Digital Agenda: Monday, 8/26 & Tuesday, 8/27

Do Now (10 mins):

First, copy your homework in your Agenda:

-Write 10 vocabulary sentences, one for each word you put in your glossary today and study for your quiz on first- and third-person narration on Wednesday.  

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. Mildred Taylor listened to her father tell stories on the front porch.
2. I learned about history not written down in the history books from my father.

On the left side of your desk, leave your Agenda open.  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. 

use story clues to make inferences about text.

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 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.

Whole Class (20 minutes):

Foreign words, write #1-10 in Glossary on p. 41

http://quizlet.com/25178014/foreign-words-flash-cards/

Collaborative Station (45 mins):

Making Inferences

Good readers use the clues in the text and their own knowledge to make inferences. 

“When we synthesize, we analyze, we realize… what’s really going on!”

Independent (45 mins):

1. Go to teenbiz3000.com
2. Type your username and password from your Agenda
3. Choose English and Literacy from the dropdown menu
4. Click on "Start Lesson"
5. Vote in the "Before Reading Poll" and explain your choice in a complete sentence
6. Read and listen to all vocabulary words, then close that window
7. Read and listen to the article using your headphones.
8. Click "Next" and complete the activity
9. Vote in the "After Reading Poll" and look at the results
10. Click "Next" and complete the thought question, be sure to use evidence to prove your ideas.
11. If you finish early, read the stretch article and do the math and stretch activity.

Exit Slip (5 mins):

Write an inference about this sentence: Lizeth is wearing shoes.

What can you infer, based on the fact that you know she's wearing shoes?