1. Monday Bell Ringer (ODD)
This week you will work on writing a narrative story by following the plot diagram elements.
Today, you will begin your story and you must write the beginning of your story. Be sure to include the characters, setting, and rising action (events leading up to the conflict).
If You finish early, read a book.
If you did not finish your plot diagram from last week, please work on finishing it after your writing.
1. Have a pencil ready for the day. 2. Get a piece of loose leaf paper for the bell ringer.

2. FSA Practice Test - Session 1
Go to:
-Students and Families
-Practice Tests
-Take the computer based practice test
Stop when you see the login page!!!
Do not sign in until I give directions to do so.

3. ThinkCERCA.com 2. Lesson and Quiz: Developing Effective Paragraphs
Assignments
1. Assigned CERCA Set Steps 1-6:
-Computer Games (not available for 5th/6th period)
-Violent Side of Video Games
-What Video Games Can Teach Us
Step 1, 3, and 5 together!
Step 2, 4, and 6 on your own! These may be graded! Do your best! 
2. Lesson and Quiz: Developing Effective Paragraphs

4. Tuesday Bell Ringer (even)
This week you will work on writing a narrative story by following the plot diagram elements.
Today, you will add the climax (turning point) and main conflict to your story.
You should already have the following:
-Characters
-Setting
-Rising action (events that lead to the conflict)
Be creative! 
1. Have a pencil ready for the day. 2. Continue writing your story.

5. Compare Autobiography vs. Biography
Tutorial
Pg. 259 memoir

6. Compare Texts my.hrw.com
Memoir- first person, own perspective, personal thoughts and feelings, a particular time in a person’s life
What pronouns do you see that identify it is first person?
Would a memoir use primary or secondary sources? Why?
Read It Worked for Me pg. 253
What is a memoir? How is it different from a biography? How is it different from an autobiography?

7. Write details to describe Powell from each text
Write details to describe Powell from each text. What doe the author want the reader to understand? Memoir Biography

8. FSA vocabulary
How does the author convey his feelings about the subject?

9. FSA vocabulary
How does the author convey his feelings about the subject?
How does the author reveal the theme?
How does the author develop the plot?
How does the diagram demonstrate the way cell looks?
Why was Julio motivated to find the diamonds?

10. Wednesday Bell Ringer (odd-early release)
This week you will work on writing a narrative story by following the plot diagram elements.
Today, you will add the falling action (events leading to the solution) to your story.
You should already have the following:
-Characters
-Setting
-Rising action (events that lead to the conflict)
-Climax
-Main conflict
Be creative! 
1. Have a pencil ready for the day. 2. Continue writing your story.

11. FSA vocabulary What did the author convey in paragraph 4?
How did the character reveal his secret?
How does the author reveal the theme at the end of the story?
How did the character demonstrate he was not guilty?
How did the author develop the theme of the story?
How does Jamie’s friend motivation help her overcome her fear?
How did the main character’s trait affect the meaning of the story?
Identify 3 characteristics of John.
Identify the claim in the article.
Draw a conclusion about the article.

12. Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Primary- created by people who witnessed the event
Letters
Diaries
Autobiographies
Eyewitness accounts
Secondary- records of events that were created after the event occurred
Encyclopedia
Textbooks
Biographies
News articles

13. Compare Texts my.hrw.com
What examples of primary and secondary might the biographer have used?
Biography- third person, told by another person, chronological order
Read Colin Powell pg. 260
1. Today you will take notes on the biography side:
-How does the biographer portray Powell? Write words to describe him.
-What does the biographer want us to understand about Powell? (biographer is the author)
2. Write the vocabulary and definitions from today’s text on the back of your notes.
3. Answer the questions at your team on a piece of loose leaf paper. Turn in with your name.
If you finish early, study your notes and vocabulary or read a book. Test tomorrow!

14. FSA vocabulary What is the main character’s trait?
In paragraph 5-7, identify the character traits supporting the fact that Bella is kind.
Identify the main idea of the story.
What evidence supports the author’s claim?
What can you conclude about Logan’s behavior or actions?
What is the theme of the story?

15. FSA vocabulary What is the main character’s traits?
Identify the greatest population from the chart.
Identify 3 pieces of evidence to support the claim of the article.
What you can conclude about the main character’s personality?
Identify the theme of the text.

16. Thursday Bell Ringer (even)
This week you will work on writing a narrative story by following the plot diagram elements.
Today, you will add the end of your story and include the resolution.
You should already have the following:
-Characters
-Setting
-Rising action (events that lead to the conflict)
-Climax
-Main conflict
-Falling action (events that lead to the solution)
Be creative! 
1. Have a pencil ready for the day. 2. Continue writing your story.

17. FSA vocabulary

18. Write details to describe Powell from each text. Memoir Biography
Work is important lackluster
Friendships and relationships are important irresponsible
Heritage is important confident
Dependable obedient
Hard worker
What was Powell’s purpose in writing What was the author’s purpose in writing
the memoir? the biography?

19. Memoir vs. Biography Test – 45 minutes
1. Open book and notes. You may not use the book or notes for the vocabulary questions.
2. Your written response must restate the question, state the answer, and support the answer using 2 details from the text. See below for how I will grade it.
Restating the question – 1 pt.
Answer – 1 pt.
2 Details from the text– 2 pts.
Conventions (spelling, punctuation, & capitals) – 1 pt.
3. When you are finished you may revise your test from last week.
4. Write an autobiography of your life on loose leaf paper. Follow the directions.
Read a book if all of the above is done.

