TUESDAY 10-25 A-Day: Who is Ha?
Announcements
- Grab your Chromebook
- Check your Gmail!
- Start the Do Now Below
- IT'S PICTURE DAY!
- Period 1: 7:45
- Period 2: 8:45
- Period 4: 10:15
- Period 6: 11:35
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Entry Title: Vocabulary List II
When the principal announced that students could no longer wear sneakers to school, it engendered anger in the student body.2. pacify v. (pacified, pacifying, pacifies, pacifist) - to ease someone's anger; calm someone down
After dropping her cell phone in the muddy puddle, I tried to pacify my friend by offering her a big, warm hug.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can make inferences to deepen my understanding of Inside Out & Back Again. (Inferencing)
- I can cite evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha's character (personality) as she is shaped by war. (Proving what you think the novel is saying by quoting accurately with words, phrases and details from the novel.)
Warm-up: Numbered Heads Together
- Your teacher will assign each of you a number from 1-5.
- Meet with your group.
- Your teacher will give the class a unique question. Each of you will answer the question on your own first.
- Share your response with your group.
- As a team, decide on the best response and be ready to share out.
- Your teacher will call on a specific number (1-5) to share the thinking of your group for participation points.
- Question: What are some characteristics that make a house a home?
Mini-Lesson: 1975: Year of the Cat
- You have looked at images and read some details about the topic of this novel.
- Today we will begin our study of the novel Inside Out & Back Again reading closely the first poem of the novel, 1975: Year of the Cat.
- Focus Question
- Ha says, "No one would believe me, but at times I would prefer wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama."
- Based on the gallery walk and the sentence strips we read, what do you think might have happened to a little girl to make her say she would prefer war at home (Saigon) to peace in Alabama (The United States)?
Getting the Gist: Getting your initial reaction to what the text is mostly about. You will do this now as you hear the first poem of the novel, 1975: The Year of the Cat read aloud.Read Aloud: Follow the text with your eyes as you listen to the poem being read.
Turn and Talk: What is your initial sense of what the poem is mostly about?
- What are some things you notice about the language the author is using?
- What are some details that strike you and why?
- Read it Again to Yourself: What have you already learned about Ha in this very first poem?
- Use the Who is Ha? Anchor Chart Assignment XX to capture your thoughts!
Assessment / Homework
- None
WEDNESDAY 10-26 B-Day: Anchor Chart
Announcements
- Grab your Chromebook
- Check your Gmail!
- Start the Do Now Below
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3. ardent adj. (ardently) - enthusiastic supportBeing an ardent Bills fan, Mark painted his face half red and half blue to show his love for the team.
4. exacerbate v. (exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated, exacerbating) - to make something bad even worse
The singer's terrible voice was exacerbated by the awful pianist who didn't know how to accompany her.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can identify personality traits, interests, beliefs or values of Ha, the main character of the novel, Inside Out and Back Again by Thannha Lai.
- I can use the Think-Pair-Share strategy to answer questions based on the novel.
Mini-Lesson: Refresh
- New Entry: Tet is a Special Day
- Tet is a special day. When is Tet, and what two events are celebrated on Tet?
- How does Ha's family celebrate Tet?
- How might this special day affect the other days?
- What does the narrator, Ha, do that might bring bad luck?
Work Time: Think-Pair-Share
How It Works...
- You will be assigned a question(s).
- THINK: 10-15 seconds to think about an answer and write it down.
- PAIR: Share your answer with a partner. Then, listen while they share their answer with you.
- SHARE: Share your thoughts with the class when called on by your teacher. You might earn a ticket for the raffle!
Practice
New Entry Titled: Think-Pair-Share
Answer the questions below in your composition
book using the THINK:PAIR:SHARE strategy with a partner. You don't have to re-write the questions.
Questions
- How might the events in this poem connect to the first poem we read, 1975: Year of the Cat and the poem, Inside Out?
- What does the fortune-teller foretell about the family's future?
- Ha lives in a war-torn country. How does she hope her life will be turned inside out?
- Ha knows that inside out means something different. What might happen?
