Day #95 - 2/11/15 - Mod 2A Unit 1 Lesson 8 Part III: Steve Jobs' Speech & STAR Assessment

Good Morning Students, 

            I hope you all had a good night. Did you all eat a healthy breakfast to get your day started? I wonder if you all completed your homework last night. Today is an ‘A’ day so you will go to Music. We will also continue reading Steve Jobs' commencement speech and making connections between him and Bud. Please pick up an Ipad and work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: Write down everything you know about Bud.

For Mod 2a: Unit 1 - Lesson 8 Part III

1. I can get the gist of paragraphs 12-14 of the Steve Jobs Commencement Address.
2. I can identify the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary from the context.

Activity #1

STAR Assessment

Activity #2

Steve Jobs Commencement Address paragraphs 9 - 14

As we read or listen we will be thinking about:

• what is the gist of each paragraph
• What is Steve Jobs message in paragraph 12 - 14 and how are his experiences of love and loss connected to Bud’s experiences.

5:35 - 9:00

Reread paragraphs 9-14 with your small group, then write the gist of paragraphs 12, 13, & 14. 

How are Steve Jobs’ and Buds’s experiences of love and loss similar, and how are they different?

Homework: 

If you have not already done so, please read chapter 9 of Bud, Not Buddy 

& complete Lesson 8 page 7

Learning Stations

Station 1 - Guided Reading

Station 2 - Word Work

Station 3 - Computers/Ipad

Station 4 - Independent Reading

1. Guided Reading Schedule:

Block 1                Block 2

Mon          39 Clues               Red Fern

Tues         The Littles           The littles

Wed                ?                 Summer Camp

Thur            Rules                    Rules

Fri              Independent Work Day 

Complete:

• Vocabulary Picture Dictionaries
• 5W’s Graphic organizers
• Independent Reading Letters
• Guided Reading homework

2. Word Work - Vocabulary Picture Dictionary

• Choose 10 words from your word catcher
• Use context clues and a dictionary to write the definition in your own words
• create a picture to illustrate the word

3. Computers/NewsELA.com (Non-Fiction/Expository)

• Select an article and choose the level that is just the Right Level for you! (No Sports)
• Complete the 5 W’s Graphic Organizer
• Be Prepared to share what you read “IN THE NEWS"

4. Independent Reading (Fiction/Narrative)

• Remember to fill in your “Book Notes” at the end of each reading session. (Notebook checks)
• See the Criteria for your letter below

Criteria for Independent Reading Letter

Paragraph 1

1. Tell me the title and author 

2. Write a brief summary

Paragraph 2

3. Describe the main character (What type of person is the main character?)

4. Make an Inference about the main character. Use evidence from the text to support your inference. 

Paragraph 3

5. Write a prediction about what you think might happen in the rest of the book.

6. Finish with a question or something that you wonder.