1. Read excerpt one aloud
2. Partner work - Gist for each paragraph
3. Gathering evidence organizer - guided practice
4. Gathering evidence organizer - independent work

Homework:
1. Independent Reading

1. Pre-Writing Planning
2. Learning Targets:* “I can make connections from the text ‘Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War’ to the novel A Long Walk to Water.” 

* “I can annotate text to help me track important ideas in Excerpt 1 of ‘Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War.’” 

* “I can use context clues to determine word meanings.” 

3. Read aloud of Nya's section of chapter 6: 


* “Why is Nya scared of the Dinka? And why is Salva scared of the Nuer?” 

4. Read-aloud of Excerpt 1 of “Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”: Vocabulary to Support Understanding

Homework:
1. TBD

1. Review notes for chapters 1-5
2. World Cafe
3. Planning for Writing: Selecting Ideas

Homework:
1. Independent Reading

1. Drama Warm-up (Zip Zap Zop)
2. Mid-Unit Assessment for A Long Walk to Water Unit 1

Homework:
1. Independent Reading

1. Grammar Work - Identifying Subjects
2. Writing Workshop (see file below)

Homework:
1. Review Gathering Evidence Organizer (Mid-Unit Assessment on Monday)

1. Read chapter 5 aloud (first ideas/gist)
2. Mid-Unit Assessment
3. Independent Reading (silently)

Homework:
None

1. Learning targets: 

* “I can cite several pieces of text-based evidence to support my analysis of Nya’s and Salva’s character in A Long Walk to Water.” 

* “I can analyze how Linda Sue Park develops and contrasts the points of view of Nya and Salva in A Long Walk to Water.” 

2. Vocabulary:

sorghum, terrain, scrub, woodland, stands (n), stunted, unripe, worm-rotten. 




3. Chapter 4 Read aloud - Gist and Reader's Notes

4. Gathering Evidence Organizer - chapter 4

5. Text-dependent Questions

Homework:
1. Finish questions

1.Learning Targets
- “I can cite several pieces of text-based evidence to support my analysis of the experience of people in South Sudan from ‘Time Trip: Sudan’s Civil War.’”

- “I can annotate text to help me track important ideas in the article ‘Time Trip: Sudan’s Civil War.’”

- “I can make connections from the text ‘Time Trip: Sudan’s Civil War’ to the novel A Long Walk to Water.”

2. Reading and Annotating for Gist: “Time Trip: Sudan’s Civil War”


3. Vocabulary: entrenched, grueling, hydration

- How does Salva’s story relate to this article?

- What does the word entrenched mean in this text? 

- Who are the Lost Boys? 

4. Exit Ticket

Homework:
1. Exit Ticket

1. Drama warm-up
2. Read chapter 3
3. Reader's Notes for gist
4. Gathering Evidence Graphic Organizer

Homework:
1. Finish Gathering Evidence Graphic Organizer

1. Gathering Evidence Organizing
2. Grammar Workshop (Subjects and Predicates)
3. Writing Exercise - Dropbox

Homework:
1. Independent Reading