Read-Aloud
Inside Out and Kim Ha.
_______________________________________Assessment / Homework
- Think-Pair-Share questions.
THURSDAY 10-27 C-Day: Read Aloud
Announcements
- Grab your Chromebook
- Check your Gmail!
- Start the Do Now Below
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5. sagacious adj. (sagaciously) - good judgement; shrewdSamuel Westing Jr. III had always been a sagacious business man known for his shrewd negotiating style.
6. dissolution n. (dissolutions) - the disintegration or decomposition of something
The Alka-seltzer tablet's dissolution was instant once it fell into the glass of water and virtually disappeared.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can identify personality traits, interests, beliefs or values of Ha, the main character of the novel, Inside Out and Back Again by Thannha Lai using a graphic organizer.
Mini-Lesson: The Who is Ha? Graphic Organizer
- Go to Google Classroom and find the Who is Ha? Graphic Organizer and open it.
- Modeling of how to fill in the graphic organizer with text-based evidence.
Work Time
- Alone or with a partner, find three pieces of textual evidence (details about Ha) in the first three poems and explain what you can infer from each one.
Assessment / Homework
- Add one more piece of evidence to the graphic organizer for class on Friday. This is a homework grade worth 20 points.
FRIDAY 10-28 D-Day: DIRT Day
What you should do today...
- Open Assignment 12.0 in Google Classroom.
- Then...
- If you have make-up work to do, write a note on the DIRT Day assignment explaining what you will be doing.
- If you have no make-up work to complete, begin Actively Reading.
DIRT Day Expectations
- Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
- Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
- Be in your seat reading.
- Focus on your reading the entire period.
- Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
- Complete 10 thoughts using the Active Reading Model by the end of the period. Do more for extra credit.
If You Finish a Book…
In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write a review about your book in 3-paragraph essay format.
Guidelines for the Essay:
- ¶ 1 - title, author and genre of the novel and your opinion of the book (controlling idea).
- ¶ 2 - short summary of the book and include at least two text-based examples from the book
that support your controlling idea in ¶ - ¶ 3 - explain why you would or would not recommend this book to a friend and where they might be able to find it or purchase it.
If You Forgot Your Book…
- Choose a book from the class library or Mr. DeGrandis will give you one.
- Be sure to bring your book next week.
If You Want to Switch Books…
In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write an Abandon Book Essay.
Guidelines:
- ¶ 1 – title, author and genre of the novel you are abandoning and
three reasons you don’t like the book (controlling idea). - ¶ 2 through 4 - Develop each reason using text-based details from the book.
- ¶ 5 - Offer your suggestions for other novels you have read that another student might enjoy.
MONDAY 10-31 A-Day: Read Aloud
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7. contagion n. (contagions) - the spreading of a disease or idea from one person to another through close contact
Once the idea of storming the Bastille took hold, it spread like a contagion among the people.
8. pestilence n. (pestilences) - a fatal epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague
The Ebola virus is a horrific pestilence that was just as easily spread as the bubonic plague.
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Learning Target(s)
Mini-Lesson: Review of Read-aloud Protocol
Work Time
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Assessment / Homework
Announcements
- Grab your Chromebook
- Check your Gmail!
- Start the Do Now Below
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Add these new words to Vocabulary List II
7. contagion n. (contagions) - the spreading of a disease or idea from one person to another through close contactOnce the idea of storming the Bastille took hold, it spread like a contagion among the people.
8. pestilence n. (pestilences) - a fatal epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague
The Ebola virus is a horrific pestilence that was just as easily spread as the bubonic plague.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can identify personality traits, interests, beliefs or values of Ha, the main character of the novel, Inside Out and Back Again by Thannha Lai using a graphic organizer.
Mini-Lesson: Review of Read-aloud Protocol
- How to follow during a Read-Aloud...
- Eyes on the words being read.
- Proper posture.
- Focus Question: What are some ways the author uses the papaya tree as a symbol throughout part 1 of the novel?
Work Time
- Read Aloud: Read pages 1-122.
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Assessment / Homework
- None
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