Lecture Twelve

Lecture Twelve The Misunderstood Tomato

In today’s lecture… Quick review of lecture 10 (lecture 11 = Jeopardy) REMINDERS: DON’T MISS NEXT WEEK’S CLASS!!! We will be talking about the final exam presentation. READING LOGS 5-8 DUE NEXT WEEK!!! KEEP A COPY OF YOUR READING LOGS & ARTICLES. You will need this for your final exam presentation.

Reading Logs 5-8 REMEMBER…. - Include a title page - Use extra space to make it look organized and easier on the eyes. - DON’T COPY THE ARTICLE’S SENTENCES!!! - It is worth 10% of your final mark.

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Out of Rainforests

= 20% = 1/5 = 1/2 = 80% =

Last Day’s Reading Strategy: Two-Word Connections

Why are these words in the article? For example: “In the Name of Beauty” belladonna drop kohl How are they… henna … connected wigs … similar sulphur

… different

Two-Word Connections 1. (word) and (word) are connected because ________________ ___________________________________________________ 2. (word) and (word) are similar because ___________________ ___________________________________________________ 7. (word) and (word) are different because __________________ ___________________________________________________ Example: 9. Belladonna and drop are connected because women in Italy use to put drops of Belladonna in their eyes to make their pupils bigger. 10. Kohl and henna are similar because they are both things women in history used to look beautiful. Egyptians used kohl around their eyes and Indians painted henna on their bodies. 11. Mercury and sulphur are different because they are

Out of Rainforests Lungs and planet Disappear and countless Acres and square kilometers Destruction and harvest Cancer and rainforests

NOTE: When you use this for your reading strategy, Please make at least FOUR two-word connections.

Now on to today’s reading “The Misunderstood Tomato”

Today’s Reading Strategy:

SQ3R

SQ3R 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Survey Question Read Recite Review

1. Survey TO BE DONE BEFORE YOU READ. Look and then comment/write about the following: • title, headings, and subheadings. • words that are italicized or bold • charts, graphs, pictures, maps, and other visual material

[This is similar to the pre-reading and predicting reading strategy]

1. Survey • There’s a picture of a tomato plant and a picture of a little girl eating a tomato, so I think this article is about tomato facts. • Some italic words include ingredient, apprehension, farmed, Aztecs, werewolf, accepted, and tax. • I think these words are in italics because they may be main

2. Question TO BE DONE WHEN YOU SKIM THE ARTICLE. • As you skim the text, write questions about what you’re skimming. • Ask what, why, how, when, who and where questions. • For example, you can turn the title, headings, or subheadings into questions.

2. Question 1. Why is the tomato misunderstood? 2. Is the tomato still misunderstood? 3. Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable? 4. What is import tax? 5. Who are the Aztecs?

3. Read JUST READ THE ARTICLE FOR THIS PART.

The Misunderstood Tomato

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4. Recite TO BE DONE AFTER YOU READ. Go back and try to answer the questions you wrote in step 2 (Question).

4. Recite 1. Why is the tomato misunderstood? The tomato was misunderstood because of many reasons, one being that it looked like a poisonous plant called the nightshade. 2. Is the tomato still misunderstood? Yes, it is. Some people still don’t know if it is a vegetable or fruit. 3. Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable? It’s a fruit because it has seeds and it grows from a plant’s flowers. 4. What is import tax? Import tax is money that you have to pay to the government for bringing things into the country. 5. Who are the Aztecs?

5. Review TO BE DONE AFTER YOU READ. Write a brief summary of what you read and include any unanswered questions you have.

5. Review The article is about ideas of tomatoes and how they changed. One thing I still don’t really understand is import tax. I wonder how much import tax is and whether it is on everything.