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=Language Arts Sept 21 - Sept 25=  =Language Arts Textbook ~Punctuation Capitalization: Students will practice correcting and peer editing improperly punctuated and capitalized work, Each student will be asked to work at their tables to correct work. (x4) **This is covering the Nutrition TEKS covered in the first 9 weeks of science, and used to keep students actively engaged while teacher works on DRA tests --- Monday-Food: Fuel For the Body  ~Read p.72-77  *Students will read and create vocabulary squares for all highlighted words. After each page they will create two questions which tie into Stregies that Work: Asking Questions. They will also complete Venn diagrams comparing humans and cars. Diferentiation: Higher students can compare carbohydrates and proteins Complete questions on page 1-3 --- Tuesday: The Food Guide Pyramid Lesson 2, p. 78-82 Read Extention: You have been hired by Rachel Rey to create a meal that she will demo on her live TV show. She is a stickler for nutrition and explains that to satisfy her customers, you must stick with a menu that illustrates a balanced diet. Plan a meal that helps you create this. Use evidence from the text to create your menu. Early Finishers: Write a letter to the cafeteria explaining the importance of a balanced diet. Tell them what you propose for a suggestion for a new lunch menu that they could implement in the near future. - Wednesday: Eating Healthfully Lesson 3: p. 84-87 Read / Read, show thinking, ask questions. = = = = Thursday: Influences on Food Choices Leson 4: p.88-94 Read / Read, show thinking, ask questions. Writing Extention: Choose two countries, Compare and contrast foods Materials: Books, Magazines, Journals about foods from different countries = = - Friday: Food Labels and Advertising Lesson 5: p.96 – 101 Read / Read, show thinking, ask questions. PowerPoint - Influence Advertisements have on food choices – Observe each ad and discuss how advertisers use persuasion to influence consumers. Have each student rate the effective of each ad. Collect that data and produce a bar graph that represents the opinions of the students. Extention – The teachers will each bring a breakfast to display. Students will predict which breakfast was the healthiest and which was the most unhealthy. Materials: PowerPoint, Graph, Post-Its for graph, Breakfast =