Do Now8-27

I can activate prior knowledge and gain background knowledge in order to

better comprehend text.

What is this excerpt about? (I’m about to put it

on the board.)

Christopher Columbus

• He discovered America

• Three ships: Nina, pinta, santa maria

• He discovered the world was round

• Quicker route- spices from Asia

• Queen of Spain gave him money to travel

• From Portugal

Christopher Columbus

• He proved that the world was not flat• He would fall off the Earth• Nothing, sea monsters,• He believed the Earth was egg-shaped

and the top was paradise.• Discovered North America• Boats: Nina, pinta, santa maria• Traded

Christopher Columbus

• What do you know about Christopher Columbus?– An explorer– Discover North America– Boat- 3 boats: Nina, pinta, santa maria– Captured native Americans– Proved the world was round– Difficult journey– People questioned him

Independent Reading Time

• For your reading response journal, tell me all the things you already know about the topic of your book.– Examples: snowboarding, competition, sports,

slavery, memory loss, fear…

• When you finish with your response, read quietly. I’ll will be conferencing today!

Prior Knowledge 8-27

The topic of my book is ___________.

I know this because… (2 pieces of Text Evidence).

All the things I know about _____________ are: _____________

This helped me understand __________

_______________________________

Do Now 8-30I can activate prior knowledge and

gain background knowledge in order to better comprehend text.

• Write down ALL the words that pop into your head when you hear the word discrimination.

Prior Knowledge Graphic Organizer

• INDEPENDENTLY, fill in the innermost circle with words you associate with DISCRIMINATION.

• Now, talk with your group members and add their words.

Group Article• Mark the text as I read out loud. I am

going to show you how I annotate text.• As I read, I write down:

– Questions– Inferences– Predictions– Feelings– Answers– Cause-effect situations– Connections– New ideas

You ANNOTATE and RESPOND

• As you read the article, record at LEAST five annotations.

• Then, in your RRJ respond to this question:

–What new idea did you learn today?

What new idea did you learn today?

Discrimination RRJ 8-30 One new idea I learned today is that

__________________________________________________________________I know this to be true because the text mentioned

“____________________________________________________________________.”In addition, the text explained “___________________________________________.”Learning this idea helped me understand

_____________________________________.

Nouns, Nouns, Nouns

• What is a noun?

• Freedom• Sally• Desk• Food• Park