Tuesday 1-31-17

Week #22

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Warm-Up Lesson:	None today
Someone Named Eva:
Focus Lesson:	Chapter 1 and 2 (Audio)	Read Chapters 2-4
Class Work:	* Notes for Part 1: Fictional Portrayal * Reading assigned chapters
Debrief:	Turn-and-Talk: How can historical fiction stories teach us about history?
Homework:	Someone Named Eva Note Catcher: Historical Accounts (In Google Classroom) Due tomorrow!	OMG Fact: If  a park statue of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.

Monday 1-30-17

Week #22

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Warm-Up Lesson:	None
My Friend the Enemy:
Focus Lesson:	Today is a workday!	Read Chapters 1-4
Class Work:	My Friend the Enemy Note Catcher: * Reading Response *Work on any missing and/or incomplete work
Debrief:
Homework:	Someone Named Eva Note Catcher: Historical Accounts (In Google Classroom) Due Wednesday!
Notes:		OMG Fact: Steve Chen worked at Facebook for a few weeks before quitting to do his own startup. It was called Youtube.

Friday 1-27-17

Week #21

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Bell-Ringer:	None
Warm-Up:	Two-Voice Poetry *Finish creating your two-voice poem. Don’t forget to include a title.	Take a risk and volunteer to share your poem in class today!.
My Friend the Enemy:
Focus Lesson:	*How do strong writers write informational text? *What makes for good writing?	Read Chapters 1-4
Class Work:	My Friend the Enemy Note Catcher: * Reading Response
Debrief:	What I learned today in 5 words	OMG Fact: Texting while driving on the highway takes your eyes off the road for the length of a football field.
Homework:	None

Thursday 1-26-17

Week #21

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Bell-Ringer:	None
Warm-Up:	Two-Voice Poetry * Creating a two-voice poem
My Friend the Enemy:
Focus Lesson:	Teacher modeling: Writing a reading response	Read Chapters 1-4
Class Work:	* Finish reading assigned chapters * Reading Response
Debrief:
Homework:	Tomorrow is wear-a-hat day. Bring in one dollar to wear a hat!	OMG Fact: Most lip balm is made to be addictive.

Wednesday 1-25-17

Week #21

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Bell-Ringer:	None
Warm-Up:	Two-Voice Poetry * Re-read the poem The Veteran and the Young Soldier. * Answer questions 1-4.
My Friend the Enemy:
Focus Lesson:	My Friend the Enemy Note Catcher: * Compare/Contrast Graphic Organizer	Read Chapters 1-4
Class Work:	* Finish the compare/contrast graphic organizer. * Continue reading the assigned chapters.
Debrief:	None
Homework:	Finish the compare/contrast chart on the document My Friend the Enemy Note Catcher.	OMG Fact: A nine-banded armadillo always gives birth to identical quadruplets.

Tuesday 1-24-16

Week #21

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Warm-Up Lesson:	* Two-Voice Poetry notes * Poem: The Veteran and the Young Soldier Brain Break	In Google Classroom
My Friend the Enemy:
Focus Lesson:	Identifying vocabulary words that warrant investigation.	You need your LA notebook today!
Class Work:	* Ch. 1-4 Vocabulary Notes * Read Ch. 2-4
Debrief:	What makes characters in historical fiction believable?
Homework:	My Friend the Enemy Note Catcher: Historical Accounts (In Google Classroom) Due Wednesday!	OMG Fact: If two pieces of metal touch in space, they get stuck together permanently.

Monday 1-23-17

Week #21

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Warm-Up Lesson:	Finish reading response for Lions of Little Rock.
My Friend the Enemy:
Focus Lesson:	Book introduction Article: WWII: the Battle of Britain MFTE Chapter 1: Audio	Read Chapters 1-4
Class Work:	Independent reading of assigned chapters.
Debrief:	What makes characters in historical fiction believable?
Homework:	My Friend the Enemy Note Catcher: Historical Accounts (In Google Classroom) Due Wednesday!
Notes:		OMG Fact: The average depth of the ocean floor is 12,000 feet.

Friday 1-20-17

Week #20

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Warm-Up:	Excerpt from “Little Women” * Re-read the text * Answer question #5
Focus Lesson:	The Lions of Little Rock Teacher modeling: Reading Response
Class Work:	The Lions of Little Rock * Finish the reading response * Finish reading through chapter 11
Debrief:
Homework:	None!
Notes:	Compare/Contrast Essay Outline	OMG Fact: Room temperatures in a fire can be 100° at floor level & rise to 600° at eye level.