Agenda:

• Journal entry prompt:

The last article we read, "Here Comes the Neighborhood," discussed how the suburbs can be a "sanctuary," for city neighborhoods that have high crime, however this is not a reflection of all neighborhoods or city living. What advantages do you have because you live in a city? What do you like about it?

• Today you will finish reading and annotating the article “Here Comes the Neighborhood”
• Complete the double entry journal with your group

We will review the ELA 2.1, Reading Informational Text continua to make sure we understand how we know we are using strategies effectively to help us read and citing evidence to support our interpretations. This is a practice task.

Exit:

*As we read the article today we want to be asking ourselves the questions:

• How much does your neighborhood define who you are? Think of ways that your neighborhood shapes your identity.
• Would you be a different person if you grew up someplace else?
• Imagine some ways your life might be different if you lived in another kind of neighborhood — for example, if it was more peaceful or crime-ridden, with better or worse schools, depending on your circumstances.

Double Entry Journal

Reading Non-Fiction, Day 3 and Debate

We will be reading the article below in groups, and you will be recording your thoughts in double-entry journal, working as a group, to practice reading non-fiction skills.

Prepare for Debate

Resources for Debate

What's in a Name?

Today we will read an essay by Julia Alvarez entitled Names/Nombres, as we prepare to read The House On Mango Street and a similar theme.

We will be comparing a vignette in our novel with this essay.

We will also begin our creative writing assignment, which is about YOUR name.

Competencies: ELA 2.1 Reading Fiction

Step One: review annotation symbols and preview comprehension/analysis questions.

Step Two: Read page 1-2 as a class or in small groups, annotating and discussing.

Step Three: complete the reading independently.

Step Four: Discuss reading.

Step Five: Complete comprehension and analysis questions.

Step Six: Begin creative writing assignment.

Part Two: Creative Writing: What is the Story of My Name?

What's in a Name?

Today we will read an essay by Julia Alvarez entitled Names/Nombres, as we prepare to read The House On Mango Street and a similar theme.

We will be comparing a vignette in our novel with this essay.

We will also begin our creative writing assignment, which is about YOUR name.

Competencies: ELA 2.1 Reading Fiction

Step One: review annotation symbols and preview comprehension/analysis questions.

Step Two: Read page 1-2 as a class or in small groups, annotating and discussing.

Step Three: complete the reading independently.

Step Four: Discuss reading.

Step Five: Complete comprehension and analysis questions.

Step Six: Begin creative writing assignment.

Part Two: Creative Writing: What is the Story of My Name?

What's in a Name? Part Two

Today we will Compare and contrast Names/Nombres and Names by Sandra Cisneros from The House on Mango Street.

Competencies: ELA 2.1 Reading Fiction