1. Come in have a seat and read your independent novel for 10 minutes
Come in have a seat and read your independent novel for 10 minutes. (SILENT ACTIVITY)
Tardy Bell Activity
If you do not have a book to read, get a book off the white table by the board.

2. Thursday November 1, 2016 Today you will need: Your novel A pencil
Book Talk Signature Page (EXEMPT STUDENTS ONLY)
Central Idea and/or Summary Assignment
Bell Challenge Handout

3. Thursday December 1, 2016 Today’s Agenda
Bell Challenge – Mentor Text Sentences
Outcast United Activity Completion : Text-Based Questions
Quiz: Chapters 4 & 5 of Outcast United
Assessment: Central Ideas, Supporting Details, & Accurate Summaries
Exit Ticket – Grammar Study (Days 1-4)

4. Invitation to Share and Celebrate
Bell Challenge
Invitation to Imitate
Review the model sentence and the imitation sentence. Use your *READER’s EYES and *WRITER’s EYES to write your imitation sentence.
READER’s EYES – Study the patterns and conventions the writer of the model sentence uses.
WRITER’s EYES – Write about the world you know.
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.

5. Outcast United Chapters 4 & 5 Text-Based Questions w/ R. A. C. E
Outcast United Chapters 4 & 5 Text-Based Questions w/ R.A.C.E. Completion
Read close chapters 4 “Alone Down South” & chapter 5 “The Fugees Are Born”
Purpose for reading: Luma’s character, Luma’s girl’s soccer team, when Luma first meets the refugees, and the birth of the boys soccer team.
After reading, respond to the following short answer questions using the R.A.C.E. strategy:
What characteristics & values did Luma notice in the refugee boys’ pick-up soccer matches that attracted her to these players?
What does the chapter title, “Alone Down South,” lead readers believe the chapter will be about? Is that expectation fulfilled? What other, perhaps more informative, titles could be given to this chapter?
Chapter 5 focuses on the first soccer tryouts. How does the fact that St. John wrote a chapter about Beatrice and her boys, help readers follow the developments in this chapter?

6. At the end of today’s lesson, we demonstrate our comprehension of the text Outcast United by making and 80% or higher on a quiz for chapters 4 & 5.
Criteria for Success…

7. Quiz: Outcast United Chapters 4 & 5 Quiz
You will take a 7 question multiple choice quiz on chapters 4 & 5.
You may not use the novel to complete the quiz.
You will have 20 minutes to complete the quiz.
After 20 minutes all grades are final, so use your time wisely.
Use the R.A.C.E. strategy to answer the 2 short answer questions.

8. At the end of today’s lesson, we demonstrate our understanding of central idea, supporting details, and writing accurate summarize using textual evidence by making a 70% or higher on the assessment.
Criteria for Success…

9. Assessment: Central Idea, Supporting Details, & Accurate Summaries
You will read the article “Snow Way” by Beth Geiger and complete 6 question assessment.
You must annotate appropriately on the text to receive full points.
You have 1 short answer question & you must use the R.A.C.E. Strategy.
You will have 25 minutes to complete the assessment, after this time the grades will be final.

10. Exit Ticket Completion
Complete activities for Monday – Thursday.
Monday:
1 – 5 ONLY write the sentence if it is sentence fragment (correct the fragment).
6 – 10 Write each sentence & add the correct punctuation.
Tuesday
1 – 6 ONLY write the name of the type of sentence for each number.
7 – 10 revise number 1 – 4 changing the sentences to either interrogative or declarative sentences,
Wednesday
1 – 10 Write each sentence, correct the capitalization & punctuation, and identify the type of sentence.
Thursday
Rewrite the passage, correcting all capitalization & punctuation errors.

11. Exempt Students w/o Signed Form
Class Reminders
Book Talks are due on 12/05/2016
Students who have been exempted from the December talk must submit their signature page no later than 12/02/2016.
If I do not have your signed paper on file, you will be expected to complete the book talk.
10 Acts of Kindness rough draft is due on 12/09/2016
10 Acts of Kindness final draft is due on 12/16/2016
Exempt Students w/o Signed Form
Seth Callahan
Bre’Oria Cosby
Justin Flores
Dillen Adams
Mya Fletcher
May McLean
Donovan Gonzalez
Gabrielle Sansome
LaNeka Fowler
Davarious Jones
Marva Jones
Elise Landrum
Alexis Maine
Anaiya Turner
Conner Simms

12. TED Talk: What does it mean to be a refugee?