M. marek dfms lp 70 main idea, paraphrasing, and summarizing

Welcome!Language Arts

Ms. Marek

Thursday-Friday, January 26-27, 2012

Independent Reading

Retrieve your library book

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Schedule

• Welcome to Semester 2• Make sure to learn your new schedule• Consider getting a new notebook

Tuesday Data Analysis

Wednesday SRI

Thursday Meet the Candidates / Main Idea, Summarizing, Paraphrasing

Friday Main Idea, Summarizing, Paraphrasing

OBJECTIVE

SWBAT determine main idea in a text or selection of text.

SWBAT summarize and paraphrase text or selection of text.

Think*Write*Share*

What do you know about the election? Some sample questions for you to

consider as you are writing what you know …– Who is running?– Who is in the lead?– How do our elections work?– What are these primary elections all

about?

Important Vocabulary

campaign: the competition for public office candidate: a person who seeks office caucus: an early statewide meeting where members

of a political party select delegates to support their favorite candidates

convention: a big meeting in which delegates from a political party pick the candidates for President and Vice President

delegate: a person given power or authority to act for others; a representative

You will have a quiz next FRIDAY – February 3

Important Vocabulary

front-runner: a candidate who is thought to be in the lead

nominee: a person chosen by a political party to be a candidate

political party: an organized group of voters with similar ideas and goals for a country and its government. The two main parties in the U.S. are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

polls: surveys of specific groups; places where people vote

primary: an early, statewide election in which voters choose their favorite candidates

You will have a quiz next FRIDAY – February 3

Let’s Meet the Candidates

Barack Obama 44th president of the

United States 1st African-American

President Democratic Party Senator of Illinois

2005-2008

Newt Gingrich Republican Representative, Georgia 1979-1999 Speaker of the House of Representatives (top

position in the house) 1995-1999 Won South Carolina Primary

Mitt Romney Republican Governor of Massachusetts 2003-2007 Successful businessman Won New Hampshire Primary

Rick Santorum Republican Representative, Pennsylvania 1990-1995 Senator, Pennsylvania 1995-2007

Ron Paul Libertarian (type of Republican – personal liberty is

most important value) Representative, Texas 1970s, 1980s, 1997-2012

Candidates (no longer running)

Rick Perry Michele Bachmann

Herman Cain

Summarizing vs Paraphrasing

Indicator 2.A.4.d – 31% Basic Paraphrasing – taking a section of text and

restating it in your own words Summarizing - telling the main idea or

selection of events in your own words

Paraphrase Practice Paraphrase the old saying, “Don’t

count your chickens before they hatch.”

Dont just write: “Wait until the chickens have hatched before counting them.”

Instead, examine the idea behind the phrase and restate it in more direct terms.

“Never assume you’ll get something you want until you have it.

Summarizing Now that we’ve

reviewed paraphrasing, let’s discuss how to effectively summarize.

A summary is a short piece of writing about a longer piece. A summary includes only the most important details or main ideas.

Summarizing vs Paraphrasing

Indicator 2.A.4.d – 31% Basic What is the difference between

summarizing and paraphrasing?

Main Idea:

Supporting Details (Major Facts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Related Facts1.2.3.4.5.

Summarizing

Work with a partner to complete a main idea, supporting details, related facts chart

Work independently to write a summary of the article on a SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER!

“Gingrich wins South Carolina”

Homework Read a newspaper article about the 2012 election.

– Must come from a reputable source (New York Times, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Time Magazine, Newsweek)

Complete a main idea, supporting details, related facts chart.

Complete a 1 paragraph summary of the article. Make sure to include the title of the article and where

you found it.

Darryl SmithTeam HarvardMs. Marek1/27/12

“Gingrich Emerges as Frontrunner” New York Times

Weekend Homework

Candidate Report (1-2 pages) Select a candidate running for president Find out his / her bibliographic information

(where was she/he born, what jobs has she/her had in the past)

Determine his / her political beliefs Include his / her campaign slogan

REMINDERS

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Start thinking about a book you

want to read.

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