Digital Agenda: Thursday, 3/13 and Friday, 3/14!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1. Do article and activity (+Summarize R.C.) for "Stop Selling Junk!" and "No More Junk" on TeenBiz.

Create a new Note in your Notes App, titled English Do Now

Look at the Character Quest Map for Max in Pearson Lesson 9, step 4.  What additional text evidence could you add to any of the boxes from chapters 15 and 16.  Use quotes from the text.

I would add evidence from the text that says, "__________________________________" to the ___________ category.  This means that ______________________________________________________.

Objectives:

Students will...

analyze characters in Freak the Mighty  in groups using character maps and text evidence to support opinions with 75% accuracy. Common Core Standards

Reading Informational Text 6.1-Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Reading Literature, 6.3- Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. Writing 6.10- Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Spoken Language. 6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.

Whole Class:

Freak the Mighty

Irony Mini Lesson

Google Drive Cornell Notes

-What is irony in your own words?   -What do some people get confused about and think irony is?

Direct Group, Differentiated Instruction

Rotation 1, Lexile Levels 605-1225

Pearson Unit 1

Lesson 9:

Freak the Mighty What a Character! Jigsaw activity Character Quests- Kevin, Grim, Gram

Rotation 2, Lexile Levels 205-600

Pearson Unit 1

Lesson 9:

What a Character! Group quest

Character Quests- Kevin, Grim

80-100%=4

60-79%=3

40-59%=2

39 and below=1

Independent:

Common Core Standards

Reading Informational Text, 6.2: Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgements.

1. If you finish early, follow this link to teenbiz3000.com
2. Type your username and password
3. Your job is to finish 4 steps of the "Healthy Fries" lesson!
4. Open your mailbox and find the article "Healthy Fries".
5. Read & Listen to the Vocabulary
6. As you read each paragraph, STOP and fill in at least 1 sentence in the SUMMARIZE box.    
7. You do not need to do the Thought Question.
8. If you finish early, Search for another article OR choose one from your Mailbox!  Complete the Article and Activity.

Exit Ticket:  

Click here for your Exit Ticket on Google Forms