1. Do Now 8-27 I can activate prior knowledge and gain background knowledge in order to better comprehend text. What is this excerpt about? (I’m about to put it on the board.)

2. Christopher Columbus He discovered America Three ships: Nina, pinta, santa maria He discovered the world was round Quicker route- spices from Asia Queen of Spain gave him money to travel From Portugal

3. Christopher Columbus He proved that the world was not flat He would fall off the Earth Nothing, sea monsters, He believed the Earth was egg-shaped and the top was paradise. Discovered North America Boats: Nina, pinta, santa maria Traded

4. Christopher Columbus What do you know about Christopher Columbus? –An explorer –Discover North America –Boat- 3 boats: Nina, pinta, santa maria –Captured native Americans –Proved the world was round –Difficult journey –People questioned him

5. Independent Reading Time For your reading response journal, tell me all the things you already know about the topic of your book. –Examples: snowboarding, competition, sports, slavery, memory loss, fear… When you finish with your response, read quietly. I’ll will be conferencing today!

6. Prior Knowledge8-27 The topic of my book is ___________. I know this because… (2 pieces of Text Evidence). All the things I know about _____________ are: _____________ This helped me understand __________ _______________________________

7. Do Now 8-30 I can activate prior knowledge and gain background knowledge in order to better comprehend text. Write down ALL the words that pop into your head when you hear the word discrimination.

8. Prior Knowledge Graphic Organizer INDEPENDENTLY, fill in the innermost circle with words you associate with DISCRIMINATION. Now, talk with your group members and add their words.

9. Group Article Mark the text as I read out loud. I am going to show you how I annotate text. As I read, I write down: –Questions –Inferences –Predictions –Feelings –Answers –Cause-effect situations –Connections –New ideas

10. You ANNOTATE and RESPOND As you read the article, record at LEAST five annotations. Then, in your RRJ respond to this question: –What new idea did you learn today?

11. What new idea did you learn today? Discrimination RRJ 8-30 One new idea I learned today is that ________________________________ __________________________________ I know this to be true because the text mentioned “__________________________________ __________________________________.” In addition, the text explained “_________ __________________________________.” Learning this idea helped me understand _____________________________________.

12. Nouns, Nouns, Nouns What is a noun? Freedom Sally Desk Food Park