Week+23+~+February+4+-+8,+2013

**__ Work on Novel Study - Due March 7, 2013 - No late work will be accepted. __** **__ Essential Question: __** If there is enough food in the world to feed everyone, why does hunger exist? **__ Word of the Week: __**** //quixotic// (adj.) ** idealistic; romantic; impractical **__ Quote of the Week: __** "The future depends on what we do in the present.” Mahatma Gandhi
 * __ This Week's Selection: __** __ Treasure Of Lemon Brown __ by Walter Dean Myers

__ Unit 10 - Vocabulary List __ 1. aqueduct - a means of transporting water over long distances 2. conduct - to guide or direct 3. conduit - a channel for transporting liquid or carrying electrical cables 4. deduce - to come to a logical conclusion 5. induce - to persuade; to bring about or cause something to happen 6. induction - a formal installation in office or admittance to the armed forces 7. productivity - the ability to manufacture or produce goods 8. reduction - the process of decreasing in size or amount 9. subdue - to conquer or to quiet 10. viaduct - a bridge with arches that supports a road or railroad

** RIF ** : Literary Analysis ** Students will be able to: ** 1) Use main idea and supporting details to make inferences about literary elements 2) Understand characterization 3) Compare and contrast literary elements within and across texts 4) Use words that are introduced and directly taught 5) Use word origin to identify the meanings of words in context

**__ Monday, February 4, 2013 __** __ Warm Up: __ Got Rumen (Context Clues) Unit 10 Vocabulary Review – word origins and meaning Homeless Children in America

__Warm Up:__ The Language Cop (Literary Analysis/Figurative Language) __Agenda__ Stamina 3 Review Begin Homeless Unit – Beating the Odds Anticipation Guide – The Michael Oher Story
 * __ Tuesday, February 5, 2013 __**

__ Warm Up: __ The Crow & The Pitcher (Theme) __ Agenda __ A Running Brook of Horrors
 * __ Wednesday, February 6, 2013 __**

__Warm Up:__ Inertia and Friction (Cause & Effect) __Agenda:__ Treasure Of Lemon Brown - Plot Diagram, Cause & Effect Relationships
 * __ Thursday, February 7, 2013 __**

**__Friday, February 8, 2013__** __Warm Up:__ Check Weekly Warm Ups Lemon Brown/Homelessness Quiz Vocabulary Unit 10 Quiz