Sunday, November 25, 2012

Week of November 26 - DEBATE IN SCHOOL


New Word Generation topic:  Should school be a place for debate?    
              controversy  --  justify  --  perspective  --  bias  -- debate
  1. Achieve Readings
    1. Due Tues,  Nov 27 -  "What would you do?"
    2. Due Wed.,  Nov 28 -  "Use Your Voice"
    3. Due Thur.,   Nov 29--  "A Water Battle"
    4. ADDITIONAL READINGS:  
      1. "A Camp For Change" -- a practice reading on Summarization
      2. "Kids Still Love Barbie" -- a reading to practice using context to understand vocabulary
  2. What is 'Debate In School'?
    1. Vocabulary: 10 Word Illustrations: 
    2. Due Wednesday, Nov. 28 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-Debate in School topic and vocabulary  files:  LINK