Language Objective: Join small group discussion during letter writing exercise; develop a message and deliver it to a target audience.
Essential Question: What is my opinion on global warming and how will I convey a message to a target audience?
After reading a nonfiction passage about the earth's climate, students answered questions in a short comprehension quiz; we will discuss the answers on Monday. We next moved to today's classroom activity; it concerned student opinions on global warming. Following a short brainstorming activity in which information from the week was reviewed and synthesized, students expressed their feelings and made suggestions for action in letters to their elected officials. Tomorrow we will make our trip to the coast.
After reading a nonfiction passage about the earth's climate, students answered questions in a short comprehension quiz; we will discuss the answers on Monday. We next moved to today's classroom activity; it concerned student opinions on global warming. Following a short brainstorming activity in which information from the week was reviewed and synthesized, students expressed their feelings and made suggestions for action in letters to their elected officials. Tomorrow we will make our trip to the coast.Homework: SSR.
