Mr. VerlinOverbrook High SchoolDecember 10, 2015

Do Now: Website Logon Using the Chromebooks, log on to

http://www.philly.com and find a news article of interest.

Objectives: The students will be able to determine two or

more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact in order to be able to write a letter to the editor.

The students will be able to differentiate between fact and opinion.

Focus Lesson: Letters… Direct Instruction: Opinions Guided Practice: planning an opinion using the constructed response template

Independent Practice Detail the central argument and supporting details on the constructed response template for your chosen article. Have the template completed by the end of the period.

Browse out to http://www.jverlin.com and analyze the length and structure of one of my published opinions.

Homework (due tomorrow): write a draft (100 words AT MOST)