1. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet of paper.
Open your computer and begin logging on. Log on to iLit.
Copy the following words on your paper. Use the rules for breaking words apart to determine how to say the words:
C O M P A T I B L E
D I S T I N C T I O N
Once you are logged on, go to:
Interactive Reading- You must complete summary statements for each page.

2. Review
Interactive Reading Summary Statements (next slides)

3. Summary Statement: We should ask our parents and grandparents about our ancestors to learn more about them.

4. Summary Statements: (Title of Interactive Reading Article)
Page 1
Ancestors are the members of our family who came before us.
Page 2
We should ask our parents and grandparents about our ancestors to learn more about them.
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Page 4
Page 5
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Use the summary statements to write your summary. Literally, type the summary statements into a paragraph.

7. Agenda
Time
(min.’s)
Unit: Challenges
Essential Question: How do we reach beyond barriers? 10
Interactive Reading (New Interactive Reading Assigned Today) 5
Vocabulary (compatible, distinction) 15
Read Aloud Accidental Love (ch. 7) (making inferences)
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group (Analyze Character Development) 35
Work Time ( )
Wrap-Up

8. 2.1
Admonished: scolded for bad behavior
The Black Widow admonished Bat Man for ______________.
Appealed: attracted or interested someone or something
The pirate stole the _____________ because it appealed to her.
2.2
Subside: Become less strong or settle down
The __________ waited on the ___________ to subside before going outside to __________.
Miniature: Smaller than the usual size
___________ placed the miniature ___________ on _________’s desk to show his looooooove.
2.3
Retract: to take something back
After the sloth said, “__________________,” to the lion, he attempted to retract it.
Interject: Interrupt a conversation with a sudden statement
Then, the lion interjected by yelling, “________________,” at the disrespectful sloth.
2.4
Gangly: Unusually tall and thin
The giraffe was normal looking, but what was weird was the gangly ____________.
Mystified: Was unable to understand or explain something; very confused
The alien was mystified when he stepped off his
UFO and saw ____________________.
2.6
Precariously: Describes something that is not secure and ready to fall.
Batman stood precariously on the edge of the _______________, his cape flowing steadily in the wind.
Momentary: Lasting a very short time.
The 15-foot-tall rat cast a momentary glance at the marshmallow man and then _________________.

9. 2.7
Inkling: A slight feeling or hint.
Bugs Bunny had a faint inkling that he was in danger when he saw Daffy Duck_______________.
Stupendous: Very impressive; Amazing
Mr. Kern thought the large frog was stupendous until it _________________.
2.8
Compatible: Having a good relationship because of similar ideas or interests
Distinction: A clear difference between similar things or people

10. Compatible: Having a good relationship because of similar ideas or interests
There were never two more compatible characters than ________ and ________.
Distinction: A clear difference between similar things or people
The biggest distinction between ___________ and _________ is that one is _________ and the other is ____________.

11. Chapter 6 Recall Questions
Marisa _______ ________ when the skateboarder calls Rene a doofus.
Marisa tells Rene the _________ that she hasn’t been kissed before.
Roberto hits Rene because _______ ________ _________ _______.
Marisa _________ Roberto at the school car wash.

12. Work Time Activity
Think about how much Rene likes Marisa. Write a short poem for a boy or girl in this class that you really, really like.
You will stand in front of the class and read it out loud to reveal your secret.
I AM JUST KIDDING!
Stop sweating. I would never make you do that in a million years. But, you have to admit, it was a pretty cruel joke.

13. 2.7 Analyze Character Development Pd 5

14. Lesson 8 (Chapter 7) questions
5. Why is chess now important to Marisa? 6. Who is Rene more like: Marisa’s mom or Marisa’s dad? How? 7. What can you infer about Marisa’s dads feelings about Rene? 8. How do you think Alicia will like Rene? Will she like him or not? Why? 9. How are Marisa’s mom and Marisa’s aunt alike? How are they different? 10. What makes Rene and Marisa so compatible? (Don’t write: They like each other. Tell what makes them like each other.) 11. What might the bike be a symbol of in Rene’s and Marisa’s relationship? 12. If Rene were to write a poem for Marisa, what title would he give it? (Make the title say something about how he “sees” Marisa.)

15. Work Time:
Students will be working independently on the following:
(Students who need to finish Benchmark test must finish it now.)
Answer the lesson 2.8 questions (chapter 7)
Complete any unfinished iPractice assignments
3) Work on the Interactive Reader assignment sent to them (in Assignments).
4) Go to the Library. Click My Level. Choose a book to begin reading.

16. Work Time:
Students will be working in small groups with Mr. Kern:
Silent Reading Comprehension Strategies

17. Wrap-Up:
What is more important in Rene’s and Marisa’s relationship: the similarities or their differences?
Continue working on your assignments as homework.