WEEK OF December 3 - REGULATE PLASTIC

  New Word Generation topic:  

                   Should our use of paper or plastic be

regulated by the government?

  

              data -- research -- cite -- phase -- strategy

1. Achieve Readings
1. Due Mon,  Dec 3 -  "One City's Big Problem"
2. Due Tue.,  Dec 4 -  "Throw Old computers in the trash?  No Way!"
3. Due Wed., Dec 5--  "Garbage Has Got to Go"
4. ADDITIONAL READINGS:  
1. "Shhh.. Worms At Work" -- a reading to practice using context to understand vocabulary
2. "All About Trash" -- a practice reading on Summarization
2. In class pair work: Finding and citing evidence to justify a position.  
1. Thurs:  LA TIMES article "Vampire Bat Debate:  To Eliminate or Not to Eliminate"  From Harvey Daniel's 'Texts and Lessons for Content Area Reading'', (2011, Heinemann))
2. Friday:  Achieve:  "Wikipedia:  OK to Use?"

1. What is 'Regulating Plastic and Paper'?
1. Vocabulary: 10 Word Illustrations: 
2. Due Wednesday, Dec.6 online via Google Docs. -- Link to suggested topics for writing Word Illustrations  Read and respond in writing to these conversation prompts.  LINK.
3. Link to WG-Regulation of Paper and Plastic topic and vocabulary  files:  LINK