SocialStudiesGenreLettertotheEditorTextFeatureSchedulesContentVocabulary498PairedSelectionStudentpage498InformationalText:SocialStudiesGENRE:LETTERTOTHEEDITORHavestudentsreadthebookmarkonStudentBookpage498.Explainthatalettertotheeditor:�oftentriestopersuadereadersoftheauthor’sopiniononaparticulartopic�includesreasonsandexamplestosupporttheauthor’sopinion�usesformallanguageTextFeature:ScheduleEXPLAINPointouttheschedulesonpages500–501.Explainthatthesetwoschedulesshowthetypicalschoolweekoftwostudentswhoareinterestedinformingamentoringrelationship.�Schedulesarealistoftimes,events,orthingstodo.�Timesofdayaregiveninsequentialorder.�Specificeventsarelistedwiththetimesatwhichtheyoccur.PRACTICE/APPLYHavestudentscreateascheduleoftheirtypicalschoolweek,usingtheschedulesonpages500–501asamodel.Discusswithstudentshowtheywentaboutorganizingtheirschedulesandwhatinformationtheychosetoinclude.ContentVocabularyReviewthespellingandmeaningofeachcontentvocabularywordin“MentoringMatters”onStudentBookpages498–499:persuade,excel,exceptional,commitment.�Ifyoupersuadesomeone,youconvincehimorhertoactorbelieveasyoudo.Tellaboutatimewhenyoutriedtopersuadesomeoneofsomething.�Toexcelistodoverywell.Atwhichsportsorgamesdoyouexcel?�Somethingthatisexceptionalisveryspecial.Whatexceptionalskillsdoyouhave?�Acommitmentisaresponsibility.Whydopeoplesaythatbeingateacherrequiresrealcommitment?498SocialStudiesInformationalTextReadMentoringMattersAstheyread,remindstudentstoapplywhattheyhavelearnedaboutreadingaschedule.Also,havethemidentifycluestothemeaningsofthehighlightedwords.1AUTHOR’SPURPOSEWhydidMarkwritethisletter?(Topersuadeotherstudentstobecomementors.)2EVALUATEWhatarethefactsanddetailsthatsupportMark’spoint?(Mark’sgrouphasbeentogetherfortwoyears;Thegrouphasfourteenmembers;Mentorsspendonehoureveryweekwiththestudenttheyarementoring.)3CAUSEANDEFFECTWhatcausedMarktodecidetobecomeamentor?Isthiscausestatedorimpliedinthetext?(Helearnedalotfromhisownmentorlastyear.Thiscauseisstatedinthefir...
