1. ELA Week of 1/15/18
Mrs. Weaver

2. Tuesday bell ringer
On your half page write the errors correctly. You should have 10! Don’t forget your name.
The third monday of January is the annual observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. king was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. A minister and civil rights leader, King lead a bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama, in Devoted to nonviolence, he all so led a pieceful march in Washington, D.C, during which he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream speech King was kill in Tennessee in April 1968.

3. Answer
The third Monday of January is the annual observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. A minister and civil rights leader, King led a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, in Devoted to nonviolence, he also led a peaceful march in Washington, D.C., during which he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. King was killed in Tennessee in April

4. Station Three: Read through your task card.
Work through the checklist.
Improve your writing by adding, cutting, and/or improving your ideas.

5. Station Four: Read through your task card. Work through the checklist.
Improve your writing by adding, cutting, and/or improving your ideas.

6. Station Five: Read through your task card. Work through the checklist.
Improve your writing by adding, cutting, and/or improving your ideas.

7. Station Six: Read through your task card. Work through the checklist.
Improve your writing by adding, cutting, and/or improving your ideas.

8. Informative Writing: Revision Stations
Make your revisions count! Make a final copy of your essay and turn it in!

9. Close reader 1. Read the biography pg. 87-90 As you read:
Follow the close read directions.
Define the vocabulary in the margins.
Answer the questions.
*Skip the discussion questions. We will discuss as a class.

10. Autobiography
Directions: You will write an autobiography about your life. Decide what important events you will write about. You must have the following:
Introduction
3 Body Paragraphs to represent 3 specific events/times in your life.
For example: Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School or Elementary school years, Family trip in 2012, Baby brother being born in 2015
You must write about them in chronological order.
Conclusion
Remember to use the proper pronouns in your writing.
Remember to use specific events, statements, and feelings in your writing

11. Event 1 Important detail Event 2 Important detail Event 3
Plan your writing
Event 1
Important detail
Event 2
Important detail
Event 3
Important detail

12. WEDNESDAY BELL RINGER
Copy your answers from yesterday’s bell ringer on to the bell ringer page.
Answer the following on your bell ringer page for Wednesday.
Context Clues
Write the meaning of the word bewildered and identify at least one context clue that helped you define the word.
John was bewildered when he saw the math teacher writing letters on the board that were to be added and subtracted. Aren't letters for reading class? John thought to himself.
Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
What clues in the sentence helped you define the word?

13. Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Primary- created by people who witnessed the event
Letters
Diaries
Autobiographies
Eyewitness accounts
Secondary- records of events that were created after the event occurred
Encyclopedia
Textbooks
Biographies
News articles

14. Compare Texts my.hrw.com
Memoir- first person, own perspective, personal thoughts and feelings, a particular time in a person’s life
What pronouns do you see that identify it is first person?
Would a memoir use primary or secondary sources? Why?
Read It Worked for Me pg. 253
Biography- third person, told by another person, chronological order
What examples of primary and secondary might the biographer have used?
Read Colin Powell pg. 260
What is a memoir? How is it different from a biography?

15. Compare Texts my.hrw.com
Memoir- first person, own perspective, personal thoughts and feelings, a particular time in a person’s life
Read It Worked for Me pg
Answer the questions on pg. 259 #1-3
Complete the chart with details to describe Powell from the memoir.

16. Write details to describe Powell from each text. Memoir - pg. 253

17. WEDNESDAY BELL RINGER Finish working on your classwork:
Memoir- first person, own perspective, personal thoughts and feelings, a particular time in a person’s life
Read It Worked for Me pg
Answer the questions on pg. 259 #1-3
Complete the chart with details to describe Powell from the memoir.

18. THURSDAY BELL Ringer
On your bell ringer page for Thursday write the errors correctly. There should be 10!
Who was the first player to brake the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB). The answer is Jackie Robinson. Robinson played 10 seasons for the Brooklyn dodgers. During his career, he won the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player award. He also appears in six World Series. In addition to being an incredibly gifted ballplayer he is regarded as a important figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Robinson was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in In 2004, MLB introduced “Jackie Robinson Day,” which celebrates he's life and achievements. On that day, every baseball player, manager and umpire wears Robinsons old jersey number 42.
If you finish early, work on the memoir pg. 253 from yesterday or read a book.

19. answer
Who was the first player to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB)? The answer is Jackie Robinson. Robinson played 10 seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers. During his career, he won the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards. He also appeared in six World Series. In addition to being an incredibly gifted ballplayer, he is regarded as an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Robinson was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in In 2004, MLB introduced “Jackie Robinson Day,” which celebrates his life and achievements. On that day, every baseball player, manager, and umpire wears Robinson’s old jersey number 42.

20. Compare Texts my.hrw.com
Biography- third person, told by another person, chronological order
1. Read Colin Powell pg
2. Answer the questions on pg. 266 #1-4 on the back of the t-chart. The timeline should have 5 events. Remember to answer each part of the question.
3. Complete the chart with important events/details to describe Powell from the biography.
4. Leave on your desk for me to collect. Both the memoir and biography should be completed. If you finish early, work on writing your own autobiography.

21. Write details to describe Powell from each text. Biography - pg. 260

22. Write details to describe Powell from each text. Memoir Biography
Work is important
Friendships and relationships are important
Dependable
Hard worker
Worked his way through the ranks in the military.
Would take the jobs nobody wanted to get promoted and noticed.
What was Powell’s purpose in writing the memoir?
Lackluster
Irresponsible
Confident
Obedient
Heritage is important
Relationships are important
What was the author’s purpose in writing the biography?

23. FRIDAY BELL RINGER
Context Clues
Write the meaning of the word indifferent and identify at least one context clue that helped you define the word.
Most of the boys in the class were in a heated argument about which sports team would win the big game, but Jeremy was indifferent. He just wanted to play Death Troopers on his game box.
Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
What clues in the sentence helped you define the word?

24. Autobiography
Directions: You will write an autobiography about your life. Decide what important events you will write about. You must have the following:
Introduction
3 Body Paragraphs to represent 3 specific events/times in your life.
For example: Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School or Elementary school years, Family trip in 2012, Baby brother being born in 2015
You must write about them in chronological order.
Conclusion
Remember to use the proper pronouns in your writing.
Remember to use specific events, statements, and feelings in your writing

25. Comprehension test
Open book. You may not use the book for the vocabulary questions. Write a sentence using each vocabulary word on the side.
Your written response must restate the question, state the answer, and support the answer using details from the text. See below for how I will grade it. Turn in your test when finished.
Restating the questions – 2 pts.
Answer the question clearly– 2 pts.
Details from the text– 4 pts.
Conventions (spelling, punctuation, & capitals) – 2 pts.
When finished:
Finish your autobiography and turn in with your name.
Read a book if all of the above is done.

26. Event 1 Important detail Event 2 Important detail Event 3
Plan your writing
Event 1
Important detail
Event 2
Important detail
Event 3
Important detail

27. Close reader 1. Read the autobiography pg. 91-96 As you read:
Follow the close read directions.
Define the vocabulary in the margins.
Answer the questions.
*Skip the discussion questions. We will discuss as a class.