1. 7 th Grade: Week 4 Warm Ups & Agendas Text Selection: “A Colony in the Sky” Page 153 - Textbook 9.5.15 - 9.8.15

2. Preview & Read: “A Colony in the Sky” Read the article – ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS. Identify key vocabulary – objective summary. What is the purpose of the article? What is the tone of the article? What is the author’s main argument? How well is this argument supported? What is the evidence? – expert testimony?

3. Warm Up (Tuesday) Read this sentence: The potential for exploring Mars and establishing a livable habitat has excited and enthralled human beings for many years. You can tell from the sentence that enthralled means: A.Apart B.Vanished C.Convinced D.Fascinated CCSS RL.7. - Context Clues – Word Meanings

4. Warm Up (Tuesday) Read this sentence: The potential for exploring Mars and establishing a livable habitat has excited and enthralled human beings for many years. You can tell from the sentence that enthralled means: A.Apart B.Vanished C.Convinced D.Fascinated CCSS RL.7. - Context Clues – Word Meanings

5. ESSENTIAL QUESTION (Tues) Explain, using textual evidence, how well the text establishes the idea that establishing a habitat on Mars and terra-forming the Red Planet will enhance sustainability of life on Earth.

6. Cornell Notes: Reading Comprehension Compile 5 key notes, ideas, & quotations from the article “A Colony in the Sky.” Respond with detailed notes corresponding to these 5 main ideas and notes from the text. (Template attached to website)

8. LIVABLE SUSTAINABLE HABITAT

9. Warm Up: (Wednesday) Read this sentence: NASA scientists’ and astronauts’ persistence and constant practice has resulted in great progress in exploring Mars. You can tell from the sentence that persistence means: A.Desperation B.Long journey C.Refusal to quit D.Education CCSS RL.7. - Context Clues – Word Meanings

10. Warm Up: (Wednesday) Read this sentence: NASA scientists and astronauts persistence and constant practice has resulted in great progress in exploring Mars. You can tell from the sentence that persistence means: A.Desperation B.Long journey C.Refusal to quit D.Education CCSS RL.7. - Context Clues – Word Meanings

11. Key Vocabulary (WED) Complete the vocabulary development template for the following terms from the article: “A Colony in the Sky” textbook (153)` – 1. Outlandish5. Complex 2. Sustainable6. Terra-form 3. Hypothetical7. Similarity 4. Presumptuous

12. Warm Up: (Thursday) This article, “A Colony in the Sky” would most likely be found in a: A.Textbook about space exploration B.Health magazine C.Movie section of Los Angeles Times D.Professional journal of NASA scientists CCSS RL.7. - Informational Text - Audience

13. Warm Up: (Thursday) This article, “A Colony in the Sky” would most likely be found in a: A.Textbook about space exploration B.Health magazine C.Movie section of Los Angeles Times D.Professional journal of NASA scientists CCSS RL.7. - Informational Text - Audience

14. NEWSFLASH SELECT 20 KEY WORDS FROM THE ARTICLE. WRITE AN OBJECTIVE SUMMARY OF THE TEXT USING THESE KEY WORDS. CCSS RL-W.7. - Objective Summary

15. Key Signal Words- Showing Relationships among sentences Cause & Effect Essay: Sentence Starters The reason for this is… (cause) As a result,…(effect) It began when/it started with… What occurred was… CCSS.W.7. - Transitional Words/Cohesion

16. Key Signal Words- Showing Relationships among sentences Cause & Effect Essay: Sentence Starters The reason for this is… (cause) As a result,…(effect) It began when/it started with… What occurred was… Humans want to learn more about Earth. It began when we started exploring Mars. What occurred was we sent robotic rovers to Mars to begin exploration. CCSS.W.7. - Transitional Words/Cohesion

17. Warm Up: (Friday) If images are coming from Mars back to Earth satellites in only two dimensions -- height and width – can be perceived. In this sentence, perceived means: A.taken B.seen C.understood D.set CCSS RL.7. - Context Clues/Word Meanings

18. Warm Up: (Friday) If images are coming from Mars back to Earth satellites in only two dimensions -- height and width – can be perceived. In this sentence, perceived means: A.taken B.seen C.understood D.set CCSS RL.7. - Context Clues/Word Meanings

19. Consider… Essential Question: What expectations or aspirations for researching on Mars to make Earth a better planet are most valuable to you?

20. Homework: Due Tues. Page 155 Complete #1-8 Check Your Comprehension & Applying the Reading Strategy

21. Newsflash Summary Notes, vocabulary, newsflash, and homework questions packet due Tuesday for “A Colony in the Sky.” (TB pg 155) Complete all assignments from the week and turn in during English on Tuesday.