WELCOME BACK!

Mrs. Benson and Mrs. Neal

Monday, February 27 t h , 2017
Warm Up and Learning Target
Learning Target
How can I identify the main idea of a text?
Warm Up
Identify the subject, verb, and infinitive phrase in each of
the following sentences:
1. My dream is to be a doctor when I grow up.
2. The person responsible for last nights Oscars probably
needs to find another job today.
3. Over Winter Break, my husband and I wanted to go on a
trip to the beach, but went to the mountains instead.
Warm Up and Learning Target
Learning Target
How can I identify the main idea of a text?
Warm Up
Identify the subject, verb, and infinitive phrase in each of
the following sentences:
1. My dream is to be a doctor when I grow up.
2. The person responsible for last nights Oscars probably
needs to find another job today.
3. Over Winter Break, my husband and I wanted to go on
a trip to the beach, but went to the mountains instead.
General Reminders
1. Black History Month projects were due last Friday- if you need
to turn yours in this week, we will deduct -10 points for tardy! They
are due by tomorrow, Tuesday February 28 th!
2. Extra credit packets are also due by tomorrow! Check your
grades in Synergy
3. Student of the Month will be held tomorrow!
4. Scholar General open this Friday for girls and/or boys in class
periods where NO behavior cards are marked for the week!
5. 28 more school days until the Georgia Milestones- lets make
them count!!
Opener
How to use the box and bullet strategy to identify the main idea
and supporting details of a text
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON YOUR ORGANIZER YET! Mrs. Neal
is just showing you an example.
Remember, authors purpose
can be:
To persuade
To inform
To entertain
 Work Session
Read the article entitled, Children start believing
gender stereotypes as young as 6, study shows
There are two different copies of the article, an 1140
lexile and an 880 lexile. We split the class based on
SRI scores, so please do not be alarmed if your
article is different from your neighbors!
On your organizer, identify the authors purpose, the
main idea, and three supporting details. Then,
summarize the paragraph IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
Closing
Using the UNWRAP strategy,
answer questions 1-4 at the
end of your article.
Write your name, date, class
period, and answers on your
index cards.
If time remains, trade papers
with a partner to check
responses!