Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet from the tan bin. Place your homework on your desk. Read the following sentence: The Mermaid spent the evening on the all-consuming project of organizing all of the shells in the ocean. What words or phrases in the sentence might be context clues that help you determine the meaning of “all-consuming?” What do you think the word “all-consuming” means?

Copy the following term and its definition on your LINCS paper. Term: all-consuming Definition: when something takes up all of your time and energy Complete the LINCS strategy for the term “all-consuming.”

Choose one of the following words and complete the LINCS strategy for it. 1. prestigious: Something that has a great reputation and is well-respected. Term:    All-Consuming Story: Picture Definition: when something takes up all of your time and energy Reminding Word:

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

Agenda Objective: To determine the central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text. To understand how to use the Achieve strategy sheet with summarizing and questioning. Essential Question: How were the lives of the two Wes Moores shaped by the decisions they made? What does this suggest about the impact our choices have on our adult lives? Warm-Up: All-Consuming (comparison to other vocabulary words) Vocabulary: All-Consuming (LINCS strategy) + discuss vocabulary words found through homework. Whole Group: Class discussion about Achieve 3000 strategies. Stations: 1. On the Record- BMH (Pages 18-23) 2. Independent reading (fill out a “book” for books you have finished reading) 3. Technology: Achieve 3000 (College, Here We Come; Chicago School Sends Everyone to College ) 3. Teacher-led: Monitoring Station Work, answering questions and concerns; DAR test Closing: Vocabulary Review

You can write a SUMMARY statement. I Do… You can write a SUMMARY statement. Two boys who lived rough lives were given a chance at a better life.

Or, you can write a good WONDERING QUESTION. I Do… Or, you can write a good WONDERING QUESTION. How were the two boys able to go to Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men (UPCAYM)?

SUMMARY STATEMENT or a good WONDERING QUESTION. We Do… Urban Prep is Chicago’s only public all-male, all-African-American high school. The school has a big goal: helping every one of its students get accepted into college. To some, the school’s mission seems bold. Urban Prep’s students come from some of the poorest neighborhoods in the city. Many of the students grew up around gangs. Most of the teens struggle with school and family problems. SUMMARY STATEMENT or a good WONDERING QUESTION.

SUMMARY STATEMENT or a good WONDERING QUESTION. “I wanted to create a school that was going to put black boys in a different place,” said Tim King. King started Urban Prep. “In my mind, that different place needed to be college. In order to achieve that goal, students at Urban Prep must follow strict rules. They must wear a uniform that includes a jacket and tie. The school day is longer by two hours. Students attend two English classes daily. Students must complete 20 minutes of reading each day, with reading tests every six weeks. You Do… SUMMARY STATEMENT or a good WONDERING QUESTION.

Continue the Strategy Sheet You must write at least five comments total. You must write your answer to the Thought Question on the back. Fill out your score.

College, Here We Come; Chicago School Sends Everyone to College Whole Group: Intro to stations: Technology: Achieve 3000 College, Here We Come; Chicago School Sends Everyone to College 2. On the Record- Book- Mind- Heart Strategy Life and Death: Part 1, Moment of Truth: Wes Moore; Chapter 2: Seeing Double 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

Higher Order Thinking Questions What evidence can you find in this chapter to suggest which Wes will go to college and which to prison? Read the second paragraph. How is Shea defiant? In Chapter 1, we are introduced to two boys named Wes Moore. How are the boys’ lives similar? How are they different? Cite evidence from the text that supports your observations.

Higher Order Thinking Questions (Chapter 2) How does the Wes Moore who went to college show that he appreciated the life he ended up with? Provide evidence from the text. If you were the Wes Moore in prison, how would you have reacted to the letters the other Wes Moore sent to you?

Closing What was the meaning of all-consuming?