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- Homework Checks! What's the homework policy?
- Tip: Get a homework buddy! Remind each other to do your English homework!
- You should be finishing your 20% Time Project!
DO Now - Copy
Entry Title: Prejudice vs. Racism
Prejudice: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
An individual may be prejudiced against others based on factors such as race, age, gender, sexual orientation, class status, religion, and nationality, among other things. Some of the more common examples of prejudice include: racism, sexism and homophobia.
Racism: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
Learning Target(s) An individual may be prejudiced against others based on factors such as race, age, gender, sexual orientation, class status, religion, and nationality, among other things. Some of the more common examples of prejudice include: racism, sexism and homophobia.
Racism: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
It may be further defined as the hatred of one person by another — or the belief that another person is less than human — because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person.
- I can explain the difference between prejudice and racism.
- I can engage in a mature discussion about these topics with my classmates.
- I can create a dramatization illustrating one or both of these concepts with my classmates.
Mini-Lesson: Article About Race and Prejudice
- Go to Padlet and fill in the columns!
- Who is Nicki Lisa Cole?
- Read the article as a class.
Work Time
After reading about and discussing the differences between prejudice and racism, complete Assignment 61.0 in Google Classroom.
_________________________________Assessment / Homework
- Finish Assignment 61.0 for Homework if you need more time and turn it in by 11:59PM tomorrow tonight.
TUESDAY 3-19-19 C-Day: Begin Chapter 4, Finish for Homework
Announcements
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- You should be finishing your 20% Time Project!
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DO Now - COPY
Copy these words into your Vocabulary List IV entry!
9. benign adj. (benignly) showing or expressing kindness or gentleness
10. acquiesce v. (acquiesced, acquiescing) submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent
We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerfully acquiescing to Atticus's instructions, but from the way he stood Jem was not thinking of budging.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can explain some of the reasons the author focuses on the prejudices of the children against the Radley family.
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Mini-Lesson: Review of Prejudice
- Share your definitions of racism and prejudice with a partner. Listen to their definitions. Be prepared to share with the class.
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Work Time
- Read chapter 4 of the novel.
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Assessment / Homework
- Complete chapter 4 and the corresponding study guide questions.
WEDNESDAY 3-20-19 D-Day: Finish 4/Review, Start Flashcards for List IV, Read Chapter 5 for Homework
Announcements
- Check Your Gmail!
- Complete the My Mentor Report on My 20% Time Project. See Assignment 59.0 in Google Classroom.
- Homework Checks! What's the homework policy?
- Tip: Get a homework buddy! Remind each other to do your English homework!
- You should be finishing your 20% Time Project!
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DO Now - Think and Respond
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Learning Target(s)
- I can create study materials for Vocabulary List IV.
- I can summarize the events of Chapter 4.
- I can explain why Jem might make Scout spit out her gum.
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Mini-Lesson: Perceptions
- Jem is three years older than Scout.
- In this chapter, how is this age difference highlighted in this chapter and more importantly, why?
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Work Time
- Review Chapter 4.
- Begin Flash Cards for List IV in Google Classroom.
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Assessment / Homework
- Finish Flash Cards by Sunday.
THURSDAY 3-21-19 A-Day 1/2 Day!: ReadWorks Assignment
Announcements
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- Homework Checks! What's the homework policy?
- Tip: Get a homework buddy! Remind each other to do your English homework!
- You should be finishing your 20% Time Project!
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DO Now - Author's Purpose
Directions: Read the following paragraph. Then select the answer that best describes the author’s purpose in writing.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can practice the skills necessary to be successful on the upcoming NYS ELA Exam for 8th Graders.
Mini-Lesson: How to Access ReadWorks.org
- Go to www.readworks.org
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Work Time
- Read the paired passages (two passages) under the heading, The Aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
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Assessment / Homework
- Finish the above assignment by Sunday evening.
FRIDAY No Classes Today!
MONDAY 3-25-19 B-Day: Read Chapter 6
Announcements
DO Now - My Prejudice
Directions: Examine your own prejudices. Give one positive prejudice and one good prejudice. Share with partner. Share with the class for a ticket.
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Learning Target(s)
Mini-Lesson: The Theme of Prejudice
Work Time
Assessment / Homework
Announcements
DO Now - Read and Answer
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Learning Target(s)
Mini-Lesson: Author's Purpose
Work Time
Assessment / Homework
Announcements
- Counselor Presentations on Thursday!
- Check Your Gmail!
DO Now - My Prejudice
Directions: Examine your own prejudices. Give one positive prejudice and one good prejudice. Share with partner. Share with the class for a ticket.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can explain how Jem and Scout's neighbors feel about black people by analyzing what they say and do in Chapter 6.
- I can explain how this scene sets up the reader to understand how racism plays a role in the trial of Tom Robinson.
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Mini-Lesson: The Theme of Prejudice
- Extra: The Golden Rule Challenge: Do something for someone else today that you would like done to you!
- My jury experience...
- Pre-Reading Questions
1) What are some ways you can tell if someone is prejudice?
2) What are some reasons people say, "That's racist?"
3) How might prejudice play a part in trials?
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Work Time
- Read Chapter 6 (2:08:52) and fill in Theme Trakcer as we read.
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Assessment / Homework
- Work on your Study Guide Questions for Chapter 6. Challenge: Summarize what you read today!
WEDNESDAY 3-27-19 D-Day: Finish 7
Announcements
- Counselor Presentations on Thursday!
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DO Now - Read and Answer
Directions: Read the following paragraph. Then select the answer that best describes the
author’s purpose in writing.
The word is terracide. It is not committed with guns and knives, but with relentless bulldozers, roaring dump trucks, and giant shovels like mythological beasts. Dynamite cuts and rips apart mountains to reach the minerals inside, leaving nothing but empty, naked hills. The land is left wasted and allowed to slide down upon houses and into streams, making the land unlivable and the stream water undrinkable. This is terracide, or if you prefer, strip mining.
The author’s purpose in writing this paragraph is to...a. inform you about the purposes of strip mining.
b. describe a strip mining operation.
c. persuade you that strip mining is bad for the environment.
d. define terracide.
The word is terracide. It is not committed with guns and knives, but with relentless bulldozers, roaring dump trucks, and giant shovels like mythological beasts. Dynamite cuts and rips apart mountains to reach the minerals inside, leaving nothing but empty, naked hills. The land is left wasted and allowed to slide down upon houses and into streams, making the land unlivable and the stream water undrinkable. This is terracide, or if you prefer, strip mining.
The author’s purpose in writing this paragraph is to...a. inform you about the purposes of strip mining.
b. describe a strip mining operation.
c. persuade you that strip mining is bad for the environment.
d. define terracide.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can describe the "relationship" between Jem, Scout and Boo Radley by reflecting on the author's purpose.
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Mini-Lesson: Author's Purpose
- Author's Purpose: The way a writer builds characters and the plot to support a specific idea.
- For example: The Golden Rule Scene.
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Work Time
- Finish Chapter 6, Read 7.
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Assessment / Homework
- Complete structured notes for Chapters 6 and 7. Due Sunday 11:59PM. There will be a homework check on Monday.
THURSDAY 3-28-19 A-Day: Counselor Presentations
FRIDAY 3-29-19 B-Day: Catch Up Day
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