1. Week of Monday, april 1, 2019 to Friday, april 5, 2019

2. Monday, april 1, 2019 objective agenda
Rip out “Modern Technology” unit, pgs. 91 – 128
Discussion: What are the benefits and downsides of modern technology?
Preview our new unit “Modern Technology” HOMEWORK: None **please begin working on your DGP when you are done**

3. TUESDAY, april 2, 2019 objective agenda
Read and complete a summary for “That’s not progress!” HOMEWORK: Finish summary **please begin working on your DGP when you are done**
DGP: Sentence Parts
Entrance Ticket
Read: Volunteers read aloud
Annotations – Identify the following:
Claim
Reasons
Evidence
Counterclaim
Summary with an IVF sentence

4. DGP: Sentence parts
Identify the sentence parts of the following sentence: we gave haley four green balloons on st patricks day Find the simple subject (s), the simple predicate (vt), the indirect object (io), the direct object (do), the prepositional phrase (prep. ph.) and the object of the preposition( op). Underline the complete subject and double underline the complete predicate.

5. Entrance ticket
What is your favorite technology and why is it important to you? What are some of the benefits of that technology and what are some downsides of that technology?

6. That’s not progress!
First read: Volunteers Second read (in partners): Identify the claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, and rebuttal

7. Write a summary of “That’s not progress!”
*Second read (in partners): Identify the claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, and rebuttal
Remember to begin with an IVF sentence Your full summary should be at least 5 sentences

8. Exit Ticket
Quickwrite (p. 191): Do we rely on technology too much?

9. Wednesday, april 3, 2019 objective agenda
Comprehend “Feathered Friend” by answering questions HOMEWORK: None **please begin working on your DGP when you are done**
First Read: Listen to “Feathered Friend”
Notice
What is it about?
Who is it about?
What is the theme?
Respond
Complete the CLOSE READ on pg. 196
Complete the Comprehension Check on page 199 #1-4. Answer in complete sentences.
#5- Write an IVF sentence only.
**This is an ASSESSMENT grade!

10. Friday, april 5, 2019 objective agenda
Begin reading and analyzing “The Veldt” HOMEWORK: None **please begin working on your DGP when you are done**
DGP: Diagram
Entrance ticket
First read: Reader’s theater
Second read: with partners
Comprehension questions

11. Entrance ticket How does technology influence our daily lives?
List all the technology that you use on a daily basis. Then, discuss what your life would be like without these pieces of technology.
What is the job and role of a parent?

12. The Veldt Narrator George Hadley Lydia Hadley Peter Hadley
Wendy Hadley
David McClean
As we read, think about:
The role and impact of technology
The attitudes of the parents and kids
How the tone and mood changes over the course of the story