"How the Federal Government Works" (Chp. 8.2)
Objectives for Today
- List the powers of the legislative branch.
- Identify the roles the President fills as head of the executive branch.
- Describe how the judicial branch is organized.
- Explain how each branch of the government can check the powers of the other branches.
Agenda for Today
- You will write out the four reading focus questions for Chp. 8.2 (p. 252).
- Mr. D will go over the three questions from yesterday.
- You will be given 15 minutes to read the section silently.
- You will break into groups and answer the four reading focus questions.
READING CLASS
"Recognizing Theme" (Core Reading Skill #8)
Objectives for Today
- Identify ideas and insights about life and human nature expressed in literature.
- Form interpretations of narrative text by making inferences, generalizing, drawing conclusions, and analyzing.
Agenda for Today
- You will write a two paragraph response to the fact that we didn't get a snow day.
- Mr. Duncan will review the tip-sheet on this new core reading skill.
- We will finish our shared reading exercise of a mini-read to help us practice this new skill.
- You will work in pairs on a selection from your book to practice recognizing theme.
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