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- Review Chapter Abstracts: Chapter abstracts are synopses of each chapter that you can use to review the reading assignments with your students.
- Daily Lessons: There are 20 daily lessons detailed in this lesson plan. Select a new daily lesson for each day.
- Fun Activities: There are 10 fun activities in this lesson plan. They serve as a way for students to interact with the material in an enjoyable, educational way.
- Read Aloud in Class: Ask students to take turns reading aloud from where they left off in their most recent reading assignment. Use the Oral Reading Evaluation Form in this lesson plan to evaluate their reading skills.
- In-Class Handout: An in-class handout can be one of the quizzes/homework assignments, vocabulary games, worksheets, or an essay/writing assignment. It's something the students can complete and turn in during class, or begin in-class and take home to finish as a homework assignment.
One Week Lesson Calendar
Before the unit begins:
- Homework Assignment: Read through Section 2: Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." through Chapter 8, "Bringing the News"
Day 1 - Introduce Unit | Day 2 - Review Unit | Day 3 - Quiz | Day 4 - Review Unit | Day 5 - Test |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Section 2: Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." through Chapter 8, "Bringing the News" 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 1-5 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 1-5 Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through Section 3: Chapter 9, "Living the News" through Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year" |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Section 3: Chapter 9, "Living the News" through Chapter 12, "That Is So Last Year" 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 6-10 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Read through Section 4: Chapter 13,"On the Stump" through Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources" and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Section 4: Chapter 13,"On the Stump" through Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources" Quiz 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 11-15 1 In-Class Handout 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 6-10 Homework Assignment: Read through Section 5: Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease" through "Conclusion" and assign an essay, due the week following the test |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Section 5: Chapter 16, "Social (Media) Disease" through "Conclusion" 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 16-20 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Study for the test |
Test |
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