Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet from the tan bin. Place any late homework on your desk. Read the following sentences. Then, answer the questions below. He laid his shovel down gently, and savored one last moment of feeling warm soil beneath his bare feet. He reminded himself, “I will never be allowed outside again. Maybe never again as long as I live.” What words or phrases in the sentences might be context clues that help you determine the meaning of “savored”? What do you think the word “savor” means?
Agenda Objective: Primary: I can determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments (RL.1.2). Secondary: I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text (RL.1.1). I can prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively (SL.1.1). Essential Question: What is a theme that emerges in chapters one through six of Among the Hidden and how does Peterson Haddix convey that theme through particular details? Warm-Up: Context Clues (Savor) Vocabulary: Savor (LINCS strategy) Whole Group: Prepare folders for second nine weeks. Read Chapter 1, Book-Mind-Heart Stations: 1. Technology: Achieve 3000(Do Not Enter!, Got a Tip? Text It!) 2. Book-Mind-Heart: Chapter 2 3. Independent reading (fill out a “book” for books you have finished reading) 4. Teacher-led: Finish DAR Testing- Begin DAR TTS Strategies Closing: Vocabulary Review
Savor: to enjoy and appreciate
savor To enjoy and appreciate. Term: Story: Picture Definition: savor Story: Picture Definition: To enjoy and appreciate. Reminding Word:
Quarter 1 Words 1. Multiple: many different types 2. Tuition: money used to pay for private school 3. On the verge: almost, on the edge of doing something 4. Expelled: kicked out of 5. Lecture: a speech, a “talking to” 6. Defiant: won’t do something you are supposed to do 7. Detained: Held against your will (arrested) 8. Prestigious: Something that has a great reputation and is well-respected. 9. All-Consuming: when something takes up all of your time and energy 10. Reflect: to think back on something 11. Plague (verb): to annoy or bother 12. Harsh: unpleasant or uncomfortable 13. Gravitate: To move towards something 14. Juvenile: something made for teens or young people 15. Convicted: found guilty of a crime 16. Suburb: An area surrounding the city where lots of people might live. 17. Rural: In the country. 18. Embody: To put in the form of a body. 19. Fate: Something that is going to happen no matter what.
Quarter 2 Words: 1. Savor: To enjoy and appreciate.
Folders Staple LINCS Strategy Sheets
Period 7 Go to end of this slide show… must complete the Socratic Seminar before continuing with Among the Hidden and Stations. TL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mahad Nicholas Michael Derricka Laniah Jonathan C. Marcus Simeona Maya Jesus Riayn Anthony Ben Smith Jessie Joseph B. Cody Catherine Ava Manny Laura Anna
Period 8 Go to end of this slide show… must complete the Socratic Seminar before continuing with Among the Hidden and Stations. TL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Victor Michael Kidi Adrian Deshawn Caydence Tea Jade Johnnisha Latashia Amani Oraldo Aryanna Romeo Eric Alex Gabrial B. Kaleb Regan Malachi
Whole Group Discussion: Chapter 3 Book: Who is telling the story? What does the author want you to know? What did you notice about how the author told this story?
Whole Group Discussion: Chapter 3 Mind: What surprised you? What connections did you make? What images were most important to you? What lines created the surprise or connection?
Whole Group Discussion: Chapter 3 Heart: What did you discover about yourself? What matters most to you in this text or in your conversation? What did you take to heart?
Higher Order Questions What effect did the African-American woman and her daughter have on Maria? How did those feelings conflict with the gang’s code? Why is the decision Maria has to make such a difficult one? Provide your answer and use evidence from the text to support.
Station Rotations: Technology: Achieve 3000 Bike Shop Gives Kids a Break, Got a Tip? Text It! 2. On the Record- Book- Mind- Heart Strategy Chapter 8 3. Independent reading- find a book Search quietly for a book to read independently here or at home. You may check the book out. Write name on list. Write your name on Post-It note. Place Post-It in book. Place book on shelf or take it with you. 4. Teacher-led: DAR test
High Order Questions Why do you think Luke pictures the Government as a “very big, mean, fat person… (pg 2)? Use at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer. How do Luke’s brothers feel about him? What reasons do they have for having those feelings? Use at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.
Closing What is something you savor?
Pd 8 Finish Socratic Seminar before continuing with Among the Hidden and the Stations.
Pairs Pd 8 Caydence- Jade Kidi- Michael Aryanna- Regan Johnnisha- Tea Eric- Victor Gabriel- Latashia Romeo- Amani Alex- Oraldo Deshawn- Malachi Kaleb- Adrian Front of Room (red: absent Friday)
Socratic Seminar and Writing Activity Is an individual’s destiny determined by fate, chance, or choice? Fate: something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot Chance: luck or fortune Choice: an act or instance of choosing; selection Mid- Unit Assessment Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not an individual’s destiny is determined by fate, chance, or choice. Use the information presented in the passages we have read in class to support your points.
Socratic Seminar and Writing Activity At the end of each unit, the class will engage in a Socratic Seminar. The class will use the information they learn from the Socratic Seminar and write a written response. Day 1- students work individually and in groups to prepare for the seminar Day 2- conduct the Socratic Seminar Day 3- complete writing assignment (after completing the Socratic Seminar, you will answer the essential question, which will serve as a writing assessment).
Preparation for Socratic Seminar Organize your Book-Mind-Heart and Higher Order Thinking Questions. Then, choose at least five of the following questions to answer for the notes you will use for the Socratic Seminar. Write the page number and/or paragraph number of any information that you will have to cite in the Socratic Seminar and writing portion of the activity. What are the texts mainly about? Why did the authors write each of the texts? If you were to put all texts together, what would be an appropriate title for them? Write the most important quote or information provided by each piece of text. What do these stories tell us about fate, chance or choice? How might this story of Wes Moore be negative for someone to hear? How might the story of Wes Moore be positive for someone to hear? How important was “family” in these texts? How does poverty affect fate, chance or choice? What questions do you have about the text? What is unclear to you?
Socratic Seminar Norms Don’t raise hands but use sensitivity to take turns and not interrupt others Listen carefully Address one another respectfully (Yes, sir/ma’am. No, sir/ma’am. Refer to each other by last name (Mr. Jones, Ms. Smith). Use statements such as, “I understand what Mr. Jones is saying, but…”) Base any opinions on the text Address comments to the group (no side conversations) Be courageous in presenting your own thoughts and reasoning, but be flexible and willing to change your mind in the face of new and compelling evidence If you are an observer, listen, understand, take notes, evaluate. Hot Seat: If you are an observer/evaluator and you would like to make a comment, you may move to the “hot seat” to engage in the conversation.
The Essential Question/ Writing Assessment Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not an individual’s destiny is determined by fate, chance, or choice. Use the information presented in the passages we have read in class to support your points. Directions: Write an essay of at least four paragraphs. The essay should include an introduction paragraph, two supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. The two supporting paragraphs must include at least two quotes each (evidence) from the texts.
Socratic Seminar Beginning Point What determines an individual’s destiny: fate, chance or choice?
Socratic Seminar Evaluation
Socratic Seminar Evaluation
Socratic Seminar Examples https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMn3DnyiO0w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVs7y4tFZf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgQiEiIgp2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGVR6ZF_2M