What is the difference between a topic and an issue?
Objective: Students will identify points at issue on selected topics.
1. Language Lab #28 (Add your own example from your reading book.)
2. We read independently for 15 minutes and completed a reading log using a strategy of our choice.
3. Writer's Notebook #35: Brainstorm a list of 10-12 groups your belong to (students, Americans, gymnasts, vocal musicians, basketball players, etc.). Then list topics of conversations you hear being discussed in each of these groups. Which of these topics center around facts? Which center around unresolved issues?
4. We reviewed the difference between a topic and an issue.
5. We worked on steps 2-4 of Part A: Discovering an Interesting Issue.
For next time: Complete "Part A: Discovering an Interesting Issue" packet.
Objective: Students will identify points at issue on selected topics.
1. Language Lab #28 (Add your own example from your reading book.)
2. We read independently for 15 minutes and completed a reading log using a strategy of our choice.
3. Writer's Notebook #35: Brainstorm a list of 10-12 groups your belong to (students, Americans, gymnasts, vocal musicians, basketball players, etc.). Then list topics of conversations you hear being discussed in each of these groups. Which of these topics center around facts? Which center around unresolved issues?
4. We reviewed the difference between a topic and an issue.
5. We worked on steps 2-4 of Part A: Discovering an Interesting Issue.
For next time: Complete "Part A: Discovering an Interesting Issue" packet.