Day 1 Agenda 1. Sign on the attendance shift2. Turn in your double-entry journal chapter 10 & Ch. 3 vocabulary Log3. Prepare the RW quiz5. Discussion – Blogs on p.516. Topics

• Homework No More Late Homework1. Listen to the audio file 15. Read the text (p.51) with your eyes and check the

pronunciation.2. Write each paragraph’s main idea on the left side of the text.3. Read it again and complete the questions on p. 52.4. Start DEJ for Ch. 115. Finish the topic paper6. Prepare your presentation for tomorrow. -> Japan (11/04) Malak & DuyCalcutta (11/04) Sam & TienSan Francisco (11/04) Turuu & Ahmed

Topic

• What is a topic?

A topic is a word or phrase that tells what something is about.

Topic (General Word)

Europe

France SpainGermany Greece

(Specific words that belong to the topic)

Scan “My Rant on Cell Phones” p.51 and identify the part of speech of the words listed.

1. I2. rant3. hate4. people5. library6. quiet7. really8. on9. trains10. in front of

11. text12. worst13. pink14. waves 15. once16. throw17. onto18. interesting 19. her20. Relax

Day 2 Agenda 1. Sign on the attendance sheet2. Sight words3. Presentation - Japan (11/04) Malak & Duy- Calcutta (11/04) Sam & Tien- San Francisco (11/04) Turuu & Ahmed4. Check the Textbook: p. 525. Reading Group

• Homework 1. Study your vocabulary for tomorrow vocabulary review2. Finish the vocabulary practice on p. 52 – p. 53 (Audio file is on

the website).3. Write the sentences using the words on the piece of paper and

turn in tomorrow (p.54).

Reading Group

• A reader• A summarizer• A whiteboard writer

• Find out thesis (main idea of the whole reading)• Find out the main idea of the paragraph • Find out what is conclusion (What the writer wants to say)

Day 3 Agenda 1. Sign on the attendance sheet2. Turn in the homework (Sentence from p.54)3. Prepare to take a vocab review4. Check the answer p. 52 - 535. Vocabulary Strategy 6. Reading Skills

* Homework 1. RW DEJs Ch. 11 due on Monday 2. Study reading and vocabulary for the unit test 3.3. Finish the reading homework. Topic, sentence, paragraph,

and stories.

Vocabulary Strategy

• Using be-verb (is / are)

• Using parentheses () ExampleThey sell products in many categories (groups of similar things).

• Using a dash “ – “ExamplePeople can search for – look for – a book on the Internet.

• Finding the phrase -> such as ExampleAmazon.com sells products in many categories, such as toys, gourmet foods, and books. You can buy anything at a virtual shopping mall such as Amazon.com.

• Using adjective clauses -> which, who, that, whom, whose, where when, and why.

ExampleCalcium, which makes bones strong, is in milk.

A dentist, who takes care of people’s teeth, has an interesting profession.

• Picture

Vocabulary Strategy

Vocabulary Strategy• Or / Other (giving examples)

Ex) There are many theories, or opinions.Ex) Eating lots of vegetables helps to recover a cold or other diseases.

• Before or after the sentence. Men and Women also have different body language. They have different ways to communicate with their face and body.

• In other words,Equality is important, in other words, people think every person has the same position, not higher and not lower.

• AffixWord parts (prefix, root, suffix)

Vocabulary Strategy

Word part and Meaning Example

un unhappy

- er Writer

-ist Scientist

-hood Adulthood