20. ThinkCERCA.com 2. Lesson and Quiz: Developing Effective Paragraphs
Assignments
1. Assigned CERCA Set Steps 1-6:
-Computer Games (not available for 5th/6th period)
-Violent Side of Video Games
-What Video Games Can Teach Us
Step 1, 3, and 5 together!
Step 2, 4, and 6 on your own! These may be graded! Do your best! 
2. Lesson and Quiz: Developing Effective Paragraphs

21. FSA Practice Test - Session 2
Go to:
-Students and Families
-Practice Tests
-Take the computer based practice test
Stop when you see the login page!!!
Do not sign in until I give directions to do so.

22. Friday Bell Ringer (regular)
Finish writing your story. If you are finished, find someone who is finished and quietly trade stories. Check each other’s paper for each of the elements below. Make any revisions to your story that are needed.
You should have the following:
-Characters
-Setting
-Rising action (events that lead to the conflict)
-Climax
-Main conflict
-Falling action (events that lead to the solution)
-Resolution
1. Have a pencil ready for the day. 2. Finish writing your story.

23. FSA vocabulary

24. FSA Practice Test - Session 2
Go to:
-Students and Families
-Practice Tests
-Take the computer based practice test
Stop when you see the login page!!!
Do not sign in until I give directions to do so.

25. ThinkCERCA.com 2. Lesson and Quiz: Developing Effective Paragraphs
Assignments
1. Assigned CERCA Set Steps 1-6:
-Computer Games (not available for 5th/6th period)
-Violent Side of Video Games
-What Video Games Can Teach Us
Step 1, 3, and 5 together!
Step 2, 4, and 6 on your own! These may be graded! Do your best! 
2. Lesson and Quiz: Developing Effective Paragraphs

26. What are the benefits and drawbacks of playing video games?
Computer Games Drive Social Ties (nobody in 5th/6th period) Can playing video games help strengthen social relationships?
Connect: Describe a time when you played a video game with a friend. How did it help strengthen your relationship?
The Violent Side of Video Games Is it dangerous for individuals and society when children play violent video games?
Connect: Describe a time when a parent or teacher told you, or someone you know, that you were wasting too much of your time playing video or computer games. What was the response?
What Video Games Can Teach Us Do the potential benefits of video games outweigh the disadvantages?
Connect: Describe a time when you, or someone you know, learned something from a game that was useful outside of the game itself in some way. If you have never had this experience with video games, describe a time when you were motivated to learn something by a game, anything from how to throw a ball, to how to play cards, and so on.

27. Are video games dangerous?

28. Step 1 Connect
Read and discuss the connect question with your partner.
After you discuss the question, complete the response.
Check each other’s response for grammatical errors. Give positive feedback and suggestions for improvement.

29. Step 2 Read Read the passage with your partner stopping to discuss.
Highlight and take notes.
Answer the questions on your own.

30. Step 3 Engage
Read the passage with your partner and highlight according to the directions. Stop to discuss and take notes as needed.

31. Step 4 Summary On your own!!! You summary should include:
-The article name
-The main/central idea
-3 supporting details
-Evidence
-Transitional phrases and verbs

32. Step 5 Build the argument
Using the CERCA organizer complete the building the argument with your partner.
Raise your hand to have me review before moving on to the essay.

33. Step 6 Essay On your own!!! The essay should include: Introduction
3 body paragraphs
Evidence
Transitional phrases
Conclusion
*Use your CERCA organizer and build the argument. You may even go back to your summary.

34. FL Ready Lesson 16 open video in e pg. 153
Pg. 154 Listening Activity
As I read, listen to the story. Take notes or mark up the text.
When I have finished reading you will create 3 questions from the reading to ask a partner.
1. Number the paragraphs.
2. Discuss academic vocabulary.
What does it mean to be determined?
What does it mean to contribute to something?
What does it mean to develop something?
3. Complete the chart.

35. Modeled Lesson 16 - Plot pg. 154-155
Setting
Climax
Conflict/problem
Falling Action
Resolution
Theme
Petrified-
Synonyms-

36. Questions pg. 155 1. Question – numbered heads together
2. Written response- Restate the question and answer the question using details from the story. Hint: think about the problem and solution.
Fill in the blanks…
The second paragraph is necessary to the story because it shows
____________ which eventually leads to ______________________.
The second paragraph is necessary to the story because it shows how she put herself in danger which eventually leads to the problem being solve when her father saves her.

37. Guided Practice Lesson 16 pg. 156
Main conflict-
Hint: Think about the problem the main character is having at the beginning of the story.
Setting-
Suspense-
What sentences create suspense in the story?
Resolution-
Hint: Think about how the deer encounter affects him.
Theme-
Cite evidence from paragraph 5 to support the theme by underlining the sentence.
When you focus on another task you can become distracted from your problems.

38. Questions pg. 157 1. Questions – numbered heads together
2. Written response- Restate the question and answer the question using details from the story.
The sentence shows that John is beginning to overcome his problem. It says, “ he hasn’t thought about his grandfather.” He hasn’t fully solved his problem, because he’s not sure “if that was good or if that was bad.”

39. Questions pg. 159-160 (graded)
1. Answer the questions.
2. Written response- State the theme, restate the question, and answer the question using details from the story.
Fill in the blanks…
The theme is _____.
Paragraphs 8-12 contributes to the development of the theme by _____.
The theme is to never give up. Paragraphs 8 through 12 contribute to the development of the story’s theme by describing how Brian realizes the hatchet is the key to his survival because throwing it against the stone wall creates sparks that lead to a fire. It doesn’t work the first few times, but he doesn’t give up. After many tries Brian succeeds and realizes, “I will have fire here.”
Read a book when finished and you will add to your plot diagram tomorrow.
When everyone is done we will review the answers using numbered heads together.