Susan+Michael


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 * **Read 180 ** **Instructional Model ** **Introduction of Program﻿ ** || **﻿Workshop 5 ** **Under Pressure ** **Welcome Message From Mrs. Michael ** ||

**Grade Level /Subject**
7th Grade Resource Reading/Language Arts In this unit, Workshop 5: Under Pressure, students will read about the power of peer pressure and its dangerous effects on teens. Skills covered in this unit: *Students will spend 20 minutes on the computer daily working in the topic software. The software has 4 learning zones. The Reading Zone, The Spelling Zone, The Word Zone, and the Success Zone. Workshop 5 Under Pressure Vocabulary Students can study vocabulary words, take practice tests, and play games using the vocabulary words in this unit.
 * ====**Unit Summary** ====
 * Comprehension - problems and solution text structure
 * Vocabulary - target words, homophones, compound words, affixes
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Writing - persuasive paragraph
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammar - nouns, pronouns, punctuation, sentence structure ||
 * ====<span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.06em;">**Technology Integration** ====
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lessons using Promethean Board
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Powerpoint lessons and games
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Podcast
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Videos
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Read 180 Software*
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Internet for student research

<span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**On-line books**
<span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This website has a large selection of novels. <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students have the opition to choose from many titles and authors. Best of all these books are available to read FREE of charge. <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Teenreads.com** <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teenreads.com bring teens info and features about their favorite authors, books, series and characters. <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We are a part of The Book Report Network, a group of websites founded in 1996 that share thoughtful book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more with readers every week. <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teenreads.com is THE place online for teens to talk about their fave books --- and find the hippest new titles! -from Teenreads.com <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a link to Merriam-Webster's on-line dictionary. <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a useful link to access when you need a definition, translation, or synonym... <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">it also has spelling games, word search games, and more! ||
 * <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dictionary **


 * ====<span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.06em;">**Resources** ====

<span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bullying Powerpoint Resources <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Language Arts Powerpoint Collection <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ReadWriteThink.org <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Thinkfinity.org <span style="background-color: #f5f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Literacy Network ||

**<span style="color: #077407; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peer Pressure Video **

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**<span style="color: #077407; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">More about Peer Pressure **
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**<span style="color: #077407; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Workshop 5 Under Pressure Vocabulary Video **