INTRODUCTION TO UNIT TWO: Q & A BY VIKAS SWARUP

English 10 Week 7October 17-21

10C Seating Chart

Front of Classroom/White Board Door

Miguel Jonathan Whitney Owen

Olivia Jefferson

Rayoni Christine

Nathalie Warren

Lila Josh

Amando Ylana

Marcus Rockens

Samantha AnthonyLeela Harold

Monday 10/17/10 (10C period 6)Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson, I will be able to…1. Identify the location of Mumbai and summarize three key facts about Mumbai in order to build background knowledge for unit two.2. Compose a response to statements on a unit two “Anticipation Guide” in which I make judgements about real life situations.

Do Now: On page

How do you think your life would change if you won the lottery? Do you think your life would change for the better or for the worse? What would be the pros and cons?

Make a connection between this question, your response to it and the non-fiction reading you did over the weekend.

Homework: Create Vocabulary flashcards for the words on word list #2. Flashcards need to include: word, word meaning, sentence and word relationship and picture.

Agenda:

1. Do Now and homework collection.

2. Pair Share3. Introduction of Unit Two–

Cover page and essential Questions.

4. Anticipation Guide: Take a Stand!

5. Notes on Mumbai and video clips.

6. Go over HW questions on non-fiction reading: “The Real Slumdog Millionaire”

Tuesday 10/18/10 (10B period 8)Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson, I will be able to…1. Compose a response to statements on a unit two “Anticipation Guide” in which I make judgements about real life situations.

Do Now: On page 28 or 30

How do you think your life would change if you won the lottery? Do you think your life would change for the better or for the worse? What would be the pros and cons?

Make a connection between this question, your response to it and the non-fiction reading you did over the weekend.

Homework: Create Vocabulary flashcards for the words on word list #2. Flashcards need to include: word, word meaning, sentence and word relationship and picture.

Agenda:

1. Do Now and homework collection (“Real Slumdog Millionaire).

2. HW review3. Do Now Pair Share4. Whole Class: Introduction

of Unit Two– Cover page and essential Questions.

5. Anticipation Guide: Take a Stand!

Do Now: On p.26 or 28 Agenda:

Review the words and sentences on vocab word list #2 and your new sentences on the Give One, Get One, Move On worksheet from yesterday. Then, explain a word relationship between any two words on the list.

1. Do Now 2. Collect HW (finished “The

Price of Young Love”3. Non-Fiction assessment 1. 4. Mini-lesson Review– Author’s

Purpose and Main Idea. 5. Whole Class review– author’s

purpose and main idea of the first three non-fiction texts.

6. Independent work/Non-fiction assessment #1 (to finish for hw if not done in class).

Monday 10.17.11 (10B period 4)Objectives: You will be able to… 1. Review the author’s purpose and main idea of the Kagame speech, “A Tale of Two Indias” and “The Price of Young Love”. 2. Read, annotate, explain the author’s purpose and identify the main idea of “The Real Slumdog Millionaire”.

SAT Word List #2: Word Relationships

Exacerbate/Thwarted: I tried to complete all of my homework assignments on time, but my goal was thwarted when one of my essays did not save correctly and this exacerbated my poor grade.

Precarious/Ambiguous: I was going to jump off the ladder, which was very precarious, but I was feeling ambiguous about whether or not I should do it.

Aloof/Ambiguous: The new kid was aloof and shy because he was feeling ambiguous about making new friends.

Aloof/Omnipotent: The boy was aloof because he thought he was omnipotent (kept to himself because he thought he was more powerful than everyone else).

Reviewing Author’s Purpose and Main Idea

Unit One Non-Fiction Texts

Author’s Purpose Main Idea

1. “A Different Discussion About Aid” by President Paul Kagame (Rwanda)

2. “A Tale of Two Indias” by Patricia Smith

3. “The Price of Young Love” by Jack Healy

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Pre-Reading: What you need to know

The novel, movie and article are all about a city in India called Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay).

Important Facts about Mumbai: The most populous cities in India and the second most

populous city in the world. It is the industrial and entertainment capital of India. It is

the home of Bollywood (the Indian version of Hollywood) and lots of movie stars and major corporations.

Some of the most wealthy, famous and powerful people in India live in Mumbai, but it also home to large slums and a large population of street children who live on the streets and support themselves and their families by begging.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQWpefYGIIs&feature=fvsthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzbwV7on6Q

Learning Goal: SWBATIdentify the location of Mumbai and summarize three key facts about Mumbai in order to build background knowledge for unit two.

Unit Two Anticipation Guide

Put a number of 1-4 next to each of the statements below. 1=Strongly Disagree 2= Disagree 3=Agree 4=Strongly

Agree

1. Committing horrible crimes is sometimes justified. 2. A person should protect their friends at all costs– even if it means

putting yourself in great danger.3. We are all shaped by the place we live in (our context determines who

we are). 4. Knowledge and wisdom come from life experiences, not formal

education (school and books).5. People are usually not what they appear to be. 6. There is no such thing as good luck or bad luck– everything that

happens to us is because of our choices.

Choose two of the statements above and explain why you gave it the number that you did. IN other words, write 2-3 complete sentences explaining your feelings about two out of the six statements.

Learning Goal: SWBATCompose a response to statements on a unit two “Anticipation Guide” in which I make judgements about real life situations