Week+24+~+Feb+17+-21,+2014

=__RIF:__ Literary Analysis (Character Development), Vocabulary= =__Word of the Week:__ aghast: (adj.) struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; amazed; astonished; appalled= =__Quote of the Week:__ “Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” ~Langston Hughes=

=__Essential Question:__ What are some reasons that people become homeless? Is it always their fault?=

=Monday - Presidents' Day - No School!=



=__Tuesday__= =__Warm Up:__ Escaping the Endless Adolescence (Point of View and Perspective)= =__Agenda:__ The Builder of the Great Wall (Informational Text)=

=__Wednesday__= =__Warm Up:__ None= =Period 1 - FCAT Writes - Mock (First Period)= =Main Idea Practice= =__Agenda:__= =__Thursday__= =__Warm Up:__ NONE= =Stamina Practice #5=

=__Friday__= =__Warm Up:__ Beating the Odds Before Reading Anticipation Guide= =__Agenda:__= =The Treasure of Lemon Brown p. 334 by Walter Dean Myers= =Introduction of PW Impact - Beating the Odds Unit=

=Media Center: Research Homelessness in America= =__Conduct a research on someone who is/was homeless.__ Consider the following questions:= =a) What caused this person to become homeless? What was their life like before homelessness?= =b) What are special needs/issues did/does this person have? e.g. disabilities, juvenile, families etc that presented added problems?= =c) What struggles did this person endure? How did he/she deal with their struggles?= =d) Did this person receive assistance? From whom? Was this person aware of the help that is/was available?=