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Environmental Science with Ms. Butler

Environmental Science is the study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects humans, and how humans affect the environment.

Objective: SWBAT mark the text of a scientific article by using an AVID strategy for annotation.

Agenda:1. Bellringer (write

down objective 1st)2. Review AVID

strategy of marking the notes – with Chimpanzee article

3. Assign homework

Bellringer: Select one of the pictures above and write a paragraph of observations.Utilize your science vocabulary and be as specific as possible…

Objective: SWBAT mark the text of a scientific article by using an AVID strategy for annotation.

Key Terms ESSENTIAL for success (will cover all over the next week):

Surveying Scanning Skimming Study Reading Close Reading

AVID strategy: MARKING THE TEXT

MARKING THE TEXT IS AN ACTIVE READING STRATEGY THAT ASKS STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THEIR READING.

THIS STRATEGY HAS FOUR DISTINCT STEPS:

1. READ THE TEXT2. NUMBER THE PARAGRAPHS3. CIRCLING KEY TERMS4. UNDERLINING INFORMATION RELEVANT TO A READING

PURPOSE (main idea, etc…)

Noteworthy

Evidence

What does this have to do with me?

Science connection

Tonight’s homework:1. Select any article

published within the last week and do the AVID “NEWS” quick summary shown in the upper right corner of this slide.

2. Finish marking the text (correct last night), annotate, and decide if you are pro or con.

“NEWS” Article Quick Summary:Title of Article:Date of Publication:Author’s Qualifications: