Today ELA 6/2

Learning Goals:
~Use reading skills and strategies to become an active reader.

Activities:
Nature Video
Gonzalo- Character Profile

Seat work: (In Journal)

Chapter 4: Gonzalo

·      What is his age? 

·      What is his ethnicity? 

·      What is his contribution? 

·      What is his reason for becoming involved? 

·      What are the effects of his association? 

·      Discuss Gonzalo’s comment "the older you are, the younger you get when you move to the United States” (page 13).

·      What do you think he means by this?

·      Discuss Gonzalo’s comment  “don’t believe what people say, cartoons make you smart”.
·      What do you think he means by this?

·      Who is this chapter really about, Gonzalo or his uncle, Tio Juan?

·       How does Gonzalo tell the story? 

Draw a Picture of Gonzalo and Tio Juan on this page of your journal

Daily Writing Prompt:
How does nature draw people together? How can nature pull people apart?

Homework:

Read Leona
Complete Lit Role