Students will complete their Final Exam. Best of luck next year!
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Students will complete their Final Exam. Best of luck next year!
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Continue reading Bearwalker (pages 75-112) Quickwrite Snap Bio- For two minutes, write as much as you can about who YOU are- your interests, passions, and wonderings, and what makes you most proud of yourself. Now stop. Underline the words that jump out. Then put those words into a one-line, 140 character statement. This is how you'd put your bio on social media. Make it Snappy. Vocabulary *skeptical (p.78): having doubt about someone or something *eavesdrop (p. 78): to listen secretly to other people's conversation *paranoid (p. 82): have an unfounded feeling that someone intends to harm you or something bad is going to happen *invalid (p. 84): a person who needs care because of illness or injury Reading After page 81, What does Baron find out as he listens to Mr. Wilbur and Mrs. Smiler talking? After page 86, How are the Philos and Baron connected? After page 91, How does the explosion add to the suspense of the story? After page 98, How do Tara and Baron's feelings about their situation differ as the group sits around the dining hall after dinner and prepare to walk to the campfire? After page 111, What do you think Mr. and Mrs. Philo might say to Mr. Mack and Walker White Bear after the campers are in their cabins? Freeze Frame: You will be creating a frozen moment in time. The freeze frame should show the characters, where they are, what is happening and facial expressions and body positions to reveal character reactions. Direct campers to review the text for descriptive words that will help them create their freeze frames. *Mr. Wilbur talks to Mrs. Smiler about his suspicions while Baron listens. *Tara sits next to Baron as the campers listen to the Philos tell stories. *The Philos stop Walker White Bear's story around the campfire. Complete Graphic Organizer- Setting Reading
After page 15, What do you know about Baron so far? What challenges is he dealing with? After page 24, What does Baron's love of reading tell you about him? Why do you think Baron is so interested in bears? After page 32, Why did the author include the story of Jason Jones? How did the story affect you? After page 42, How does Baron's view of the camp begin to change when he sees the cabins and the people who meet the bus? Complete Graphic Organizer- Contrast Points of View First Impressions: A first impression is the way we feel about a person when we first meet them. After we get to know a person better, we learn just how accurate- or inaccurate- our first impression was. Characters: Asa, Baron, Willy, Heidi, Tara, and Mr. Wilbur Draw the character and provide textual evidence of the characteristics provided to you early in the chapters of the book. Writing Today, you will write a description of a time you were curious about something and what actions you took to learn more about it. Think of a time when you followed your curiosity to learn more about something new. Include the strategies you used to find out more about it. Remember: Curiosity drives us to be open to the world and to learn about new things. Quickwrite Give someone else the gift of confidence. think of someone in your life you love or admire. Think about what you admire about them. What is one thing you could say to that person to make her or him realize how great she or he is? Vocabulary *circumstances (p. 53) facts or conditions that affect a situation * optimistic (p. 55) having hope for the future *deceive (p. 72) to make someone believe something that is not true * corrupted (p. 73) made dishonest or immoral Reading After page 49, Why does Baron believe that the huge man is not an Indian but only pretending to be one? Why might this be important? After page 55, How can pretending to be confident lead to actually becoming more confident? After page 67, Why does Baron speak up about his family background? how does he react to his own confidence? After page 74, Why do you think Baron has such strong feelings about Walker White Bear? Do you think his instincts ae justified? Why or why not? Complete Graphic Organizer- Suspense Writing Today, you will use what you have learned to draw a map of the camp. Go back into the book and reread the descriptions given, imagine the rest. Students will finish reading, I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird written and photographed by Robert B Haas. Complete last Reading Question Complete Graphic Organizer Analyzing Photographs Everyone has something they are curious about. Have you ever dreamed about doing something you have never done before? It might be surfing the ocean, riding a roller coaster, or climbing a mountain, for example. QuickWrite Today, you are going to draw a dream. Jot down an activity you have always dreamed of doing. Next, take the dream you selected and draw an illustration of it. Spend some time thinking about how you can best depict the dream. Use plenty of colors and give your drawing a brief caption, just as Haas did in our book today. The caption will explain the dream. Don't worry about your drawing skills-just do your best! We are working to make this a judgement-free zone. Writing Think about a career, a job, or an activity that you dream about pursuing as you grow older. Visualize yourself realizing your dream, and write a description of what we might see if we had a camera that could take a photo of you in the future. For example, if I am curious about sea creatures, I may dream of working as a marine biologist on a large research ship. In this photo of the future, I would be wearing a black wet suit with a yellow oxygen tank on my back, a clear face mask, and giant rubber flippers on my feet, swimming with smiling dolphins. There would be rays of sunlight streaming through the water, small silver fish swimming around, and the bottom of a ship nearby. I would be smiling behind my mask and giving a thumbs-up. With this visual in my mind. I will use descriptive words to write