1. A C C E L E R A T O R Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
Copy the following two words on the sheet.
Then, use the rules for chunking to break the words apart.
A C C E L E R A T O R

2. Agenda
Warm-Up: Word study (accelerator)
Answer Multiple Choice Question
Finish Acrostic Activity with Central Idea.
Begin cutting out the letters
Complete the Acrostic Activity Project

3. Read the following excerpt from Billy Weadle 6:
Billy began to pull his foot off of the gas, but he couldn’t move it. His boot had become jammed between the accelerator and the brake. With the gas pedal halfway to the floor, his father witnessing it all, and Mrs. Martin in his path, Billy closed his eyes and began to cry.
What does the word accelerator mean based on the manner it is used in the text?
A thing that stops something.
A thing that makes people cry.
A thing that pushes others to the side.
A thing that speeds things up.

4. From last class…We finished On the Record…
As a class… finished reading On the Record Books (15 minutes): Pds 2, 3, 4: Read chapters 11 and 12 and finish Acrostic Activity with Central Idea. Pds 5 and 7: Read chapters 9, 10 and 11 and finish Acrostic Activity with Central Idea. Pd 6: Read chapters 11 and 12 and finish Acrostic Activity with Central Idea.

5. Acrostic Activity with Summaries
Summary statements/ Explanations will be written inside of each letter. R E F A M R
Central Idea of the story…

6. Closing
Fruitlessly, accelerator… ???