BONDING WITH YOUR TEXTBOOK

Objectives:  Student will get to know their textbook while teacher completes textbook accountability forms.

1.  Take out a sheet of paper and put it under your textbook.
2.  Put your head on the textbook for 30 seconds.  Sit up.
3.  Stand up.  Put your text on your seat.  Sit.

While sitting on the text, how thick is the text?  Do you know the definition of Marketing, Utility?  List the 9 functions of marketing.  What is the title of the textbook?  What does the cover look like?  List the author'(s) name(s).  Who is the publisher?  What does the back of the book look like?  And so on.  Note:  Cannot learn what is in this book through osmosis!

4.  Answer the following questions using your text: (overhead)

Use your new textbook to answer the following questions:

• How many chapters are in the book?
• How many units are in the book?
• Does the book have a glossary?
• How/where did you find the information for questions 1-3?
• What chapter(s) look the most interesting to you?
• Each unit is divided into ___________________.
• Each chapter is divided into ____________________.
• In general, what are the "Terms to Know?"
• Where do you find the "Fact and Idea Review?"
• Turn to page 3.  Describe the learning objectives for Section 1 of Chapter 1.
• How often should you bring your book to class?

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Joy Kelly
Kempsville High School
Virginia Beach VA