about how I look fulfilling my dream. Begin reading Bearwalker (pages 9-42) Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport QuickWrite:Imagine being able to meet someone from the past. It could be anyone you wish you could talk to, such as a politician, a musician, an inventor, a movie star, a sports hero, or even a relative you never met. Write three questions you would like to ask this person. Then list three things you'd like to tell this person about life today. Vocabulary * stereotyped (p. 14): believed unfairly that all people in a specific group are the same * motivation (p. 16): a reason for doing something * fascination (p. 17): a strong interest in something or someone * mysterious (p. 37): strange and unknown Reading After page 15, What do you know about Baron so far? What challenges is he dealing with? After page 24, What does Baron's love of reading tell you about him? Why do you think Baron is so interested in bears? After page 32, Why did the author include the story of Jason Jones? How did the story affect you? After page 42, How does baron's view of the camp begin to chang when he sees the cabins and the people who meet the bus? Complete Graphic Organizer- Contrast Points of View First Impressions: A first impression is the way we feel about a person when we first meet them. Afte we get to know a person better, we learn just how accurate- or inaccurate- our first impression was. Characters: Asa, Baron, Willy, Heidi, Tara, and Mr. Wilbur Draw the character and provide textual evidence of the characteristics provided to you early in the chapters of the book. Writing Today, you will write a description of a time you were curious about something and what actions you took to learn more about it. Think of a time when you followed your curiosity to learn more about something new. Include the strategies you used to find out more about it. Remember: Curiosity drives us to be open to the world and to learn about new things. Students will begin reading "Eric" from Tales from Outer Suburbia Written and Illustrated by Shawn Tan.
Eric allows us to believe that if we give people the space and time they need, if we are kind and generous, beautiful things will grow. QuickWrite: Have you ever traveled to or lived in another country? What differences did you notice? What adjustments did you have to make? Reading After page 10: What is the narrator's attitude about the foreign exchange student? How do you know. Give evidence. After page 13: The narator keeps trying to show what he thinks of as kindness and friendliness to Eric. Why is the narrator surprised by Eric's actions? Why does Eric react this way? After page 14: What is the narrator's attitude about Eric by this point in the story? How is it different from his or her attitude at the beginning of gthe story? After page 19: how does the narrator's attitude change at the end of the stroy, after seeing Eric's gift? What do you think the family understands- or does not understand- about Eric and his actions? Graphic Organizer-Point of View left box: Event from narrator's Point of View right box: Inference form the illustrations Writing: I Wonder Project- Draw what to others is an ordinary, everyday object that fills you with a sense of wonder. It can be an object found in the classroom, at home, or another location. At the bottom of the picture, write a brief paragraph describing what qualities or characteristics about the object fill you with wonder. Book Cover for Eric Written and Illustrated by Shaun Tan You must include: Book Title, author and illustrator, Eric Image with an object that shows his curiousity. Color your Cover. Background must be in color as well. Eric also reminds us that even if people appear unmoved, uninvolved, they are not without emotion and internal life. Tan admits that Eric is perhaps a little autobiographical in this regard: "As an adolescent people would always say I was not expressive and they always made the mistake of thinking that I didn’t feel anything, because I didn’t react to things. My mind reacts but usually a long time after the fact – if something exciting happens I’ll just sort of go “okaaaay, let me process that”, and then three days later I’m excited about it, when everyone else has left the room." Begin on I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird Written and photographed by Robert B Haas. QuickWrite: Imagine you have come to this planet for the first time from another world, Look around you. What types of strange objects do you see? What do you think they do? One thing you are curious about is a phone that can also take pictures and play games. What else do you see? Choose an object and write a two to three sentence news report on what it looks like and what you think it does? Vocabulary -aerial (p. 7): in or from high in the air -critical (p. 7): of extreme importance; key to success stampeded (p. 14): wildly rushed movement in asingle direction by a mass or animals mudflats (p. 57): tracts of land lying just below the surface of water Reading After page 9, What part of Haas's job do you find most appealing? Which part sounds the most dangerous? Would yo want to be an aerial photographer? Why? After page 15, How do the photos of the lions and buffalo help you better understand the textual description? What questions do you still have about these animals? After page 21, How does knowing that Haas was shooting the same scene for "a very long time" make you feela bout this photo? How ,might hving patience and determination help you discover new things in your own life? After page 58, How does the photo on page 56 connect to the text on page 57? How does the author compare the subjects of his photographs with himself? How does this comparison connect to the book's title? Students will finish reading pages 234-254 of Esperanza Rising today. QuickWrite- When you feel frustrated about something, what do you do? Explain. How can doing something kind for someone help whenyou are frustrated or angry? Reading- After page 240: How is bringing Abuelita to America "proof" that things will get better? After page 247: How does the structure of the book reflect the way Esperanza describes her story to Abuelita? After page 253: Why do you think the author chose to use this statement by Abuelita-repeated by Esperanza- as the last line of the novel? What meaning do you think the author wanted to convey in this line? After page 262: What information in the Author's Note did you find most interesting or surprising? Complete Graphic Organizer- Identify Themes Writing- Complete Timeline of 14 events in groups. 