8th Week 4 Agenda 09/24/12-09/28/12

1. 8th Week 4 Agenda09/24/12-09/28/12 • Monday: Sister Amina’s Lesson • Tuesday: Testing for 8A; PBS movie for 8B • Wednesday: Amina’s Lesson Continued… • Thursday: Old Ben • Friday: Grammar/Vocab

2. Daily Writing: What would…09/24/12 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • If you could do whatever you wanted to right now, what would you do? • If you were principal of this school, what would you do?

3. Monday: Reminders • Hand in your journals! • Reminder from Friday: • Go to my website by Wednesday! larsons-class-site.weebly.com • I want to make sure everyone can access my website. Even if you’ve gone to it before, visit it again by Wednesday night. I may have a 1-question quiz tomorrow asking about something on my website.  • Notebook title: Vocab I • Write the words and the correct definitions in your notebook (words inside the left margin, definitions to the right of the margin line). • Notebook title: Vocab I Sentences • Write your own sentences using the vocabulary words • Make sure your sentences are detailed enough to prove to me you understand what the word means. Be creative! • Due by Friday

4. Seating Chart – 8B Front/Teacher’s Desk Front/Door • Zakariye • Laden A. & Kausar • Adikarim & Abdulahi • Salma S. & Sumaya • Mahamed A. & Khalid • Sahlen & Aisha • Hashim & Mohamed D. • Salma Y. & Ladan S. • Salma A. & Hafsa

5. Monday: Cub Pilot on the Mississippi • Sister Amina’s lesson on Cub Pilot on the Mississippi • Pre-reading activity: Let’s talk about you! • Write five sentences that tell how you might react to being bullied or unfairly criticized. Use three out of these five vocabulary words: agitate, protest, and confront. • Then we will do pair share once you are done and go over vocab. • During Reading: Make predictions and start reading story. • Post Reading: Create story map.

6. Tuesday: How to… • 8A: Testing. If you miss this day, make sure to see someone in the office for a retake. • 8B: Teach the class! • 20 minutes: In groups, come up with a 5 minute lesson & skit involving your assigned topics. • The skit can involve a conflict, but make sure it’s clear in the end how the conflict can be resolved. • You will be graded on professionalism, creativity, preparedness, visual aid(s) and involvement of everyone in the group & staying on task. • Topics: • What is SLANT? How does it work? Aisha, Mahamed D., & Salma Y. • How to get the most out of group work. Mohamed A., Hashim, Abdullahi H., Salma S. & Kausar • How to show and earn respect. Laden A., Salma A., Zac, Hafsa & Abdikarim • How to achieve academic success. Khalid, Sumaya, Sahlen, LadanS., Abdulahi Y. • Groups will present their lesson to the class and will be video recorded.

7. Daily Writing: Change09/26/12 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” ~Simone de Beauvoir • “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” ~Reinhold Niebuhr

8. Wednesday: Reminders & Random • Go to my website by tonight if you haven’t visited it since Friday! larsons-class-site.weebly.com Due by Friday: • Notebook title: Vocab I • Write the words and the correct definitions in your notebook (words inside the left margin, definitions to the right of the margin line). • Notebook title: Vocab I Sentences • Write your own sentences using the vocabulary words • Make sure your sentences are detailed enough to prove to me you understand what the word means. Be creative! • Introduce new library books! Don’t forget: You should have read and prepared a book talk by October 11! • Notebook checks: • Don’t forget to TITLE and date your work! I will start taking points off if you don’t. • Use your three minutes wisely! You should have 4-5 sentences for each daily writing. • Anytime I write, “Journal Title,” the assignment goes in your journal and doesn’t need to be ripped out. • Anytime I write “Notebook Title,” the assignment goes in your Language Arts notebook and doesn’t need to be ripped out. • If you forget your journal/notebook, make sure to paste or rewrite the missing daily writing or assignment into your journal or notebook after class.

9. Wednesday: Cub Pilot on the Mississippi • Groups present on topics from yesterday: • What is SLANT? How does it work? Aisha, Mahamed D., & Salma Y. • How to get the most out of group work. Mohamed A., Hashim, Abdullahi H., Salma S. & Kausar • How to show and earn respect. Laden A., Salma A., Zac, Hafsa & Abdikarim • How to achieve academic success. Khalid, Sumaya, Sahlen, Ladan S., Abdulahi Y. • Finish reading Cub Pilot on the Mississippi • Sister Amina continues her lesson.

10. Daily Writing: Igloo Living 09/27/12 Directions: Write with detail! Prompt: If you knew you were going to be banished to an igloo for the rest of your life, what five items would you take along? (Assume you would get all the food, water, heaters, and warm clothes you needed.) Write a paragraph about what you’d take, and why.

11. Thursday: Random • Quiz: Besides a tree, what is the other image on the homepage of my website? • Reminder of homework due tomorrow: • Notebook title: Vocab I • Write the words and the correct definitions in your notebook (words inside the left margin, definitions to the right of the margin line). • Notebook title: Vocab I Sentences • Write your own sentences using the vocabulary words • Make sure your sentences are detailed enough to prove to me you understand what the word means. Be creative!

12. Thursday: Old Ben • Pre-reading question for Old Ben (pg. 78): What would you do if you came into contact with a snake? What if you accidentally stepped on it? • Popcorn read Old Ben (pg. 78) • Journal title: Old Ben • Recall: What kind of snake does Pa say is the only good kind? • Analyze Causes and Effects: Why do Pa’s feelings change? • Interpret: How do you know Pa’s feelings have changed? • Explain how “Old Ben” illustrates the idea that friends can be found in the most unexpected places. • When you’re done, raise your hand. Then work on vocab assignment due tomorrow or your book talk that’s due October 11.

13. Daily Writing: Jobs09/28/12 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.” ~ Steve Jobs • “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” ~ Steve Jobs

14. Vocab/Grammar Friday • Get out your notebook and turn to your vocab homework due today. • QuizFridayon Vocab I, Vocab II, commas and semicolons. • Notebook title: Vocab II • Write the words and the correct definitions in your notebook : • Judicious (adj.): Showing sound judgment; wise and careful • Indulgent (adj.): tolerant; not strict or critical • Affectionate (adj.): loving • Scarce (adj.): few in number; not common • Studious (adj.): devoted to learning • Decadent (adj.): marked by decay or decline • Tantalized (v.): tormented by something just out of reach

15. Vocab/Grammar Friday • Paste or staple semicolon handout in your notebook. • Listen to grammar podcast from Grammar Girl on semicolons and colons: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/semicolons.aspx

19. When? When do I use a semicolon? • Use a semicolon when you want to form a bond between two statements that are related. • Ex: It was below zero on a cold winter day; Squiggly wondered if he would freeze to death. • Don’tuse a semicolon with coordinating conjunctions (and, or, but). Use a comma in this case. • Ex: It was 10 below zero on a cold winter day, andSquiggly wondered if he would freeze to death.

20. When? Continued… When do I use a semicolon? • Use it as a SUPER comma! • Ex: This week's book winners are Herbie in Milligan College, Tennessee; Matt in Irvine, California; and Jan in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. • Because each item in the list requires a comma to separate the city from the state, you have to use a semicolon to separate the items themselves.

24. Vocab/Grammar Friday • Worksheet on semicolons and commas due Thursday. Let’s do the first one together. • Vocabulary homework due Thursday: • Notebook title: Vocab II • Write the words and the correct definitions in your notebook (words inside the left margin, definitions to the right of the margin line). • Notebook title: Vocab II Sentences • Write your own sentences using the vocabulary words • Make sure your sentences are detailed enough to prove to me you understand what the word means. Be creative!