Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet of paper. Number your paper 1-4. Write the letter of the picture that matches the meaning of the word. Scrutinized 2. salvage 3. animosity 4. rendezvous B. C. D. Continue working on Interactive Reading. Place your Vocabulary Review Activity Sheet on your desk.

Agenda Time (min.’s) Unit: Challenges Essential Question: How do we reach beyond barriers? 10 Interactive Reading 15 Vocabulary Review + Skills Review 45 Unit 2 Benchmark Test 2.15 Weekly Reading Check

scolded for bad behavior Lasting a very short time Interrupt a conversation with a sudden statement D. Having a secret or mysterious meaning E. Very impressive; Amazing F. a state of expectation or of hopeful excitement G. sudden noisy confusion or excitement H. Smaller than the usual size I. Unusually tall and thin J. A firm decision to do something K. Describes a behavior that is not taught but is performed without thought Admonished Miniature Interject Gangly Momentary Stupendous Resolve Cryptic Instinctive Anticipation Commotion

1. Which of the following is a generalization? 51% of penguins are females. Zebras are black and white. Sharks kill for the thrill of it. Animals are very dangerous. 2. Which of the following is a valid generalization? Many people who like to read comic books enjoy seeing superhero movies. Martin Luther King was killed over 40 years ago. All of the school buses at Mandarin Middle are yellow. Turtle move very slowly.

3. Which of these words signals that a statement is most likely a generalization? All Exact Once Above

4. Read the following excerpt: Between 2007 and 2014, Apple has sold 590 million iPhones. Which statement is a generalization that can be made about this information? Apple is making more affordable iPhones. Apple is making a better product than other companies. Many people are buying iPhones for their smartphone needs. Many people are choosing Apple as their smartphone provider.

5. Why did the author include descriptive details about the school in Accidental Love? To help the reader picture what the school and setting looked like. To provide facts about the school. To persuade the reader to want to clean up his/her school. To help the reader understand the plot and conflict.

6. Read the following story. Billy was a weak young boy. His father expected him to carry large loads of bricks in to their backyard even though he could barely make it. His legs trembled as he struggled with arm-loads of the bricks. Then, later in the day, his father showed up at the house with a blue tractor and hauled the last pile of bricks to the back with it. Which of the following is a valid prediction of what Billy would do? Billy will ask his father why he didn’t use the tractor for all of the bricks. Billy will ask his father if he can drive the tractor. Billy will ask his father if the tractor is fun to drive. Billy will ask his father if he could have brought home a red tractor.

Work Period: Unit 2 Benchmark Test. Interactive Reading 2.15 Weekly Reading Check Independent Reading

Wrap-Up 1. What is the difference between an inference and a generalization?