Why is it important to recognize people are more than their surface appearance?
Objective: Students will connect themes in a story to their life experience.
1. Word of the Day #20: surreptitious
2. Language Lab #16 (In your notebook, copy the definition on the 2nd page. For each example on the 3rd page, combine the sentences by making an appositive.)
A1 & A2
3. We read pages 35-42 of Speak and discussed the significance of names.
4. Writer's Notebook #22
5. We read pages 42-46 of Speak and discussed Melinda's use of the pronoun IT and her ongoing silence.
6. Exit slip: We looked at several examples of PostSecret secrets and each wrote our own anonymous secret.
A3 & A4
3. We discussed themes we saw in our reading last class period (p. 24-41 of Speak).
4. We watched a short video that presents a powerful message on this theme and discussed how important it is to see beyond labels and treat others as fully human characters.
5. Writer's Notebook #22
6. We read pages 42-46 of Speak and discussed Melinda's use of the pronoun IT and her ongoing silence.
7. Exit slip: We looked at several examples of PostSecret secrets and each wrote our own anonymous secret.
For next time: No homework.
Objective: Students will connect themes in a story to their life experience.
1. Word of the Day #20: surreptitious
2. Language Lab #16 (In your notebook, copy the definition on the 2nd page. For each example on the 3rd page, combine the sentences by making an appositive.)
A1 & A2
3. We read pages 35-42 of Speak and discussed the significance of names.
4. Writer's Notebook #22
5. We read pages 42-46 of Speak and discussed Melinda's use of the pronoun IT and her ongoing silence.
6. Exit slip: We looked at several examples of PostSecret secrets and each wrote our own anonymous secret.
A3 & A4
3. We discussed themes we saw in our reading last class period (p. 24-41 of Speak).
4. We watched a short video that presents a powerful message on this theme and discussed how important it is to see beyond labels and treat others as fully human characters.
5. Writer's Notebook #22
6. We read pages 42-46 of Speak and discussed Melinda's use of the pronoun IT and her ongoing silence.
7. Exit slip: We looked at several examples of PostSecret secrets and each wrote our own anonymous secret.
For next time: No homework.