Today in ELA 9/13

Learning Goals:
~Identify figurative language, key vocabulary and important events in Wonder.
~Respond to comprehension questions about the novel Wonder.
~Make Inferences about events, situations and people in Wonder. 
~Use strategies to become an active reader. 

Inferring Questions:
Who is Via? Why do you think she yells at kids when they
make noises at August?
What do you think August means when he says that his
parents see him as extraordinary?
Why do you think August is so focused on the birthday
parties he has been invited to? Why would being invited be
so important to him?
Why did the room get quiet when August was born?
What did the nurse mean when she said, “Everyone born of
God overcometh the world”?
Why do you think August describes his family at the end of
the chapter?

Homework:
Fluency Friday
Read p. 19-26


Most of us are familiar with Star Wars, and get ready for a ton of Star Wars references in the book. Auggie says that he and Christopher used to play with toy lightsabers, probably something like these. (I think I have a couple of these at home!)


Dragon Rider is a book by Cornelia Funke, who also wrote Inheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath. Imagine reading this when you were six years old. That's kindergarten!

I wish I had some red Adidas shoes like Mr. Tushman.

Rubik's Cube was a popular toy in the 1980s, and no, I could never solve it on my own. Here's the original one plus one made with mirrors like Mr. Tushman has on his desk.
 
Mr. T. was a big time celebrity in the 1980s. He was on the original A-Team TV show. He was also a boxer in one of the Rocky movies, Rocky III. One of his famous catchphrases was, "I pity the fool who ..." followed by some sort of description. Something like, "I pity the fool who doesn't read books!"

Auggie says that Charlotte is wearing green Crocs, probably something like these. Is it important that Auggie has already mentioned other people's shoes twice three times? (I forgot about noticing Mrs. G's brown sandals with the purple flowers.) Does that tell us something about him?

So what is the difference between a tuba and a baritone? Is it worth getting in an argument while giving a school tour? Can you tell the difference? Can you tell which is which?
 
*All images linked to their source.

http://mrwreads.blogspot.com/2012/03/wonder-pages-1-26.html

Today in ELA 9/12

Learning Goals:
~Identify figurative language, key vocabulary and important events in Wonder.
~Respond to comprehension questions about the novel Wonder.
~Make Inferences about events, situations and people in Wonder. 
~Use strategies to become an active reader. 

Vocabulary:
Ordinary
Extraordinary
Connecticut
Manhattan
cleft palate
anomalies
hysterical

Figurative Language:  (Find the _________on page _______.)
Find the metaphor on page 6. 
Find the hyperbole on page 7. 

Important Events:
List important events that have occurred in the novel? 

Comprehension Questions:
If August could have one wish, what would it be?
How does August know that Via doesn’t see him as ordinary?
What grade will August be in soon?
Why hasn’t August been to school before?
How many surgeries has August had since he was born?
What did his mother do as a career?
How old is Via?
What was unusual about the nurse in the delivery room?
What did August’s mom say she noticed about him when she
saw him for the first time?

Inferring Questions:
Who is Via? Why do you think she yells at kids when they
make noises at August?
What do you think August means when he says that his
parents see him as extraordinary?
Why do you think August is so focused on the birthday
parties he has been invited to? Why would being invited be
so important to him?
Why did the room get quiet when August was born?
What did the nurse mean when she said, “Everyone born of
God overcometh the world”?
Why do you think August describes his family at the end of
the chapter?

Homework:
Writing prompt - If you could have just one wish, what would
it be? How does your wish stack up against August’s wish?



Wonder Pages 1-7

Ever hear stories about a genie in a magic lamp? This is what a magic lamp might look like.

Doogie Howser was a TV show in the 1980s and 1990s about a genius kid who becomes a doctor at age 16. What does it tell you about the doctor when Auggie was born if his parents kept calling him Doogie? (Um, Doogie's the one in the front.)

*All images linked to their source.

Info borrowed from http://mrwreads.blogspot.com/2012/03/wonder-pages-1-26.html

Today in ELA 9/11

How does _____ see the world; How does the world see _____?

Learning Goals:
Identify Treacher Collins Syndrome
Explain a time where you felt left out of a group of people.
Illustrate a scene from Wonder

Vocabulary:
Treacher Collins Syndrome
Activities:
Research Treacher Collins Syndrome
Little Baby Face
Medline Plus
TreacherCollins.org
Read pages 1-5 aloud
Journal

Homework:
Read Pages 6-14
Complete Artful Artist Lit Role

Today in ELA 9/11

Wonder by Natalie Merchant

Doctors have come from distant cities just to see me.

Stand over my bed, disbelieving what they're seeing.

They say I must be one of the wonders of god's own creation.

And as far as they see they can offer no explanation.

Newspapers ask intimate questions, want confessions.

They reach into my head to steal the glory of my story.

They say I must be one of the wonders of god's own creation.

And as far as they see they can offer no explanation.

O, I believe fate smiled and destiny laughed as she came to my cradle,

Know this child will be able. Laughed as my body she lifted, 

Know this child will be gifted with love, with patience and with faith.

She'll make her way.

People see me, I'm a challenge to your balance.

I'm over your heads, how I confound you and astound you

To know I must be one of the wonders of god's own creation.

And as far as you can see you can offer me no explanation.

O, I believe fate smiled and destiny laughed as she came to my cradle.

Know this child will be able. Laughed as she came to my mother,

Know this child will not suffer, Laughed as my body she lifted,

Know this child will be gifted with love, with patience and with faith.

She'll make her way.

Today in ELA 9/10

Learning Goals:
Identify places and people at Pine Grove.
Practice opening lockers.
Become familiar with rules and policies at Pine Grove.

Activities:
P@ssw0rd
Bio-Poem
Thought Bubble Goals

Homework:  
Spelling 1st 5 sentences

Today in ELA 9/6

Learning Goals:
Identify places and people at Pine Grove.
Practice opening lockers.
Become familiar with rules and policies at Pine Grove.

Activities:
Math LAT in AM
All About Me
P@ssw0rd
Bio-Poem
Thought Bubble Goals

Homework:  
Fluency Friday
Whatif
Last night, while I lay thinking here,
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
And pranced and partied all night long
And sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I'm dumb in school?
Whatif they've closed the swimming pol?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there's poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don't grow tall?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won't bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems swell, and then
The nighttime Whatifs strike again!

- Shel Silverstein

Today in ELA 9/5

Learning Goals:
Identify places and people at Pine Grove.
Practice opening lockers.
Become familiar with rules and policies at Pine Grove.

Activities:
P@ssw0rd
Bio-Poem
LAT Baseline in PM

Homework:  
Finish Bio-Poem