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Monday, October 7, 2019

MP1 2019-2020 - Week 6

   MONDAY    10-7    D-Day:  Mix and Mingle       

     Announcements                

  • Did you turn in Assignment 18.0?
  • Check your Gmail!
  • Did you turn in your field trip forms to the 4th Floor House Office for LaserTron?
  • Please turn in your Signed Progress Report to Mr. DeGrandis AND your Mentor Data Sheet.  Still don't have a mentor?  Come see me to day at the beginning of period 7.
  • Start your Do Now below...
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     DO Now - Remember and Write!                                     


New Entry Title: Inferences About the Gallery Walk


What are some inferences you recall about the gallery walk from last week?  Click here to see the photos again if you need to.

Write at least three inferences down.

Sample Inferences
  1. In the photo with all the cars, I can infer that people may be trying to escape some natural disaster, like a tsunami.
  2. In the photo of the helicopter, I can infer that people are trying to escape to safety. 
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     Learning Target(s)                                        
  • I can use inferencing to put the details of an article in the correct order (sequence).
  • I can participate in discussions about the text with a partner, small group, and the whole class.
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     Mini-Lesson:  Mix and Mingle          
     
  • This Mix and Mingle activity will help you create new inferences between the event you have seen in the Gallery Walk and information from the text we will be reading about the fall of Saigon.

What to do...
  • You will receive two sentence strips from your teacher.
  • Read them to yourself. Then...
  • Turn and Talk: Read your sentence strips to a neighbor.
  • Do you think you have the whole story based on the pictures from the Gallery Walk and these two sentence strips? Discuss with your partner.
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     Work Time                                                                     

 SPECIAL REQUEST:  Sentence Strip Envelopes and Sentence Strips:  Please do not write, tear, fold or otherwise damage these so other students in other classes can use them for this activity today as well!  Thank You!   




Mix and Mingle: Create an Inference with Your Group


  • Mr. D. will give you an envelope containing two sentence strips.
  • When asked to begin, wander the room with your sentence strips.
  • Look for peers that have different strips than your own.  Stay together until you collect a total of 4-5 people.  No one should have the same sentence strips!
  • You will have five minutes to mix and mingle.
  • Select an area of the room in which you can meet with your group.
  • Arrange the strips in a logical order.  You should be able to explain why you put your strips in the order you did.
  • It's OK if you have more questions than answers at this point!

Class Discussion Questions
What do you think happened to the people in the gallery walk based on the sentence strips and the photos?  What specific evidence do you have to back up your inferences?

Guiding Questions for this novel study...
1.  What is home?
2.  How do critical incidents reveal character?
3.  Which of your quotes might fit our guiding questions?
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     Assessment / Homework                                      
    Make sure you turned in Assignment 18.0 in Google Classroom if you did not finish in class, even if it is late!




         TUESDAY  & WEDNESDAY   10-8/9    A/B-Day:  Making Digital FlashCards        

           Announcements                               
      • Get your Chromebook
      • Check your Gmail!
      • No food or liquids in class, only in the commons.
      • Stop posting inspirational messages on Instagram if you know you're a mess!
      • Vocabulary List I Quiz on Thursday
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           DO Now - Think and Respond      

      Entry Title: Answer Me This...
      Directions:  Copy the following scenarios into a new Google Doc and answer the question.  You will see this type of question on your first vocabulary quiz!
      • You have a brazen fetish for exotic feathers. You are at Seneca Park Zoo.  You see the peacock exhibit.  What is something you impulsively might do?
      • If you you intuitively felt that getting on an airplane could be a perverse experience, what might you decide to do?  
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           Learning Target(s)                     
      • I can create study tools for Vocabulary List I to help me do well on the quiz this Thursday.
      • I can explain what to do in the event of a Fire Drill, Evacuation, Lock out or Lock Down.
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           Mini-Lesson:  Creating a Quizlet Account and Creating Your First Set of Vocabulary Cards     
      How to use Quizlet to create virtual flashcards!

      Quizlet is a web-based, flashcard maker.  Students can create their own set of virtual flashcards to use as study aides for vocabulary quizzes in English class.

      If you miss today's lesson, the video link above will give you an idea of how to do it. 

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           Work Time                                          
      1. Go to www.Quizlet.com
      2. Log in using your Google sign-in information.
      3. Create at least 5 flashcards for Vocabulary List I!
      4. You will have time to finish and submit these tomorrow.
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           Assessment / Homework       
        • Show Mr. DeGrandis your five completed flashcards before the end of the period for a classwork grade.
        • Finish the rest of your cards by the end of class Wednesday.



           THURSDAY    10-10     C-Day:  20% Time     




           FRIDAY    Superintendent's Conference Day     





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