English for January 8, 2014

posted Jan 7, 2014, 1:14 PM by Jeff Maxim   [ updated Jan 7, 2014, 1:16 PM ]
We'll review RI5.2 (main idea and supporting details) today. 

Objective

Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

    
Mini-lesson
We'll read a short passage and answer some questions related to main idea in class today. Check that mini-lesson out here.

Today's assignment

You'll continue reading the same article as we read yesterday, the one about Box Jellyfish. Here's a online version of that reading for you to see, too. 

Based on those two readings, you'll have a few questions. Click here to do the questions.


What you'll be graded on

  1. Have you answered all parts of the question?
  2. Did you write at least three sentences?

Need Extra Help?

Finish early?

  1. Check out the useful links tab on the sidebar.
  2. Checkout the extra credit assignments.
  3. Go to www.i-ready.com.
  4. Watch some of these fun spoken word poetry videos... Video #1 .... Video #2 ....
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