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explores Salva Dut and his reasons for giving back to his homeland. Article Checklist PowerPoint Login PowerPoint Chromebooks or computers PowerPoint PowerPoint Video Clip PowerPoint Vocabulary instruction Grammar Lexile Levels Slide #21 Students are then presented with a slide that lists the title, a picture from the article, the statement and claim. For this article, students will learn about how Salva Dut and his organization worked to bring clean water to Sudan. Slide #22 The claim asks the readers to identify one of four events from Salva Dutt’s life that they think would have been the hardest for him to do. The students then log onto their accounts and complete the Pre-Poll claim in a formal email format (provided on checklist) stating their opinion and the reason behind their thoughts. Depending on the class, some of these opinions will be shared before the actual writing. Slide #23 may clarify and provide information: Students may become confused with location and the need for water. Students may be encouraged to get a visual clue when looking at a map of Africa. Slide #24 Students then watch a short video (about 2-5 minutes) clip on Salva Dut and his organization. This provides students with a visual connection and background information. The group discusses information they learned and are encouraged to ask questions for clarification. Slide #25 Vocabulary Instruction A slide is shown that presents the vocabulary words with a picture and definition: parasites, lost boys, contaminated water, humanitarian, immigrate, sustain. The students copy one of the definitions to the Frayer model template to explore the word. All the words are discussed and suffix word parts: -ate, -ian, -ed and the prefix -im are shared and the discussion will help students see how they help the meaning of the words. When reading the article, students locate the vocabulary words and circle them. Some of the words will not be presented in the differentiated article because the text complexity is lower. Each individual article will have specific words related to that text complexity. For example: 1080 Lexile will identify the words: dub, parasite, stability, stagnate and 520 Lexile will identify the words: charity, million, college, infected, orphan. The students are responsible for their own words and may chose one to add to their booklets for future reference. (See