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Warm Up: Today in class, Mrs. Abrams used her smart board to look up questions about student oral presentations. The students then answered the questions orally. The first question said, "What are the purposes of giving an oral presentation"? Students answered and Mrs. Abrams was thrilled with the answers of her smart and intelligent students. The answer was, PRESENTATION SKILLS BECOME BETTER, AND YOU INFORM THE AUDIENCE OF A CERTAIN SUBJECT.

Materials:
A. Write Source book pages 325-330
B. Research paper
C. Story board

Activity 1: Students opened their write source book to page 425-430. Students took a look at the introductory paragraph on page 424. The introductory paragraph should attract the audience, not the reader. So, you must look at these pages and rewrite the introductory paragraph to attract the audience.
In order to attract the audience you should:
A. Start with a question
B. Compare the effects with the causes

Activity 2: Students were to take out a hard copy of their research paper.
They also got a paper that said, "Criteria for Oral Presentation". They were to spend a few minutes on rewriting their introductory paragraph.

Activity 3: Mrs. Abrams told students to pull out their storyboard. On the back, near the bottom, students were to write what they wanted to bring for their oral presentation. *Remember, if you are doing teenage drinking, don't actually bring a bottle of beer/wine, and just bring pictures of your theme/story*. Then students made a chart of what they are going to bring to make their oral presentation one of the best. You need to decide what you are going to bring, because you ONLY have 3 minutes. DON'T GO OVER BOARD ON YOUR PRESENTATION.

Activity 4: Today is Tuesday, which means that is DEAR. Focus on the main character in your book. Make sure you could be able to mention/talk about your character. Would your character be welcome in your own house? Why or Why Not.

Night Write: Have your chart for the visuals and your storyboard finished tonight. Just write them down, don't actually bring them.

Reading: As always, reads for 30 minutes, and fill an entry in your reading log.

Happy reading and writing, and have a good day!

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