1. Resolve Physique Sacrifice Institution Isolation Competitive
Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet from the tan bin.
Place your homework on your desk.
Two rabbits claimed to be faster than the other. They decided to _________ the issue by having a race.
They trained for weeks for the race that would determine the fastest rabbit in the land. Each had to ___________ sugar, candy and soda to train.
Roger Rabbit decided to train in ___________ while Bugs Bunny did the opposite and trained with many people.
They were both so ____________ that they lost track of the world around them and thought only about winning.
When the race was run, Bugs won. Roger was so upset that he had to be sent to an ____________.
To drown his sorrows, Roger drank so much Yoo-Hoo that he ruined his ___________.
Directions: Number your paper 1-6. Write the letter of the letter of the word that best fills in each blank.
Resolve
Physique
Sacrifice
Institution
Isolation
Competitive

2. Vocabulary, Sheets 5 and 6
5A: Posture: The way you hold your body when you stand or sit.
5B: Resolve: To settle or find a solution to something.
5C: Physique: The shape and size of a person’s body.
5D: Institution: A place to care for people with mental conditions.
5E: Sacrifice: The act of giving up one thing to save another.
5F: Isolation: Separation from others.
6A: Meditate: To sit quiet and still in order to think deeply.
6B: Competitive: having or displaying a strong desire to be more successful than others.

3. Vocabulary, Sheets 3 and 4
3A: Summoning: Calling upon someone to do something.
3B: Potential: Showing the ability to become or develop into something in the future.
3C: Restriction: Being limited or controlled.
3D: Self-Perception: The way a person sees him/herself.
3E: Demeanor: Behavior, manner, attitude.
3F: Modesty: The attitude you have when you don’t think you are too great. Not full of pride.
4A: Tolerance: The strength and patience to put up with something that is bad.
4B: Invest: To give your money to a company so they can use it to make more money for you and them.
4C: Indescribably: So strange you can’t explain it.
4D: Optimistic: Having a positive view of what will happen in the future.

4. Sheet One
Aghast: horrified
Stupefied: confused
Goad: to whip or annoy into doing something
In Vain: with no purpose
Spontaneously: suddenly
Navigate: to find the correct path from one spot to another
Sheet Two
Empower: To give power or strength to.
Timid: Being scared or being unsure of yourself.
Philanthropy: A desire to help people, especially through charity.
Advocate: To speak or write in favor of something.
Amend: To make minor changes in something to make it more fair.
Peer: A person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background and social status.

5. Agenda (Friday, 11/16)
Essential Question: How do the essential details help me to determine the overall meaning of a text? Standard: RL1 Finding key details Objective: Students will use essential details of a text to come to a conclusion based on a high order thinking question. Warm-Up: Vocabulary Review Whole Group: Prepare for station rotation. Work Period: Socratic Seminar based on the following material: Technology: Achieve 3000, fill out yellow sheet and answer Activity Questions (Stopping the Bullies)( Independent Work: Grade 7: Read Chapter 14 and 15 of The Skin I’m In and complete BMH questions and HOTQ. Independent Reading: Choose a book from the class library. Read quietly. Focus on any new vocabulary you can find. Teacher-Led: Skill-based lessons. SRC: Theme, Part 2 of Aesop’s Fables; WR: Chunking Sheet; continue words with –vr, and –cle.

6. Peter Parker /7
The Skin I’m In
14 and 15

8. Do the teachers at Maleeka’s school have an effect on her? Explain.

9. High Order Thinking Question, Chapters 14 and 15
Do the teachers at Maleeka’s school have an effect on her? Explain. Begin with a complete topic sentence that answers the question. Cite your evidence. Include evidence from the book that supports your topic sentence. Use at least two pieces of evidence to support your answer. Include at least one elaboration/ explanation sentence with each piece of evidence that shows how your evidence supports your topic sentence. Finish with a concluding sentence.

10.  CA
Iron Man (WR) A
Scott, Zachariah C
Perryman, Jalen E
Bell, Aylah
 IM
 Black Widow (WR)
Corley, David
Le, Wayne
Summerall, Tyrone
 BW
 Thor (SRC)
Karincic, Amer
Sherman, Jarren
Thor
 Captain America (SRC)
Calderon-Hernandez, Gabriela
Hall, Jacob
Ross, Blaine

11.  CA
Iron Man (WR) A
Williams, Wileyah B
Berrios, Caitlin C
Jeremiah Perryman D
Sassaman, Eric E
Taylor, Chris IM
 Black Widow (WR)
Wims, Gabrielle
Wright, Xavier
Upshaw, Deziya
Whigham, Isaac
Young, Cori BW
 Thor (WR) B
Gagliardo, Julianna C
Sorrell, Abigail D
Small, Lavon E
Vorn, Julianna
Thor
 Captain America (SRC) A
King, Zakary
Salem, Marianne
Papalia, Julius
Schmidt, Hannah
Scott, Kyler

12. Sample: Primary Conversation Topics from Book-Mind-Heart:
Student-Led Book Talk
Group Leader
Keep the conversation moving.
Ensure people are letting each other speak.
Ensure the conversation is civil.
Sample: Primary Conversation Topics from Book-Mind-Heart:
What does the author want you to know?
What surprised you?
How does “family” affect what people think of others?
Hot Seat
Evaluators
Speakers
Speakers
Evaluators

13. Socratic Seminar Norms
Don’t raise hands but use sensitivity to take turns and not interrupt others
Listen carefully
Address one another respectfully (Yes, sir/ma’am. No, sir/ma’am. Refer to each other by first name. Use statements such as, “I understand what Mackenzie is saying, but…”)
Base any opinions on the text
Address comments to the group (no side conversations)
Be courageous in presenting your own thoughts and reasoning, but be flexible and willing to change your mind in the face of new and compelling evidence
If you are an observer, listen, understand, take notes, evaluate.
Hot Seat: If you are an observer/evaluator and you would like to make a comment, you may move to the “hot seat” to engage in the conversation.

14. Socratic Seminar Self-Evaluation Sheet

15. Socratic Seminar Partner Evaluation Sheet

16. Socratic Seminar Partner Evaluation Sheet

17. Socratic Seminar Partner Evaluation Sheet

18. Socratic Seminar Partner Evaluation Sheet

19. Socratic Seminar Partner Evaluation Sheet

20. Socratic Seminar 2 Book-Mind-Heart Questions
1 Version of the High Order Thinking Question
What is it that makes Miss Saunders make a connection with Maleeka?
Is Maleeka beginning to believe in Miss Saunders? Explain your answer. Use evidence from the text to answer.
What can we learn from the book about what teachers are supposed to teach you about life?

21. Closing
Is “isolation” a better environment for meditation, or for being competitive?