Hello, Chalupas and Chalupa Parents! In Reading, we are shifting our focus from literary text to informational. We will be focusing on main idea, drawing conclusions, finding evidence to support a claim and looking at how authors organize information. We will continue to work with literary text, but our focus is changing to informational.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10:
* introduce vocab words for informational text
* introduce essential questions for this unit of study: Can you believe everything you read? Where does this information come from? How can you tell if an author has a bias?
* notes on main idea and how to locate it/infer it in a text
* work on Mr/Mrs SMS essay
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11:
* add main idea to vocab notebook
* read "What Do You Know About Sharks?" together, noticing the format the author chose. Discuss
* Discuss main idea and author's purpose
* Essential question: ARE SHARKS DANGEROUS?
* Read author bio. Can we trust her to provide us with current, relevant information? (source) Does the date of this article matter? Have there been other scientific discoveries since this has been written?
* Look at text features together.
* work on essay
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12:
* library
* Start collecting evidence for essential question (are sharks dangerous?)
* make chart for evidence, begin looking for FACTS to support or refute the claim
* work on essay
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13:
* add source and evidence to vocab notebook
* discuss the need to look at mulitple sources for accurate info
* Do source check on "Great White Sharks" -- is author a credible source? What do you expect him to say about sharks?
* read "Great White Sharks" and record evidence on the chart
* essay
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14:
*SPIRIT ASSEMBLY! WEAR YOUR TEAM SHIRT!
* add bias and loaded language to vocab notebook
* locate and discuss loaded language in this selection. Does the author have a bias?
* draw conclusion--are sharks dangerous? What does the evidence say? Can you support your claim?
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