1. Today’s Materials Needed
Friday, October 14, 2016
Today’s Materials Needed
Pencil
Homework
Novel
Bell Challenge

2. Friday, October 14, 2016 Today’s Agenda Word Generation Lesson 1.08
Bell Challenge Share & Writing
“I was homeless.” & “I lived in a truck lesson”
Mini-Lesson on Elements of Nonfiction
Exit Ticket

3. Homework Submission & Backpacks
Place your homework in the box on the table & your backpacks away.

4. Word Generation Lesson 1.08
Weekly Vocabulary
attribute
cycle
hypothesis
project
statistic
Create a sentence using 2-3 of this weeks W.G. vocabulary words.
In science class, we were asked to develop a hypothesis on the life cycle of a butterfly and present our projects in class using statistics.
In science class, we were asked to make projections about the duration of the life cycle of a butterfly; and present our hypothesis in class using statistical data.

5. Word Generation Lesson 1.08
Read the article, “Global Warming: What Should Be Done?”, silently

6. Word Generation Lesson 1.08 Discussion
What are some statistics that show that the average temperature of the Earth’s surface is increasing?
To what do scientists attribute changes in environmental conditions?"
What hypothesis do scientists have about how people contribute to global warming?
What do scientist project will happen in the future?
What should be done to stop global warming?

7. Word Generation Writing Prompt
Write a response to the following question using information from the WG text and your own experience.
“Global Warming: What Should Be Done?”
When writing you should:
Support your response with clear reasoning and specific examples for the text and your own experiences.
Try to use relevant words from the current and past WG vocabulary list in your response.
Response should the thought out and demonstrate a knowledge of the topic and the conventions of the English language.

8. Bell Challenge
Invitation to Share and Celebrate If it is your turn, read your imitation to the class twice. If it is another student’s turn, listen. Clap for fellow writers after the second reading.

9. Criteria for Success
At the end of today’s lesson, we will close read and analyze text for text structure, author’s purpose, information writing techniques, and point of view.

10. Reflection Writing Prompt
Revisit your response to the question, what does it mean and/or look like to be homeless. Think about Arielle’s experience with being homeless and discuss the similarities and differences between your expectations and generalizations of homelessness and the experiences of Arielle and the her family.
Cite evidence from the video and your writing to support your response.

11. Discussion: Partner Share
Discuss the following questions:
How did you envision homelessness and homeless people?
What were some of the characteristics of homelessness that you identified in your writing?
How was Arielle’s experiences with homelessness similar and different from what you envisioned?

12. Homelessness in America What does this say about America
Homelessness in America What does this say about America? What can we predict about the causes of homelessness in America based on this information?

13. Homelessness in America What does this say about America
Homelessness in America What does this say about America? What can we predict about the causes of homelessness in America based on this information?

14. Homelessness in America What does this say about America
Homelessness in America What does this say about America? What can we predict about the causes of homelessness in America based on this information?

15. Elements of Non-Fiction

16. NONFICTION
Nonfiction is writing about real people, places, and events.
Mainly written to convey factual information.
Information may be shaped by the author’s own purpose and attitudes.

17. Two Categories of Nonfiction
Literary- actual places and true events
examples: biographies and autobiographies
Informative- factual information to inform
examples: magazines, pamphlets, encyclopedias, textbooks

18. Informational Non-Fiction
Mini-Lesson

19. Titles Show the main idea of the text
Gives a preview of what the reader is about to read
Helps the reader make connections

20. Title

21. Table of Contents
Lists the major parts of the book and the page numbers
It outlines the main topics of the book
Helps the reader locate information

22. What would you learn about in Chapter 3?
SOILS

23. Subheadings Divide the text into sections
Tell the main idea of each section
Bolded or different colors to focus attention
Help readers locate information

24. Photos/Pictures Captions Help give information in a visual way
Help the reader better understand an idea
Work together with the text to teach information
Captions
Text that tells about a picture or photograph
Helps the reader better understand information
that may not be in the text.

25. What is a question you can ask yourself? Where is the subheading?
What would you write as the caption for the watermelon picture?

26. Diagrams Shows or explains something
Has labels, text and captions to help the reader better understand the diagram
Help the reader better understand how something is made, steps, or the information in the text

27. What does this diagram
Explain?
Photosynthesis

28. Text: Bold, Color, Italics
The style or color of a word sends a message about how to read the text
Important key words are bolded or in color, or both
Italics help words in captions, pictures, titles, and text stand out
Pay close attention to bold text, colored text, or italicized text

29. What is the bolded word?
Why is it bolded?

30. Index
Is an alphabetical listing of key names, terms, events, places, and topics with page numbers.
Helps readers find the information they are looking for.
Usually found at the end of the book.

31. information on magnets, what page would this information be on?
ABC
Order
If you were looking for
information on magnets,
what page would this information be on?
E 10

32. Glossary An alphabetical list of key terms and their definition
Sometimes will tell you how to pronounce the word
Helps the reader better understand key words
Usually found at the end of the book.

33. What’s the definition of reflection?B C
order
What’s the definition of reflection?

34. Elements of Nonfiction Activity
Analyze the text “I Was Homeless”
Number each paragraph.
Look through each page and identify the elements of nonfiction.

35. Independent Close Reading Activity
Read the text, “I Was Homeless”
As you read, determine the central idea of the text and the author’s purpose.
Also, answer the 4 close reading discussion questions.

38. Exit Ticket
Written Response If Kevin’s parents spoke better English, who would this story had been different? Why? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.