It’s Thankful Thursday! What are you grateful for?

Report cards will be posted Friday! Yay!

RITUALS AND ROUTINESface to face

Sit in your assigned seats – no exceptions in your assigned seat – no exceptions

You will have assigned seats in the lunchroom

Masks MUST be worn at all times except when you are eating or drinkingWe have scheduled restroom breaks

Use hand sanitizer and wipe down computer area after use

RITUALS AND ROUTINESVirtual

I prefer you turn your camera on to monitor engagement you to turn your camera on to monitor engagement

You will have the same break as the face-to-face students

Lack of participation in the chat and when called upon will result in a phone call or email home

Attendance will be recorded in Synergy and Manually – YOU MUST BE LIVE IN THE SESSION, logging in outside of class times will not count towards attendance

Work on language arts assignments not work from other classes

LEARNING TARGETS:

1. LQ1 What are we learning?: What are we learning?We are analyzing different points of view around the world for New Year’s

2. LQ2 What are we doing? What are the key vocabulary words?We are activating prior knowledge on Point of View and composing a short narrativeg a reflection narrative

3. LQ3 How will we show what we’ve learned?e have learned?I can compose a narrative written from a specific Point of View and demonstrate understanding of standard RL6

Taking Notes....

• In the United States, people love to celebrate the New Year with parties or small gatherings that include families and friends.

• Example 1: Celebrate with a party, food, and music.

• Example 2: Watch the ball drop in New York or in other locations

• Example 3: Make a toast, hug one another when the new year begins

• At the beginning of the year, Americans make New Year resolutions.

RECALL

• Recall Point of View (POV)

• 1st person is:

•2nd Person is:

•3rd Person is:

•4th Person is:

me, I, we, us, my, mine

You, you’re

He, she, they, them

NO! There is no 4th person!

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Click the food to learn about New Year’s Cuisine

Click the Music box to learn about New Year’s tunes

Access Padlet and Poll. Then Click the map for New Year’s Celebrations.

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• Celebrated on September 11th

**Except when it is a leap year

• Celebrations for the Ethiopian New Year

usually last for a week

• Focused on family events.

• The holiday starts on New Year's Eve,

when each household light wooden

torches called "chibo" in Amharic

language, that symbolise the coming of

the new season of sunshine after the

end of the rainy season that has

prevailed since June

Enkuan Aderesachihu! (Happy New Year)

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• New Year’s Eve-Novchevieja - people get together with family and friends

• Celebrations include fireworks, grapes, sparkling win, hugs and music

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

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• Hogmanay is the word for the last day of the year

• ‘Auld Land Syne’ is the song sung after midnight on Hogmanay.

• The words to Auld Lang Syne were written by famous Scottish poet Robert Burns

• They celebrate with bonfires and fire festivals

• Steak Pies are a common item on the menu in Scotland

SCOTLAND NEW YEAR

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• Depending on where you go in India there are different ways to celebrate the New Year.

• Northern India and Sikh communities celebrate Vaisakhi (also called Baisakhi)

• The celebration is held on either April 13 or 14 every year

• It is the biggest harvest festival celebrated

• The main celebration takes place at the birthplace of the Khalsa and at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, at Talwandi Sabo

VAISAKHI – NEW YEAR IN INDIA

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Persian New Year Nowruz!• Nowruz is the name of the New Year’s Day holiday

that’s celebrated by many countries in the Middle East and Central Asia and those in the Bahá’ífaith (say "ba-HIGH")

• Nowruz means "new day"

• People prepare for Nowruz with a nineteen-day Bahá’í fast.

• They go without food from sunrise to sunset.

• During this time, people also focus on daily prayers and reflections.

• Some get ready for Nowruz by cleaning their house from top to bottom and decorating their homes with fresh flowers.

• When Nowruz finally arrives, people dress up and visit with friends and family, celebrating with prayers, music, dancing and feasts. It's a time of joyful celebration.

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New Year’s in Thailand

• Songkran is a festival held every year in Thailand on April 13. This is Thailand's New Year's party.

• People celebrate Songkran by throwing water at each other in the streets.

• People believe that water will wash away bad luck.

• It is also a time to visit family and give gifts.

• People go to the temple to pray and give food to monks. They also clean the Buddha images in temples with water and perfumes.

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SpainIslam

JAPANDENMARK

FOOD AROUND THE WORLD FOR NEW YEARS

Click the different dishes to learn about the food consumed on New Year’s around the world

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Opening

Examples

Closing

R & A- Opening sentence

---Add transition words--- (slide 10)

C - Provide 3 examples (evidence)

E - Add details = quotes from text to prove evidence

Summarize the R, A, C, and E for the Closing

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

AddAdd details Add details Add details

Transition WordsWords

Example 1, Example 2econd Example,

Example 3,

To start,To begin with,

At first,

Also,Another Example,

In addition,Secondly,Additionally,itio

nally,

Lastly,To end with,

Finally,Last but not least,

Opening Sentence:

Closing Sentence:

RECALL

• Recall Point of View (POV)

• 1st person is:

•2nd Person is:

•3rd Person is:

•4th Person is:

me, I, we, us, my, mine

You, you’re

He, she, they, them

NO! There is no 4th person!

Title: Celebrating New Year's Eve in the United States

• Topic Sentence: I love to celebrate New Year's Eve in the United States. It's a joyous occasion with family or friends.

• To begin with, my parents and I go out shopping and buy hot wings and sparkling apple juice. Secondly, we love to camp in front of the TV in our pajamas and watch Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest. While watching TV, we'll snack on nachos and warm cheese. Then we'll eat hot wings. Lastly, just before midnight, my Dad will fill plastic wine glasses with sparkling apple juice.

• Closing Sentence: When the ball drops, we scream, "Happy New Year!", make a toast, and hug each other.

Step 3: Take it off the map!

Write a title for your narrative. Then use the information from your map to write.

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Title

All writers can improve their drafts by

revising and editing.

Revising means changing our drafts to

make our writing clearer and more

interesting.

Editing means to correct errors in

spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and

grammar.