1. BELL RINGER What makes a person special? Topic Sentence Support 1 Elaboration 1 Support 2 Elaboration 2 Concluding Sentence

2. T.G.I.F.! – 12/5/14 1.Bell Ringer 2.Vocabulary #9 Review 3.SSR 4.Unit 2 Theme Introduction: Discussion/Videos 5.Reader’s Response: George Washington Carver 6.Exit Ticket Learning Goal: Effective readers are able to respond to text by expressing their opinions through writing and speaking. Essential Question: In the face of adversity, what causes some individuals to prevail while others fail?

3. BELL RINGER/VOCABULARY REVIEW You will be assigned a partner. You and your partner will be sitting back to back and quizzing each other on the vocabulary terms. One person will call out each word to his/her partner, and they will provide the definition. If they need help remembering the definition, the partner calling out the words will have to coach their partner and give them hints to help them.

4. Write these questions in your journal 1.In the face of adversity, what causes some individuals to prevail while others fail? 2.What makes an experience extraordinary? 3. What happens when the extraordinary touches our ordinary lives?

5. Answer the questions in your journal  Make sure you support your answer with at least one specific example. Use complete sentences.

6. Guide to Discussion  LISTEN to your classmates while they’re talking in preparation for responding to them.  You are talking to each other, NOT me! Raising your hand isn’t required, just be mindful of who wants to speak. Different Ways to Respond:  I agree/disagree with you because…  I understand what you’re saying, but…  If you think about it this way…  Another way to look at it might be…  In my opinion…

7. Group Discussion 1.Discuss your answers. 2. How would people from another culture answer these questions? Ex: people from other countries, religions, or economic statuses, etc.

8. What is Extraordinary in the Ordinary? 1.http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/freedom- writers/you-are-heroeshttp://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/freedom- writers/you-are-heroes 2. http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/gifted- hands/its-a-miraclehttp://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/gifted- hands/its-a-miracle 3. http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/charlottes- web/some-pighttp://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/charlottes- web/some-pig 4. http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/the- lorax/let-it-growhttp://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/the- lorax/let-it-grow

9. Free Write “When you do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” --George Washington Carver (1864-1943)

10. Watch this Video and prepare to discuss http://www.biography.com/people/george- washington-carver-9240299?page=3 * Take notes on the video (main ideas, key concepts, etc.) on your worksheet. You will be comparing notes with a partner so do your best work and be ready to share!

11. Exit ticket Are you extraordinary? Why or why not?

12. Vocabulary #9 1.Claim: A presentation of an idea as fact; a thesis; an opinion supported by evidence 2. Hyperbole: An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 3. Oxymoron: When something is described using contradictory terms. Example: jumbo shrimp; definitely maybe; deafening silence.

13. Vocabulary #9 4. Citation: giving credit for textual evidence 5. Argument: is an attempt to persuade someone of something, by giving reasons or evidence for accepting a particular conclusion 6. Support: to serve as a foundation; back up a claim 7. Elaboration: adding details; explaining further

14. Vocabulary #9 8. Idiom: an expression that is not meant to be taken literally. Example: It’s raining cats and dogs. 9. Cliché: an expression that has been used so often that it has become common and sometimes boring. Examples: Opposites attract. You are what you eat. 10. Personification: A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. Example: My teddy bear gave me a hug.