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November 22, 2010 Word Choice Day 3 “The Birth of the Constitution of the U.S.”. What metaphor or theme is established in the opening paragraph? Is the author’s word choice consistent with this metaphor? Explain by using examples from the text.
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November 22, 2010 Word Choice Day 3“The Birth of the Constitution of the U.S.” • What metaphor or theme is established in the opening paragraph? • Is the author’s word choice consistent with this metaphor? Explain by using examples from the text. • Go back to the text and highlight words and phrases that support this metaphor. • Different stages, miraculous, painful Birth
Student Goals • Compare and contrast non-print and print texts. • Practice sentence combining using specific sentence combining techniques. • Make a logical, safe inference about non-print text.
Now, try this one! • The child is ticklish. • The child is enjoying this activity. • The parents are having a picnic. • The parents seem to care about the child.