Wednesday 5-24-17

Monday 5-22-17

Thursday 5-18-17

Week #36

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Warm-Up Lesson:	10 Minute Quick Write: Reminders of Home
Focus Lesson:	Guiding Questions: Is Memorial Day just about BBQs and family gatherings? Why is this a national holiday? Why is remembrance important to our nation?
Class Work:	Arlington (Trace Adkins) * Read the lyrics to the song. * Listen to the song. * Use Think-Pair-Share to answer the TBQs. * Complete the Constructed Response Questions.	Make sure you have a pencil and your notebook for class tomorrow!
Homework:	30 Minutes of independent reading.
OMG Fact:	The average American produces 7.1 pounds of trash per day. The average Japanese? 2.5

Friday 5-19-17

Wednesday 5-17-17

Week #36

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Warm-Up Lesson:	Read and highlight the text: A Kenyan Teen’s Discovery: Let There Be Lights To Save Lions.  Then work with a partner to answer the “Assessment” and “Discussion” questions.
Focus Lesson:	Drama and critical reading
Class Work:	Choose one of the drama teams. Re-read the drama, choose parts, and rehearse the play. Make sure you’re team is ready to present the drama. The Tell-Tale Heart When Girls Ruled Baseball The Curse of King Tut
Homework:	30 Minutes of independent reading.
OMG Fact:	Platypuses don’t have stomachs.

Tuesday 5-16-17

Week #36

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Warm-Up Lesson:	Read and highlight the text: Young Innovators: Detecting Land Mines. Then work with a partner to answer the “Assessment” and “Discussion” questions.
Focus Lesson:	Drama and critical reading
Class Work:	Choose one of the drama teams. Re-read the drama, choose parts, and rehearse the play. Make sure you’re team is ready to present the drama. The Tell-Tale Heart When Girls Ruled Baseball The Curse of King Tut
Homework:	30 Minutes of independent reading.
OMG Fact:	In Britain’s 2001 census, 390,000 people listed “Jedi” as their religious affiliation.

Monday 5-15-17

Week #36

Unit 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure

Warm-Up Lesson:	Read and highlight the text: How an 11-Year-Old Boy Invented the Popsicle. Then work with a partner to answer the “Assessment” and “Discussion” questions.
Focus Lesson:	Drama and critical reading
Class Work:	Rotate through the three drama-reading stations: The Tell-Tale Heart When Girls Ruled Baseball The Curse of King Tut	Click here to go to the digital version of each of these drams.
Homework:	30 Minutes of independent reading.
OMG Fact:	A way you can tell if you’re whispering or not is to put your hand at your throat. If you feel vibrations, you’re talking. If you don’t, you’re whispering.