1. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet. Read the slogans and answer the two questions.
my own Massive success will be my revenge.
Today, I begin to dominate the world. I will conquer.
Confidence and perseverance make
a person better looking than a fancy
haircut, popular clothes and lots
of make-up.
1/8, 1/11
Answer the following questions:
Which quote do you think applies to you the most?
In Ask Me No Questions, which character is most “in control” of his/her life?
Work on Interactive Reading.

2. Mr. Ramirez and his son Gustavo are a generation apart.
1. What context clues are included in each of the following sentences in order to determine the meanings of each word?
2. What does each word mean?
Generation
Mr. Ramirez and his son Gustavo are a generation apart.
Relented
At first, Jerry didn’t want to dance, but then he relented and started to enjoy himself.

5. Agenda Time (min.’s) Unit: Survival
Essential Question: What does it take to survive? 5
Slogan Warm-Up 10
Vocabulary: Generation, Relented 15
Read Aloud Ask Me No Questions, Chapter 7 (second part) and beginning of chapter 8; Summarizing; Nadira’s character traits; Aisha’s character traits
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group (Related Words) 35
Work Time (iPractice 4.8 Related Words, other unfinished iPractices, Interactive Reading, Word Slam (if not finished) and 4.5 Reading Check (if not finished)
Wrap-Up

7. 4.09
Generation: the average time in years between the birth of parents and that of their children
The Digital Generation refers to anyone born after These people must really like ________________.
Relented: gave in, stopped resisting.
The child kept begging for ________________ and his mother finally made him happy and relented.

8. 4.01
Asylum: protection often given by a government to people who have left another country to escape danger or harm.
Sweden gave asylum to those people escaping the _________ in their own country.
Residency: legal permission to live in a country.
After Giovanni had lived in ___________, he was finally able to establish residency.
4.02
Deported: forced to leave a country.
After the moon people discovered Garfield didn’t _______, they deported him from the moon .
Register: to have one’s name put on an official list.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tried to register themselves as the world’s greatest ________________.
4.03
Detention: the state of being held in prison; the state of being held in a place where people are waiting for trial or action by a court
After Tweety Bird ______________, she was placed in detention.
Authorities: people in charge, especially in government
Captain Caveman had to convince the authorities to _____________.
4.04
Monsoon: a strong wind that occurs every summer in Southern Asia, bringing heavy rain
Superman was so angry at __________ that he created a monsoon with his super breath.
Agriculture: farming; raising crops and farm animals, such as chickens, horses and pigs
After __________________, Spiderman spent the rest of his days working in agriculture as a farmer.

9. 4.06 4.07 4.08 Illegal: not allowed by law
Little did the penguin-unicorn know that it was illegal to _________.
Policy: official set of rules and procedures
It is against official Ninja-Penguin policy to ____________ .
4.07
Supervisor: a person in charge of workers
After he ________________, The Josh became supervisor of all of the workers.
Annoyance: a feeling of slight anger; a feeling of being bothered or disturbed by someone or something
Although the ______was an annoyance, it was nothing to Iron Frank.
4.08
Application: a form or document used to make a request for something
The authorities made all of their minions fill out an application in order to ________________.
Competition: a desire or struggle to get or win something that someone else also wants
The farmer made it a competition to see how quickly he could register the chickens for ________________ .

12. Physical Traits:
Nadira
What she says:
What it says about her:

13. Nadira:
10 Characteristics or Traits of Nadira that are similar to Bangladesh:
10 Characteristics or facts about Bangladesh
1. Nadira is poor when it comes to self esteem. She doesn’t have much of it.
1. It is a poor country. 2.
Or:

14. Chapter 7 and 8 Character Traits: Aisha Nadira
Name: __________________
Ask Me No Questions
Chapter 7 and 8
Character Traits:
Aisha Nadira

15. After reading today’s selection, answer the following questions:
In today’s reading, we learned that Abba went to college and studied engineering. How do you think Abba feels about the work he does in the U.S.?
Why do you think some people prefer not to be noticed?

16. Work Period:
Find several physical traits for both Aisha and Nadira and add them to your character trait sheets.
Complete any iPractices.
Work on finishing Interactive Reading.
Begin drawing Aisha and Nadira.
Independent Reading.

17. Wrap Up
Is Nadira “giving up?”