Tuesday, Aug. 25

Objective: Students will apply strategies to preview text while also learning new vocabulary.


Objective: Students will understand rules & expectations; students will complete a Venn diagram as a way for their peers to learn more about them; students will use strategies to understand words and text.
Activities: Syllabus handouts, rules overhead; class discussion regarding reading attitudes; student information sheets; completion of VIS sheets, completion of Venn diagram.

Board Note: How do I preview a text?

What vocabulary do I need for this text?

Activities: Using Restless page 8, students preview vocabulary. Using VIS chart, students complete word, definition, part of speech, sentence and picture.

As a class, students discuss & complete page 8.
Students make predictions about text using vocab. Title, pictures, captions & footnotes.
Students are informed of vocab. Test on Friday.
Students must bring a book for SSR on Friday.
Closure: Answer Board Note question in notebooks..
Evaluation: Notebook checks/test.
Standards: LA.A.1.4.2
ELL/ESE strategies: Graphic organizer for vocab./preferential seating, groupwork.

1. magnate: powerful or important person (N): Donald Trump is considered a magnate. Donald Trump is considered a powerful or important person.
2. scanning: looking at with great care. (V): Scanning text prior to reading it is very important. Looking at text with great care prior to reading is very important.
3. nocturnal: occurring at night (adj): Some animal's feeding patterns are nocturnal. Some animal's feeding patterns are nocturnal.
4. diffuse: spread out (V): Security was called to diffuse the fight. Security was called to spread the fight out.
5. resolve: break into parts (V): I had to pay an attorney to resolve my divorce. I had to pay an attorney to break my divorce into parts.
6. meridian: highest point (N): Men come to their meridian at various periods of their lives.
7. prime: best (adj): Uncle Luke's in Manhattan only sells prime beef. Uncle Luke's in Manhattan only sells the best beef.
8. entertain: consider (v): I only entertained the thought of letting my brother move in with me. I only considered the thought of letting my brother move in with me.
9. contention: claim or belief (N): Is it your contention that UFOs exist? Is it your claim or belief that UFOs exist?
10. fathom: understand or comprehend (V): I do not fathom what you are saying. I do not understand or comprehend what you are saying.

ALSO ...
1. Extra credit if you "Dress for Success"
2. Show Code video to third period class
3. Reiterate cellphone policy since there has been confusion
4. Give out correct phone number since I had it wrong in syllabus
5. Review code book (sections I and II for second period, section III for third period, sections IV and V for fourth period, and sections VI and VII for fifth period)
6. Collect emergency contact form from those who failed to turn it in Monday
7. Distribute hall passes