1. Mr. Verlin Overbrook High School December 10, 2015

2. Do Now: Website Logon  Using the Chromebooks, log on to http://www.philly.com and find a news article of interest. http://www.philly.com

3. 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.

4. 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.http://www.jverlin.com  Homework (due tomorrow): write a draft (100 words AT MOST)