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 * 1)  Do Now: Respond to one of the following higher order thinking questions (HOTS) on a separate sheet of paper:
 * Rocks are classified based on texture and composition. Which of these properties would be more important for classifying clastic sedimentary rock? (See figure 2, page 41 for rock samples.)
 * The sedimentary coquina is made up of pieces of seashells. Which of the three kinds of sedimentary rock could coquina be? Explain your answer. See coquina images @ [|Coquina Gallery]
 * If a rock is buried deep inside the Earth, which geological processes cannot change the rock? Explain your answer.
 * 1)  Review today's learning objectives:
 * Describe two ways rock can undergo metamorphism
 * Explain how the mineral composition of rocks change as rocks undergo metamorphism
 * Describe the difference between foliated and non-foliated metamorphic rock
 * Explain how metamorphic rock structures are related to metamorphic rock
 * 1) If you have not done so, please log-in to your [|Online Textbook]
 * 2)  Go to __Inside the Restless Earth__, Chapter 2, Section 4, page 44 of your textbook or online text and read the two "Terms to Learn".
 * 3) Listen to and read along silently with the CD or your teacher to Chapter 2, Section 4 and be prepared to discuss the embedded "Reading Checks" on pages 45, 46, and 49.
 * 4) After shared reading record the definitions of your "Terms to Learn" on p. 44 into your Science Notebook.
 * 5) Summary: Check your comprehension and understanding of today's concepts by completing the "self-check" quiz on sedimentary rock in the "Quizzes and Activities" section of your online textbook.
 * 6) Homework: Complete a Frayer Model (Provided by teacher.) on metamorphic rock. If you lose your worksheet, download and print a new one from the "Archive of Forms" in the navigation section of this website.