MP2 - Week 7

  MONDAY  1-12-15:  Finish Reading Novel  

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You will need...

1. ...your copy of Inside Out and Back Again.
2. ...your composition notebook.

Learning Targets

1. I can summarize the plot of Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.
2. I can identify the main characters and specific elements of their personalities.

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Do Now - Copy

Entry Title:  Vocabulary List IV

5.  remnant, n. (remnants)  a small amount of something

After the tornado hit our town, the only remnants left were the flagpole and the cafeteria.

6.  tangible, adj. (tangibly, intangible) - something you can feel by touching it; touchable

There was an almost tangible feeling of fear in the air as I walked into the museum of famous serial killers.

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Mini-lesson
Read aloud think aloud.

Assessment
Test when book is completed.

Homework

None

  TUESDAY  1-13-15:  Finish Reading Novel  

You will need...

1. ...your copy of Inside Out and Back Again.
2. ...your composition notebook.

Learning Targets

1. I can summarize the plot of Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.
2. I can identify the main characters and specific elements of their personalities.

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Do Now - Copy

Entry Title:  Vocabulary List IV

7.  hoist, v. (hoists, hoisting, hoisted)  to raise or lift something

In order to get over the high fence, we hoisted Joey up onto our shoulders so he could reach the top of it.

8.  fluent, a. (fluently, affluent) - able to express oneself clearly and easily
Not only does Karen speak Spanish and Italian, but she is also fluent in American Sign Language.

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Mini-lesson
Read aloud think aloud.

Assessment
Test when book is completed.

Homework

None

  WEDNESDAY  1-14-15:  Finish Reading Novel  

You will need...

1. ...your copy of Inside Out and Back Again.
2. ...your composition notebook.

Learning Targets

1. I can summarize the plot of Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.
2. I can identify the main characters and specific elements of their personalities.

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Do Now - Copy

Entry Title:  Vocabulary List IV

5.  hoist, v. (hoists, hoisting, hoisted)  to raise or lift something

In order to get over the high fence, we hoisted Joey up onto our shoulders so he could reach the top of it.

6.  fluent, a. (fluently, affluent) - able to express oneself clearly and easily
Not only does Karen speak Spanish and Italian, but she is also fluent in American Sign Language.

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Mini-lesson
Read aloud think aloud.

Assessment
Test when book is completed.

Homework

None

  THURSDAY  1-15-15:  Test on Inside Out and Back Again  

You will need...

1. ...a pen or sharpened pencil.
2. ...your composition notebook, novel and blue folder.

Learning Targets

1. I can summarize the plot of Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.
2. I can identify the main characters and specific elements of their personalities.

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Do Now - None

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Mini-lesson
Go over test directions.

Assessment
Take the test and peer score it.

Homework

None


  FRIDAY  1-16-15:  DIRT Day  

Period 2 ONLY
Go to take NWEA in PC Lab 251