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1 Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet from the tan bin.
Place any late homework on your desk. Read the following sentence: But Wes gravitated to what he knew. One day he saw a boy who was well dressed. He asked him where he got his fancy shoes. Pretty soon he was dealing drugs and earning money, too. What words or phrases in the sentences might be context clues that help you determine the meaning of “gravitated?” What do you think the word “gravitated” means?

2 Definition: to move towards something
Copy the following term and its definition on your paper. Term: Gravitate Definition: to move towards something

3 Gravitate To move towards something Term: Story: Picture Definition:
 Gravitate Story: Picture Definition: To move towards something Reminding Word:

4 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: won’t do something you are supposed to do 7. Detained: Held against your will (arrested) 8. Prestigious: Something that has a great reputation and is well-respected. 9. All-Consuming: when something takes up all of your time and energy 10. Reflect: to think back on something 11. Plague (verb): to annoy or bother 12. Harsh: unpleasant or uncomfortable 13. Gravitate: To move towards something In the book, how might All-Consuming and Reflect be related?

5 Agenda Objective: To determine the central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text. To understand how to use the Achieve strategy sheet with summarizing and questioning. Essential Question: 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? Warm-Up: Gravitated (Context clues) Vocabulary: Gravitate (LINCS strategy) Whole Group: Vocabulary Review Whole group discussion: Review: Achieve 3000 sheet Stations: (55 minutes) 1. On the Record- BMH (Chapter 3) 2. Independent reading (fill out a “book” for books you have finished reading) 3. Technology: Achieve 3000 (College, Here We Come; Chicago School Sends Everyone to College ) 3. Teacher-led: Monitoring Station Work, answering questions and concerns; DAR test Closing: Vocabulary Review

6 Homework

7 2. On the Record- Book- Mind- Heart Strategy
Whole Group: Intro to stations: Technology: Achieve 3000 College, Here We Come; Chicago School Sends Everyone to College; 100 Years of Happy 2. On the Record- Book- Mind- Heart Strategy Life and Death: Part 1, Chapter 3 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

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14 You can write a SUMMARY statement.
I Do… You can write a SUMMARY statement. Two boys who lived rough lives were given a chance at a better life.

15 Or, you can write a good WONDERING QUESTION.
I Do… Or, you can write a good WONDERING QUESTION. How were the two boys able to go to Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men (UPCAYM)?

16 SUMMARY STATEMENT or a good WONDERING QUESTION.
We Do… Urban Prep is Chicago’s only public all-male, all-African-American high school. The school has a big goal: helping every one of its students get accepted into college. To some, the school’s mission seems bold. Urban Prep’s students come from some of the poorest neighborhoods in the city. Many of the students grew up around gangs. Most of the teens struggle with school and family problems. SUMMARY STATEMENT or a good WONDERING QUESTION.

17 SUMMARY STATEMENT or a good WONDERING QUESTION.
“I wanted to create a school that was going to put black boys in a different place,” said Tim King. King started Urban Prep. “In my mind, that different place needed to be college. In order to achieve that goal, students at Urban Prep must follow strict rules. They must wear a uniform that includes a jacket and tie. The school day is longer by two hours. Students attend two English classes daily. Students must complete 20 minutes of reading each day, with reading tests every six weeks. You Do… SUMMARY STATEMENT or a good WONDERING QUESTION.

18 Continue the Strategy Sheet
You must write at least five comments total. You must write your answer to the Thought Question on the back. Fill out your score.

19 Higher Order Thinking Questions (Chapter 3)
How might the mother of the Wes Moore that went to jail be to blame or NOT be to blame for his fate? What happens in the chapter to show that maybe the Wes Moore who went to jail never had a chance in life?

20 Closing How might “plague” and “harsh” be similar?


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