why might determination be needed to overcome race and gender discrimination?
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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
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!
HW/CW- SPB 220