9/9 Topic- Main Ideas-Details

     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

• evaluate information to determine topics, main ideas, and details

Why?

• to become better readers and writers
• to develop your ability to access and 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.  Check the extensions in your tool bar (looks like a puzzle piece in the upper right) for Read & Write (icon below).                      3 minutes

   If you don't have it go to the site linked here and install it.

3.   Go to Google Classroom and answer the question that is posted.                       5 minutes

4.   Whole class discussion                      10 minutes

5.    Information sort                        10 minutes

6.   Whole class discussion.                       15 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• Can you learn something without being graded on it?
• What is the difference between a topic, main idea, and detail?

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