OM: How do you write a good chapter title? (Chapter title: 3 to 5 words containing a verb which states the main idea of a paragraph.)
Today "Power Logic" was introduced and defined as the process of effectively answering a multiple choice question. Power Logic has three parts:
A- the Answer choices
P- the Proof for the answer
L- the reasoning used to Link the proof to the answer.
The following demonstrates poor linking between answer and proof:
correct proof / wrong answer
wrong proof / wrong answer
wrong proof / right answer
In order to achieve correct proof /correct answer, engaged, mindful reasoning has to occur.
A passage titled "Young Riders", about the Pony Express was distributed. Students were instructed to read the first paragraph and underline the topic sentence. From the topic sentence, a chapter title for the paragraph was constructed.
Note: After selecting a topic sentence, one should ask, "Is this what the whole paragraph is about?" The answer should, of course, be yes. If the answer is no, another selection should be made.
Examples of good chapter titles for this paragrpah were generated.
Students completed reading the passage, underlining topic sentences and writing chapter titles. We went over the results when done.
Homework:
Read the questions to the passage. Ignore the choices! Highlight or underline and number proofs to the answers in the passage.
Study spelling/vocab
