1. Monday, 21 September 2015 BRING YOUR AR BOOK and READING LOG BRING YOUR AR BOOK and READING LOG Bell Ringer: Take the INITIATIVE! Get our your AR book, fill in your reading log, and immediately begin reading Bell Ringer: Take the INITIATIVE! Get our your AR book, fill in your reading log, and immediately begin reading 1.AR Reading/Quizzing 2.Library Visits 3.Check-ins on Reading GoalsReminder: ALL AR is due NEXT FRIDAY!!! Keep up with your reading at home, and if you need to take a quiz on a non-AR day, you can come in first thing in the morning, during lunch, or stay after school. We’re digging back into “Marigolds” tomorrow, so bring all relevant materials.

2. Tuesday, 22 September 2015 Bell Ringer: Pick up your station packet and find your assigned “starter” station. Show INITIATIVE and RESONSIBILITY by beginning on your first station immediately. 1.Station #1: Plot 2.Station #2: Setting and Historical Context 3.Station #3: Theme 4.Station #4: Conflict and Motivation 5.Read and annotate “What is Poverty”: by Jo Goodwin Parker Homework: Finish “What is Poverty” in preparation for our discussion tomorrow!!!

3. Wednesday, 23 September 2015 Bell Ringer: Acuity Goal Cards 1.Rotating Trio Expectations 2.Rotating Trio Discussion: Connecting “Marigolds” and “What is Poverty?”

4. Rotating Trio Discussion 0= Does not rotate 1=moves one table clockwise each round 2=moves two tables clockwise each round Expectations Why? What are the advantages of this type of class discussion? Expectations Focus ONLY with your group until sharing time Total participation using your excellent discussion skills Appropriate, mature, and respectful behavior

5. Trio Questions We have recently read two entirely different pieces in which two women provide arguably different definitions of poverty. What is YOUR definition of poverty? In contrast, what is your definition of wealth? How do you think this compares to ways in which Collier and Parker portray poverty?

6. Trio Questions Remember, TONE is the aTTiTude an author reveals abouT a Topic, subjecT, or character in a written work. How would you describe Parker’s tone in “What is Poverty?” What language in the piece leads you to this idea? Would you describe Collier’s tone in a similar way? Why or why not?

7. Trio Questions In what ways are Parker’s experiences of poverty similar to or different from the way the characters in “Marigolds” experience poverty? Connect to the texts to explain your answer.

8. Trio Questions In paragraph 14, Parker writes “Even the poor man can dream.” What does she dream about? How are your dreams similar to or different from hers? What about Lizabeth from “Marigolds”? Based on your understanding of the character, how are her dreams similar to or different from Parker’s?

9. Trio Questions What does Parker mean in the last paragraph when she asks, “Can you be silent too?” What does this reveal about her purpose for writing?

10. Trio Questions Think back to Lizabeth’s final lines: “For one does not need to be ignorant and poor to find that his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town. And I too have planted marigolds.” What is Collier’s point in these final lines? What do marigolds represent, even years later?

11. Trio Questions Near the end of “Marigolds,” the adult Lizabeth says that the destruction of Miss Lottie’s flowers was the end of her innocence: “In that humiliating moment I looked beyond myself and into the depths of another person. This was the beginning of compassion, and one cannot have both compassion and innocence.” What do you think? Can one have both compassion and innocence? What does this mean? Why or why not?

12. Reminders You will be English Acuity Testing tomorrow morning. Be sure to bring your AR books to your testing period to work on reading following the test. Come in ready to show your PERSONAL BEST on Acuity Come in ready to show your PERSONAL BEST on Acuity

13. Thursday, 24 September 2015 Bell Ringer: Pick up the Discussion Evaluation and Reflection from the cart, and begin immediately. I want to see your best INTEGRITY and EFFORT Bell Ringer: Pick up the Discussion Evaluation and Reflection from the cart, and begin immediately. I want to see your best INTEGRITY and EFFORT 1.Rotating Trio Evaluation and Discussion Reflection 2.AR Reading/Quizzing TimeReminder: You have your second round of English Acuity in the morning. Be sure to bring your AR books with you to read at the conclusion of the test. Show your PERSONAL BEST on Acuity!!!

14. Friday, 25 September 2015 Bell Ringer: Pick up your journal folder from the side counter, and immediately get ready to journal. You should have paper, a pen, and today’s date on the top of your new journal entry. 1.Weekly Fluency Journal 2.AR Reading/Quizzing Time Have a great weekend Have a great weekend Remember that ALL AR reading and quizzing is DUE next Friday!!!