1924 Las Uvas- Grapes (6 years later) Las Papayas- Papayas Los Higos- Figs Las Guayabas- Guavas Los Melones- Cantaloupes Las Cebollas- Onions Las Almendras- Almonds Las Ciruelas- Plums Las Papas-Potatoes Los Aguacates- Avocados Los Esparragos- Asparagus Los Duraznos- Peaches Las Uvas- Grapes QuickWrite for Eric: What does celebration look like to you? Who would be there? What will you be doing? What are your celebrating? Begin Vocabulary of "Eric" from Tales from Outer Suburia Vocabulary: pantry (p. 9): a small room for storing food, dishes, or silverware intensity (p.10): the state of showing strong feeling, purpose, or effort exasperating (p. 14): annoying greatly departure (p. 14): the act of going away; leaving Students will continue to read Esperanza Rising. Writing- Complete Storyboard QuickWrite- Consider the Strengths of Belonging, Friendship, and Kindness that you have learned about during camp time. Which of these Strengths is most Important to you? Is belonging to a family, team, or religious community most important to you? Is having friendship or kindness in your life most important to you? Explain the importance of BELONGING, FRIENDSHIP, or KINDNESS in your life. You must address all 3 Strengths. Vocabulary- anticipation (p. 247): a feeling of expectation or excitement about something that will happen cacophony (p. 250): a mixture of sounds that are not in harmony infinite (p. 251): limitless or without end recollections (p. 256): memories of past experiences Reading- After pg 204: Why were strikers upset with Mexican farm workers who continued to work? What is the real answer to Josefina's question about how people could starve when they live among so much food? After pg 213: Why does Esperanza decide to show kindness toward Marta when she is hiding? What do you think the torn pinata represents in the story? After pg 223: Why does Miguel accept the job of digging ditches? How is his perspective different from Esperanza's? How does kindness motivate his actions? After pg 233: How does Esperanza's kindness affect Isabel when she is disappointed? Why do you think the author has Esperanza's mother want a tour of the roses as soon as she returns from the hospital? Why are the doll AND the roses significant at this point in the story? Complete Graphic Organizer- Identify Irony Details in the text (left box) Author's use of Irony (right box) Writing- Imagine that you are a repoter for a Mexican American newspaper in California Students will continue to read Esperanza Rising (pgs 158-198).
Writing- Finish 5 Symbols prompt from yesterday. QuickWrite: Imagine that you had the ability to change history through a single act of kindness. Take two minutes to describe what your act of kindness would be and how it would change history. Vocabulary (pgs 199-233) deportation (p. 207): requireing or forcing a person to leave a country dedication (p. 214): the will or commitment to achieve a goal through hard work and determination unrelenting (p. 216): continuing without stop antiseptic (p. 231): very clean, without germs anti means against septic means "filled with bacteria," or "poisonous" Reading After pg 167: How did the people in the farm camp show kindness to Esperanza as her mother's health gets worse? How did Esperanza demonstrate kindness and care for her mother? After pg 172: What words and phrases helped you to visualize the wome's working conditions? How did the author create a mood and show the issue and dangers the Mexican farm workers faced in California at this time in history? After pg. 182: What details and descriptions does the author us to compare Esperanza's life in Mexico to her life in the farm camp? Why is this comparison important to the story? After pg. 198: What did Esperanza learn about the discimination against Mexicans in her trip to the market? What do you think caused Esperanza to show such kindness to the family at the striker's camp? Complete Graphic Organizer- Analyze Word Choice Details in the text on left side Effect of Word Choice on Meaning or Mood of the story Writing: Think about a time that someone was kind to you or a time when you were kind to someone else. Create a storyboard with illustrations, captions, and speech bubbles to describe the event: Students will continue to read Esperanza Rising
Students will continue reading Esperanza Rising
Begin the day with adding detils to gaphic Organizer. Writing- Create a heart. One for Miguel and one for Esperanza. Describe the characters using 10 nouns or adjectives. QuickWrite: What do you think of the word friendship? If you could design a friendship ring, how would it look like? Explain. Vocabulary: grotto (p.123)- A small cave accustomed (p126) - made familiar through experience or use shabby (p135)- worn-out and faded propelled (p149)- caused to move forward or onward Reading Questions: After pg 93- Think about the words the author uses to describe Esperanza's tears. How do these words help you understand how she is feeling? How does Miguel show he is a good friend when Esperanza has this outburst? After pg 104- What are the living conditions in the camp like? Do you think you would react more the way that Esperanza did to these conditions, or would your reaction be more like her mother's? Why? After pg 110- How does the description "the smell bit into her senses" help you understand Esperanza's reaction to this still new place? After pg. 117- How would you describe Isabel? How do her words and actions show she wants to befriend Esperanza? After pg 120- Why do the women laugh at Esperanza? How might her friendships with Miguel and Isabel help Esperanza adjust to her new life? |