Upcoming Important Dates 01222018 Add these dates to

Upcoming, Important Dates: 01/22/2018 Add these dates to your agenda, as they apply to you: THIS WEEK: • Get your blue Panther Card signed and returned! • Monday – Quarter 2 Honor Roll Celebration – 6: 00 • Tuesday – Talent Show Auditions (4: 30 -6: 00) • Wednesday – Manformation-sponsored jeans day $1 • Thursday – Talent Show Rehearsal (4: 30 -6: 00) • Friday – Schoolwide Geography Bee • Saturday (01/27) – NO SATURDAY TUTORING NEXT WEEK: • Mon. (01/29) – Super Hero T-shirt day - $1 • Wednesday (01/31) – School Store takes orders • If you are not eating, you must read something of your choice. HOMEROOM = SILENCE

Language Arts – Warm Up 01/22/18 Novel Studies – “Maniac Magee” (3 rd/6 th) � � First, get your reading portfolio. Make sure you have all of the following items: � Anticipation Guide for “Maniac Magee” – 01/16 � Song Analysis ½ Sheet – 01/16 � Phil Collins “Another Day in Paradise” Lyrics – 01/16 �Homeless Kids article – 01/16 Next, number the paragraphs of your article. The photo’s caption does NOT count. � Then, read the article and answer the corresponding questions. � Next to each question, identify the paragraph in which you found the answer. �

Language Arts – Warm Up 01/22/18 Novel Studies – “Walk Two Moons” (4 th) � First, get your reading portfolio. � Make sure you have all of the following items: � Meet the Author ½ sheet – 01/16 � About � the Author – 01/16 Celebrating Native American Heritage article – 01/16 Next, number the paragraphs of your article. The photo’s caption does NOT count. � Then, read the article and answer the corresponding questions (located on the back of the “About the Author” page). . � Next to each question, identify the paragraph in which you found the answer. �

Language Arts – Warm Up 01/22/18 Novel Studies – “Freak the Mighty” (5 th) � First, get your reading portfolio. � Make sure you have all of the following items: � “Top Ten Questions” – 01/16 � Anticipation Guide – 01/16 � Jeremy Lin article – 01/16 � Background – 01/16 � “Families, Fathers, Friends, and Fights” – 01/22 � Next, number the paragraphs of your article. The photo’s caption does NOT count. � Then, read the article and answer the corresponding questions. � Next to each question, identify the paragraph in which you found the answer. � Finally, complete today’s ½ sheet.

Language Arts – Work Session 01/22/18 � Essential Questions: How can talking and working with others help one analyze a novel? How do internal and external forces help people grow? � Standard: ELASE 6 RI 1 – Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. � Learning Targets: Identify claims. Elect your position on these claims. Support your claim with logical reasoning and relevant evidence.

Language Arts – Work Session 01/22/18 Novel Studies Now, determine what you think theme of the story will be. � Be prepared to present and discuss the following items to the class: �How you know what theme of your novel will be; �What lead you to this conclusion; �What you anticipate being in the book; and �What you have learned from the materials you have. � You may work with your tablemates and present as a group. Each group will have about 3 -5 minutes to talk. �

Language Arts – Closing Session 01/22/18 Novel Studies � Answer the following prompts on your exit ticket: � List: � 3 � 1 � 1 things you learned while completing today’s activity thing about the author (4 th & 5 th periods only) thing about the setting thing about the background knowledge you learned Homework: � Finish any incomplete reading portfolio work! � Be sure that you have completed your independent reading book before Friday, January 26, 2018!