July+12,+2010+L3

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Please copy the following in your planner for July 12, 2010 = Learning Objectives:  = Students will: == Homework Due Today: == == Today's Agenda:  ==
 * prepare short formal presentations
 * write summary sentences
 * perform short plays
 * understand theme
 * learn reading strategy "make connections"
 * Homework due Thursday: In the Reading section: 7/15/10 "Scan for Vocabulary" Interactive Practice Book p. 175-180 P#
 * Homework due: page 172-173 in the Interactive Practice Book


 * 1) Copy learning objectives in planner
 * 2) Stamp and review homework (15 min)
 * 3) In the Writing section: 7/12 / 10 Language and Grammar Transparencies: Engage in Conversations p [|N] Adjectives p# Before viewing the transparency, create Cornell notes and with the help of this [|website], answer the following question: Why did the 1992 Los Angeles Riots occur? Look at the transparency page N and create a formal group presentation by answering the following questions:
 * What happened in the picture?
 * What were the 1992 Los Angeles Riots a result of?
 * What does violence do to a community?
 * What is a possible solution to the problem? (50 min)
 * 1) In the Reading section: 7/12/10 Scan for Vocabulary "Fear" Edge p. 383-385. The students will write all unknown words, the teacher will provide English synonyms, and the students will find translations. (40 min)
 * 2) In the Reading section 7/12/10 Summary Sentences "Fear" p. 383-385 P# In groups of 3-4, take turns reading the story aloud and stop to write a summary sentence for each paragraph using the sentence starters (40 min)
 * 3) The teacher will review the sticky notes for pages 383-385 (20 min)
 * 4) In the Participation section: 7/12/10 View Vocabulary Skits p# . Each group will take turns performing their skits. The teacher will put the group numbers in a cup and randomly draw out numbers. Once the group finished their performance, the class will guess the vocabulary word. In the notebook, the class will complete the following sentence starters for each word (50 min)