1. Journal 2-16-06 Thursday What type of information do you think you would find on the weather page of a newspaper? Explain in detail. (7-10 sentences)

2. Purpose What are you learning? The parts of a weather page. Why are you learning this? To understand how to read the weather page and apply that information to everyday life.

3. Grammar – Independent Clause Clause = a group of related words which has both a subject and a predicate. Independent Clause = a complete thought and can stand as a sentence. Practice: circle the independent clause in the sentence. 1. In 1885, the Pittsburgh Dispatch hired her after she wrote an eloquent letter to the newspaper. 2. Jo bought a house that was built in 1930. 3. Although yesterday was rainy, today is sunny. 4. Mrs. Dow, who teaches English, will retire soon.

4. Crafting the Lesson (me/we) Parts of the Weather Page: The Almanac Allergies More Info. On This Day Weather for Major South Carolina Cities Rivers Sun & Moon Tides Daily forecast Sunburn Index The Nation Travel Advisories

5. CategoryFind The AlmanacThe high and low temperature for the day Allergiestype of allergens present today The Weather KeyThe abbreviation for thunderstorms The Nationthe high, low, and sky for Fairbanks RiversWaccamaw/Conway flood stage Sun & MoonTime Saturn rises TidesLittle River low tide times WorldTel Aviv low temperature CanadaEdmonton high temperature Travel AdvisoriesList one With a partner locate the following information from the weather page of “The Sun News”:

6. Composing Meaning (you) Use the weather page of “The Sun News to locate the following: CategoryFind Rainfallfor this month On this dayWrite what happened on this day in history Sunburn Indexfor today Daily ForecastGive all the information for Tuesday.

7. Reflection Share something you learned today about the weather page.