D Warm-Up: Do not take a paper from the tan bin. Place any late homework on your desk. In the next table of your LINCS sheet, copy the following information: 1. Term:  Gavel    3. Reminding Word (sounds like or looks like): 4. Story (use the definition and the reminding word): 5. Picture 2. Definition:  A wooden hammer used in a court by a judge to keep order. D

Vocabulary, Sheets 7 and 8 7A: Compel: force or pressure (someone) to do something 7B: Persistent: Does not give up. Continues to try. 7C: Implement: To put into action. 7D: Segregate: To separate one person or group from another. 7E: Insight: The ability to gain a deep understanding of a person or thing. 7F: Undermine: To damage or weaken. 8A: Aspire: To hope for or go after something. 8B: Abound: To be plentiful (to have lots of). 8C: Fragile: Easily broken or damaged. 8D: Gavel: A wooden hammer used in a court by a judge to keep order.

Vocabulary, Sheets 5 and 6 5A: Posture: The way you hold your body when you stand or sit. 5B: Resolve: To settle or find a solution to something. 5C: Physique: The shape and size of a person’s body. 5D: Institution: A place to care for people with mental conditions. 5E: Sacrifice: The act of giving up one thing to save another. 5F: Isolation: Separation from others. 6A: Meditate: To sit quiet and still in order to think deeply. 6B: Competitive: Having or displaying a strong desire to be more successful than others. 6C: Matter-of-factly: To say something without emotion, naturally, and quietly. 6D: Curriculum: Subjects taught in school. 6E: Resent: To feel anger for someone or something. 6F: Vacant: Empty

Vocabulary, Sheets 3 and 4 3A: Summoning: Calling upon someone to do something. 3B: Potential: Showing the ability to become or develop into something in the future. 3C: Restriction: Being limited or controlled. 3D: Self-Perception: The way a person sees him/herself. 3E: Demeanor: Behavior, manner, attitude. 3F: Modesty: The attitude you have when you don’t think you are too great. Not full of pride. 4A: Tolerance: The strength and patience to put up with something that is bad. 4B: Invest: To give your money to a company so they can use it to make more money for you and them. 4C: Indescribably: So strange you can’t explain it. 4D: Optimistic: Having a positive view of what will happen in the future.

Sheet One Aghast: horrified Stupefied: confused Goad: to whip or annoy into doing something In Vain: with no purpose Spontaneously: suddenly Navigate: to find the correct path from one spot to another Sheet Two Empower: To give power or strength to. Timid: Being scared or being unsure of yourself. Philanthropy: A desire to help people, especially through charity. Advocate: To speak or write in favor of something. Amend: To make minor changes in something to make it more fair. Peer: A person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background and social status.

Agenda (Wednesday, 1/30) Essential Question: Using dialogue and actions from the text as evidence, how are we aware that Maleeka is beginning to change? Standard: LAFS.8.RL.1.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. LAFS.8.RL.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Objective: Students will use essential details of a text to determine how aspects of a character are being revealed. Warm-Up: LINCS: Gavel Whole Group: Station Preparation Work Period: Technology: Achieve 3000, fill out yellow sheet and answer Activity Questions (“Pay Up!”) Independent Work: Grade 7: Read Chapter 25 & 26 of The Skin I’m In and complete BMH questions and HOTQ. Independent Reading: Choose a book from the class library. Read quietly. Focus on any new vocabulary you can find. Teacher-Led: Begin second session of DAR Testing.

Clark Kent 2 1/22 The Skin I’m In 25-26

Reread page 44. How has Maleeka’s self esteem changed between that page and chapters 25 and 26?

High Order Thinking Question, Chapters 25 and 26 Reread page 44. How has Maleeka’s self esteem changed between that page and chapters 25 and 26? Begin with a complete topic sentence that answers the question. Cite your evidence. Include evidence from the book that supports your topic sentence. Use at least two pieces of evidence to support your answer. Include at least one elaboration/ explanation sentence with each piece of evidence that shows how your evidence supports your topic sentence. Finish with a concluding sentence.

Sir Wilson-Washington Iron Man WR A Zachariah Scott D Jalen Perryman  Black Widow WM B David Corley Wayne Le  Thor Fluency B Tyrone Summerall G Sir Wilson-Washington  Captain America SRC Army Code Talkers (Common Lit) A Aylah Bell Julianna Gagliardo D Jacob Hall E Amer Karincic F Blaine Ross H Jarren Sherman

Thor Captain America Iron Man A Jeremiah Perryman B Caitlin Berrios D WR A Jeremiah Perryman B Caitlin Berrios D Chris Taylor F Wileyah Williams  Black Widow Fluency Eric Sassaman Abigail Sorrell De’Ziya Upshaw Julianna Vorn H Isaac Whigham E Cori Young  Thor SRC Lazy Anansi (Common Lit) A Zakary King C Xavier Wright D Marianne Salem F Gabrielle Wims H Lavon Small  Captain America SRC Army Code Talkers (Common Lit) Kyler Scott Hannah Schmidt E Julius Papalia

Socratic Seminar 2 Book-Mind-Heart Questions 1 Version of the High Order Thinking Question What makes Maleeka “Char’s fool?” What is the biggest difference between Char and Maleeka in these two chapters? What are the first ten words Miss Saunders will say to Maleeka when she finds out that Maleeka and her friends have damaged her classroom?

Closing What is the meaning of each of the following words?: Compel Implement Persistent