Week of January 3-5, 2013 - ADOPTION INFO: PUBLIC OR PRIVATE?

New Word Generation topic:   Should adoption information be kept public or private?

  

              ADOPT -- ENSURE -- CONSENT -- TENSION -- DURATION

Achieve Readings

1. More Readings:  
1. "No Place to Call Home" - a reading about improving conditions for refugees and orphans
2. "Who Really Cares?" -  a reading about world poverty 
3. "Mackey Wins!"  - a reading to practice cause and effect relationship

1. Due Mon,  Dec 17 -- "More Cats, Less Help"
2. Due Tue.,  Dec 18 -  "A Greyhound's Best Friend"
3. Due Wed., Dec 19 --  "New Year, New Country"

• What are key terms used to discuss 'Adoption Information -- Public or Private?
• closed adoption
• open adoption
• birth parents
• adoptive parents

1. Vocabulary: 10 Word Illustrations: Due Wednesday, Jan. 4 online via Google Docs. -- Link to suggested topics for writing Word Illustrations  Read and respond in writing to these conversation prompts.  LINK.
2. Link to WG-Adoption Information - Public or Private?  topic and vocabulary  files:  LINK

Week of December 17 - 21 - ADOPTION INFORMATION - PRIVATE?

New Word Generation topic:   Should adoption information be kept public or private?

  

              ADOPT -- ENSURE -- CONSENT -- TENSION -- DURATION

• Achieve Readings

1. More Readings:  
1. "No Place to Call Home" - a reading about improving conditions for refugees and orphans
2. "Who Really Cares?" -  a reading about world poverty 
3. "Mackey Wins!"  - a reading to practice cause and effect relationship

1. Due Mon,  Dec 17 -- "More Cats, Less Help"
2. Due Tue.,  Dec 18 -  "A Greyhound's Best Friend"
3. Due Wed., Dec 19 --  "New Year, New Country"

• What are key terms used to discuss 'Adoption Information -- Public or Private?
• closed adoption
• open adoption
• birth parents
• adoptive parents

1. Vocabulary: 10 Word Illustrations: Due Wednesday, Jan. 4 online via Google Docs. -- Link to suggested topics for writing Word Illustrations  Read and respond in writing to these conversation prompts.  LINK.
2. Link to WG-Adoption Information - Public or Private?  topic and vocabulary  files:  LINK

Week of December 10 - REGULATE PLASTIC AND PAPER - PART 2

New Word Generation topic:   Should our use of paper or plastic be an individual choice or regulated by the government?

  

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

• Achieve Readings

1. Due Mon,  Dec 10 -- "Wikipedia: OK to Use?"
2. Due Tue.,  Dec 11 -  "Scientists Needed!"
3. Due Wed., Dec 12--  "Worms on the Menu?"
4. More Readings:  
1. "School Says No to Wikipedia" -- a reading to practice using context to understand vocabulary
2. "Don't Waste That!"
3. "Five Cents a Bag"
4. "China Says 'NO' to Bags"

• 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