Welcome to ELL, 6/11/12Warm Up:• Pick up ELL notebook• Answer the following warm up questions:1. “Have you ever read a graphic novel?2. Did you like the graphic novel format?

Why/Why Not? 3. What makes a graphic novel different from a

text book?”

I can statement/agenda Today, 6/11, I can…• Know: Identify evidence of story, myth or legend.• Do: Silent read and quick note my graphic novel.

Agenda:• Warm up: 5 minutes • Introduce books/task: 10 minutes • Silent read/quick notes: 30 minutes

Quick notes Your task:• Create three quick notes – 1. Character trait(s)

• She is brave because… • He is a coward because …• They are intelligent because …

– 2. Setting• The setting of this book is …• This book takes place in …

– 3. Myth, legend or story• I know this is a myth because …• I know this is a legend because …• This is not a myth or legend because …

Welcome to SS Monday, June 11

• Please grab your:– Social Studies notebook

Warm-up: Turn and talk: What does it mean to be American?

I can statement/agenda Today, 6/11, I can…• Know: Apply ICE and my knowledge I’ve gained this year in

one document. • Do: Write an essay arguing what it means to be an

American.

Agenda• Warm up: 5 minutes • How to write an effective explanation: 10 minutes • Video intro: 5 minutes • Introduce “What it means to be an American”: 5-10 minutes • Begin outline: 15 minutes

Mini-Lesson: How to write an effective explanation

• Read the question or prompt.• Write your claim/answer.• Don’t forget to give evidence/details!

• Explain by answering this question: Why is your claim/argument the best answer to the question? Why should we believe you?

Video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTZ2AE9qZwY

Brainstorm

• What famous documents have we studied this year?

• What historical events or people have we studied this year?

• Write down two possible choices from each that you might include in your assignment

Get started: USE ICE!• Intro: Previews and engages

• 1st Paragraph: What should an American look like? Why?

• 2nd Paragraph: What should an American do? Why?

• 3rd Paragraph: What should an American know? Why?

• Conclusion: Summarizes and has a call to action

Welcome to Language Arts6/11/12

• Materials Manager: Return SS notebook, pick up Readers notebooks

• Warm Up:• Get out planner, turn to today’s date Turn and talk: – What was the “setting” of your POTM topic?– Who was/were the “main character(s)” of your

POTM topic?

I can statement/agenda Today, 6/11, I can…• Know: Identify similarities and differences between a

fictional text and a non fiction topic. • Do: Create quick notes for my book and my POTM

topic.

Agenda • Warm up: 5 minutes • Planner/announcements: 5-10 minutes • Mini lesson (Compare/Contrast): 10 minutes • Silent reading/quick notes: 20 minutes

Announcements

• No reading/writing HW this week• Focus on revisions and “What is an American”• 6/13 “What is an American” essay due • 6/18 Readers Notebook Check (2 books, 20

points) • 6/18-6/20 Book talks * must finish civil rights

book by 6/18

Compare and Contrast • Compare and Contrast: to identify similarities and differences

between 2 things

• Identify comparisons and contrast between characters

– The Little Rock Nine are in High School – Pacy is in Elementary School– Both Pacy and the Little Rock Nine face discrimination because of their

ethnicity.

• Between settings

– Little Rock Nine lived in Arkansas in the 1950s – Pacy lives near New York City during present day.– One similarity between Pacy and the Little Rock Nine is that much of

their story happens at school.