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    Wednesday, March 25, 2009

    Read the Nat'l Geographic article - "Back to the Future"


    • Scan - Look through the text organizers in the article. Guess what the main idea will be and write it at the top of your paper.
    • Question - Write five questions that you think will be answered by the end of the article.
    • Read the article.
    • Recite what each section is trying to tell you before you move on to the next section. - in your mind.
    • Review what the entire memoir was telling you when you are done. - in your mind
    • Put a check mark next to questions that you can now answer.
    • Rewrite the main idea at the bottom of the paper if you have changed your mind.
    Do the diagnostic tests in your writing book. Pages 549 1-20, 579 1-20, 604 1-20, and 651 1-20.

    Turn in your words to know and your main idea worksheet from yesterday.