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Bell Ringer

1. Happy solar eclipse day! Take out your planner and open it to today’s

date. Before the bell rings is the time to sharpen pencils.

2. Turn in supplies to the bins and any assignments to the class inbox.

3. If you didn’t finish the Achieve 3000 Level Set last class, get your

assigned computer. (The clipboard on top of the cart is available for

your reference.) Login and begin working on the Level Set. You must

answer the questions using nothing but your own knowledge.

4. Two students not taking the Level Set need to get the comp. books

and gently place them on your classmates’ desks.

5. Students who have finished the Level Set, sit quietly and wait for

further directions.

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Housekeeping

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Collections textbook needed in class daily until further notice

HOMEWORK:

Parent extra credit email due by 8/24 (A) & 8/25 (B.)

COMP. BOOK SET-UP

Complete at home if you don’t have your comp. book with your

today.

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Setting up our Comp. Books

Materials Needed:• Comp. book from bin

• Pencil

• Desk cleared of

everything else

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Front Cover (Outside)

Double check it has your name, Ms. Barker,

and your class period on the OUTSIDE cover.

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The One Rule for the Comp. Book

1. Never rip pages out of your comp. book.

2. Never rip pages out of your comp. book.

3. Never rip pages out of your comp. book.

4. Class, what’s the one rule for the comp. book?

5. Never rip pages out of your comp. book.

6. The pages are sewn into the binding. Each time you

rip a piece of paper from the comp. book, the thread

is weakened and the book will fall apart.

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Table of Contents

Open up the front cover.Table of Contents

Date Assignment Pages

First 4 pages should look like this & you WILL write on the

back on pages in your comp. book.

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Adding your first entry

On the FIRST table of contents page, write your first entry. It should

look like the above picture.

Table of ContentsDate Assignment Pages

Add the following to your FIRST Table of Contents page:

8/18 Personal Vocab. Dictionary 1-24

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Adding your first entry

On the FIRST table of contents page, write your first entry. It should

look like the above picture.

Table of ContentsDate Assignment Pages

Add the following to your FIRST Table of Contents page:

8/21 Personal Vocab. Dictionary 1-24

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First Entry: Directions

On the first page, after the last table of Contents page, write

‘Personal Vocab. Dictionary’ across the top of the page.

Write a letter “A” on the first line. It should NOT take up more

than the first line as you will need space to add unfamiliar vocab.

words that start with the letter “A” throughout the year.

Repeat these steps for all the letters in the alphabet. Letters “X,

Y, and Z” may share a page.

Number your pages (starting with this entry) in the top, or bottom

OUTER corner. You’re responsible for keeping up with the

numbering as we add entries.

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Mission Accomplished!

I knew you could do it . . .

Your next mission, is to add

unfamiliar vocabulary you don’t

know the meaning of (and terms I

tell you to add) under the correct

letter in your personal vocab.

dictionary.

This will be an ongoing assignment

throughout the year, with periodic

checks.

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The Fine Print

STANDARDS: RL.2.6 Determine an author’s point of view or

purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes

his or her position from that of others.

OBJECTIVES:

I can…

Analyze a text

Determine author’s purpose

Determine details that help me figure out the author’s

perspective

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We Do: Review

What is perspective?

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We Do: Review

What do you see?

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We Do: Review

What is author’s purpose?

The reason an author’s writing the text.

Generally, author’s write to Persuade, Inform,

Explain, or Express. (Remembering this should

be as easy as P.I.E.!)

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Before Reading

1 - Why this text, now?

Whether you realize it, or not you regularly read

personal essays on your own and at school.

2 - What makes it a personal essay?

A personal essay is a short, nonfiction text

that reflects the writer’s experiences, feelings,

and personality.

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Before Reading

Open your

Collections book to

page 313

Reader 3, stop reading after

you’ve finished the bullet points.

Reader 4, stop

reading after

you’ve finished the

bullet points.

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Before Reading

5 – Background (top of p. 307)

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Before Reading

6 – Additional Background Info:

Kielburger started other organizations. Along with

his brother Marc, Kielburger co-founded other

organizations to bring positive change to the world.

Me to We aims to help people from all over the

world become “world changers.” An event called

We Day ties to a yearlong activism effort called We

Act.

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Before Reading

7 – Building Context:

Since 1995, Kielburger’s

organization has provided these-life

changing services, equipment, and

supplies to people around the world:

$16 million in medical supplies

Clean water, health care, and

sanitation to over a million

people

The construction of over 650

schools

Educational opportunities for

55,000 children daily.

If you’re interested and want to

know more about Free the Children

and Kielburger’s other philanthropic

organizations: you can check out:

1. https://www.we.org/

2. https://www.metowe.com/

3. His books on Amazon

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Before Reading

8 – Setting the Purpose (p. 307)

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We Do: Read “Craig Keilburger…”

Collections textbooks should be open to

p. 307Follow along as we read aloud.

Add to your bookmark.

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Work Period

Work with your table to continue reading

“Craig Kielburger Reflects on Working Toward

Peace.” Pages 307 - 312

Stop periodically to add details to your

personal bookmark. Everyone needs to have

a completed book mark.

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Packing Up Checklist

HOMEWORK:

Bring textbook next class.

Extra credit parent email due 8/24 (A) & 8/25 (B)

DO THE FOLLOWING:

1. Hold onto bookmarks. Bring them back next class.

2. Plug in your computers when your table is called

3. Return teacher’s supplies you borrowed where they

belong

4. Throw away trash

5. Pack-up personal belongings

6. Sit silently and wait for teacher

to dismiss you

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