"Hooked on a Myth"

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 Happy Halloween

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin  Book reviews are due November 17.

*Article of the Week #8 is due --  annotation and written response.

*Using the summary template, write a summary of "Hooked on a Myth."  On the back of the template answer the following question:  Why does Victoria Braithwaite think that we should treat fish more like the way we treat other animals, such as birds and mammals?

HOMEWORK :  Independent reading   

"Hooked on a Myth"

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Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.

*Let's finish our discussion of "Letters to the editor in response to 'A Change of Heart about Animals.'"

*"Hooked on a Myth" -- Briefly survey the text and make a prediction of the article based on the subtitle.  Refer to the questions in Activity #17.  We will discuss these questions together.  As we read the article think of how it challenges your previous interpretation of fish behavior.

*Activity #20 -- Using the summary template, write a summary of this article.

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #8

"A Change of Heart About Animals"

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 *Please quietly read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin. 

*"A Change of Heart About Animals"  -- before we leave this article I would like you to practice writing a summary of the article by following the format of the template I provide.
                       
*"Letters to the editor in response to "A Change of Heart about Animals" -- this is on p. 61 in your packet.  Read each letter and select the one that you agree with the most.  In your Writer's Journal respond to the one you chose. Explain why you agree. 

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #8


    

"A Change of Heart About Animals"

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*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin. 

*Text -- "A Change of Heart About Animals"
               Yesterday we read this text a second time and noted
                for each paragraph what the writer says and does 
                (content and purpose).  For Activity #10, respond to 
                the second set of questions (1-3).  Complete Activity
                #11 & #12.  Respond in your Writer's Journal.
            
HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #8

"A Change of Heart About Animals"

Good Morning!

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin. 

*Article of the Week #8 -- annotation and written response is due on Friday

*Text -- "A Change of Heart About Animals"
              Friday you completed Activity #4 & 5 in your Writer's 
             Journal.  Today we will read the text and complete Activity
             #8

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #8

Module #2, Activities #4 & #5

Good Morning!

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin. 

*Article of the Week #7 -- annotation and written response is due.

*Text -- "A Change of Heart About Animals"
              Before we begin reading this text, complete Activity #4 &
              5 in your Writer's Journal. Your meaningful responses will
              help your rhetorical reading of the text which means that
              you will grasp not only what the writer says but how he
              says it.

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading

Module #2, Activity #3

Good Morning!

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin. 

*Module #2 Packet -- Please complete Activity #3, "Exploring the Concepts of 'Persuasion,'" questions 1-4.  Respond thoughtfully.

Your responses in your Writer's Journal are to get you thinking and to give you ideas for discussing these questions.

Homework:  Article of the Week #7 -- annotation and written response