Week+1+-+Orientation+Work+&+Introducing+the+Big+Question

BACK TO - Unit 1

__Textbook Checkout__ (schedule time through Cheryl) __Picture Day__ (09/09/10) __8 KEYS__ Introduce meaning through PPT (Liz/Elaine) or poster activities (Rick), etc. __Planners/Binders__ Scavenger hunt, dates __Cornell Notes__ __Team-building__ People Bingo Partner Interviews & Presentations __Syllabus__ __Personality Crest/ID card__ __2 Voice Poem__ __Language/Voice Registers__ __Teach Marking the Text__
 * Orientation (4 days)**

__Big Question Video__: view/discuss Cut/Paste “Can Truth Change?” WKST into journal (printed from online page) Complete “Write What you know” (LB 2) – Follow Teacher Instructions Complete “Explain what you know” (LB 3) – Follow Teacher instructions Complete “Tell what you think” (LB 3) – Follow Teacher instructions
 * Introducing the Big Question (LB 2-3) (2-3 days)**

__Vocabulary Central__: Definitions of 15 Big Question Vocabulary Cornell notes on 15 Big Question Vocabulary (BQV) words Complete and paste in Word Study cards for the words convince, evidence, perceive, and perspective (RN V11 – Copy page and distribute)

Read “Exploring Fiction and Nonfiction” (LB 6-7) - individual Cut-Paste worksheet in pairs (check answers on RN 2-3) - pairs Group Activity/Quiz - whole Complete “Big Question Vocabulary-1” from Unit 1 Resources (1) //Show the following template and have students copy it, filling in the spaces with appropriate BQV-1 vocabulary words// (//)//
 * Introduction: Fiction and Nonfiction (LB 6-7) (1 day)**


 * BQV Final Review**