Warm-Up: Choose your slogan. Write it on the ¼ sheet. Place any makeup homework on your desk. The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you can not do. If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, but never the goal. 3. Imagine with all your mind. Believe with all your heart. Achieve with all your might.

Goals: Today’s objective is to utilize visualization, summarization and questioning to draw deeper meaning from text. Create your goal for today…

Agenda Word Study Multiple-choice question (determining the meanings of words and phrases) Fluency Work Period: Visualization, Summary, Question Strategy Sheet (Author’s Purpose, Central Idea) Closing

Grade 6 E M B O D Y Experts have identified common themes in the lives of elite performers in all fields: they “equate confidence with a belief in their inherent ability...to perform at a high level.” Like these performers, Trevin embodies “confidence as an outgrowth of...hard work and training.” Context Clues?: Meaning?:

Meaning: To “give a body to” or to be a great example of Grade 6 E M B O D Y Experts have identified common themes in the lives of elite performers in all fields: they “equate confidence with a belief in their inherent ability...to perform at a high level.” Like these performers, Trevin embodies “confidence as an outgrowth of...hard work and training.” Context Clues?: Meaning: To “give a body to” or to be a great example of

Grade 7 M U N D A N E For teens today, it is completely natural to experience life with a phone in hand, capturing and sharing everything from the mundane to the life-changing. Context Clues?: Meaning?:

Meaning: Common M U N D A N E Grade 7 M U N D A N E For teens today, it is completely natural to experience life with a phone in hand, capturing and sharing everything from the mundane to the life-changing. Context Clues?: Meaning: Common

S O U G H T P R O F E S S I O N A L Context Clues?: Meaning?: Grade 8 S O U G H T P R O F E S S I O N A L He even did most of the dangerous stunts for his character, a job usually reserved for professional stunt men. Paul’s father seemed to recognize the dangers his son sought out. But Paul had promised to stop his daredevil activities, so why was he in the car that night? Context Clues?: Meaning?:

Professional: paid to do it Grade 8 S O U G H T P R O F E S S I O N A L He even did most of the dangerous stunts for his character, a job usually reserved for professional stunt men. Paul’s father seemed to recognize the dangers his son sought out. But Paul had promised to stop his daredevil activities, so why was he in the car that night? Meaning: Sought: Searched out Professional: paid to do it

4. Read this sentence from the article: Grade 6 4. Read this sentence from the article: “When the label folded, Jermaine went out on his own to find success.” Which of the following most clearly defines label as it is used in this sentence? A. a description of a type of musical group B. a brand or trademark C. a company that manages music artists D. a slip of paper indicating who made something

Grade 7 4. Part A What does the word discourse mean in the following excerpt from the High-Interest Article? “Telling stories of heroism through charity and action changes the narrative in our social media circles into meaningful discourse on real issues and needs.” A. disagreement B. conversation C. posts D. action

4. Reread the following sentence from the article. Grade 8 4. Reread the following sentence from the article. “Actually, it’s possible he couldn’t control his craving for the thrill.” Which of the following can most closely replace the word craving? A. dislike B. hunger C. rejection D. creation

Read chapters 1 and 2 and complete the “Visualization, Summary and Question Strategy Sheet”

I do, we do…

Closing Did you meet your goal?