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=15 minutes) Bell Ringer: Word Study=

(verb used with object) to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence, esp. unfairly: //a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.//
 * bias **: (noun) mental tendency or inclination, esp an irrational preference or prejudice;


 * 1) Word Origin:
 * The word //bias// traces its orgins from the French word " biais," meaning "slant, oblique," derived from a word meaning "sideways, askance, against the grain."
 * Picture a piece of material cut on the bias--diagonally.
 * Bias is to to view something from a slant--with partiality or prejudice or favoritism.
 * 1) Create a four-square for the word: definition, synonyms, draw a visual representation, original sentence.

**(25 minutes) Mini-Lesson: Analyzing Rhetorical Situation**
 * Build Background Knowledge:
 * Read Aloud
 * Think Aloud Ad Model: Tide Advertisement (at right)
 * Graphic Organizer

=(25 minutes) Guided Practice=
 * 1) Collaborating in small groups, students select an ad and complete an analysis using the SOAPSTONE graphic organizer.
 * Ads for analysis
 * 1) As students analyze ad, teacher circulates room, facilitating and assessing students' understanding--re-teaching concepts as needed.

=(20 minutes) Independent Reading=

=(5 minutes) Wrap-Up/Share Time=