Monday, November 15, 2010

Do Now: Begin copying this week's vocabulary words into your notebook.

Using the Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the first list; write a sentence using the word and explaining its meaning with a "situational context clue".
Example: eradicate: I spent the weekend vacuuming every inch of my house to eradicate dog hair.

Welcome to Unit 3 - The Rationalists and Benjamin Franklin.

Read the first selection on your handout to understand the differences between the Puritans and the Rationalists.
Reading Questions:
1. How can we use an author's organization patterns to understand informational text?
2. What are the major differences in the Puritan's views of mankind and the Rationalists' views of mankind?
Homework: Select two vocabulary words and write two more sentences in your notebook that use "situational context clues".