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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

•       I can use evidence from Little Rock Girl 1957 to support my understanding of the text and build background knowledge of the civil rights movement. •      I can determine if sentences are in the conditional or subjunctive mood. •      I can analyze Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s use of the conditional and subjunctive moods in his speech. *  I can evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums to present information on the civil rights movement. 1.      Opening A.    Analyzing Little Rock Girl 1957 (10 minutes) B.    Reviewing Learning Targets (3 minutes) 2.      Work Time A.    Analyzing Voice: Conditional and Subjunctive Mood (15 minutes) B.    Arkansas Gazette Editorial: Evaluating the Advantages and Disadvantages of Text as a Medium (15 minutes) 3.      Closing and As...
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Monday, February 24, 2020

1.      Opening A.    Sharing Structured Notes and Review Learning Targets (5 minutes) I can determine if sentences are in the active or passive voice. I can analyze Dr. King’s use of the active and passive voice in his “I Have a Dream” speech. I can analyze how incidents in A Mighty Long Way propel the action and reveal aspects of Carlotta’s character. 2.      Work Time A.    Analyzing Language in “I Have a Dream” (27 minutes) B.    Carlotta’s Journey to Justice (10 minutes) 3.      Closing and Assessment A.    Previewing Homework (3 minutes) 4.      Homework: Read Chapter 14 in A Mighty Long Way and complete the structured notes. Work on your Genius Hour project tonight--even if it's only for 10 minutes.  Log what you learned. Bring your Genius Hour log and book tomorrow. Read a good book.  You should be roughly 60% of th...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

1.     Opening A.    Unpacking Learning Targets (2 minutes) •      I can use the strongest evidence from the novel and from the informational text to support my answers to questions. *  I can make connections between evidence of the universal refugee experience and the title of the novel Inside Out & Back Again .  2.     Work Time A.    Jigsaw Part 1: Pairs Reread Paragraph 4 of “Refugee and Immigrant Children: A Comparison” and Connect to a Poem from the Novel with Text-Dependent Questions (23 minutes) B.    Jigsaw Part 2: Group Discussion to Share Answers and Revisit Our Prediction (15 minutes) 3.     Closing and Assessment A.    Adding to the Inside Out and Back Again Anchor Charts (5 minutes) 4.     Homework All of this is due Friday: Reread pages 18–49 and continue to collect the strongest evidence you can find to answer t...
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