Tuesday, April 23 - AM Fluency

SC2

Listening samples/ activities (p. 141 - 149)

For the upcoming few classes, we are going to listen to several different audio tracks. We will listen for main ideas and supporting details, we will practice taking notes, trying to distinguish facts, opinions, and inferences, and we will practice following directions.

Review: What are main ideas and supporting details?

Main Idea: A general statement about the paragraph (or reading selection). It is the topic sentence. It is usually supported by a list of details.

Supporting Details: provide information to clarify, prove, or explain the main idea. These details. demonstrate the validity of the main idea. 

Listening for main ideas and details p. 141

Read Listening Skills p. 141

            Listen to Lying - Stories in Deception (1) p. 142

            Students answer True/ False (2) p. 142

            Listen again (3)

            Complete the multiple choice questions (4) p. 142

            Class discussion (5) p. 142

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            Listen to a passage about Daydreaming (1) p. 142/ 143

            True or False (2) p. 142/ 143

            Listen again (3) 

            T or F (4) p. 143 and correct the statements

            Class Discussion (5) p. 143

            NOTE TAKING:

            Read through the outline all together p. 143/ 144

            Listen to the passage about the Heart (1)

            Outline: Fill in the supporting details p. 143/ 144

            Students compare responses with a partner.    

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