WELCOME TO ELL, 4/26/12

Warm Up:

1. Pick up “True Diary” journal

2. Pick up copy of “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”

3. Put your reading log in the front of the book

4. Get a stack of quick notes

5. Make sure you have a response to yesterday’s questions:

#1 identity #1 poverty, #2 poverty #1 morality #1 race #3 Hopes, Dreams, Plans

I CAN STATEMENT/AGENDA

Today, 4/26, I can… Know: Analyze the

“Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” to answer our essential question.

Do: Begin to quick note and journal for Part-Time Indian.

Agenda

1. Warm up: 10 minutes

2. Review book: 5 minutes

3. Part Time Indian re-aloud: 20 minutes

4. Answer journal questions: 10 minutes

ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTIONS

#1 Friendship #1 Traditions and Customs

WELCOME TO LANGUAGE ARTS Materials Managers: Writers notebooks

Warm-up:

1. Review notes from yesterday in writers notebook

2. Begin silent reading or writing (10 minutes)

Let’s call today Baby

Sloth Thursday!

I CAN STATEMENT/AGENDA Today, 4/26, I can… Know: Effectively persuade a reader with my writing

on the MSP. Do: practice writing to persuade. Agenda

1. Silent reading: 10 minutes

2. I can statement: 5 minutes

3. MSP boot camp “Writing to Persuade”: 30 minutes

REFLECTIONWhat do you want to remember about writing to persuade?

SOCIAL STUDIES, THURSDAY, APRIL 26

Materials Managers: return Writers Notebooks

Warm-up:

1. Get out “Fred Korematsu” viewing guide

2. Talk at your tables about your thoughts on the movie from yesterday.

I CAN STATEMENT/AGENDA Today, 4/26, I can… Know: Identify how rights

have been denied and protected in the US.

Do: complete a viewing guide on Viva La Causa.

Agenda

1. Warm up: 5 minutes

2. Fred Korematsu reflection: 5-10 minutes

3. Introduce Viva La Causa: 5-10 minutes

4. Begin film/viewing guide: 20 minutes

REFLECTION ON MOVIE: FRED KOREMATSU At your tables, create 3-4 quick notes and place on

poster Answer 3-4 of these questions with your table group:

Initial thoughts? What questions did the movie raise? What trait would you give Fred? Why? What constitutional rights in the Bill of Rights or DOI were

violated? Why did the government do this if it was so blatantly against

the constitution? Who has the power in this situation? How do you know? How did society change?

VIVA LA CAUSA Viva La Causa focuses on one of

the seminal events in the march for human rights - the grape strike and boycott

This boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s.

Viva la Causa will show how thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the most exploited people in our country - the workers who put food on our tables.