Seedfolks Chapters

Themes are stated in a complete sentence Themes do not have character's names or specific story details Themes are your own words - not expressions or sayings.

Student Generated Themes (chapters 1-3)

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Notebook: 1. Look over the lists of possible theme 2. Record 3 themes you think relate to our book. (If you need to revise or edit the way the theme is written, please do.) ​3. Record how you think each theme relates to the book.

Group Theme Place Mat Activity

Collaboration & Discussion

​Task: Brainstorming Activity on Gardening Come to a consensus: which condition is the most important to consider when trying to grow a healthy garden. Justify your decision with evidence form the text

Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

Chapter 1 - Kim: Analyzing Story Elements

Analyzing Story Elements: How does dialogue provoke a character to make a decision?

In the short story, "The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson," analyze how the dialogue between the father and son provoke a character to make a decision. ​Success Criteria: 1. Identify and summarize dialogue in a single sentence that makes sense. 2. "Cite" text evidence and include line #. 3. Explain how the dialogue provoked a character to make a decision. (what? & why?)

Cloze Read - Bruce Lee

Mini Biography - Bruce Lee

All Done...

Learning Goal & Target: Analyze how events move the story forward and provoke characters to make decision.

Notebook Teacher Model Analyze how the events in lines 140-148 of "The Elevator" move the story forward.

Notebook Whole Class Practice Analyze how the events in lines 220-245 (page 41) of "Raymond's Run" provoke a character to make a decision.

Mastering Vocabulary Success Criteria: provide a working definition for each vocabulary word Raymond's Run pages 34-42 Raymond's Run - Audio

Comprehension Check

Making Inferences - Independent Body of Evidence

Learning Goal: Support analysis with inferences and evidence paraphrased and cited from the text.  Today's Learning Target: Identify the best supporting evidence and defend how it supports your inference. Text: "The Elevator" pages 27-31

T Chart Notes: Record your thinking on a piece of notebook paper to turn in.

Pick One and Defend Your Inference

Common Formative Assessment - Making Inferences

Learning Target

1. Click on the red button to begin 2. Click the blue box "Login With Clever" 3. Type and Select Hoyt Middle School 4. Complete the registration process: *enter your zip code (50317) in the box provided *enter the year you will graduate from high school (2023) *enter any other manditory information

Once Your Survey is Completed

Click on the "World of Work Map" to explore a variety of career options. Start by clicking a category from the blue outer ring like "Working with People," then select a topic like "Personal Services" and then select a specific career. You can see how much money the average person with that career makes, how much schooling or education needed to get into that field and how quickly or slowly that career is growing.

Making Inferences

Let's Practice! 

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What do you know about bats?

Fluency Practice - Bats: Misunderstood Mammals

1. You will have 1 minute to whisper read the passage aloud to yourself. As you read, pay special attention to words that you have trouble pronouncing as well as words that are unfamiliar to you. 2. As a class we will go over the troublesome words and practice their pronunciation and talk about their meanings. 3. You will have 1 minute to whisper read the passage aloud to yourself a second time.

Video Information About Bats

Constructing Writing - Timed Writing Sample