1. Day 1 Agenda 1.Sign on the attendance shift 2.Turn in your double-entry journal chapter 10 & Ch. 3 vocabulary Log 3.Prepare the RW quiz 5.Discussion – Blogs on p.51 6.Topics Homework  No More Late Homework 1.Listen to the audio file 15. Read the text (p.51) with your eyes and check the pronunciation. 2.Write each paragraph’s main idea on the left side of the text. 3.Read it again and complete the questions on p. 52. 4.Start DEJ for Ch. 11 5.Finish the topic paper 6.Prepare your presentation for tomorrow. -> Japan (11/04) Malak & Duy Calcutta (11/04) Sam & Tien San Francisco (11/04) Turuu & Ahmed

2. Topic What is a topic? A topic is a word or phrase that tells what something is about. Topic (General Word) Europe FranceSpainGermanyGreece (Specific words that belong to the topic)

3. Scan “My Rant on Cell Phones” p.51 and identify the part of speech of the words listed. 1.I 2.rant 3.hate 4.people 5.library 6.quiet 7.really 8. on 9.trains 10.in front of 11.text 12.worst 13.pink 14.waves 15.once 16.throw 17.onto 18.interesting 19.her 20.Relax

4. Day 2 Agenda 1.Sign on the attendance sheet 2.Sight words 3.Presentation - Japan (11/04) Malak & Duy - Calcutta (11/04) Sam & Tien - San Francisco (11/04) Turuu & Ahmed 4. Check the Textbook: p. 52 5. Reading Group Homework  1.Study your vocabulary for tomorrow vocabulary review 2.Finish the vocabulary practice on p. 52 – p. 53 (Audio file is on the website). 3.Write the sentences using the words on the piece of paper and turn in tomorrow (p.54).

5. Reading Group A reader A summarizer A whiteboard writer Find out thesis (main idea of the whole reading) Find out the main idea of the paragraph Find out what is conclusion (What the writer wants to say)

6. Day 3 Agenda 1.Sign on the attendance sheet 2.Turn in the homework (Sentence from p.54) 3.Prepare to take a vocab review 4.Check the answer p. 52 - 53 5.Vocabulary Strategy 6.Reading Skills * Homework  1.RW DEJs Ch. 11 due on Monday 2.Study reading and vocabulary for the unit test 3. 3.Finish the reading homework. Topic, sentence, paragraph, and stories.

7. Vocabulary Strategy Using be-verb (is / are) Using parentheses () Example They sell products in many categories (groups of similar things). Using a dash “ – “ Example People can search for – look for – a book on the Internet. Finding the phrase -> such as Example Amazon.com sells products in many categories, such as toys, gourmet foods, and books. You can buy anything at a virtual shopping mall such as Amazon.com.

8. Using adjective clauses -> which, who, that, whom, whose, where when, and why. Example Calcium, which makes bones strong, is in milk. A dentist, who takes care of people’s teeth, has an interesting profession. Picture Vocabulary Strategy

9. Or / Other (giving examples) Ex) There are many theories, or opinions. Ex) Eating lots of vegetables helps to recover a cold or other diseases. Before or after the sentence. Men and Women also have different body language. They have different ways to communicate with their face and body. In other words, Equality is important, in other words, people think every person has the same position, not higher and not lower.

10. Affix Word parts (prefix, root, suffix) Vocabulary Strategy Word part and MeaningExample un unhappy - er Writer -ist Scientist -hood Adulthood