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Mr. Verlin Overbrook High School December 10, 2015. Letters to the editor. Do Now: Website Logon. Using the Chromebooks, log on to http://www.philly.com and find a news article of interest. Objectives:.
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Mr. Verlin Overbrook High School December 10, 2015 Letters to the editor
Do Now: Website Logon • Using the Chromebooks, log on to http://www.philly.com and find a news article of interest.
Objectives: • The students will be able to determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact in order to be able to write a letter to the editor. • The students will be able to differentiate between fact and opinion.
Focus Lesson: Letters… • Direct Instruction: Opinions • Guided Practice: planning an opinion using the constructed response template • Independent Practice • Detail the central argument and supporting details on the constructed response template for your chosen article. Have the template completed by the end of the period. • Browse out to http://www.jverlin.com and analyze the length and structure of one of my published opinions. • Homework (due tomorrow): write a draft (100 words AT MOST)