Why might determination be needed to overcome race and gender discrimination?

Spelling WordsCalendar WordsJanuary February March April May June July

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Vocabulary to know 1. insurmountable 10. chaperone2. override 11. honorary doctorate3. suspicious 12. authority4. cautiously 13. calculus5. roamed 14. innovation6. funneled 15. assured7. irrigation ditches8. glinting9. dashed

• insurmountable

• override

• suspicious

• cautiously

• roamed

• funneled

• irrigation ditches

impossible to overcome

to overrule

carefully

moved, as through a channel or ditch

wandered through

trenches used to supply water to a dry land

distrustful

glinting

dashed

chaperone

honorary doctorate

authority

calculus

innovation

assured

rushed

an older person who travels with younger individuals

degree given to show respect for a successful person

branch of math that deals with limits and functions of variables

the introduction of a new thing, idea or method

made certain

the power to enforce laws or make decisions

sparkling

Review Vocabulary

Read AloudSomebody Loves you Mr. Hatch

Predictions:

* What are some of the things Mr. Hatch did each day ?

* How did Mr. Hatch’s life change after he received the Valentine?

* What are some of the nice things Mr. Hatch did for others. Make a list

“A Determined Student”p. 92-93

Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

Include facts, details, What do you think the story will be about ?

During Reading: try to create your own pictures to go along with the story

“Richard Wright and The Library Card”pg. 94-99

Genre: Historical Fiction

Why do you think the author wrote this story?

Skim and preview text then make your predictions

Pair and ShareWhat might Richard Wright have seen inside the library?

What did the ability to borrow books from the library mean to Richard Wright? What was he now able to do?

Did reading this selection help you appreciate libraries more?

“Baseball Saved Us”p. 100-107

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Discuss with a partner what you know about Pearl Harbor.

Formula for Successpg. 110-113

Genre: Narrative nonfiction

Do you know of anyone that came to the Unites States and did not know how to speak English?

What do you think life was like for them?

“The Queen of Salsa”pg. 108-109

Genre: Biography

Salsa dancing is a type of dancing that done to Latin American music.

What predictions do you have about the story?

Let’s Pair and Share!

1. What might life have been like fo Celia Cruz on tour?

2. Why did Celia Cruz enroll in a teacher’s college?

3. Do you know of other singers who have faced discrimination?

What do you think?

What might Escalante’s early classes have been like?

How did Escalante convince his students to believe in themselves?

Visualize yourself as on of the fourteen students who passed the calculus test but was accuses of cheating. Would you have agreed or refused to be retested? Explain.

Visualize What You ReadUse details from text to create a mental picture

Using the “Tryouts” copy- look at the 4th paragraph and draw what you see.

Sequence/Chronological Order

sequence-ordering events or steps in a process.

chronological order-order of events over time

Commas, Commas, EverywhereCommas are used to separate dialogue, dates

and addressesEx:

Elise lived all her life at 32 Sycamore St., Portland, ME 00001.

“I have to leave soon,” Marty said, “to go back to work.”

On July 5, 1945, the heat in South Carolina was sweltering.

More CommasOn March 5 2007 Amelia’s mom took her to

watch a baseball game.

The stadium is located at 2201 Edison Avenue Fort Myers FL 00002.

“Look” Amelia said at the stadium “our seats are right behind home plate!

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Review: Underline and ItalicsItalcizing and underlining draw attention to

certain words or phrases

Ex:I said no.You want me to sit over there.Underline every adjective in the following sentences.