Monday February 24, 2014

1. Monday February 24, 2014 Hello! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Please grab your journals and answer the following prompt in 10-15 sentences: You are asked to write an article about a person newly arrived from another country. Discuss the kinds of information you would include.

2. Agenda • SSR for 10 minutes with response slip • Lesson: Finding Credible Sources • Application: Group credible sources checklist • Grammar notes: homophones

3. Goals • You will be able to differentiate between websites to see if they are credible or not • You will be able to correctly use homophones

4. SSR • Be reading a book. • Be silent. • No talking, headphones, or electronics of any kind. • When time is up, you will fill out a reading slip and turn it in.

5. Finding Credible Sources (notes) Characteristics of a good online source: • Group responsible is easy to identify and is known as credible • Site has been updated recently (3-6 months) • External links to other credible websites • .govor .edusuffix • Ways to contact include phone numbers and mailing addresses • Main purposeof site is to provide facts • Verify information with credible print sources

6. Finding Credible Sources (notes) A site is NOT credible if… • Biased toward a specific opinion or point of view • Contains many misspellings, errors, and broken links • Main purpose is to sell something • There are no external links

7. Application • Break into groups • Go to each station and look through the packet of web pages • Fill out checklists for AT LEAST 2 websites • Be prepared to report what you found!

8. Homophones! When you absolutely want to sound like you know what you’re talking about

9. What is a Homophone? • A homophone is two or more words that sound alike but mean different things. • We will be discussing some commonly misused homophones, as well as other words that get mixed up easily.

10. Their/there/they’re • These are very commonly confused. • “Their” is the plural possessive form of “they,” which means that you use it when you are talking about more than one person who owns something. • Example: My mom and dad washed their car.

11. THEIR/there/they’re • “There” refers to a location, usually a distance away from the speaker. It can also refer to something in the past like “There were only three papers left for Mrs. Wyatt to grade before she could enjoy her weekend.” Example: Dale left his book over there on the chair.

12. Their/there/they’re • They’re is the contraction of “they are,” which is telling you something that more than one person is doing. Example: They’re watching the latest episode of Teen Mom.

13. Your/you’re • Your shows ownership. Ex: These are your headphones. They belong to you. • You’re is the contraction of you are. Ex: You’re eating pizza tomorrow.

14. Were/Wear/We’re • Were is the past tense of the word “be.” It means something happened or existed in the past. Example: “You were at the skate rink on Saturday." • We’re is the contraction of “we are.” • Ex: We’re at the end of the summer season.

15. Than/then • Than is used to compare two things.Ex: Isaiah is taller than Elizabeth. • Then is used to tell you when something happened. Ex: “Kierra went to the mall, then she went to her best friend’s house.”

16. Here/hear • Hear means to listen to something using your ears.Ex: “I can hear the music playing!” • Here refers to a place close to the speaker. • Ex: “I found the puppy over here.”

17. Complement/compliment • To complement something means to go well with it. • Ex: “This cheese complements the spaghetti sauce. It tastes good!” • When you compliment someone, you say something nice about them. Ex: “You look nice today!”

18. sale/sell • A sale is when something is discounted from its regular price. Ex: “I bought these shoes on sale for $10. They are normally $20.” • To sell means something is being exchanged for money. Ex: “I want to sell my old bike so I can buy a skateboard.”