Day Two

Making the Right Choices

Essential Question: How do people know when they’ve made the “right” choice?

Opening: Warm Up

0 Analyze the photo. How would you explain this photo? What could it possibly mean to the viewer? Be detailed and creative in your explanation. Respond in your reading journal. Your response should be 5-7 sentences.

Create a new notebook entry

0Title: Unit 2, Lesson 20Date: 10/17/2012

How do people know when

they’ve made the “right” choice?

Essential Question: How do people know when they’ve made

the “right” choice?

Standards:0ELACC7RL7.1- Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

0ELACCRI7.3- Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

0ELACCW2- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

0 Today I will identify examples of people making choices that impact those around them because it will help me think deeply about what the right choice “looks” like.

Opening: Activator

0What Would You Do?! 0During the video, jot down your thinking about everything you see. 0Think about the choices that the

people in the video make.0Video Clip!!!

Work Period: Guided PracticeDirections: Copy the questions for the article,

“Baby Trapped in a Hot Car”

1. Why might a mother or father leave their child in the car?

2. Is it ever acceptable to leave a baby in the car?

3. What problems could occur if a mother or father chose to leave their baby in the car?

Responding to LiteratureAfter reading the article, “Baby Trapped in a Hot Car”, I feel that a baby should/should not be left in the car alone. (state your reason why-see question #2) I understand that a mother or father may leave their child in the car because (state reason #1). However, the problems with leaving a baby in the car include (state question #3). 0Be sure to add at least two pieces of text

evidence (ELACC7RL7.1)0Example: The article states that “10 minutes is all

it takes”

Work Period: Independent Practice (Due at 12:12pm)

1. Write the purpose for reading on your article. (left side of front page)

How did the choice of having a “green” building effect the students and community highlighted in this article?

2. Using your thinking notes, read the article and answer the margin questions.

3. Answer the purpose for reading on the back of your article. How did the choice of having a “green” building effect the students and

community highlighted in this article?

4. Create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting what you know about Case Middle School to Griffin Middle School.

This is to be completed in your ELA notebook (Unit 2, Lesson 2 entry)

5. If you finish early, you may work on Skills Tutor Lesson #2

Work Period: Independent Practice (Due at 1:25pm)

1. Write the purpose for reading on your article. (left side of front page)

How did the choice of having a “green” building effect the students and community highlighted in this article?

2. Using your thinking notes, read the article and answer the margin questions.

3. Answer the purpose for reading on the back of your article. How did the choice of having a “green” building effect the students and

community highlighted in this article?

4. Create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting what you know about Case Middle School to Griffin Middle School.

This is to be completed in your ELA notebook (Unit 2, Lesson 2 entry)

5. If you finish early, you may work on Skills Tutor Lesson #2

Work Period: Independent Practice (Due at 2:30pm)

1. Write the purpose for reading on your article. (left side of front page)

How did the choice of having a “green” building effect the students and community highlighted in this article?

2. Using your thinking notes, read the article and answer the margin questions.

3. Answer the purpose for reading on the back of your article. How did the choice of having a “green” building effect the students and

community highlighted in this article?

4. Create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting what you know about Case Middle School to Griffin Middle School.

This is to be completed in your ELA notebook (Unit 2, Lesson 2 entry)

5. If you finish early, you may work on Skills Tutor Lesson #2

Closing: ReflectionIf you had the choice, what would you change about your schools physical attributes (characteristics/features)? How would you know that it was the “right” decision? Think deeply and provide reasoning (at least one piece of text evidence) in your reflection. Write a minimum of seven sentencesInclude one piece of text evidenceMust be written in blue or black ink on loose leaf

paper

Closing: SpeechIf you had the choice, what would you change about our schools’ physical attributes (characteristics/features)? How would you know that it was the “right” decision? Write a two minute speech persuading our school board to make your recommended changes to Griffin Middle School. Include three pieces of text evidence.Must be written in blue or black ink.Yes, you will present your speeches to the class on

tomorrow. Practice, practice, practice to ensure your speech is

engaging. 6th period only