Tuesday 2-28-17

Week #26

Unit 5: Comparing Authors’ Choices

Bell Ringer:	10 minutes of independent reading
Warm-Up Lesson:	PRO/CON: O'er the ramparts we watched as athletes were kneeling * Read and annotate the text	RI.7.9 Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
Focus Lesson:	Readers analyze authors’ presentation of key information and details to reveal the author’s: * understanding of the topic, * perspective on the topic, and * purpose for writing about the topic
Class Work:	Terrible Things * Read and annotate the text.
Debrief:	What is the hidden message in Terrible Things? How do you know?	OMG Fact: Bacteria can grow and divide every 20 minutes, turning one bacterial cell into 16 million in just eight hours.
Homework:	30 Minutes of independent reading.
Notes:

Monday 2-27-17

Week #26

Unit 5: Comparing Authors’ Choices

Bell Ringer:	Library Check-Out	Make sure you have your ID.
Warm-Up Lesson:	Vocab Notes: Allegory	You need your LA notebook today!
Focus Lesson:	* Readers analyze authors’ presentation of key information.	RI7.9- Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
Class Work:	* Work on Winston Churchill's Speech: Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat. * Read and annotate: Terrible Things, An Allegory by Eve Bunting.
Debrief:	What are the key details of the text Terrible Things?
Homework:	* Finish Winston Churchill's Speech: Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat. * 30 Minutes of independent reading.
Notes:		OMG Fact: Cows face north or south to graze. They do this all over the world.

Friday 2-24-17

Week #25

Unit 5: Comparing Authors’ Choices

Bell Ringer:	10 minutes of independent reading	Remember, we’ll be going to the library on Monday.
Warm-Up Lesson:	Lou Gehrig’s Speech * Finish reading response	RI7.7- Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words.
Focus Lesson:	Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat
Class Work:	Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat * Reading Response
Debrief:	LAST 10 (If earned by the class)	OMG Fact: Our sun will never explode. It is far too small to generate enough energy to become a supernova (an exploded star).
Homework:	None

Thursday 2-23-17

Week #25

Unit 5: Comparing Authors’ Choices

Bell Ringer:	10 minutes of independent reading	Our library check-out day has been rescheduled for Monday.
Warm-Up Lesson:	Lou Gehrig’s Speech * Reading Response	RI7.7- Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words.
Focus Lesson:	Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat (Winston Churchill) * Listen to the audio version of the speech.
Class Work:	* Step 3: Compare/Contrast the text to audio version.
Debrief:	How does the form of the communication impact the meaning for each medium?	OMG Fact: Crickets hear from their knees and chirp from their wings.
Homework:

Wednesday 2-22-17

Week #25

Unit 5: Comparing Authors’ Choices

Bell Ringer:	10 minutes of independent reading
Warm-Up Lesson:	Lou Gehrig’s Speech * Listen to the audio version of the speech. * Use the graphic organizer to compare/contrast the text to the audio version.	RI7.7- Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words.
Focus Lesson:
Class Work:
Debrief:	How does the form of the communication impact the meaning for each medium?	OMG Fact: It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose.
Homework:

Tuesday 2-21-17

Week #25

Unit 5: Comparing Authors’ Choices

Bell Ringer:	10 minutes of independent reading
Warm-Up Lesson:	Read and annotate Lou Gehrig’s speech.
Focus Lesson:	Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat	RI7.7- Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words.
Class Work:	* Read and annotate the speech by Winston Churchill.
Debrief:	How can a famous speech from the past help us understand our world?	OMG Fact: The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Homework:	Finish reading and annotating: * The Lou Gehrig Speech * Winston Churchill's Speech

Wednesday 2-15-17

Week #24

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Warm-Up:	None today!
Revolution:
Focus Lesson:	Follow the directions in Google Classroom for turning in your infographic. It’s due today!
Class Work:	Finish working on creating your infographic for comparing and contrasting Revolution to the Civil Rights Movement.
Debrief:
Homework:	None assigned! * If you have any missing/incomplete assignment, get them finished and turned in. Be sure to fill out a “Request to Re-Grade an Assignment” form.	OMG Fact: The longest English word, at 45 letters, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

Tuesday 2-14-17

Week #24

Unit 4: Analyzing Literary and Historical Texts

Warm-Up Lesson:	Tuskegee Airman: *Text-based discussion (Assessment)	You will need the text and your discussion questions.
Revolution:
Focus Lesson:	How do we give credit to the sources that we used in creating our infographics? * Creating a “Works Cited” block * Using Easybib * Revolution Infographic Guidelines
Class Work:	* Continue working on creating your infographic for comparing and contrasting Revolution to the Civil Rights Movement. *Remember: This is due tomorrow!
Debrief:		OMG Fact: Never miss a high-five again. Look at the other person’s elbow first.
Homework:	None