1. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet of paper.
Read the following two paragraphs from “Busting Up Bullying.” What are the three most important words in the paragraphs? Write them on your paper. (Hint: Think: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?)

2. Agenda
Warm-Up: Central Idea
Mini-Lesson:
Central Idea
Fluency: Reading with expression, pace, and correctness. (WPM)
Paired Reading: WPM
Work Stations:
Black Widow: Next Chapter + Word Finder
Hulk: Article: Grade 6: On a Wave of Hope
Grade 7 and 8: Kellogg Makes a Healthy Choice

3. Based on those three words, what do you think is the central idea of the paragraph?

4. Read the following paragraph (4)
Read the following paragraph (4). Underline the important details and then write a central idea.

5. A. We must teach young people how to handle bullying behavior.
Central Idea: Bullying is dangerous and it takes the help of many to stop it.
Which of the following details does NOT support the central idea of the paragraph?
A. We must teach young people how to handle bullying behavior.
B. Bullying destroys self-esteem and can lead to anxiety.
C. Academic learning is an important reason to stop bullying.
D. Confident individuals must decide to take a stand for justice.
E. We need to ask others to help change the attitude of hatred.

6. Fluency Warm-Up
Read the following tongue twister as quickly as you can while someone times you:
A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

8. A. 9 19 29 37 46 57 67 76 82 89

9. Content Questions:
Grade 6: (Chapter 6): How did Sebastian Junger’s experience compare to those of the soldiers he was with? Grade 7: (Chapter 6): What does Obama mean when he says that his story “is part of the larger American story”? What is the “larger story?” Grade 8: (Chapter 8): When Maria saw the African American woman and her daughter in court, what effect did it have on her?