• Read for the first 20 minutes of class.
• Prepare book circle questions
• Small group break-out discussions.

• Read
• Partner activity:  discuss your reading experiences
• Finish chapter 5 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Honors English

• View video from CBS Sunday morning
• High School Basketball Team Gets Miracle Assist
• Using the point of view of the narrator, tell the story of this video.
• Post the story in your on-line journal.

We’ll spend the period in the Mac lab attempting to set up our journals.

1st Period-English 1

• Read
• Review examples of argumentative writing
• Assessment pre-write
• Create questions for Friday’s Book Circle using the following stems:

Knowledge:  tell, list, describe, name, who, what happened

Comprehension:  What is the main idea…, explain why…, predict, compare/contrast, explain

Application:  What questions would you ask…, could this have happened?…Show…Generalize…Infer what the author means in this paragraph…

Analyze:  What was the theme of this section?  What are some problems the characters are experiencing?  How is_____________similar to___________________?  Arrange, Outline, Organize

Evaluate:  How would you handle__________________?  Do you think________________ is a good or bad thing/person?  How would you feel if_____________________________?

Create:  For Mastery Level-  Design, compose, plan, review, propose an alternative ending to a major event in this section, what would happen if…..

Be prepared for Friday’s Book Circle!

• Read
• Group Work-Prepare chapter reviews
• Present chapter review

BREAK

• Assessment opportunity: Text analysis
• In small groups, read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 
• Answer questions together

• Postponed-Language discussion
• Mac Lab-Set up student blogs

• Read
• Discuss progress report grades and missing assignments
• Work period

• Silent Sustained Reading-20 minutes
• In small groups, create a cartoon/comic strip/children’s book of the first three chapters of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.  Use direct quotes from the book to earn 4/4.  Use illustrations to make your chapter come to life.  Stick figures are all right if they’re tidy.

Work day to prepare literary terms/quotes worksheet for Tuesday.

Reading Circle Day:

• Read for the first 20 minutes of class.
• Discussion leader:  prepare questions using Bloom’s question stems.
• Book circle, Day 1.  Group discussions.  Each group member must complete a portion of the roles worksheet
• Plan book circle roles for Day 2 next week.
• Read for the remainder of the period.