Tuesday/Wednesday, May 19/20, 2015

1.  Composition book: Write 

under Notes and QuickWrite

Label: Pay It Forward?

Because you have been 

helped by others, does that 

mean  that you have a 

responsibility to help others? 



Write at least 1/2 page. 

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Vocabulary -- page 25  

(receding) recede:  verb

1. go or move back or further away from a previous position.
2. to become more distant.

"the flood waters had receded"

synonyms:retreat, go back, go down, move back, move away, withdraw, ebb,subside, abate ( "the floodwaters receded" 1470- 80; < Latin recēdere to go, fall back, equivalent to re- re- (back) + cēdere to withdraw, go; see cede  (yield, go)

din:  noun

1.

a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.

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Announcements and Reminders:

If you have not handed in your book assessment (the cube), turn it in as soon as possible. (Quality copy -- NOT cut out -- rough draft, and rubric)

This Friday is the last day to hand in late or revised work and extra credit.


2a. If needed for your class, finish writing up evidence from last time. 


2b. Reading from A Long Walk to Water

More Talking and Writing 

with Clock Appointments 

How would you answer this?  

1. How does the setting influence the story?



Example: Never Say Die 

2. page 55: 

Label:  Self-Sacrifice

“...there is power in self-sacrifice.” 
― Veronica Roth, Divergent







3. page 66:
Should adults feel obligated to take care of children your age?
(Unwind)

"In America after the Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement: The Bill of Life states that human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child reaches the age of thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, a parent may choose to retroactively get rid of a child through a process called "unwinding.""  Amazon.com

A1  to page 54 at page break (Need to find and write evidence.) to page 83.
B5 from page 39 to page 57
B6 from page 40 at page break to top of page 48
B7 from page 40 at page break to page 48, paragraph 2.

Images for A Long Walk to Water

More Quotes:

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” 

― Barack Obama

“If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” 

― Warren Buffett

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Helen Keller

“Once we are able to combine a feeling of empathy for others with a profound understanding of the suffering they experience, we become able to generate genuine compassion for them. We must work at this continually.” 

― Dalai Lama XIV

Cheating?!

Question: What's faster, a good teacher or a cheetah?

Answer:  A good teacher because good teachers always catch cheetahs.
(Maybe not always, but at least most of the time!)

Thank you to Chris Crowe who made up this riddle, and who is the author of Mississippi Trial, 1955, Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case, and other books.

The joke was received on Facebook on 6-16-15.

Friday/Monday, May 15/18, 2015

Pick your own seat.  If you do not have your book cube ready today,  sit in a forward facing seat.

1. Individual Reading

Samples for Illustrations for the Cubes

April-May Book of the Month Assessment.docx

Cube2 Rough Draft.doc

Reminder: The text on your cube needs to be in ink.

You could write first in pencil, then go over it in ink.

DO NOT assemble it before you hand in the quality draft to be checked.

You may assemble your checked quality drafts today. 

2. Assemble and share your book cubes.

• Cut
• Fold
• Glue or tape
• Share

We will do a cube pass.  Listen for directions.
Record any that you might be interested in reading.

In your composition book -- under Books I'd Like to Read -- pages 8-9

Book Cube Share – Books I’d  Like to Read
Title	Author	A little about it	Recommended by

Today's Learning Targets:

• I read a wide variety of texts.
• I can recognize and explain several elements of literature.
• I can effectively share information and listen as others share.

If we have extra time: 

4. Reading from A Long Walk to Water

Images for A Long Walk to Water

A1 from page 42 to page 51 to page 54 at page break. (Need to find and write evidence.)  -- Not A1 on May 15.

B5 from page 39 to page 57

B6 from page 40 at page break to top of page 48

B7 from page 40 at page break to page 48, paragraph 2.

Wednesday/Thursday, May 13/14, 2015

Important Reminders and Announcements:

• Instead of assembling and sharing the book cubes today, we will do that next time.   That will allow more of you to be prepared to share.  
• Next time we will assemble and share the book cubes.  Make sure your final draft  has been checked off by Ms. D.

Samples for Illustrations for the Cubes

April-May Book of the Month Assessment.docx

Cube2 Rough Draft.doc

Reminder: The text on your cube needs to be in ink.

You could write first in pencil, then go over it in ink.

DO NOT assemble it before you hand in the quality draft to be checked.

• Don't forget to bring back any books you have borrowed from our classroom by Friday! 
• Is there anyone who has not finish either part of SAGE testing? If so, see me at the beginning of class. 
• If you need to complete make-up work for your composition book, see the tab above for Assignments 2014-2015.

Today's Activities:
1. Individual Reading Time

2. What  does it mean to ‘effectively participate in a discussion'?  

         Partners. 

