1. Fact of the Day
What was Muhammed Ali’s real name? Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., the elder son of Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. ( ) and Odessa Grady Clay ( ), was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky.

2. 1st Period Lesson: Springboard 1.13 Learning Targets: Vocabulary:
Identify the knowledge and skills needed to successfully complete Embedded Assessment 2 and reflect of prior learning that supports the knowledge and skills needed.
Examine the essential elements of an argument.
Vocabulary:
Claim: a straightforward statement of the writer’s belief about the topic of the argument.
Counterclaims: Restatements of valid counterclaims made by the opposing side (concessions), or the writer’s arguments against those opposing viewpoints (refutations), explaining why the writer’s position is more valid.

3. 2nd Period Lesson: Springboard 1.13 Learning Targets: Vocabulary:
Identify the knowledge and skills needed to successfully complete Embedded Assessment 2 and reflect of prior learning that supports the knowledge and skills needed.
Examine the essential elements of an argument.
Vocabulary:
Claim: a straightforward statement of the writer’s belief about the topic of the argument.
Counterclaims: Restatements of valid counterclaims made by the opposing side (concessions), or the writer’s arguments against those opposing viewpoints (refutations), explaining why the writer’s position is more valid.

4. 4th Period Lesson: Springboard 1.13 Learning Targets: Vocabulary:
Identify the knowledge and skills needed to successfully complete Embedded Assessment 2 and reflect of prior learning that supports the knowledge and skills needed.
Examine the essential elements of an argument.
Vocabulary:
Claim: a straightforward statement of the writer’s belief about the topic of the argument.
Counterclaims: Restatements of valid counterclaims made by the opposing side (concessions), or the writer’s arguments against those opposing viewpoints (refutations), explaining why the writer’s position is more valid.

5. 5th Period Lesson: The Giver chapters 9-10 Learning Targets:
Be able to comprehend and analyze a narrative, fiction text.
Assessment: The Giver Chapters 3-8 Quiz

6. 6th Period Lesson: The Giver chapters 9-10 Learning Targets:
Be able to comprehend and analyze a narrative, fiction text.
Assessment: The Giver Chapters 3-8 Quiz