Welcome to ESL, 11/14/11
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Warm Up:
1. Pick up your ESL notebook
2. Write on the next blank page:
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“1 thing that I did well in my creepy classic
was….”
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“1 thing I need to work on is ….”
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“My favorite part of writing my story was…”
I can statement/agenda
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Today, 11/14, I can…
 Know:
identify successes in writing a creepy classic.
 Do: share my creepy classic with my classmates.
Agenda:
1. Warm up reflection: 10 minutes
2. Share monster stories: 20 minutes
3. Monster clips/ boxes and bullets note taking: 20
minutes
What are creepy characteristics?
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How can you tell when something is creepy?
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In your notebook:
 Boxes
and bullets
 Character:
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 Here
Traits
are some famous examples of creepy characters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVPxAgy7lBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fto1MSXioSc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM1o1xe5FGE
Happy Monday! 11/14/11
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Materials Managers: Please grab your social studies
and READERS notebooks.
Warm-up:
In your readers notebook:
1. label TOC: Meaning map
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 Cession
2. Next blank page
“Meaning Map:
Cession”
Learning Target
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Today, 11/14, I can…
 Know:
Identify two historical events that led to the
United States’ current geography
 Do: Develop an opinion about one of these events.
Agenda:
 1. meaning map (5 minutes)
 2. Purchases lecture (30 minutes)
 3. Reflection (10 minutes)
 3. Exit slip (5 minutes)
Louisiana Purchase
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http://www.history.com/topics/states/videos#louisi
ana-purchase-doubles-size-of-america
Turn and Talk
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Decides who is Partner A and who is Partner B
A: What jumped out at you as interesting? Why?
B: Respond to what partner A said. Do you agree?
Do you agree but have a different reason why? Or
did you think something else was interesting?
Louisiana Purchase Map
Characters in the Louisiana Purchase
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Britain: at war with France
The French: Claimed ownership of the land
Napoleon Bonapart: France’s military leader who
needed money to fight the British
Thomas Jefferson: wanted France’s land to ensure
economic stability (money) through trade and to
expand US boundaries
United States Government: negotiated purchase
with France for $15 million
Native Americans: lived on the land for centuries
How does this relate to geography?
Turn and Talk: Mexican Cession
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Partner A: What does cession mean?
Partner B: Make a prediction – what do you think
the Mexican cession was based off of the
definition?
Partner A: Do you agree with Partner B’s prediction?
If not, make your own.
Mexican Cession or
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Characters in the Mexican Session
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US Military: Ignores Mexico’s warning to retreat beyond
their borders
Mexico’s military: defends their territory
US Congress: Declares war with Mexico (lasts one year)
James K. Polk: Negotiates a treaty with Mexico ceding
half of Mexico’s land for $15 million to the US
Mexican Americans: permitted to keep their property
and become US citizens. However, as Americans moved
west, they took over 20 million acres of Mexican
Americans’ property. The government did nothing about
this.
How does this relate to geography?
Show me you understand!
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In your notebooks, on the same page as your notes,
answer the following prompts (questions):
 Choose 1 of the events discussed & review notes
 What is your opinion of this event?
 1. Was it fair?
 2. Who did the purchase or cession/treaty help?
Who did it hurt?
 3. What would you have done differently if you
were in charge? If nothing, explain why.
Exit Slip
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Look at your notes so far from our geography unit
On a post-it please list:
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What region or state are you interested in?
 Pick
top 3 (regions OR states)
WELCOME TO LANGUAGE ARTS, 11/14/11
MATERIALS MANAGER: WRITERS
NOTEBOOK
Warm Up:
1. Turn and talk:
What were some of the characteristics of the hero
in fairy tales?
2. What were some of the characteristics of the
villain in fairy tales?
Planner
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Writing homework
Read, log, and make a quick note about a character
archetype
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Upcoming
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Spelling Test
 Map project
 Claim paragraph
 Piece of writing published
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I can statement/agenda
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Today, 11/14, I can…
 Know:
identify and describe the characteristics of an
archetype.
 Do: Create quick notes for three different archetypes
from my silent reading book or my life.
Agenda:
1. Warm up/planner (10 minutes)
2. Introduce weekly writing assignments (10 minutes)
3. Archetypes/ group practice (25 minutes)
4. Independent practice (5 minutes)
Your table’s task
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After each clip:
Use evidence to make a claim
 This
character was the hero because he….
 The man was the villain because…
Who is the hero?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYOYewO_Veg
 Young
 Brave
 Courageous
 Loves
family
 Good looking
 Wants to “slay the dragon”/ save the day
Who is the dark hero?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCTDVNgNUeY
 Wears
dark/dark features
 Not always good looking
 Mysterious or dark past
 Dangerous
 Character of action
 Seeks revenge
 Has to decide to do the right thing (is tempted)
Who is the villain?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjGpcEA-FyE
 Verbal
(talks a lot)
 Intelligent
 Terrorizes
 Usually older
 Strong
 Evil
 Powerful (stronger than the hero, more experience than
hero)
 Is in conflict with hero/dark hero