had a five-minute free write (remember: hold on to these, as I will be collecting them at unannounced intervals for a combined Academic Initiative / Formative Assessments score)
NEXT TIME, on 9-9-14 >checked We WILL CHECK the homework (most of Activity 1.1, especially the two Essential Questions, and whether all supplies had have been purchased and organized)
had an extended and intense re-teach of the academic vocabulary and how all five terms could be applied to a real-life situation (or several reall-life situations)
had a quiz on the five Academic Vocabulary terms for Unit 1: The American Dream (Quizlet HERE)
Homework:
finish Activity 1.1 by making an outline, a Venn diagram, or a web organizer (hint: What knowledge and skills will students need to have and use to complete Unit 1's Embedded Assessment?
read pages 5-7 in your Springboard books
Q-H-T the reading (Question, Heard, Teach - the strategy that we used with the assignment...)
annotate the reading (highlight aspects of the text - words and/or phrases - and notate whether they are literary devices, if they make you ask questions, if you make a connection to another aspect of life, etc.)