework for WednesdayFebruary 5, 2014