Digital Agenda: Wednesday, April 30th!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1.  Complete article and activity (+Summarize R.C.) at 75% or more for "Surprise! It's a Penguin"

Do Now on Notebook p.
What life lesson do you think Philbrick is trying to teach us in Freak the Mighty?

Objectives:

Students will...

describe how the theme of Hero’s Journey is conveyed in ch. 1-24 of Freak the Mighty by doing Think-Pair-Share and class discussion.

Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.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. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.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: 


Do Now: Think-Pair-Share
Freak the Mighty, ch. 24

Questions About Friendship 1.     Why is Freak able to become Max's friend when no one else has ever been able to? What's different about Freak or about his friend-making strategy? 2.     Do any of the adults in the book have friends? What do we make of other friendships we see in Freak the Mighty? 3.     Would you rather be BFFs with Max or Freak? Why? Chew on This Try on an opinion or two, start a debate, or play the devil’s advocate. Friendship is more important than family to Max.

Freak and Max's friendship benefits Max more than it benefits Freak.

Exit Ticket:  
How would you describe how Max's voice has changed from the beginning of the story to the end?

Digital Agenda: Monday, 4/28 and Tuesday, 4/29!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1.  Complete article and activity (+Summarize R.C.) at 75% or more for "Will Amazon Change the World, Again?

Do Now in Google Forms click here

Objectives:

Students will...

explain how an author develops the point of view of a narrator or text’s characters by completing Narrative Voice questions in groups with 75% accuracy.

Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.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. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.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: 


Do Now: Think-Pair-Share
Pearson Lesson 14, Step 3-"Use of Voice"
Freak the Mighty, ch. 23
TeenBiz Mini Lesson: The Storm Chasers

Direct Group, Differentiated Instruction

Rotation 1, Lexile Levels 255-600
Differentiated Group Activity, Group Roles (Facilitator, Quality Control, Spokesperson, Process Analyst)
Pearson Unit 1, Lesson 14, Step 5 - "Narrative Voice" questions with chapter prompts

Rotation 2, Lexile Levels 605-1225
Differentiated Group Activity, Group Roles (Facilitator, Quality Control, Spokesperson, Process Analyst)
Pearson Unit 1, Lesson 14, Step 5 - "Narrative Voice" questions

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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.  First, update your tracker with the following 18 articles.  Each article should be written with a first and second try score recorded: (Green-hw, blue-classwork, black-Spring Break)

1. No Water? Grow Safflower!
2. "Problem on the Mississippi"
3. Fire or No, We Won't Go! 
4. The Plastic Bottle Boat
5. School for All
6. Music To Grow By?
7. Make Your Own Video Games
8. Food Fight
9. A Hero? Yes
10. A New Baseball Hero
11. The Comic Book Kid
12. A Dinosaur Dance Floor
13.  Moko the Hero
14.  A Sickness Spreads in Syria
15. Hawaii's Settlers
16. A Surprise in New Zealand  
17. The Storm Chasers 
18. Finding the Good 

1. Next, follow this link to teenbiz3000.com
2. Type your username and password
3. Your job is to finish 4 steps of the "The Storm Chasers" lesson!
4. Open your mailbox and find the article "The Storm Chasers".
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. After you finish the activity, log your 1st and 2nd Try score (in %) on the back of your tracker.
8. You do not need to do the Thought Question.
9. If you finish early, Search for another article OR choose one from your Mailbox!  Complete the Article and Activity.

Exit Ticket:  
How would you describe how Max's voice has changed from the beginning of the story to the end?