1. Current Topics in Reading Week 10 Oct. 18 - 21

2. Monday, October 18th Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?

3. Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills? DCP: Hidden Treasure pp 35, 36 Journal #1: From the book/movie Flipped, how can one of the characters (either Bryce or Julie) treat the other character differently in the future?

4. Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills? “ Then and Now”: pp. 20, 21 read, discuss, apply Compare and contrast the two love stories (handout) Written expression Summative Assessment “Fabulous First Lines”: Pp. 22, 23 Using sensory details (handout)

5. Tuesday, October 19th Essential Question: Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?

6. Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills? DCP: Napoleon pp. 37, 38 Journal #2: If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?

7. Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills? Edge Practice Book: pp 30, 31 Vocabulary: read, discuss, “One in a Million”: pp. 35. 36 Using interactive text, read, write, and discuss Selection Review: p. 36 Vocabulary, Suffixes: p. 39 Vocabulary Review: pp. 40, 41

8. Wednesday, October 20th Essential Question: Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?

9. Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills? DCP: Micky Mantle pp. 39, 40 Journal #3: Make a list of everything you know about sharks. Do you have a fear of sharks? What would you do if you were attacked?

10. Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills? SCOPE: Oct. 11 issue, introduce Grammar: pp. 2, 3 Homophones and plurals “Great White Terror” pp. 4, 8 Before reading “Word Journal: Vocabulary introduction (handouts) Personal narrative: a description of an event in a person’s life POV (point of view) review Sensory details: application during reading (handout) Begin reading: use graphic organizer (handout)

11. Thursday, October 21st Essential Question: Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills?

12. Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills? DCP: Alfred Nobel pp. 41, 42 Journal #4: Think about the way the author describes his frightening shark encounter in the article “Great White Terror” p. 4-8. Write down 10 sensory details- what he sees, hears, feels, and smells- that create a sense of his terror.

13. Why is it important to identify the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction works? How can students identify the author’s purpose? How does expanding my vocabulary increase my communication skills? SCOPE “Great White Terror” p. : complete reading and analyzing Crossword Puzzle: vocabulary application Summative Assessment: comprehension and vocabulary “The Lion and the Mouse” pp. 9-11 Reader’s Theater Vocabulary: introduction (handout) Genre: fable Personification: giving inanimate objects human characteristics Assign roles, highlight, practice

14. Friday, October 22nd Essential Question: How can students provide support/evidence from the text which backs up students’ claims about theme?

15. DCP: Sam Houston pp. 43, 44 Journal #5: Imagine you are a reporter for Aesop High’s student newspaper (pp.9 – 11). Write a news story about the events in the play. Remember to include the Who, What, When, Where, and Why of a newspaper article. Collect journals SkillsTutor: Computer Lab 214