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