1. Wednesday, October 11th
Good afternoon, class. In your notebook. I’d like you to respond to the following warm-up prompt:
In medical terms, tunnel vision is a condition that limits what a person can see. Someone with tunnel vision can only see what is directly in front of them, as if looking through a tube. However, some people with perfect eyesight still see the world with tunnel vision. What do I mean by this, and how can this be a negative thing? How can this be a positive thing?

2. Tunnel Vision
The Big IDEA: Tunnel vision can be a positive thing because it can keep someone focused on a certain goal, but it can be negative when it keeps someone from seeing something important that is right under their nose. Copy this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^in your notebook

3. Today’s Learning Targets
I have a better understanding of how the concept of tunnel vision relates to our perspective unit
I can define ten new vocabulary words from the story “Lose Now, Pay Later”
I understand the events of the story “Lose Now, Pay Later”
I can connect today’s short story to the theme of tunnel vision

4. How we are going to get there
Warm-up discussion
Interactive vocabulary activity (plus your homework)
Review of the Reading Comprehension Questions
Closure
Library Visit

5. Lose Now, Pay Later- How Mr. Harris sees it

6. Lose Now, Pay Later
What is Deb’s first impression of the Swoodie store?
What is it like to eat a Swoodie?
What makes Swoodie stores so popular?
What are Deb and Trinja’s first impression of a Slimmer?
Why doesn’t anyone ask questions about Swoodies and Slimmers?
What does Trevor think about the Swoodies and Slimmers?

7. Closure
On the back of your reading comprehension questions, respond to the following: 1.) Who in this story has tunnel vision? How does tunnel vision affect this or these characters’ perspectives? Is it a good or bad thing? 2.) How does this story relate to the picture of sheep shown previously?
3.) What is the theme of this story? What are we supposed to think about?
Tonight’s homework- Create ten flashcards or ten original sentences for your new vocabulary words; will be checked at the beginning of class tomorrow