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Welcome to Language Arts- Please come in and sit down- Take out notebook, homework and agenda. . Copy in Agenda- Homework- Make flash cards to study vocabulary #3- You can use squares of paper- no need for notecards . Warm Up: Read the passage about Pranks. Answer the questions:
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Welcome to Language Arts- Please come in and sit down- Take out notebook, homework and agenda. Copy in Agenda- Homework- Make flash cards to study vocabulary #3- You can use squares of paper- no need for notecards.
Warm Up: Read the passage about Pranks. Answer the questions: Every Monday Matters #1 • 1. According to the article, what are the three types of practical jokes? • 2. In your opinion, does the article provide a excuse/justification for bullying? Why or why not?3. Think of a “good” prank that has been played on you or that you have played on others. Why is this considered a good prank? • 4. Why is bullying not considered a prank? • 5. Why do you think people try and group bullying and pranks together? • 6. What can you do, when people are bullying other students and trying to disguise them as jokes? • 7. Discuss with your neighbor different practical jokes. Why does the article say they are useful?
For each sentence, underline the common noun and circle the proper noun. • 1. Sarah did well at the track meet. • 2. My father brought me a stuffed animal when I was in the hospital. • 3. Nickelodeon is a popular TV show in the United States. • 4. Manual’s grandfather was born in Puerto Rico. • 5. Judy took a few minutes to think about what she was going to say. Warm Up- Common and Proper Nouns #2
Text- Words of any kind • Title- Beginning of text- tells what the text is about. • Subtitle- Brief explanation under the title • Caption- Description of a picture or graphic • Heading- Beginning of a section- tells what the section is about • Subheading- Smaller heading of a section • Graphic Aid- Visual that helps you understand text • Bold Face- words that are larger so that they stand out • Italic- slanted words which stand out Warm Up- Copy in NEXT Page of your Journal
You will work with one partner. • Choose a topic from one of the books we used for the scavenger hunt. Pick a section or chapter- READ IT! • Create a brochure to summarize the section that you read. • Use text features to display the information. • It must contain the following: In Class Project- Text Features Brochure
Use at least 8 text features (chart, graph, bold, italics, title, heading, subheading etc.) 10 -Points each • Must contain accurate information from the text you read- 10 points • Be your best work- neat and creative- 10 points Rubric for In Class Project
Which text feature is most helpful? • How do you use non-fiction in everyday life? Ticket Out- Essential Question Review