3/16 Summarizing & Pi Day

Reminders

• Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
• Please write your homework in your assignment book.
• Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

Today in class you will

• Summarize a reading selection
• Create population circles.
• Analyze continents' populations.

Why?

• To practice identifying main ideas.
• To become more efficient readers.
• To celebrate Pi Day (3/14)
• To become more aware of the world.

DIRECTIONS

If you are ever waiting for a direction, please use PlaceSpotting or Google A Day. (Don't search for the question or use a Google A Day answer site.)

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2. Wait for Mr.d'E's directions & materials         

3.  Summarize        20 minutes  

3. Complete the population circles      20 minutes        

4. Use the first item in Google Classroom to analyze the population circles.      10 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What are the key components to a summary?
• What are the  three most striking things you noticed about the continents' populations?