1. Introduction to unit Two: Q & A by Vikas Swarup
English 10 Week 7 October 17-21
Introduction to unit Two: Q & A by Vikas Swarup

2. Front of Classroom/White Board Door
10C Seating Chart
Front of Classroom/White Board Door
Amando
Ylana
Leela
Harold
Samantha
Anthony
Miguel
Jonathan
Nathalie
Warren
Whitney
Owen
Rayoni
Christine
Marcus
Rockens
Lila
Josh
Olivia
Jefferson
,,,,,,,, Owen,, Olivia,,,,,,,,

3. Agenda: Do Now: On page Do Now and homework collection. Pair Share
Monday 10/17/10 (10C period 6) Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson, I will be able to… 1. Identify the location of Mumbai and summarize three key facts about Mumbai in order to build background knowledge for unit two. 2. Compose a response to statements on a unit two “Anticipation Guide” in which I make judgements about real life situations.
Agenda:
Do Now: On page
How do you think your life would change if you won the lottery? Do you think your life would change for the better or for the worse? What would be the pros and cons?
Make a connection between this question, your response to it and the non-fiction reading you did over the weekend.
Homework: Create Vocabulary flashcards for the words on word list #2. Flashcards need to include: word, word meaning, sentence and word relationship and picture.
Do Now and homework collection.
Pair Share
Introduction of Unit Two– Cover page and essential Questions.
Anticipation Guide: Take a Stand!
Notes on Mumbai and video clips.
Go over HW questions on non-fiction reading: “The Real Slumdog Millionaire”
10B– read “The Real Slumdog Millionaire” for HW.

4. Agenda: Do Now: On page 28 or 30
Tuesday 10/18/10 (10B period 8) Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson, I will be able to… 1. Compose a response to statements on a unit two “Anticipation Guide” in which I make judgements about real life situations.
Agenda:
Do Now: On page 28 or 30
How do you think your life would change if you won the lottery? Do you think your life would change for the better or for the worse? What would be the pros and cons?
Make a connection between this question, your response to it and the non-fiction reading you did over the weekend.
Homework: Create Vocabulary flashcards for the words on word list #2. Flashcards need to include: word, word meaning, sentence and word relationship and picture.
Do Now and homework collection (“Real Slumdog Millionaire).
HW review
Do Now Pair Share
Whole Class: Introduction of Unit Two– Cover page and essential Questions.
Anticipation Guide: Take a Stand!
10B– read “The Real Slumdog Millionaire” for HW.

5. Monday 10. 17. 11 (10B period 4) Objectives: You will be able to… 1
Monday (10B period 4) Objectives: You will be able to… 1. Review the author’s purpose and main idea of the Kagame speech, “A Tale of Two Indias” and “The Price of Young Love” Read, annotate, explain the author’s purpose and identify the main idea of “The Real Slumdog Millionaire”.
Do Now: On p.26 or 28
Agenda:
Review the words and sentences on vocab word list #2 and your new sentences on the Give One, Get One, Move On worksheet from yesterday. Then, explain a word relationship between any two words on the list.
Do Now
Collect HW (finished “The Price of Young Love”
Non-Fiction assessment 1.
Mini-lesson Review– Author’s Purpose and Main Idea.
Whole Class review– author’s purpose and main idea of the first three non-fiction texts.
Independent work/Non-fiction assessment #1 (to finish for hw if not done in class).

6. SAT Word List #2: Word Relationships
Exacerbate/Thwarted: I tried to complete all of my homework assignments on time, but my goal was thwarted when one of my essays did not save correctly and this exacerbated my poor grade.
Precarious/Ambiguous: I was going to jump off the ladder, which was very precarious, but I was feeling ambiguous about whether or not I should do it.
Aloof/Ambiguous: The new kid was aloof and shy because he was feeling ambiguous about making new friends.
Aloof/Omnipotent: The boy was aloof because he thought he was omnipotent (kept to himself because he thought he was more powerful than everyone else).

7. Reviewing Author’s Purpose and Main Idea
Objective: Review the author’s purpose and main idea of the Kagame speech, “A Tale of Two Indias” and “The Price of Young Love”.
Reviewing Author’s Purpose and Main Idea
Unit One Non-Fiction Texts
Author’s Purpose
Main Idea
“A Different Discussion About Aid” by President Paul Kagame (Rwanda)
2. “A Tale of Two Indias” by Patricia Smith
“The Price of Young Love” by Jack Healy

8. Unit Two Cover Page: Q & A by Vikas Swarup
How do we define knowledge and who gets to determine what kinds of knowledge is valuable in a given culture?
Is it ever justifiable to do bad things for a good reason?
How much control over our own lives do we have vs. how much is determined by chance/luck?
Essential Questions:

9. Pre-Reading: What you need to know
The novel, movie and article are all about a city in India called Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay).
Important Facts about Mumbai:
The most populous cities in India and the second most populous city in the world.
It is the industrial and entertainment capital of India. It is the home of Bollywood (the Indian version of Hollywood) and lots of movie stars and major corporations.
Some of the most wealthy, famous and powerful people in India live in Mumbai, but it also home to large slums and a large population of street children who live on the streets and support themselves and their families by begging.
Learning Goal: SWBAT
Identify the location of Mumbai and summarize three key facts about Mumbai in order to build background knowledge for unit two.

10. Unit Two Anticipation Guide
Learning Goal: SWBAT
Compose a response to statements on a unit two “Anticipation Guide” in which I make judgements about real life situations
Unit Two Anticipation Guide
Put a number of 1-4 next to each of the statements below.
1=Strongly Disagree 2= Disagree 3=Agree 4=Strongly Agree
Committing horrible crimes is sometimes justified.
A person should protect their friends at all costs– even if it means putting yourself in great danger.
We are all shaped by the place we live in (our context determines who we are).
Knowledge and wisdom come from life experiences, not formal education (school and books).
People are usually not what they appear to be.
There is no such thing as good luck or bad luck– everything that happens to us is because of our choices.
Choose two of the statements above and explain why you gave it the number that you did. IN other words, write 2-3 complete sentences explaining your feelings about two out of the six statements.