Digital Agenda: Tuesday, 9/3!

Do Now (10 mins):
First, copy your homework in your Agenda:

1. Finish your 5 step lesson cycle for the article "Freedom Riders" at home.

2. Study foreign words for your quiz tomorrow, use quizlet link.

Next, copy each sentence.  Answer on p. 10L of your Interactive Notebook.  

1. What happened at the end of the story?  How does Little Man react to receiving the old book?

On the left side of your desk, make a pile of  your open Agenda and homework.  I will check this while you are writing.

Objectives:  Students will...

-analyze the effect of the qualities of the character on the plot and the resolution by identifying direct and indirect characterization on a graphic organizer and annotating while reading.

-assess the main idea of a reading passage and make connections between 2 or more texts by summarizing in their own words.

Standards:

Reading 2.3 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level- Appropriate Text: Connect and clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships to other sources and related topics.

Reading 2.4 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level- Appropriate Text: Clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, logical notes, summaries or reports.

Reading 3.2 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Analyze the effect of the qualities of the character (e.g., courage or cowardice, ambition or laziness) on the plot and the resolution of the conflict.

Collaborative Station (25 mins):

Partner Read

STEAL graphic organizer

Socratic Seminar: Why does Little Man react to receiving the old book the way he does?  Use evidence from the text and the historical context.

Independent (25 mins):

1. When you finish, go to teenbiz3000.com
2. Your new username is the first letter of your first name, your last name, and your ID number with no spaces.
3. Your password is the 5 digit number from your Agenda
4. Example-       username: khansen16579           password: 16579
5. Choose English and Literacy from the dropdown menu
6. Click on Mailbox
7. Open the article from Teacher Hansen called "Freedom Riders"
8. Click on "Start Lesson"
9. Vote in the "Before Reading Poll" and explain your choice in a complete sentence
10. Read and listen to all vocabulary words, then close that window
11. Read and listen to the article using your headphones.
12. Click "Next" and complete the activity
13. Vote in the "After Reading Poll" and look at the results
14. Click "Next" and complete the thought question, be sure to use evidence to prove your ideas.

Digital Agenda: Thursday, 8/29 and Friday, 8/30!

Do Now (10 mins):
First, copy your homework in your Agenda:

1. Finish reading "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" from your packet.  Highlight clues that help your make a connection to the historical context.
2. Write sentences for words #11-20 on a piece of binder paper.
3.  Write back to your PenPal.  Answer their questions.  Tell them:
- about the story we're reading
-what you want to be when you grow up and why
-ask them what they want to be and why

Next, copy each sentence.  Write the meaning of the underlined foreign word on page 9L of your Interactive Notebook.  Use the words in the sentence as clues...

1. The apology was a mea culpa statement.
2. The Student Handbook in the Agenda has ACOMA's modus operandi.

On the left side of your desk, make a pile of  your open Agenda and homework.  I will check this while you are writing.

Objectives:  Students will...

-analyze the effect of the qualities of the character on the plot and the resolution by identifying direct and indirect characterization on a graphic organizer while reading.

-assess the main idea of a reading passage and make connections between 2 or more texts by summarizing in their own words.

-use story clues to make inferences about text.

Standards:

Reading 2.3 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level- Appropriate Text: Connect and clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships to other sources and related topics.

Reading 2.4 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level- Appropriate Text: Clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, logical notes, summaries or reports.

Reading 3.2 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Analyze the effect of the qualities of the character (e.g., courage or cowardice, ambition or laziness) on the plot and the resolution of the conflict.

Whole Class (20 minutes):

Finish vocabulary notes

Read Historical Context of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Watch this video for additional images from this time period:

Collaborative Station (45 mins):

Small Group reading of "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" excerpt

Pause to highlight and annotate making inference questions.

Independent (45 mins):

1. First, finish yesterday's quiz.  If you finished yesterday, skip to step #11.
2. Click here to find your test keys http://www.odonovanacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=327312&type=u&pREC_ID=444254  
3. Click on the document that says "Reading 3.1 Online Test Keys"
4. Find you name
5. Click on the box with your code
6. Press Command C to copy it
7. When you finish, follow this link to DataDirector to take you quiz  https://www98.achievedata.com/zoom/?OnlineTestStudentLogin
8. Click the box and press Command V to paste it in
9. Begin the quiz
10. Once you're finished, record your score for Reading 3.5 on your tracker
11. Go to teenbiz3000.com
12. Your new username is the first letter of your first name, your last name, and your ID number with no spaces.
13. Your password is the 5 digit number from your Agenda
14. Example-       username: khansen16579           password: 16579
15. Choose English and Literacy from the dropdown menu
16. Click on "Start Lesson"
17. Vote in the "Before Reading Poll" and explain your choice in a complete sentence
18. Read and listen to all vocabulary words, then close that window
19. Read and listen to the article using your headphones.
20. Click "Next" and complete the activity
21. Vote in the "After Reading Poll" and look at the results
22. Click "Next" and complete the thought question, be sure to use evidence to prove your ideas.
23. If you finish early, practice your foreign words at http://quizlet.com/25178014/foreign-words-flash-cards/.

Exit Slip (5 mins):

Write an inference about this sentence: Mayra is in Ms. Mikesell's Honors English class.

What can you infer, based on what you know?

Digital Agenda: Wednesday, 8/28

Do Now (10 mins):
First, copy your homework in your Agenda:

- Read historical context article and highlight clues that help you predict what "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" will be about.  

Next, copy each sentence.  Write the type of narraction used in the sentence on page 8L of your Interactive Notebook.  You will either write first-person narration or third-person narration.

1. I gave my mom a bouquet of roses for her birthday. 

On the left side of your desk, make a pile of your Agenda and sentences.  I will check this while you are writing.

Objectives:  Students will...

recognize the origins and meanings of frequently used foreign words in English and use these words accurately in speaking and writing by recording words in their Glossary, and representing contextual meaning through words or pictures. 

identify first- and third-person narration on a DataDirector quiz.

Standards:

Reading 1.3 Vocabulary and Concept Development: Recognize the origins and meanings of frequently 

used foreign words in English and use these words accurately in speaking and writing.

Reading 3.5 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Identify the speaker and recognize the difference between first- and third-person narration (e.g., autobiography compared with biography).

Direct Station (15 mins):

Record Foreign Words #11-20 in Glossary

Independent (15 mins):

1. Click here to find your test keys http://www.odonovanacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=327312&type=u&pREC_ID=444254  
2. Click on the document that says "Reading 3.1 Online Test Keys"
3. Find you name
4. Click on the box with your code
5. Press Command C to copy it
6. When you finish, follow this link to DataDirector to take you quiz  https://www98.achievedata.com/zoom/?OnlineTestStudentLogin
7. Click the box and press Command V to paste it in
8. Begin the quiz
9. Once you're finished, record your score for Reading 3.5 on your tracker
10. Practice the vocab words from this week on quizlet http://quizlet.com/25178014/foreign-words-flash-cards/

Exit Slip (5 mins):

Show me your Standards Tracker on the way out the door!