Warm Up/Activator: Review Essential 55: Positive Rules for Creating Successful Students
Lesson Activities:
1. Write Online Reader Response 2 [Headings & Illustrations]: How do the headings and illustrations in an article or advertisement impact the meaning of the text? *View a commercial for the U.S. Military, Geico and Truth discuss if the commercials provide enough information to choose the military as a career, switch your insurance, or join the movement to end cigarette smoking? View How To Make Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cookies.Were there enough facts, expert opinions, details, etc. How do we make t.v. advertisements more reliable? What did you learn? What would you do differently?
2. Complete Reader’s Journey pgs. 214-216, which is a model of a “How To” essay - What Makes A Car Run?
Homework: With an appropriate pic and/or link to your advertisement, post your Online Reader Response 2 [Headings & Illustrations] to Edmodo.