1. HOMEROOM02/09/15 Write these important dates in your agenda: Monday 02/09 – PTSA Casual Day Wednesday 02/11 – Workplace Wednesday Thursday 02/12 – Floyd Spirit Wear Day for Friends Picture Day You may wear casual day clothes on this day if you’re taking friends pictures. Friday 02/13 – Valentine’s Day Dance

2. E.L.T. 02/09/15 Warm Up: Resume working on your vision board journal. Work Session: Create your vision board journal. Closing: Write your first entry in your vision board journal. Define success in your own words. What does success mean to you?

3. LANGUAGE ARTS – WARM UP 02/09/15 Green Teams.  Sit in your Green Teams.  Poetry Pre-Test  Do your best!

4. 02/09/15 Essential Question: How can I use my knowledge of figurative language to increase my reading comprehension? Standards: RL.6.6 – Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

5. LANGUAGE ARTS – WORK SESSION 02/09/15 K-W-L Do not read the poem, yet. What do you already KNOW about poetry? What do you WANT TO KNOW about poetry? Do not answer the “L”, yet.

6. LANGUAGE ARTS – WORK SESSION 02/09/15 “On the Escalator at Macy’s” by Gary Soto Use your highlighter to highlight figurative language. Hint: Figurative language is language that is NOT literal. Circle any unknown words.

7. LANGUAGE ARTS – WORK SESSION 02/09/15 Community Map Activity List 6 important places in your community/neighborhood. These places can be beautiful or ugly, fun or boring, or remind you of happy times. Make a rough draft of your community map.

8. LANGUAGE ARTS – CLOSING SESSION 02/09/15 K-W-L Complete the “L” portion of your K-W-L Chart based on what you have Learned about poetry.

9. 02/09/15 Closing Session  Homework:  Homework packet – Due Thursday  Add to your Reading Record (extra credit)  Each entry needs parental initials!