2nd grade discussion pieces

Ideas to talk about your print source/book text features:

• Use the books to see if students can figure out what page can be used to find out ____________, by using the table of contents, glossary, or index.
• Turn to a page with a bold heading and see if they can tell you what the author's purpose will be on that page.
• Stress to the students that reading nonfiction means you can skip around to find the info. you need.

Ideas to talk about research on the internet:

• Use THIS SITE to see how students might use the various search engines available to them to find info. on their chosen topics.
• Research a new topic that is of interest to them, and compare how a few search tools can be used.

Nature presentations using rhetorical modes

Please use THIS DOCUMENT to guide your 5th grade presentation preparations.

Please use THIS DOCUMENT for the 2nd grade presentation preparations.

"On Compassion" by Ascher

For homework, please read "On Compassion" by Barbara Lazear Ascher and answer these analysis questions about the piece.