Friday 01/23 – Track Team- Sponsored Casual Day - $1 Homeroom 01/22/15 Write these important dates in your agenda: Friday 01/23 – Track Team- Sponsored Casual Day - $1 Saturday 01/24 – Saturday School Begins Thursday 01/29 – Renaissance – 1st Connection Friday 01/30 – Progress Reports

E.L.T. 01/22/15 Warm Up: ”Worst Case Scenario” Worksheet (part 2 from yesterday) Work Session: Reality Central Book: Write the definitions from page 48. Read p. 48-51. Closing: Answer all of the questions on page 51 by using complete sentences and turn in your work today.

Language Arts – Warm Up 01/22/15 Sit in your Green Teams. Warm Up – Journal Respond to and explain the meaning of this quote from Chapter 10: “The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem; He gathers in the scattered sons of Israel. It is He who heals the broken in spirit and binds up their wounds, He who numbers the stars one by one....” Think about the “funeral” they’re having, who they’re hiding/helping escape, who the Nazis are searching for, the roles of Peter, Mama, and Henrik, etc.

01/22/15 Essential Question: How can I use text evidence to make inferences about characters? Standards: RL.6.6 – Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.  

Language Arts – Work session 01/22/15 “Number the Stars” Read Chapter 11 (p. 88)

Language Arts – Work session 01/22/15 What Would You Bring? What would you do if you had to suddenly leave the country? What would you take with you? Remember, you can only take very small items that could be carried or easily hidden. On one side of your paper, you fill your “bag” with items to take as well as items you’d hate to leave. Under the bag, write a paragraph justifying or explaining why you’d bring these items. On the other side of the paper, choose a character from the novel and fill his or her “bag” with the items you think they would take and hate to leave. Then, write a paragraph explaining your choices.

Language Arts – Closing session 01/22/15 Vocabulary Review – Quiz Tomorrow! Match the vocabulary term to its synonym(s). Urgency Condescending Commotion Scamper To run nimbly A disruption Implying superiority rudely Immediate need

Language Arts – Closing session 01/22/15 Vocabulary Review – Quiz Tomorrow! Answers – How’d you do??? Urgency Condescending Commotion Scamper D. Immediate Need C. Implying superiority rudely B. A disruption A. To run nimbly

01/22/15 Closing Session Homework: Homework packet – Due today! Vocabulary Quiz – tomorrow! Plus, your vocabulary flipbook is due tomorrow! Add to your Reading Record (extra credit) Each entry needs parental initials!