Journal 2-16-06 Thursday

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Journal 2-16-06 Thursday

• What type of information do you think you would
  find on the weather page of a newspaper? Explain
  in detail.
• (7-10 sentences)

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Purpose

• What are you learning?
• The parts of a weather page.
• Why are you learning this?
• To understand how to read the weather page and
  apply that information to everyday life.

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Grammar Independent Clause

• Clause a group of related words which has both
  a subject and a predicate.
• Independent Clause a complete thought and can
  stand as a sentence.
• Practice circle the independent clause in the
  sentence.
• 1. In 1885, the Pittsburgh Dispatch hired her
  after she wrote an eloquent letter to the
  newspaper.
• 2. Jo bought a house that was built in 1930.
• 3. Although yesterday was rainy, today is sunny.
• 4. Mrs. Dow, who teaches English, will retire
  soon.

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Crafting the Lesson (me/we)

• Parts of the Weather Page
• The Almanac
• Allergies
• More Info.
• On This Day
• Weather for Major South Carolina Cities
• Rivers
• Sun Moon
• Tides
• Daily forecast
• Sunburn Index
• The Nation
• Travel Advisories

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With a partner locate the following information
from the weather page of The Sun News
Category Find
The Almanac The high and low temperature for the day
Allergies type of allergens present today
The Weather Key The abbreviation for thunderstorms
The Nation the high, low, and sky for Fairbanks
Rivers Waccamaw/Conway flood stage
Sun Moon Time Saturn rises
Tides Little River low tide times
World Tel Aviv low temperature
Canada Edmonton high temperature
Travel Advisories List one
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Composing Meaning (you)

• Use the weather page of The Sun News to locate
  the following

Category Find
Rainfall for this month
On this day Write what happened on this day in history
Sunburn Index for today
Daily Forecast Give all the information for Tuesday.
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Reflection

• Share something you learned today about the
  weather page.