Do Now 9/24/12

1. Do Now 9/24/12 • Would you rather watch a movie trailer for your favorite movie or see the whole movie? Explain why.

2. Standards and Objectives

3. Assessment • Captain’s Logs will be graded with the TCAP. Students will score at least a 70%.

4. Agenda • Warm-Up and Discuss • Introduce Standard, Objective, and Agenda for the day. • Lesson: • - You know the topic but need to add the details. • - Sample paragraph 1 vs sample paragraph 2 • - highlight the details • - Writing time Captain’s Log Final Draft typed. Due Tomorrow (Tuesday).

5. On Topic but lacks details

6. On topic with specific details

7. Captain’s Log Journal 1 • We are leaving Earth and you are journaling about it: Describe your feelings as the rocket takes off and you see Earth fading away. Describe the things from Earth you will miss. Talk about the things you look forward to about life on Mars. Describe the one item you are holding in your lap and why you are taking it with you.

8. Homework • Captain’s Log Final Draft Due Tomorrow (Tuesday)

9. Exit Ticket • Why is it important to add details to your writing?

10. Study Smart • Achieve 3000 • http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html • ASDF JKL;

11. Do Now 9/25 • What is the most exciting part of the book so far? Why did you choose this part?

12. Standards and Objectives

13. agenda • Warm-Up and Discuss • Introduce Standard, Objective, and Agenda for the day. • Lesson: • Turn in Captain’s Log Journals • Open book quiz over May 7-May 24th • Why? To review what has happened in the book. • Read the directions carefully – show what you know. Use your book to look up some information. TCAP is always open book. Pages 1-51. No computer today.

14. Assessment • The Quiz will be worth 40 points • 4 multiple choice worth 4 total (DOK1) • 3 short answer worth 12 total (DOK1 and 2) • 1 essay worth 24 total (DOK 3) • 4 Bonus Vocabulary Words

15. Exit Ticket • Confident or Not poster Why?

16. Study Smart • Silent Choice Reading 20 minutes • Illustrate a part of what you read today – • Write the title of the book. • The Author. • Your name. • Draw your picture. • Write a sentence to describe it.

17. Do now 9/26 • What inventions have been made to reach unmet needs? Why was it created? • Examlpes - Storm warning system, thermal blankets, backup generators, water purifiers…

18. 2nd hour invention/services list • Military Food Packages – food that doesn’t go bad, easy to travel with • Solar panels – generate electricity when the sun is out, helps when generators go down • Cell phones – to talk to people when you are out at other places – emergencies • Portable cooler – keep stuff cold • GPS – track your position and know where to go

19. 4th hour inventions/ services • Cars – help travel faster • Microwave – heat food quicker • Water filtration – clean impurities out of the water • Shopping cart – carry food • Cars that can park themselves – help with technology and parking • Books – record history • Airplanes – to travel further faster than car/boat

20. 7th hour inventions/services • Bicycles – to get around and travel faster – before cars • Bullet proof vest – keep people safe – police, soldiers… • Space Heaters –to keep warm • Warning sirens theft – help people to know to call the police • Warning sirens fire – call the fire department – save lives • Guns – used for hunting, self defense • Cars – travel instead of horses • Fire – keep warm and cooking • School – help learn, keep safe • Inhaler – asthma helps with breathing • Lamps – oil lamp – light when the power is out • Flashlight – light instead of an oil lamp or candle • Fire extinguisher – to put out a small fire • Computer – easier to use than paper – storing files • Medic kits – small useful kit to help in many situations

21. Standards and Objectives

22. Agenda • Warm-Up and Discuss • Introduce Standard, Objective, and Agenda for the day. • Lesson: • Review of recent events in book – Quiz answers • Read pp. mid 55-60 • 71-77 pdf book • 4 minutes to brainstorm list of all needs (what was happening that didn’t work well and what did they need but didn’t have). T Chart • Side 1 – page # and need • Side 2 – idea to solve the problem • Pair Share and add ideas to own list • Circle 2-3 ideas from today that you think others might really need

24. Assessment • 5 participation points for T Chart with 2-3 examples of unmet needs with imagined solutions to the problem.

25. Exit ticket • Think Pair Share – 1 unmet need and an idea that you have for a solution – invention or new service.

26. Study Smart • Achieve 3000 • http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html • ASDF JKL;

27. Do Now 9/27/12 • What does each character do that could help them in the story? • Mom – writer; Matt – college student; Miranda – high school student, athletic; Jonny – middle school student, athletic; Ms. Nesbit – Old wise woman; Peter - doctor

28. Standards and objectives

29. Agenda • Warm-Up and Discuss • Introduce Standard, Objective, and Agenda for the day. • Lesson: • Review characters - new character – Peter – mom’s BF • Read pp. mid 60-67 • Pdf book 77-85 • 4 minutes to brainstorm list of all needs (what was happening that didn’t work well and what did they need but didn’t have). T Chart • Side 1 – page # and need • Side 2 – idea to solve the problem • Pair Share New person today! and add ideas to own list • Circle 2-3 ideas from today that you think others might really need

30. assessment • T Chart with 2-3 examples of unmet needs with imagined solutions to the problem. • Write in your notebook a possible invention or service that you could create to help people in times of a natural disaster.

31. Study smart • Pen Pals – Preference Boy or Girl (notecard) • Library time – return, renew, check out a new book at a harder reading level than the last one you had. • Read in individually chosen books • Write down 3-5 words that you don’t know and write the page number where you find each one • find the definitions tomorrow!

32. Study smart 9/28/12 • Achieve 3000 • Steps • 1) Take the poll • 2) email me a response • 3) read the article • 4) answer the questions • 5) Answer the thought question thoughtfully! • 6) Silent Choice Reading of your new book!

33. Do now 9/28/12 • When Katrina hit many people blamed the government for not doing enough. What could the government have done to prevent such damage and loss of life?

34. Standards and objectives

35. agenda • Warm-Up and Discuss • Introduce Standard, Objective, and Agenda for the day. • Lesson: • Students have done this process for 2 days now • Audio CD Pages 71-81 • PDF book 90-98 • As students listen they will continue to self- monitor by writing on their Tchart and placing post it notes on a large class T-Chart – We will pause to Review • Side 1 – page # and need • Side 2 – idea to solve the problem • Add to class chart as you read. • Quote from page 83 • Dan – “I try not to think about it,” he said, “What’ll happen next, I mean. But of course I do. And I get so angry. I know it’s nobody’s fault, but the government should have done something.” • “It could have warned people,” he said, “It could have evacuated people from the coastlines. Even if it turned out to be a false alarm. And there’s got to be something they could do about electricity. And gas prices. And food. Somewhere there’s got to be supplies of food that aren’t getting to us.”

36. Exit ticket • Over the past three days we’ve listed unmet needs for the characters in the book and we’ve listed possible solutions to these problems. • Write a paragraph to describe one idea you have for an invention or a support system that you would create to help individuals to fulfill one unmet need.

37. write a paragraph to describe one idea you have for an invention or a support system that you would create to help individuals to fulfill one unmet need.