Read and Annotate [using Coding Skills Chart] "A survey of American teens finds that online bullying is a big problem".
Opening: ´Today I want to practice how readers find the central ideas of an informational text and then Compare and contrast those ideas.
Let's learn Boxes and Bullets strategy:
- As we read the text, ask yourself, “Does this sentence say what this part is mostly about (BOX),
- or is this a supporting detail (BULLET)?”
- Write or mentally place the information you read on the graphic organizer as you read through today’s mini-lesson.
Work Session: Complete Box and Bullets Chart organizer for "A survey of American teens finds that online bullying is a big problem".
Independent Practice:
Read and Annotate [using Coding Skills Chart] "D.C. author was bullied as a kid — now he urges others to be kind".
Complete Box and Bullets Chart organizer for "D.C. author was bullied as a kid — now he urges others to be kind".
EXIT TICKET:
Compare and contrast article 1 with article 2. How are the central ideas similar? different? How does the author present the supporting details to support the text? How are they similar? different?