Course 2 workshop 4 week 1

1. Breaking Barriers

3.  Please get out any paws passes.
Today we will:
Listen to Announcements
Watch CNN Student News

4.  Please check the inbox and take
everything off your desk, except
something to write with.

5.  This On Demand will count as a grade for LA
 You have 90 minutes to complete the prompt
 You must use some form of pre-writing.
 Don’t forget FAME!
 F-form
 A-audience
 M-mode
 E-explain your topic
Please go back and check your work.
We know you will do great!

6. Bell Work: Copy the sentence and fill in the blank
with the correct word.
Segregation laws _______ not fair because it is
rarely equal treatment for everyone.
a. is b. was c. are d. be
Learning Targets
• I can determine the theme 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),

7.  Breaking Barriers Anchor Video
 Anticipation Guide about Expert Question (How do
we protect our rights?) p.244
 Finish Workshop 3 Test
 Workshop 4 Pre-Test
 Intro to Breaking Barriers Assignment
 -go to walkerlangarts.wikispaces.com
 -follow directions for Breaking Barriers Assignment

9.  Please turn in your paws passes.
Today we will:
Listen to Announcements
Watch CNN Student News
7 Habits

10.  Please turn in your paws passes.
Today we will:
Listen to Announcements
Watch CNN Student News

11. Bell Work: Copy and correct the sentence below.
everyone transcribed the assignment into his or
her notebook except conan from who nobody
ever expected any homework
Learning Targets
• I can determine the theme 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),

12. Everyone transcribed the assignment into his or her
notebook except Conan, from whom nobody every
expected any homework.
everyone transcribed the assignment into his or her
notebook except conan from who nobody ever expected
any homework

13.  Reading Response Journal
 Read p.247-248 in Expert 21 and answer
summarize questions on p.248.
 Reading article about the Bill of Rights.
 Summarize each right and draw a picture to help
you remember the meaning of each.

15. Please have a seat and make sure you have your 7 Habits
Book
Today we will:
Announcements
CNN Student News
7 Habits

16. Bell Work: Copy the sentences and fill in the blank
with the correct word.
Where __________ the earrings that I left by the
bathroom sink? Oh no! That stupid cat has
swatted them down the drain again!
a. is b. was c. are d. were
Learning Targets
• I can determine the central idea of a text and analyze its development over
the course of the text.
• I can write an informative essay to examine the topic of breaking barriers
and convey ideas, concepts, and information.
• Homework: Reading Response Journals Due
Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D),

17.  Reading Response Journal
 Discuss “Breaking Barriers Essay Contest” through
Scholastic. (Video 1)
 Close Read “About My Father” an article about Jackie
Robinson breaking barriers in the world of baseball
 Watch clip about Jackie Robinson (Video 4)
 Answer Close Reading Questions about Article

19. Get out your paws passes. Today is cash-in day during D
block.
Today we will:
Announcements
CNN Student News
Silent Ball

20. Bell Work: Copy and correct the
sentence below.
when the bell rang harold sallied forth from
the classroom with gnarly he had found a
best friend
Learning Targets
• I can determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple
meaning words and phrases choosing from a range of strategies.
• I can write an informative essay to examine the topic of breaking
barriers and convey ideas, concepts, and information.
• Homework: Reading Response Journals Due
Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D),

21. When the bell rang, Harold sallied forth from the
classroom with Gnarly. He had found a best friend.
when the bell rang harold sallied forth from the
classroom with gnarly he had found a best friend

22.  Jackie Robinson’s 9 Values Vocabulary Worksheet
 Video 2 & 3 Explaining more about essay contest and
JR’s 9 Values
 Breaking Barriers Essay Writing
-Pre Writing Questions
-Rough Draft of Essay