Transcript Current Topics in Reading

Current Topics in Reading
Week 10
Oct. 18 - 21
Monday, October 18th
Why is it important to identify the
purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students
identify the author’s purpose?
 How does expanding my vocabulary
increase my communication skills?
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Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose?
How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?
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DCP: Hidden Treasure pp 35, 36
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Journal #1: From the book/movie
Flipped, how can one of the
characters (either Bryce
or Julie) treat the other
character differently
in the future?
Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose?
How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?
 “Then and Now”: pp. 20, 21 read,
discuss, apply
Compare and contrast the two love
stories (handout)
 Written expression
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Summative Assessment
“Fabulous First Lines”:
Pp. 22, 23
 Using sensory details (handout)
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Tuesday, October 19th
Essential Question:
 Why is it important to identify the
purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students
identify the author’s purpose?
 How does expanding my vocabulary
increase my communication skills?
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Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose?
How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?
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DCP: Napoleon pp. 37, 38
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Journal #2: If you could only take 3
people with you on a trip around the
world, who would you take and why?
Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose?
How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?
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Edge Practice Book: pp 30, 31
Vocabulary: read, discuss,
 “One in a Million”: pp. 35. 36
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Using interactive text, read, write,
 and discuss
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Selection Review: p. 36
 Vocabulary, Suffixes: p. 39
 Vocabulary Review: pp. 40, 41
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Wednesday, October 20th
Essential Question:
 Why is it important to identify the
purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students
identify the author’s purpose?
 How does expanding my vocabulary
increase my communication skills?
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Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose?
How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?
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DCP: Micky Mantle pp. 39, 40
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Journal #3: Make a list of everything
you know about sharks. Do you have a
fear of sharks? What would you do if
you were attacked?
Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose?
How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?
SCOPE: Oct. 11 issue, introduce
 Grammar: pp. 2, 3
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Homophones and plurals
“Great White Terror” pp. 4, 8
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Before reading
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“Word Journal: Vocabulary introduction (handouts)
Personal narrative: a description of an event in a
person’s life
POV (point of view) review
Sensory details: application during reading (handout)
Begin reading: use graphic organizer (handout)
Thursday, October 21st
Essential Question:
 Why is it important to identify the
purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students
identify the author’s purpose?
 How does expanding my vocabulary
increase my communication skills?
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Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose?
How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?
DCP: Alfred Nobel pp. 41, 42
 Journal #4: Think about the way the
author describes his frightening shark
encounter in the article “Great White
Terror” p. 4-8. Write down 10 sensory
details- what he sees, hears, feels,
and smells- that create a sense of his
terror.
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Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of
nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose?
How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?
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SCOPE
“Great White Terror” p. : complete reading and
analyzing
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Crossword Puzzle: vocabulary application
Summative Assessment: comprehension and vocabulary
“The Lion and the Mouse” pp. 9-11 Reader’s
Theater
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Vocabulary: introduction (handout)
Genre: fable
Personification: giving inanimate objects human
characteristics
Assign roles, highlight, practice
Friday, October 22nd
Essential Question:
 How can students provide
support/evidence from the text
which backs up students’ claims about
theme?
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How can students provide support/evidence from the
text which backs up students’ claims about theme?
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DCP: Sam Houston pp. 43, 44
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Journal #5: Imagine you are a reporter for
Aesop High’s student newspaper (pp.9 – 11).
Write a news story about the events in the
play.
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Remember to include the Who, What, When,
Where, and Why of a newspaper article.
Collect journals
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