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August 13 (A)August 14 (B)

• Opener: • Hello!, ¡Hola, Bonjour!, hujambo!, 你好 , こんに

ちは للترحيب , هتاف

• Welcome to our class! I want to introduce

(紹介する , introducir) myself in a letter.

• Read with me, and circle words you do not understand.

VOCABULARY VOCABULARIO 語彙• In your notebook, make a list of the words you circled

from my letter:

• Label (etiqueta, ラベル ) the page as follows:

• VOCABULARY• Excited• Nervous• Routine• Profession

Write the word in your native language next to the English word.

August 13

• Vocabulary • Excited Emocionado : )

Let’s talk about some of the words and create small pictures to help us remember.

Daily Procedures (Procedimientos)• Every day• 1. You will get your folders and notebook from the class

bin, caja, 木箱 . • 2. You will open your notebook and put the date at the

top. • 3. you will write the daily target(s) at the top of the page:

• Example, ejemplo, 例

August 13

Target: I can read and write to produce a letter.

I can ask and respond to questions.

Procedures• 4. You will skip (saltarse, スキップ ) a line and complete the

opener activity (comenzar la actividad, 始めの活動 ) or wait for directions from me.

• 5. We will complete our work in our notebooks and folders. We will save all ESL work and put folders and notebooks in the bins each day.

• 6. Folders will be for Writing and Tests• Label the folder writing on one side and tests on the other side.

• 7. I will check your work/progress for the day and give you a mark on your targets to show if you are mastering the target of the day. • Voy a revisar su trabajo / progreso para el día y dar una marca que

demuestre que sus metas está dominando el gol de la jornada.• 我会检查你的工作 / 进度的一天，给你一个标记上你的目标显示，如果你掌握

了这一天的目标。• 私はあなたがこの日の目標を習得している場合は、ターゲット · ディスプレ

イ上であなたにマークを与えるためにその日の作業内容をチェックします。

Example of marks:• Example, ejemplo, 例

• August 13• Target: I can read and write to produce a letter. • I can ask and respond to questions.• • = Mastery

• = Non mastery •

Common Rules Entering and Exiting:

• Please enter quietly and calmly, get your notebooks and folders, find your seat and start the opening work.

• If you are late, please have your tardy note in hand and find your seat quietly. I will get you caught up when I can.

• Please wait for me to dismiss the class by sitting in your seats quietly.

During Class:• Please listen to instruction and work during work times. Do not disrupt or

prevent others from learning and achieving. I will provide many opportunities for different activities and for students to show their personality. We will foster mutual respect here.

Absent Work:• I have folders in class that house the instructions for the day and the reading

you may have missed along with other handouts. • Check my teacher website as well to find important documents from class.• It is also wise to check with me (at an appropriate time) to make sure you have

everything that you missed.

Four Square Speaking Activity • I want to know more about you!

• Speak about yourself in English in each of the four categories:

• I am from ___________ My favorite food is______

• I like to do___________ My family is like_______

Let’s Label

ELD II

Help me label all of the nouns in my classroom.

Example:

Chair

Table

Help me Label procedures in my classroom.

Example:

Place folders and notebooks in bins.

Raise your hand to ask a question.

Lastly• Write me a letter that introduces you and your family!

• Tell me a lot about your own culture.

• This is a good way for me to see how well you can write in English.

CultureTarget: W.10.4: I can write clearly and correctly.

• Bell Ringer: • Rewrite these sentences in the correctly.

• 1. Give the iPod to she

• 2. Save some desert for dad and I.

• 3. Its too early for there brother to return from Japan.

Culture• We will start to get to know each other through sharing

our cultures and what we like.

• Here is mine.

Teacher

Mother

Dramatic

Flag

“Under Pressure”• http://youtu.be/BWdLt3Afjrg?list=RDBWdLt3Afjrg

“Under Pressure”• Pressure pushing down in you • Pressing down on me• No man asked for

• Pressure that burns a building down• Splits a family in two• Puts people on the streets

Vocabulary Vocabulario

Pressure presión shinikizo 压力

the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it.

What does is the pressure?• What is the pressure that the song talks about?

•America is called a melting pot of all cultures, and this song connects everyone because everyone feels pressure on them.

Write about your culture • Write about your culture in a sentence or two. What

would you say to someone who doesn’t know your culture?

August 15• Target:• I can summarize a text. • I can describe my culture in words and with pictures.

• Vocabulary:• Summarize – Tell what the main idea and topic and plot details of the

story. • Plot- Events• Synonym – A word that has the same meaning as another word.

Bell Ringer:

1. Beautiful

2. Hateful

3. cold

Culture Project• You will have a project to tell me about your culture in 4

ways.

August 19• Target: • I can summarize a text.• I can describe my culture using words and pictures.

• Vocabulary:• Summary- Restate the main points of the story. • Paraphrase- restate the main idea of the sentence in a new way. • Topic- The subject of the sentence or story. • Main idea- The point or opinion of the sentence or story.

• Example:• 1. Toshi is not very tall and not very short. He is average height.

• A. Toshi’s height is normal.• B. Toshi’s height is not normal.

Bell Ringer:

1. Toshi is not very tall and not very short. He is average height.

What is the topic of the sentence?

What is the main idea of the sentence?

How could you paraphrase the sentence?

SSR for 20 min. Finish chapter 1• As you read, remember to write down new vocabulary

words that you do not understand.

Watch the clip. • Watch the clip to help you understand the book and

characters.

Summarize

• Must use 4 sentences in your summary.

Finish Cultural Project

• Finish your projects to present on Thursday.

• We will have a quiz on Monday over Summary, paraphrasing, topic, main idea, synonym, tracking plot events.