HAPPY FRIDAYS EVE!

Mrs. Benson and Mrs. Neal, 3/2/2017

 LEARNING TARGET AND WARM UP

Learning Target
How can I make text connections?
Warm Up
Directions: Identify the gerund phrase in
each of the following sentences.
1. Manuel argued strongly against recounting
the vote.
2. Most of the time, swimming at the beach is
 LEARNING TARGET AND WARM UP

Learning Target
How can I make text connections?
Warm Up
Directions: Identify the gerund phrase in
each of the following sentences.
1. Manuel argued strongly against recounting
the vote.
2. Most of the time, swimming at the beach is
 OPENER

GALLERY WALK
Get out a sheet of paper and fold it in half hot dog-style and
hamburger-style (your paper should be split into four equal size
squares)
Attached around the room are four different sentence starters.
Using the paragraph below, write ONE topic sentence making connections
to your own life, something you have read, or the world around you.
Three hundred million children live in places where the air is dangerously polluted,
a new study found. The air they breathe is more than six times as dirty as what is
considered safe. Such children face serious healthrisks. The new study was
carried out by theUnited NationChildren's Fund (UNICEF). It shows that 2 billion
children livein places with dangerously high air-pollution levels. Altogether, that is
9 out of every 10 children in the world. UNICEF said air pollution kills 600,000
children a year.
 WORK SESSION

Teacher modeling how to write a brief constructed

response making text connections
Remember to use the RACE strategy!
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite evidence from the text
Explain your reasoning
Three hundred million children live in places where the air is dangerously polluted, a
new study found. The air they breathe is more than six times as dirty as what is
considered safe. Such children face serious healthrisks. The new study was carried
out by theUnited NationChildren's Fund (UNICEF). It shows that 2 billion children
livein places with dangerously high air-pollution levels. Altogether, that is 9 out of
every 10 children in the world. UNICEF said air pollution kills 600,000 children a year.
How is this paragraph similar to other things you have read? Explain.
 CLOSING

Based your article, Worsening, unchecked segregation

in K12 public schools, write a brief constructed response
using the RACE strategy.
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite evidence from the text
Explain your reasoning
Segregation in public schools has increased in recent years across the nation.
Do the problems described in the article, Worsening, unchecked segregation
in public K12 schools, remind you of other things you have read? Are the
problems described in the article similar to problems you have noticed in
your own community? Explain your reasoning in a 4-6 sentence paragraph.