1. Warm-Up: Take a copy of the homework sheet.
Write your name on the homework.
Read the instructions.
The due date is Thursday,
August 31, 2017.

2. Pd 5: Choose one of the following words and complete the LINCS strategy for it.
Obtain: to get something (to come in to possession of something)
Ultimate: the final or best
Intense: exciting and scary
Corrupt: bad; not doing the right thing
Destination: a place one is going to
Migrant: Someone who goes to one country to live from another country
Panting: Breathing very heavily
Term:
Story:
Picture
Definition:
Reminding Word:

3. Pds 7,8: Choose one of the following words and complete the LINCS strategy for it.
1. Multiple: many different types
2. Tuition: money used to pay for private school
3. On the verge: almost, on the edge of doing something
4. Expelled: kicked out of
5. Lecture: a speech, a “talking to”
6. Defiant: not doing what you are supposed to do
7. Detained: Held against your will (arrested)
Term:
Story:
Picture
Definition:
Reminding Word:

4. Agenda
Objective: To understand and utilize the LINCS strategy for vocabulary and the Book-Mind- Heart strategy for comprehension. Essential Question: Gr. 8: How were the lives of the two Wes Moores shaped by the decisions they made? What does this suggest about the impact our choices have on our adult lives? Gr. 7: How does the author of “A Dream for Many” convey the central idea? Warm-Up: Vocabulary (Collect Homework/ Cash Stamps) Vocabulary: Choose from five words: LINCS strategy Whole Group: Stations intro Stations: 1. Answer Tarzan multiple choice questions (Achieve 3000 if finished with Level Set and Tarzan) 2. On the Record- BMH 3. Independent reading- find a book 4. Teacher-led: DAR test Closing: Vocabulary Review

5. Whole Group:
Book-Mind-Heart Strategy (Tarzan)
Discuss this week’s homework.
Review Stations

6. Whole Group: Intro to stations:
Answer Tarzan multiple choice questions
Multiple choice questions will be provided to you. Find evidence and use your BMH sheet to help you determine the answers. Complete article on Achieve 3000 if you are finished with the Level Set. (Gr 8: College, Here We Come; Gr 7: News at Your Fingertips)
2. On the Record- BMH
Pds 7, 8: Life and Death: Part 1, Moment of Truth: Wes Moore;
Chapter 1: Busted
Pd 5: Reporting Live: Part 1, Train of Death: Sonia Nazario; Chapter 1: El Norte
3. Independent reading- find a book
Search quietly for a book to read independently here or at home. You may check the book out. Write name on list. Write your name on Post-It note. Place Post-It in book. Place book on shelf or take it with you.
4. Teacher-led: DAR test

7. Higher Order Thinking Questions
What evidence can you find in this chapter to suggest which Wes will go to college and which to prison?
Read the second paragraph. How is Shea defiant?
In Chapter 1, we are introduced to two boys named Wes Moore. How are the boys’ lives similar? How are they different? Cite evidence from the text that supports your observations.

8. Higher Order Thinking Questions: Train of Death
How does Nazario retrace Enrique’s steps?
What happens that lets us know that the boys like Nazario?
Why do you think so many boys are trying to go to America?

9. Closing
What was the meaning of your vocabulary word?