Jan 26, 2016 - In this lesson, students complete an on-demand end of unit assessment. They are required to write a commentary to answer specific questions about the connections between their script and the novel To...

Jan 26, 2016 - In this lesson, students will use the Written Conversation protocol to synthesize the various reactions of characters to the verdict. • They will also continue to analyze Atticus’s character through...

Jan 26, 2016 - In this lesson, students will work with vocabulary words, mostly adjectives, from all the previous chapters in the novel in an activity called I Have/Who Has. This activity enables students to...

Jan 26, 2016 - This lesson provides additional scaffolding for students as they learn how to take notes using the structured notes format. • At the end of Unit 2, students will write an essay in which they use...

Jan 26, 2016 - Building Background Knowledge: The Internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, Part 1

Jan 26, 2016 - Planning the Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs of the End of Unit Assessment Essay.

Jan 26, 2016 - Connecting the Universal Refugee Experience of Fleeing and Finding Home to the Title.

Jan 26, 2016 - Launching the Text: Building Background Knowledge on Louie Zamperini and World War II (Preface, Pages 3–6)

Jan 26, 2016 - Collecting Details: The Challenges Ha Faces and Ha as a Dynamic Character.

Jan 26, 2016 - Students complete the mid-unit assessment, analyzing how critical incidents in the novel reveal aspects of Ha’s character, and also participate in a Gallery Walk protocol.

Jan 26, 2016 - Analyzing a Central Idea: Carlotta’s Journey to Justice