9/21 Aborigines Brain Dump

           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).

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Today in class you will

•  show understanding of the main ideas and important details about Ancient Aborigines

Why?

• to become better readers and writers
• to develop your ability to process information

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DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

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

2.  A brain dump is getting all the information you possibly can about a topic out of your brain.  You don't use resources.  You don't get ideas from other people.

The purpose is to make your memory stronger.  You're working your brain to remember main ideas and details.                     1 minutes

3.   Whole class discussion.                        5 minutes

4.   Brain dump                       5 minutes

5.    Paired sharing                       5 minutes

6.     choice                            5 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• Tell me all you can about Ancient Aboriginal peoples.

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