Week: Unit/Part: Teacher:

October 21-25, 2013 Unit 2: Risking It All Mullen

Part 2- What Is Freedom?

Day

Standards I CAN Statements/ Essential Question(s)

(What do I want my students to answer by the end of the class period?) I can analyze how individuals, events, and ideas interact in a text. (RI 8.3)

Learning & Teaching Strategies

(How will I engage my students in the learning process? Differentiation? Object based learning strategies?)

Assessment and Homework

(How will I measure if my students understand todays lesson?)

Monday 10/21

Warm Up Inference Packet Introduction and why we study The Holocaust http://www.ushmm.org/remember/daysof-remembrance/about-days-ofremembrance/why-we-remember-theholocaust Students will complete a note-taking guide during the viewing of the video Class discussion of key points Read and discuss I Keep Forgetting (a poem by a Holocaust survivor)

HW: Pretend that you have to leave your home quickly. You can only take 5 items with you in your rush out the door. What five items would you take and why? No pets, no family, no friends, (they all made it) and no electronics. Make a list of the objects and why you would take them. Bring this to class with you tomorrow.

Tuesday 10/22

I can compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts (RL 8.5)

Warm Up Inference Packet Have students share the paragraph they wrote for homework. Today we will begin reading 2 different accounts of The Diary of Anne Frank and then compare and contrast the texts. Begin by reading excerpts from the play, The Diary of Anne Frank in the Prentice Hall literature book (pg. 776)

HW: Read and annotate A Holocaust Survivors Tale

Wednesday 10/23

I can compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts (RL 8.5)

Warm Up Inference Packet Finish reading excerpts from the play, The Diary of Anne Frank in the Prentice Hall literature book (pg. 776)

Read an excerpt from the actual diary entitled from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl in the Prentice Hall literature book (pg. 882)
Warm Up Inference Packet Watch a video clip from the movie The Diary of Anne Frank Complete a comparison chart of the texts read Tuesday Wednesday and the video clip from today. Reading Comprehension Test (Inference) Library Visit to check out books

HW: Finish reading and annotating A Holocaust Survivors Tale and answer comprehension questions

Thursday 10/24

I can compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts (RL 8.5)

HW: Remember to bring library books tomorrow

Friday 10/25

I can draw inferences based on evidence from a text.

HW: Have a great weekend!