1. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
If you had to chose one of the vocabulary words to be used for your nickname, which one would you use AND WHY?
Vocabulary 6:
Contiguous, Sanction, Intervene, Witness, Influence, Inquisitive, Intrepid, and Persistent

2. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
If you had to chose one of the vocabulary words to be used for your nickname, which one would you use AND WHY?
Vocabulary 7:
introspective, perceptive, eloquent, intentions, heritage, discrimination, refuge, memoir

3. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
If you had to chose one of the vocabulary words to be used for your nickname, which one would you use AND WHY?
Vocabulary 8:
resilient, resolute, resourceful, defiant, triumph, tactic, prestigious, alien

4. Objective:
1) To understand how to complete the Achieve 3000 article in its entirety.
2) To understand how and why to visualize.
Essential Question:
1) How do I complete the Achieve 3000 article?
2. What is visualizing? How do I use it to make me comprehend?
Warm-Up: Vocabulary
Pass back homework and graded papers.
Discuss new homework.
Mini-Lesson: Achieve 3000 on the computers
6th grade: Logging on… passwords…, etc.
Station Work:
Denzel Washington and the Power of Words
Superhero Superintendent
Can Money Buy Happiness?
If time permits:
Mini-Lesson: Black Widow: Visualizing
Grade 6: chapter 3
Grade 7: Chapter 3
Grade 8: Chapters 4 and 5
Closing: What are at least three habits of an effective reader?

5. Pass back homework and graded papers.
Redo, if you need to, for credit.
This week’s homework (due Thursday, 9/24 6th grade and Friday, 9/25 7th and 8th grade).

6. Mini-Lesson: Achieve 3000 on the computers
Logging on… passwords…, etc.

7. Logging on to Achieve 3000.com
Log on to the computer using your normal student number and password.
Click on the icon for Google Chrome (yellow, green, red and blue circle).
Type in the address bar.

8. Click on “user log-in” on the screen.
Your Username is the letter S and your student number.
Your Password is NORMALLY 16 and the first four letters of your last name in lower case, then your birthdate using 2 digits for the month and 2 digits for the day. Please check the password paper you have been given, though, to see if your password is different.

9. CHOOSE INTENSIVE READING (OR, READING ENRICHMENT if that is the other option).

10. Click on Search

11. Type in: Denzel and the power of words

12. Click on Denzel and the Power of Words

13. Complete each of the following:
Before reading poll.
Read the article (write summaries and questions).
Activity Questions.
After Reading Poll.
Thought Question.

15. Complete these lessons:
-Denzel and the Power of Words
-Superhero Superintendent
-Can Money Buy Happiness?

20. ACHIEVE 3000
GOAL: At least 75% or better (6/8)! 4 times in a row!

21. Mini-Lesson: Black Widow: Visualizing
Grade 6: chapter 3
Grade 7: Chapter 3
Grade 8: Chapters 4 and 5

22. Visualizing Example (I do, we do)

23. Visualizing Example (I do, we do)

24. Closing: What are at least three habits of an effective reader?