A1

to ‘effectively participate in a discussion' small group or two -- eye contact  actively be involved in the conversation  -- participate  stay on topic  listen and pay attention all opinions should be stated   be willing to disagree

B5 

to ‘effectively participate in a discussion' sometimes "Loud"  willingness to share your opinion willingness and ability to listen work as a group focus on the topic at hand  everyone participates  pay attention, listen respond to other's comments  don't interrupt when other people are talking keep it friendly  stay logical in an argument agree or disagree   and sometime agree to disagree

B6   Thank you, Suzanne, for taking notes on the whiteboard!

to ‘effectively participate in a discussion' Participate Show respect Share ideas contribute focus listen Make connections build on others' ideas ask questions provide examples dare to disagree if you do

B7 

to ‘effectively participate in a discussion' responding to what other people say listen multiple ideas shared -- everyone saying what they think/believe talk -- examples  focused  organized  the subject makes a difference -- Is it interesting or somehow  relevant to the participants. stay on topic  everyone understands what the discussion is about make your statements understandable and clear logical -- makes sense participate --

Reading for Gist and doing close reading.

I can successfully read for the gist.

I can successfully do a close reading (rereading).

3. Reading from informational text

Add these words to your vocabulary:

entrenched:   (You will receive the dictionary definition later.)  If your are absent today, click on the word for its definition. 

(Watch for this word in your reading and write down your best guess for its meaning.  Label that "My Guess.")

grueling: extremely tiring and demanding.
synonyms: exhausting, tiring, fatiguing

hydration: the act of supplying water to a person in order to restore or maintain a balance of fluids.

It's just over 1,000 miles from Salt Lake City to Kansas City.

   A. Follow along while I read out loud.  Read for the gist.

Things Close Readers Do: –   “Get the gist of what a text is about”  –   “Use the text to answer questions”               CITE passages from the text(s). –   “Reread the text” and “Gather evidence (quotes) from the text”                  CITE passages from the text(s).

*   What does the word entrenched mean in this text?

   B. What is annotating? 

   C.  Do a close reading to answer the following questions.                            Annotate.  
Notes along the edges of the text are called “text annotations.”
    
Consider these questions as you read:

*   How does Salva’s story            relate to this article?            annotate            pair share    CITE passages from the text(s).            class discussion   CITE passages from the text(s). Citing:   "According to the nonfiction article, " .  . . . " "In A Long Walk to Water, . . . . If you are absent today, ask for the article and the brief writing  assignment. *   Who are the Lost Boys?

        
          annotate
           pair share   CITE passages from the text(s).
           class discussion   CITE passages from the text(s).




4. Reading from A Long Walk to Water

A1 from page 42 to page 51 to page 54 at page break. (Need to find and write evidence.) 

B5 from page 39 to page 57

B6 from page 40 at page break to top of page 48

B7 from page 40 at page break to page 48, paragraph 2.

Parallelism

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/parallelism.htm

Faulty Parallelism	Corrected Version
My income is smaller than my wife.	My income is smaller than my wife's.

Monday/Tuesday, May 11/12, 2015

Announcements and reminders:


Cavetime on Tuesday, May 12 is open to all. 

• Next time we will assemble and share the book cubes.  Make sure your final draft  has been checked off by Ms. D.

Samples for Illustrations for the Cubes

April-May Book of the Month Assessment.docx

Cube2 Rough Draft.doc

Reminder: The text on your cube needs to be in ink.
You could write first in pencil, then go over it in ink.

DO NOT assemble it before you hand in the quality draft to be checked.

• Don't forget to bring back any books you have borrowed from our classroom.
• Is there anyone who has not finish either part of SAGE testing?
• If you need to complete make-up work for your composition book, see the tab above for Assignments 2014-2015.

Today's Activities:

1. Individual Reading Time

2. Extra Credit Quiz on Commas and Poetry   This is to show what you know (or can find in your notes) -- to make up for or add to points from the Poetry and Commas Quiz we took before.
   You may use your poetry booklets, notes in your composition book, and your comma packet.
    See the PowerPoints available at Thursday/Friday, April 2/3, 2015.

3.  Reading from A Long Walk to Water


A1 from page 42 to page 51
B5 from page 39 to page 57
B6 from  page 30 at page break to page 40
B7 from page 31 at page break 

Reading for Gist and doing close reading.

I can successfully read for the gist.

I can successfully do a close reading (rereading).

Compare and Contrast:

• How do culture, time, and place influence Nya’s character in ways that are different from Salva?
• How do culture, time, and place influence Salva’s character in ways that are different from Nya?

• How do culture, time, and place influence Salva’s and Nya's lives and character in ways that are similar?

• How do culture, time, and place influence Salva’s and Nya's lives and character  in ways that are similar to or different to the ways your character and life is influenced by your culture, time, and place?

Add to your "I Notice, I Wonder, I Think" chart.

What is the author telling us?
How is she telling us through text structure?  through the words and phrases she chooses?

Samples for Illustrations for the Cubes