1. Warm-Ups

2. This Weeks Vocabulary Write the list of words leaving two to three lines in between each word. Do this in the vocabulary section of your binder. 1.Abet- 2.Accord- 3.Adept- 4.Advocate- 5.Agile- 6.Allot- 7.Aloof- 8.Amiss- 9.Analogy- 10.Anarchy-

3. Define with a partner: Work with the person beside you to define the terms. You must share dictionaries. If you do not finish in the allotted time, you must finish for homework.

4. Novel Time We are about to begin our first class novel. This novel is called Forged By Fire. It is written by Sharon Draper This novel is an AR book We will be reading it in class due to the fact that I don’t have enough for everybody to have their own to take home.

5. Forged: to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape. What do you think this story will be about based on the cover and the title?

6. POPCORN ~We will begin reading the novel today. ~We will do this by playing popcorn. Each student will read 2 to 3 paragraphs depending on length, and then they will popcorn one of their peers. ~LET’S GO…..

7. Homework ~ Read at least 30 minutes and fill out your reading log. ~ Journal: What is going to happen next in the story? What will happen to Gerald?

8. Warm-Up Write one sentence for each vocabulary word. MAKE SURE the sentence is a good sentence, meaning that if a person read your sentence and didn’t previously know the meaning of the vocabulary word you are using, they will once they read your sentence. You have 15 minutes to complete this.

9. POPCORN ~We will begin reading the novel today. ~We will do this by playing popcorn. Each student will read 2 to 3 paragraphs depending on length, and then they will popcorn one of their peers. ~LET’S GO…..

10. Homework ~ Read at least 30 minutes and fill out your reading log. ~ Journal: If you were Gerald, what would you do to help you little sister? What would you do differently than Gerald?

11. Warm-up You will use your vocabulary words to make a 3 column chart. WordSynonymAntonym 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

12. Vocabulary Quiz Study for the first 5 minutes of class for your vocabulary quiz. We will take the quiz…you must know how to spell the words and the correct definition

13. Quiz Time You have 15 minutes to take the quiz

14. Literature Circles Recorder: You need to be somebody that writes neatly. Book Man: You are the person that refers to the book. Leader: You are the person that makes sure you are getting each question answered, and that everybody participates. Time Keeper: In charge of keeping a look out for time and making sure you are getting all of the questions done in a timely fashion.