1. Warm-Up: Choose your slogan. Write it on the ¼ sheet.
Place any makeup homework on your desk.
Perseverance is failing the first 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
Don’t tell me the sky is the
limit when there are
footprints on the moon.
3. Every moment of my past
has made me stronger for every
moment of my future.

2. Objective: Today’s objective is to use the reading strategies to score a 75% or higher on at least three Achieve articles.
What is your MEASURABLE goal?

3. Agenda
Slogan
Multiple Choice Question (Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints)
Complete Chapters 1 and 2 of Black Widow Station
Then,
Achieve 3000 day

4. Which statement best expresses why this article was written?
RI.I.6 Author’s Purpose Grade 6
6. Part A
Which statement best expresses why this article was written?
A. to show how self-confidence can influence people to make choices that cause them to enjoy success
B. to introduce the reader to new young musicians
C. to educate young people on how to become successful musicians
D. to educate young people not to place all their hopes on one dream

5. Which two statements from the article support the answer to Part A?
RI.I.6 Author’s Purpose Grade 6
Part B
Which two statements from the article support the answer to Part A?
A. “I have no regrets. I am glad that I took a leap of faith and auditioned….I am actually on TV pursuing my dreams and just to hear my story and to be a testimony or an inspiration to teens out there that are going through the same thing, that was great.”
B. Jermaine had already tasted success in many forms and had confidence that those successes would help him persevere.
C. Although voted off the show, Jillian gained widespread acceptance.
D. Experts have identified common themes in the lives of elite performers in all fields: they “equate confidence with a belief in their inherent ability…to perform at a high level.”
E. So Jillian turned to music. “Music is what I love. It’s the only thing I really, truly am confident in.”

6. RI.I.6 Author’s Purpose Grade 7
6. Closely reread the following sentence from the text box of the High-Interest Article.
“The challenge is believing that both activism and action are expected from a new generation of givers.”
How does the author’s choice to include this information help to reveal her point of view on the topic?
A. It helps the reader understand why many of the social media campaigns for charities have failed.
B. It proves that most young people are only interested in tweeting about a cause, not working for it.
C. It reveals that social media only leads to a shallow level of activism.
D. It helps establish that social media is a vehicle for activism, but must include some action to be truly meaningful.

7. Closely reread this sentence from the article.
6. Part A
Closely reread this sentence from the article.
“After all, if there’s a lesson to be learned from Paul Walker’s tragic death, it’s that a dangerous risk isn’t worth the consequences.”
How does the author’s statement reveal her point of view on taking risks?
A. It shows that she wishes someone had taught Paul Walker to be careful.
B. It reveals her opinion that dangerous risk-taking should be replaced with healthier alternatives.
C. It shows that she believes some risk-taking activities can’t be avoided.
D. It reveals that she doesn’t believe the theory that risk-taking is a personality trait.
RI.I.6 Author’s Purpose Grade 8

8. Select two pieces of evidence to support the answer to Part A.
Part B
Select two pieces of evidence to support the answer to Part A.
A The key to safety and health for thrill-seekers is structure.
B. Other thrill-seeking activities, like riding a roller coaster, are also safe ways to achieve the rush because they are regulated.
C. Their bodies crave it, much like a drug.
D. Paul Walker was publicly known for daredevil stunts on and off the screen.
E. Why didn’t he put a stop to his friend’s dangerous speeds?
RI.I.6 Author’s Purpose Grade 8

9. Agenda:
Slogan/ Goal
Central Idea Question
Achieve 3000
Try, Try Again
Caring for Dolphins and More
Save the Rhinos
A Last Look at Amelia Earhart
The First Contest Was No Contest
What Happens to Old Computers
Plan Helps Companies, Animals and the Planet
School on Snowy Days
Climbing Kilimanjaro
A Race to Get Water
Empty Nests
A New First in Flight
New Rules for Restaurants
Dawn Reaches Dwarf Planet
Birds Welcome Here
Article of your choice

10. Closing
Did you meet your goal?