Digital Agenda: Monday, April 21 and Tuesday, April 22!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1.  Complete article and activity (+Summarize R.C.) at 75% or more for "A Sickness Spreads in Syria".
2.  Spring Break articles: Complete 9 of the following articles (+Summarize R.C.) at 75% or more.

Kangaroo Hero

School for All

Music To Grow By?

Finding the Good

Make Your Own Video Games

Food Fight

A Hero? Yes

A New Baseball Hero

The Comic Book Kid

Dinosaur Dance Floor

Do Now in Notes App
Make a prediction about Freak the Mighty, ch. 19.  What do you think is going to happen next?

Student Generated Sentence Starter:

Objectives:

Students will...

determine which events from Freak the Mighty fit into each of the stages of the Hero’s Journey by citing and justifying text evidence with 75% accuracy on a graphic organizer.

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.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. 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.

Whole Class: 

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.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Do Now: Think-Pair-Share
Mode overview
Freak the Mighty, ch. 19 & 20
TeenBiz Mini Lesson:Hawaii's Settlers

Direct Group, Differentiated Instruction

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.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

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

Pick up where you left off before Spring Break

Rotation 1, Lexile Levels 255-600
Differentiated Google Form (Blue), click here

Hero's Journey-Events

Collaborative work using group roles-Facilitator, Spokesperson, Quality Control, and Process Analyst

Groups:

1.   Eliana-Quality Control

2.   Kayla-Facilitator

3.   Eugene-Process Analyst

4.   Jenni-Spokesperson

5.    Robert-Facilitator

6.   Tabitha-Process Analyst

7.   Samantha-Quality Control

8.   Lizeth- Spokesperson

Rotation 2, Lexile Levels 605-1225
Differentiated Google Form (Pink), click here
Hero's Journey-Evidence
Collaborative work using group roles-Facilitator, Spokesperson, Quality Control, and Process Analyst

Groups:

1.   Jilder-Quality Control**

2.   Jason- Spokesperson

3.    Yahmoenay- Facilitator **

4.   Heidi-Process Analyst

5.   Eduardo-Spokesperson

6.   Haile-Facilitator**

7.   Alejandra- Process Analyst

8.   Alex-Quality Control**

9.   Dinah-Facilitator

10.                 Katherine-Process Analyst

11.                 Eryn N-Quality Control

12.                 Loretta-Spokesperson

13.                 Edmee-Spokesperson and Process Analyst

14.                 Aaron H-Facilitator and Quality Control

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. Follow this link to teenbiz3000.com
2. Type your username and password
3. Your job is to finish 4 steps of the "Hawaii's Settlers" lesson!
4. Open your mailbox and find the article "Hawaii's Settlers".
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 the mood of ch. 19 & 20?  Would you describe it as joyful and bright OR fearful and dark?