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. After graduating from a prestigious university in Nairobi and working in a few promising positions, Lilian Wairimu Njue found herself in terrible conditions. She had expected to land a long-term job as a marketing executive, but instead she was jobless. 1.What words or phrases in the sentences might be context clues that help determine the meaning of “prestigious”? 2. What do you think the word “prestigious” means? 3. Give an example of a prestigious university.

Prestigious: Something that has a great reputation and is well-respected.

Term:    Prestigious Story: Picture Definition: Something that has a great reputation and is well-respected Reminding Word:

Term:    Prestigious Story: Picture Definition: Something that has a great reputation and is well-respected Reminding Word: VS. Term:    Heritage Story: Picture Definition: Your upbringing. Your traditions and culture. Reminding Word:

Obtain: to get something (to come in to possession of something) Ultimate: the final or best Intense: exciting and scary Corrupt: bad; not doing the right thing Destination: a place one is going to Migrant: Someone who goes to one country to live from another country Panting: Breathing very heavily Refugee: Someone who leaves one country for another in order to be safe. Persecute: to treat someone terribly (especially because of religion, race, gender, etc.) 10. Desert: to leave someone and not go back to them 11. Poverty: a state of being poor 12. Harbor: to hold someone for safety 13. Limitation: Something that keeps you from doing what you want to do 14. Resolve: to decide to do something; to determine that you will do something 15. Intervene: To get in the middle of; to come between two things 16. Meager: Lacking in amount or condition. Or, Lacking in quantity or quality. 17. Agonizing: Causing great mental pain. 18. Murky: Dark and gloomy. 19. Vulnerable: Weak and able to be attacked.

Residency: the right to be able to say you officially live in the U.S.. Artifact: an item of historical value. Diversity: the state of having people of different backgrounds and cultures. Intrude: to interfere or cut in. Integrity: The quality of being an honest and strong moral person Heritage: Your upbringing. Your traditions and culture. Memoir: A diary, a biography, a record of events that someone writes about their life. Banter: talking in a joking or teasing manner. Condolences: words of sympathy or sorry for someone who is suffering Ambitious: Puts forth a lot of effort to reach goals. Complex: Complicated. Resentful: Hateful Vow: to promise Economist: Someone who studies how much stuff is being sold or bought in a country so the country can make money. Innovation: The act of creating or starting something new. Prestigious: Something that has a great reputation and is well-respected

Agenda Objective: Primary: I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (RI.1.1) I can determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI.1.2) Secondary: 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: Is it important to be proud of our heritage? Warm-Up: Context Clues: prestigious Vocabulary: prestigious (LINCS Strategy) Whole Group: 15 minutes of final station rotation RATA Chapter 6 (Is Obama proud of his heritage?) 3) Socratic Seminar (Book Discussion) Stations: 1. Achieve: Achieve 3000 (Who is Barack Obama? , Obama Online, A Plugged in President, Telling Their Stories, The Business of Beanbags, Welcome to China) 2. On the Record: Family Ties: Chapter Seven, Book-Mind-Heart, HOTQ 3. Independent reading (fill out a “book” for books you have finished reading) 4. Teacher-led: Monitoring Station Work, answering questions and concerns; DAR test Closing: Vocabulary Review

Station Groups Pd 5 TL (3) 1 (TL) 2 (1) 3 (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jazmine Josh Montana Xavier   Jatavia Kayla Jayden Adri Mercedes Kefrain Jaden W. Kris F. Duncan Ivan Paige Jonah Aiden Autumn

Whole Group Discussion: 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: 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: 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 Thinking Question (Chapter 5) 1. Can Barack Obama be upset with his father for his lack of involvement in Barack’s life? Explain. Use at least two pieces of evidence from the text.

Higher Order Thinking Question (Chapter 7) What can we tell about Amy Tan and the way she feels about her heritage? Explain. Use at least two pieces of evidence from the text. 2. Is it important to be proud of your own heritage? Explain your answer.

Primary Conversation Topics from Book-Mind-Heart: Student-Led Book Talk Group Leader Keep the conversation moving. Ensure people are letting each other speak. Ensure the conversation is civil. A goal is to get everyone to talk. Primary Conversation Topics from Book-Mind-Heart: What does the author want you to know? What surprised you? Can Barack Obama be upset with his father for his lack of involvement in Barack’s life? Explain. Use at least two pieces of evidence from the text. Hot Seat Evaluators Speakers Speakers Evaluators

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.) Use statements such as, “I understand what Joseph 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.

Closing How are prestigious and innovation similar?