September 11th 2015

September 11th 2015

"Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11"

- President Obama


Happy Friday! "First Pen" is due today! Before you begin independent reading, please make sure you have ATTACHED the document you worked on to your name on google classroom. I still have a lot of blank documents or no attachments on a lot of your names! Go through your google drive and search whatever you named your copy of the "First Pen" close reading. 

Today we are going to continue reading another article about Malala Yousafzai. We will also be comparing/contrasting her to Ralph Fletcher. 

Schedule: 

Independent Reading 

Excerpt of Malala Yousafzai's speech/ Compare and Contrast discussion

Brain Break

Work time: Venn Diagrams

With a partner: 
Compare and Contrast Malala's Speech and Ralph Fleming's First Pen
Some things to think about: 
  
Who is the narrator/speaker?
What is he/she writing/speaking about?
Do they have a message? What is it?
How did they find their passions? How did they figure out what they loved?

A link to her full speech is below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QdSEyD1l4aR-iXkXSBEl6WbS_kJvlYeGchFmrZ7paqA/edit

For Homework: Read at least 30 minutes a day, and complete Venn Diagram. Add 3 more to each section!


Reminders:
* Keep updating your 40 BC tracking sheet!
* Make sure I have your completed ISNs in your class hour bin!
* Make sure you have completed the Wild Reader survey!
* Make sure I have your facebook sheets!

Monday: I will let you know what you are missing! 

Have an awesome weekend!