Thursday

Big Ideas: What does it mean to be good?

Reading: Newsela tracking form for recording the articles you have read.

Agenda:

1. TKAM background. What was life like in the south?
2. Gallery walk. Looking at pictures from the time period.
3. Work on your Newsela challenge for the first 15 minutes
1. Read at least 10 articles ALL the way through. Read to learn something new.
2. Read at least one article from 5 different categories (Kids doesn't count as a category).
3. Write a rhetorical precis for two of the articles. Look back at English Journal #9 for help on writing a rhetorical precis. We wrote one together.
   
4. Take the quiz and pass with at least a 3/4 for two of the articles.
5. Create a flipgrid video that explains what the article is about and your thoughts about the topic. Use some of the sentences below to help you create a script for your video.
1. The article "???" was about...In the article it described...The purpose of the article was to...The article made me think about...I wonder...One question I have for the author is...Overall, I though...

Success Criteria:

1. I can identify my biggest worry about the semester. I have strategies for dealing with it.
2. I have a plan for how to talk to my classmates.

Homework:

1. Choose a new book to read.
2. Make sure you are working on your vocabulary.