1. Place your homework on your desk. Answer the following questions:
Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
Place your homework on your desk.
Answer the following questions:
Example: How might an alien show selflessness to a giraffe?
Answer: The alien should beam the giraffe out of the zoo and up on to his ship. He should then serve him his favorite meal of grass and leaf flavored bubblegum.
Would it be harder for a penguin to be selfless or to be an avenger? Why?
If a lion was angry with you, would you rather he be implicit or explicit when he told you about his feelings?

2. Closing: Content Questions:
Grade 6:
Chapter 7: Before reading the chapter, write down anything you already know about the war in Afghanistan. Then, when you’ve finished the chapter, think about whether your views have changed.
Chapter 8: How did the soldiers in Battle Company feel about Junger when he first came to Afghanistan?
Grade 7:
Chapter 7: Why did Amy Tan vow not to “have anything to do with anything Chinese” when she left home?
Chapter 8: How does Tan change during the time covered in this chapter?
Chapter 9: Why did Tan’s trip to China make her understand both how American she was and how Chinese she was?
Grade 8:
Chapter 9: Why would the gang put its new members through a ritual so violent that people could end up with broken limbs?
Chapter 10: Why is Maria “beyond caring” when she appears in court at the end of this chapter?

3. Warm-Up: Vocabulary (using the words…)
Agenda
Warm-Up: Vocabulary (using the words…)
Student Work Period: Complete the activity:
Grade 6: Chapters 7 and 8
Strategies Sheet: Summaries, Connections, Questions, Visualizations, Word Finder
Close Reading Strategy Sheet
Grade 7: Chapters 7, 8 and 9
Grade 8: Chapters 9 and 10
Students work in pairs to answer the content questions
As a class: Discuss the questions they wrote as they read and discuss the answers to the content questions.
Work Station: Superhero Vocabulary

4. Superhero Vocabulary

5. Superheroes

6. Supervillains

7. Closing
Gallery Walk