*We will spend time in class focusing upon writing an EVIDENCE and COMMENTARY sentences for discussion questions during this nine weeks.
*This week begin Historical Fiction book (Number the Stars) to give human account of war and review reading skills at same time.
Monday (March 9)
*Bellringer Passage– Norman Mineta
*Complete and discuss newsletter/study guide questions -(Check answers at end of class)
*Begin background for Number the Stars
(Intro, Bkgrd, Ch. 1 & 2)
Tuesday (March 10)
*Bellringer Passage– Norman Mineta
*Read Number the Stars – (Ch. 3,4, & 5)
*Answer chapter & discussion questions
*Student completion of exposition portion of plot diagram
Wednesday (March 11)
*Bellringer Passage– Norman Mineta
*Read Number the Stars – (Ch. 6, 7, 8)
*Answer chapter & discussion questions
Thursday (March 12)
*Bellringer Passage– Norman Mineta
*Sir Nicholas Winton - Kinder transport
* Chapter 26 Section 5- WWII (Victory & Consequences)
(Quizizz)
*Discussion Question
Friday (March 13)
*Read Number the Stars – (Ch. 9 -12)
*Answer chapter & discussion questions
Assessment:
*Students analyze theme of both nonfiction stories of the war
*Tell the remarkable story of these two men through informative passages and video clips. Students will later do a paragraph compare & contrast page