February 2, 2016

Objective:  I can find golden lines in the Article of the Week about concussions.

BW:  Complete the picture card assignment.  New students should complete their registration cards and the picture card assignment.

Activities:

  1.  Step #1 for a close reading:  Change the title and subtitles in the article about concussions into questions.
  2. Hover Read:  Circle or box road blocks.
  3. Read to find answers for the questions.
  4. Share Out:  Does any statement in paragraph #1 answer the question of the title?  Does any sentence stand out?  Underline it.
  5. Independent Activity:  Does any sentence answer the questions posed by the first subtitle?  Underline it.
  6. Think Pair/Share:  In groups of two, find the golden line(answer to each question) and underline it for the remainder of the essay.