Sunday, December 16, 2012

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