Digital Agenda: Thursday, 4/24 and Friday, 4/25!

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
Think back to chapters 19 and 20, what colors did you picture while you were reading?  Use text evidence in your answer.

Student Generated Sentence Starter:

Objectives:

Students will...

determine the theme and mood of Freak the Mighty by citing text evidence to support opinions and completing Movie Mix Up 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.6.2 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
Pearson Lesson 13
Mood overview -Read Pearson Lesson 13, step 4 (partner read)
What is the difference in mood?

Freak the Mighty, ch. 23
TeenBiz Mini Lesson: A Surprise in New Zealand

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

Rotation 1, Lexile Levels 255-600
Differentiated Group Activity, Group Roles (Facilitator, Quality Control, Spokesperson, Process Analyst)
Movie Mix-Up: Hunger Games
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 Group Activity, Group Roles (Facilitator, Quality Control, Spokesperson, Process Analyst)
Movie Mix-Up: Movie of your choice
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

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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. Follow this link to teenbiz3000.com
2. Type your username and password
3. Your job is to finish 4 steps of the "A Surprise in New Zealand" lesson!
4. Open your mailbox and find the article "A Surprise in New Zealand".
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. 23?  Would you describe it as joyful and bright OR fearful and dark?