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- Christmas is 18 days away!
- Who are you grateful for in your life?
- You will need your novel all week!
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Entry Title: Vocabulary List III
- 7. conviction n. (convict, -ed, -s, -ing) a firmly held belief; a formal ruling that someone is guilty of a crime.
It is my firm conviction that all students have the ability to learn and be successful.
8. monastery n. (-ed, -s, -ing) the place where a group of nuns or monks work and live either as a group or alone.
Brother Maurice lived in a beautiful monastery on Bolivia for most of his life.
Learning Target(s)
- I can describe the difficulties Ha is going through as a result of her becoming a refugee.
- I can identify details in a text that illustrate the refugee experience from the point of view of child refugees in other countries.
Mini-Lesson
- Listen to the poem "Saigon is Gone." (page 67) Ha is now a refugee. She has left her country to escape a war.
- Think-Pair-Share
What are some textual details you noticed about the conditions Ha must endure? Be prepared to share a response with the class! - What's it's Like to be a Refugee?DIRECTIONS: As you watch the videos below, record at least one detail from each set of videos you noticed and one detail you wondered about on your Notice and Wonder Chart for your Inside Out and Back Again Poems! You will use this later for a group activity.
SET 1: These videos are actual accounts narrated by child refugees. Their stories have been animated for clarity and maximum impact on the audience.What's it's Like to be a Refugee?SET 2: These videos are true stories (factual accounts) from child refugees from around the world...- Video #1: To Be A Refugee (UNHCR) (8:03 min)
- Video #2: Syria's child refugees: 'You feel that they have lost their hearts' (3:41 min)
- Video #3: DRC's child refugees and victims of war speak out (4:36 min)
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Work Time
With a partner...
- Read your notice and wonder chart to your partner.
- Listen while your partner reads their chart to you.
- Compare charts.
- Add at least one new detail to each set of videos from your partner's chart.
- Share at least one new detail from each set of videos for your partner's chart.
Assessment / Homework
TUESDAY and Wednesday 12-8 and 9 B and C-Days: Structure of Poems in Inside Out and Back Again
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Entry Title: Vocabulary List III
When the motion sensor is triggered, the alarm system emits a loud siren and contacts the authorities.
10. mere adj. (merely) the smallest or slightest.
James thought that he had punched Mike really hard, but he merely tapped him.
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Assessment / Homework
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- Christmas is 17 days away!
- Name one person in your life you are grateful for.
- You will need your novel all week!
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Entry Title: Vocabulary List III
When the motion sensor is triggered, the alarm system emits a loud siren and contacts the authorities.
10. mere adj. (merely) the smallest or slightest.
James thought that he had punched Mike really hard, but he merely tapped him.
Learning Target(s)
- I can understand how Thanhha Lai structured the poems in her novel. L.8.5
- I can identify a stanza.
- I can identify examples of similes and metaphors, symbols, imagery, alliteration and personification.
Mini-Lesson
- Take this online pre-test on figurative language to help refresh your memory!
- Model identifying figurative language in the novel Inside Out and Back Again pages 27-36.
Work Time
- Re-read the poem, Gone on page 248.
- Alone or with a partner, complete Assignment #11 in Google Classroom.
- Period 1, Period 2, Period 6, Period 9
Assessment / Homework
- Completed Final Project.
THURSDAY 12-10 D-Day: DIRT Day
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Entry Title: DIRT Day
Learning Target(s)
Mini-Lesson
Work Time
Assessment / Homework
Announcements
- Grab your composition notebook.
- No need for a Chromebook today unless you need to make up work.
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Entry Title: DIRT Day
- Author: XXX XXXXX
- Title: XXXX X XXX XXX
- Start: End:
- Total
Learning Target(s)
- I can use active reading strategies to improve my reading comprehension.
Mini-Lesson
Work Time
- 10 Thoughts due by the end of the period.
- Click here to see a sample of how to start a new DIRT Day Entry and expectations along with what to do if you finish a book!.
Assessment / Homework
FRIDAY 12-11 A-Day: 6-word Christmas Stories
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Entry Title: 6-word Stories
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Mini-Lesson
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Assessment / Homework
Announcements
- Christmas is 16 days away!
- What are you grateful for today?
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Entry Title: 6-word Stories
- A genre of fiction known as flash fiction.
- Implies an entire story in six words.
- Example: Baby shoes for sale. Never worn.
Learning Target(s)
- I can write a six word Christmas story.
Mini-Lesson
- View examples of 6-word Stories
- See student samples from last year.
Work Time
- Write your own 6-word Christmas Story.
- Before you put your final copy onto construction paper and decorate it, have a friend peer edit your story!
- Be sure you write your name and period on the back of your story.
- The best ones will be posted in the hall before Christmas!
Assessment / Homework
- Hand in your 6-word Christmas Story by end of the period.
