Week+28+~+March+11+-+15,+2013

__ Novel Selection: Nothing But the Truth by Avi __

__ SWBAT: Review Benchmarks: __ __1) Literary Analysis __ ( literary elements – plot elements, *common themes, *genres, *use of figurative language, word choice, *organizational text features: headings, subheadings, graphs etc. ) __ 2) Reading Application __ ( * author’s purpose, point of view, perspective, bias, main idea, essential message– inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, *cause-and-effect relationships, text structure: compare/contrast, organizational methods, etc., text features, *compare and contrast in multiple texts: setting, character, problem ) __ 3) Vocabulary __ ( context clues, base words – affixes, root words, advanced word phrase relationships, multiple meaning words, words with Greek, Anglo-Saxton, Latin roots) __ 4) Reference and Research __ ( Illustrations, text features, arguments, validity/reliability )

__Quote Of The Week:__ “It is easy to look the other way. But when you do, terrible things can happen.” Eve Bunting __Word of the Week:__ auspicious: (adj.) fortunate; positive; promising __Essential Question:__ As citizens, what is our most important civil right? Give reasons for your choice.

__Unit 13 Vocabulary__ 1. Primogeniture – the condition of being first-born 2. Congenial – agreeable; sociable; having the same tastes 3. Gentry – people of high social position and good breeding 4. Gender – classification as male or female 5. Genealogy – a record of ancestry 6. Regenerate – to create anew or revive 7. Generic – general, relating to an entire class or group 8. Genesis – origin, source, or birth 9. Degenerate – to deteriorate or decline <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">10. Progeny – descendants; offspring

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">__WARM UP:__ Check Last Week’s Warm Ups <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">__Agenda__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">Building Background: The Bill of Rights <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">Vocabulary Unit 13 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">Stamina #6 Review
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">__Monday March 11, 2013__ **

__ Warm Up: __ Video Game Therapy __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">Agenda __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">Vocabulary Exercises 1 & 2 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">STARS Strategy 3 Sequence and 4 Cause & Effect
 * __ Tuesday March 12, 2013 __**

__ Warm Up: __ Charlie Brown, Peanuts & Me (Author's Purpose) FCAT Practice: Finish the “Great Wall of China” Packet (Reference & Research) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">STARS Strategy 5: Comparing & Contrast 6 Making Predictions
 * __ Wednesday March 13, 2013 __**

Warm Up: Conch Cay (Story Elements) Book Fair Vocabulary Practice Exercises 3 & 4 Read “Nothing But the Truth (Chapters 1 – 2)
 * __ Thursday May 14, 2013 __**

Check Warm ups Vocabulary Unit 13 Test FCAT Practice: The Cop and the Anthem Read: Nothing But the Truth
 * __ Friday March 15, 2013 __**