1. ENVISIONING APPREHENSIVE INQUISITIVE
Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
Draw the following on your paper:
ENVISIONING
APPREHENSIVE
INQUISITIVE

2. BRAINSTORM NOSY AFRAID PERSONAL VISUALIZE PREDICT SNOOPING JUMPY
Look at the words below and place them in columns in which you believe they belong:
ENVISIONING
APPREHENSIVE
INQUISITIVE
BRAINSTORM
NOSY
AFRAID
PERSONAL
VISUALIZE
PREDICT
SNOOPING
JUMPY
BRAINSTORM
QUESTIONING
WEAK
INTERFERE
SUSPICIOUS
REASON
DOUBTFUL
If you speak another language, translate the three words into your language and try to come up with at least three other words IN YOUR LANGUAGE that mean, basically, the same thing.

3. Phenomenon: strange or rare occurrence Inquisitiveness: curiosity
All of the vocabulary words
Conjure: Create
Envisioning: Imagine
Detached: separated
Inflict: apply
Dexterity: skill
Phenomenon: strange or rare occurrence
Inquisitiveness: curiosity
Churned: to move in a violent, quick manner
Perspiration: sweat
Invoke: to cause or call upon
Apprehensive: fearful about something
Fruitlessly: without effect
Accelerator: a thing that speeds things up

4. Agenda:
Warm-Up(Vocabulary)
Word Study (Chunking and Vocabulary)
Context Clues: Compassion
Multiple Choice (Context Clues)
Fluency
Achieve Day
Closing: Two words

5. C O M P A S S I O N
Copy the word on your ¼ sheet.

6. C O M P A S S I O N
“Oh, it’s okay,” he could hear the sweet voice of Mrs. Martin now. “I’m sure it was an accident, Mr. Weadle. Is he okay?” Upon hearing her compassion, Billy opened both eyes, turned his head to the window and looked up to Mrs. Martin. On your BW7 paper, underline the context clues for COMPASSION. Write a definition for the word COMPASSION.

7. Read the following excerpt from BW7:
“Oh, it’s okay,” he could hear the sweet voice of Mrs. Martin now. “I’m sure it was an accident, Mr. Weadle. Is he okay?”
Upon hearing her compassion, Billy opened both eyes, turned his head to the window and looked up to Mrs. Martin.
Based on the way the word COMPASSION is used in the text, which of the following words or phrases matches its meaning?
Cruelty
Kindness
Indifference
Inquisitiveness

8. Pity Read the following excerpt from BW7:
“Oh, it’s okay,” he could hear the sweet voice of Mrs. Martin now. “I’m sure it was an accident, Mr. Weadle. Is he okay?”
Upon hearing her compassion, Billy opened both eyes, turned his head to the window and looked up to Mrs. Martin. Their eyes locked in a moment of empathy.
“Honey,” she said, “are you all right?”
Based on what is happening in the excerpt, what feeling should we use when we read the last sentence?
Anger
Sarcasm
Pity
Happiness

9. Fluency:
BW #7

10. Philanthropy:
Newman Will be Missed
A Promise to Give
Great Women Honored
Where Did This Money Come From?
Oprah’s Girls Grow Up
The Greatest
Perseverance:
A Star Gets a Stamp
A Mission to Remember
Welcome to China
The Story of Jeremy Lin
Losing a Leader
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
A Life Helping Others
A Heart for People
The Call of the Wall
A Visit from Vonn!
Playing Guitar Makana’s Way
One Amazing Kid

11. Pd 7
Have the students log onto all machines (including desktops) and walk them through these procedures.
To check Java:
1. Click the blue "Start" button in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.
2. Click on "Control Panel".
3. Click on "Programs".
4. Click on "Programs and Features".
5. Scroll down and make sure you see "Java 8 Update 73" or higher.
6. If not present, notify Mr. Seymore via .  Provide the Asset ID for the machine in question.
To check Internet Explorer:
1. Open an Internet Explorer browser window.
2. Click on "Tools" in the upper right-hand corner.  (Looks like a gear.)
3. Click on "About Internet Explorer" and make sure you see the "Internet Explorer 11" or higher logo.
4. If not present, notify Mr. Seymore via .  Provide the Asset ID for the machine in question.
Also, teachers check your own laptops/desktops as well. 

12. Closing
Spelling Practice