WORKSHOP 3 WEEK 4 Nature’s Fury

LESSON 1

Tuesday• Please turn in your paws passes.

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Wednesday• Please turn in your paws passes.

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Today is February 3, 2015Bell Work: Copy and correct the sentence below

gnarly nerd a straight A student continued to inform harold. and classy cassandra is to good a student to be interested in connan he elucidated

Learning Targets• I can determine the meaning of unknown words and

phrases choosing flexible from a range of strategies.

•Homework: Reading Response Journals Due Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D), Vocab Quiz Friday

23. elucidated, gnarled

Gnarly Nerd, a straight “A” student, continued to inform Harold. “Classy Cassandra is too good a student to be interested in Conan,” he elucidated.

gnarly nerd a straight A student continued to inform harold. and classy cassandra is to good a student to be interested in connan he elucidated

Today’s Agenda• Reading Response Journal• Reading Response Journal• Vocabulary Worksheet as a Group for p.197• Vocabulary Rap Activity • Multiple Meaning Words Worksheet

Vocabulary Rap• Your group will be assigned a word. • Fill in the vocabulary worksheet for your word only• One group member will come type it into the document• The rest of the group will come up with a rap. It should

follow this format:• “When I say (vocabulary word), you say (synonym for word)”

As groups post their words, copy them on your paper.

You will be sharing your rap with the class.

LESSON 2

Thursday: Welcome Advisory• Please get out your PAWS passes. Make sure you have

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Today is February 4, 2015Bell Work: Copy and correct the sentence below.

You ___________ going to meet me at the park yesterday, weren’t you?

a. are b. were c. is d. was

Learning Targets• I can describe the setting of a story, including weather, time

of day, and location. • I can analyze how setting shapes the characters or plot.•Homework: Reading Response Journals Due Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D), Vocab Quiz Friday

Today’s Agenda• Reading Response Journal• Cause and Effect Activity• Video of Honduras Hurricane of 1998 to build background

knowledge• Reading “Storm In the Night” p.199-201 and Answer Read

and Synthesize Questions• Vocabulary Review

A cause is what makes something happens. To find the cause, you need to ask yourself , “What happened first?”.

An effect is what happens because of something else (the cause). To find the effect, you need to ask yourself, “What happened second?”.

The boy was grounded because he wasn’t on green at school.

What happened first? The boy wasn’t on green at school. (This is the cause)

What happened second? The boy was grounded. (This is the effect)

Cause and Effect Activity: Thriller

• Watch video and listen to lyrics. Think about the cause and effect of the monsters in the video.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA • Fill in cause and effect on your worksheet.• Work on writing cause and effect sentences on the back

Storm in the Night

1. Honduras Hurricane Video

2. Reading p.199-201 taking notes about setting

3. Answer Part 1 Questions on your worksheet

4. When you finish, study your vocabulary words

LESSON 3

Friday: Welcome Advisory

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Today is February 5, 2015Bell Work: Check the inbox and begin taking vocabulary quiz. Voice level is zero. When you finish you may read or draw on the back.

Learning Targets• I can describe the setting of a story, including weather, time

of day, and location. • I can analyze how setting shapes the characters or plot.•Homework: Reading Response Journals Due Wednesday (A&B) and Thursday (C & D), Vocab Quiz Today

Today’s Agenda• Mini Lesson on Setting• Read p.202-203 as a class• Read p.204-205 with your group alternating paragraphs• Complete Setting Drawing Activity. You have four squares

and they must show how the main character evolves as the setting of the story changes.

• Answer PART TWO Read and Synthesize Questions