3. MONDAY
Please get out any paws passes.
Today we will:
Listen to Announcements
Watch CNN Student News
4. SEMINAR (D BLOCK)
Please check the inbox and take
everything off your desk, except
something to write with.
5. SEMINAR AGENDA
Go over scores and prompt
Read additional article about soda tax
Highlight “supporters/advocates” evidence
Highlight “opposing” evidence
Fill out outline using on demand and new evidence
6. Bell Work: Copy and correct the
sentence below.
and after school harold tells gnarly all about
himself and his dilemmas
TODAY IS MARCH 10, 2015
Learning Targets
• I can read and comprehend literary fiction on
grade level.
• Homework: Reading Response Journals Due
Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D)
7. 30. DILEMMAS
After school (,) Harold told Gnarly all about
himself and his dilemmas.
and after school harold tells gnarly all about himself
and his dilemmas
8. Reading Fair Introduction and Packet Explanation
Reading Fair Work Time
Questions/Concerns Exit Slip
TODAY’S AGENDA
10. TUESDAY
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Today we will:
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MAP Goals
11. WEDNESDAY
Please turn in your paws passes.
Today we will:
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12. TODAY IS MARCH 17, 2015
Bell Work: Copy and correct the sentence below.
well gnarly my mom and dad are getting divorced and are
fighting over me he said with a lament
Learning Targets
• I can provide an objective summary of a text.
• I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as
they are used in a text.
• Homework: Reading Response Journals Due
Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D),
13. 31. LAMENT
“Well, Gnarly, my mom and dad are getting divorced
and are fighting over me,” he said with a lament.
well gnarly my mom and dad are getting divorced and
are fighting over me he said with a lament
14. TODAY’S AGENDA
Reading Response Journal
Mini-Lesson over summarizing and Q&A text
structure for Interviews
Building Background Knowledge of Civil Rights
Video
Vocabulary Worksheet- p.249
Study vocab words on Quizlet
(walkerlangarts.wikispaces.com)
16. THURSDAY
Please have a seat and make sure you have your 7
Habits Book
Today we will:
Announcements
CNN Student News
7 Habits
17. TODAY IS MARCH 18, 2015
Bell Work: Copy the sentences and fill in the
blank with the correct words.
He had an accident and _________ to the hospital.
a. was taken b. had been taken c. had to take
Learning Targets
• I can provide an objective summary of a text.
• Homework: Reading Response Journals Due
Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D)
18. TODAY’S AGENDA
Reading Response Journal
Practice Summarizing by eliminating information
Read and Annotate (Oral Cloze Strategy) p.251 “Oh
Freedom” practice eliminating information.
Read p.252-255 of “Oh Freedom” using group roles
Answer Read and Synthesize Questions on
worksheet
Study Vocabulary Words (dice game)
20. FRIDAY: WELCOME ADVISORY
Get out your paws passes. Today is cash-in day
during D block.
Today we will:
Announcements
CNN Student News
Silent Ball
21. TODAY IS MARCH 19, 2015
Bell Work: Copy and correct the
sentence below.
my big dapper brother in college who my
family thinks is gods gift to parents nags me
about my grades he continues
Learning Targets
• I can determine the central idea of a text and analyze its
development over the course of the text.
• I can provide an objective summary of a text.
• Homework Reading Response Journals Due
Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D),
22. 32. DAPPER
“My big, dapper brother in college, who my family
thinks is God’s gift to parents, nags me about my
grades,” he continued.
my big dapper brother in college who my family thinks
is gods gift to parents nags me about my grades he
continues
23. TODAY’S AGENDA
Vocabulary Quiz
Summarize Practice 5W1H and Gist Statement
Video and Gist Statement
Read p. 256-259 of “Oh Freedom” and complete
Gist Statements for each interview
Paragraph (time change)
Conjunction (do not begin a sentence with one)
Optional comma (short introductory adverb phrase)
Verb tense shift (story in the past)
Strong verb (told)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty1A7N_typc
No paragraph (quote follows the introduction in previous sentences)
Quotation marks (quote)
Commas (interjection, direct address, quote)
No comma (not a compound sentence – compound predicate)
Comma rules
Note: This is a good place to introduce comma rules if some of your students tried to insert a comma after “divorced” in this sentence. You can Xerox that part of the Appendix to give your students as a reference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9RHqdZDCF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty1A7N_typc
No Paragraph (Harold still speaking)
Quotation marks (quote)
Commas (2 adjectives, adjective clause in middle, quote)
Use of “who” and “whom” (this is tricky here as “who” is subject of “is”)
Collection noun (“family” is singular and needs a singular verb)
Apostrophe (singular possessive)
Capitalization (God)
Verb tense shift (story in past tense)
Strong verb (nags)