1. Bellwork Nov. 16, 2015 Copy and answer Making Predicate Nominatives Remember that a predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that completes the linking verb. It identifies, explains, or renames the subject of the sentence. Predicate nominatives can be compound. Use the following words to write sentences that contain predicate nominatives. The words listed below should be part of the predicate nominative. 1. Dan, Matt, and David ________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. the best snack ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. soccer, basketball, and baseball _____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. our substitute teacher today _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ © 2006 Walch Publishing

2. Standard/I can Standards: ELAGSE7RI1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE7RI5: Analyze the structure the author uses to organize a text, including how major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas. ELAGSE7RI10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary non-fiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiency, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. ELAGSE7SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. I can cite textual evidence in a collaborative discussion using an informational text.

3. Hook- Watch: https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/winterholidays/

4. Mini-Lesson While watching the hook video, students will complete a note taking graphic organizer about the holidays in the video (link for printable graphic organizer): https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/winterholidays/acti vity/ https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/winterholidays/acti vity/ After viewing: INSERT: Write “H” for Hanukkah, “C” for Christmas, and “K” for Kwanza using printable (see above link).

5. Work Session Informational texts: 1.http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/holidays-sampler-around- world (Read)http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/holidays-sampler-around- world 2.MAX Strategy: Extreme Paired Reading Each student uses their card to do one of the following with the text: - summarize (give a summary of the text) -clarification (circle toughest words) -question (I wonder…./anything you have a question about) -connect (how does the text connect with your life, another text, the world, or characters you read about) -visualize (what do you picture when you read this?) -predict (make a prediction about what you read). ***use predict if you need a 6 th person for a group***

6. Work Session Informational Text 1.http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/religious-commemorations- around-world (Read)http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/religious-commemorations- around-world 2.MAX Strategy: Extreme Paired Reading Each student uses their card to do one of the following with the text: - summarize (give a summary of the text) -clarification (circle toughest words) -question (I wonder…./anything you have a question about) -connect (how does the text connect with your life, another text, the world, or characters you read about) -visualize (what do you picture when you read this?) -predict (make a prediction about what you read). ***use predict if you need a 6 th person for a group***

7. Closing Exit ticket: You will have an opportunity to begin researching holiday traditions this week. What do you hope to learn? Do you have any traditions in mind and that you are interested in researching?