Week 12 - 12/23 - Final Project Intro 2

Week 12 - 12/23 - Final Project Intro 2

Open Ended

What is your final project topic and format?

Learning Target: I can skim a piece of text to find keywords and the main idea.

Skimming

Read the title, read the headings, read the first sentences of sections and/or paragraphs.

Main Idea

The main idea of a text is big, general, broad, over arching idea in the text.

Keywords and Phrases

These are the words necessary to understand the main idea and the details. In business and the sciences these words are often not used in everyday conversation.

Practice

Go to the link below. Skim the article and find the main idea.

https://newsela.com/read/youth-climate-protest/id/57516/?search_id=53108e54-8cdf-464a-8c57-3ab08cd235a0

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the main idea of the article we read?

• a sign at a protest read "Oceans are rising and so are we."

• youth organized protests all over the globe

• 300,000 youth turned out in Melbourne, Australia

Open Ended

List 5 keywords / phrases from the article.

Practice using your final project topic

Open your final project outline

Google search your topic

Choose an article

Find the main idea and 3-4 keywords

Plug them into your outline

Poll

Exit ticket: What school work will you do over break? Our first day back in Monday, Jan 4.

• Complete missing work

• Finish the practice from today's lesson

• Finish my entire outline

• Start on my final project format - essay or photos