Digital Agenda: Thursday, 5/8 and Friday, 5/9!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1.  Complete article and activity (+Summarize R.C.) at 75% or more for "Fun in Florida"
2. Newsletter parent signature x_________

Do Now in Google Forms click here

What invention has influenced human progress the most?  Why?

Objectives:

Students will...

integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.

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
Invention Research
TeenBiz Mini Lesson

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 16, -  Guided Reading: "Garret Morgan’s Imagination"

Paragraph Frame:
     An invention I could not live without is _____________________________.  This invention can be described as _________________________.  It helps me with my ________________________ because __________________________.  It also helps people ________________________________.  An example of this invention is ______________________.  The inventor is/was _________________ he/she used their imagination by ____________________________________.

Sources
List at least 1 website you used

Rotation 2, Lexile Levels 605-1225
Differentiated Group Activity, Group Roles (Facilitator, Quality Control, Spokesperson, Process Analyst)
Pearson Unit 1, Lesson 16 - Independent Reading: "Garret Morgan’s Imagination"

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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. First, start filling out your new article tracker using My Lessons  and Career Center.  Be sure to include you May Lexile Level.  You will have 2 articles total. 

1. "The Moon and Beyond"
2. "Water Park Makes Waves" 
3. "When a Flood is Good News"
4. "Saving the Land"

1. Next, your job is to finish 4 steps of the "Saving the Land" lesson!
2. Open your mailbox and find the article "Saving the Land".
3. Read & Listen to the Vocabulary
4. As you read each paragraph, STOP and fill in at least 1 sentence in the SUMMARIZE box.    
5. After you finish the activity, log your 1st and 2nd Try score (in %) on the back of your tracker.
6. You do not need to do the Thought Question.
7. If you finish early, Search for another article OR choose one from your Mailbox!  Complete the Article and Activity.

Exit Ticket:  
What invention has influenced human progress the most?  Has your opinion changed?