Bearing Witness

Do now #1

Introductory Activity

Lots of the work in STARI happens in partners. To start the unit, it can help to know more about your partner.

Workbook p. 3: Partner Interview

Exit ticket #1

Do now #2

Introductory Activities

• Take a look at the 2 books for our unit: Ghost Boys and The Murder of Emmett Till. 
• Look at the front and back covers. Flip through the pages.
• Then answer the questions on workbook p. 4

Workbook p. 4: Book Preview

If you do not have the books, you may refer to this summary: 2.1 Text Summaries

This STARI unit is called “Bearing Witness.” To bear witness means to show something is true. Bearing witness can mean telling someone’s story. Bearing witness can be a way to speak out about injustice.

Workbook p. 5: Bearing Witness Photo Activity

Download Photo Set

Exit ticket #2

Do now #3

Intro to Fluency Work

Video: What is fluent reading? vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 6-8: What is fluent reading?

• Watch the video to hear a teacher explain fluent reading.
• Follow along on workbook pp. 6-8.
• As the students read, rate each reader.

Video: How does fluency connect to meaning? vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 9-10: Fluency and getting the meaning

• Watch the video to hear students reading.
• Follow along on workbook pp. 9-10.
• As the students read, rate each reader. 

Exit ticket #3

Do now #4

Mini-lesson

Video: Word parts vimeo • download

Workbook p. 11: Word parts

1. Watch the video to hear a teacher explain word parts.
2. Follow along on workbook p. 11.
3. Make words with the word parts “pay” and “enjoy.” Write down your words. How many can you make?

Intro to Fluency Work

Video: Fluency Day One Fluency Routine Part 1 vimeo • download

Video: Fluency Day One Fluency Routine Parts  2 & 3 vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 12-18: Working with the Fluency Workbook

1. Watch the videos to hear a teacher explain parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Day One fluency routine.
2. Follow along on workbook p. 12.
3. Silently read the passage.
4. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes // when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM).  Then finish the passage.
5. Answer the questions.

Exit ticket #4

Homework

Workbook p. 19: Noticing Word Parts

Do now #5

Mini-lesson

Video: Base words vimeo • download

Workbook p. 21: Finding the Base

1. Watch the video to hear a teacher explain finding base words.
2. Follow along on workbook p. 21.
3. Look for a base word in each longer word. Circle or highlight each base. Then read the whole word. Check off the word as you read it. 

Intro to Fluency Work

Video: Day One Fluency Routine Part 4 vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 22-24: Getting fluent: More practice helps!

1. Watch the video to hear a teacher explain part 4 of the Day One fluency routine.
2. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Exit ticket #5

Homework

Workbook p. 25: Base words

Do now #6

Intro to Fluency Work

Video: Modeling Day Two fluency routine vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 27-29: Day Two fluency routine

1. Watch the video to hear a teacher explain the Day Two fluency routine.
2. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
3. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
4. Answer the questions.

Partner Commitments

If you are doing fluency work with a partner, write down good things a partner can do on workbook p. 31.

Workbook p 30: What makes a good partner?

Exit ticket #6

Do now #7

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Passage 1, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes // when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM).  Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

(optional) Keep track of your words per minute (WPM) over the course of the unit using this chart.

Fluency WPM Chart (Google Sheets)

Exit ticket #7

Do now #8

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Passage 1, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Mini-lesson

Video: Compound Words vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 31-32: Compounds

• Watch the video to hear a teacher explain compound words.
• Circle all the compound words on p. 31.
• Challenge: How many compounds can you make with the base words on p. 32?

Exit ticket #8

Homework

Workbook p. 33: Compound words

Do now #9

Mini-lesson

Video: Summarizing vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 35-36: The 5 Ws

• Watch the video to hear a teacher explain summarizing.
• Follow along on p. 36.
• Write your answers on workbook p. 36.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read about Emmett Till. 

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• polio: a serious virus. Polio weakened people’s muscles
• hate crime: a crime like assault or vandalism where someone is targeted because of their race, religion, home country, or sexual orientation
• ignite: to start a fire, or start an argument, a protest, or a war

Text: The Murder of Emmett Till, pp. 4-5

Workbook p. 37: Summarizing Emmett Till

Exit ticket #9

Homework

Workbook p. 39: Journal Write

Do now #10

Mini-lesson

Video: Clarifying vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 41-42: Clarifying

• Watch the video to hear a teacher explain clarifying.
• Follow along on p. 41.
• Finish reading p. 41 and underline words you don’t know.
• Write what you think these words might mean.
• Stop and Jot on p. 42: Write about Mississippi in 1955.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read about Emmett’s visit to Mississippi. Notice words you don’t know and need to clarify.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• Jim Crow: a system or laws and practices that used to keep African Americans separate and treated unfairly
• Ku Klux Klan: a racist White hate group that uses violence to keep African Americans down; also called the KKK

Text: The Murder of Emmett Till, pp. 8-11

Exit ticket #10

Do now #11

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about racism in the 1950s.

Passage 2, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read about Emmett's kidnapping and murder. To make sure you understand the events, stop and summarize after each chapter.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• abducted: taken away by force
• cotton gin fan: a piece of very heavy farm machinery 

Text: The Murder of Emmett Till, pp. 12-17

Workbook pp. 43-44: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #11

Do now #12

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about racism in the 1950s.

Passage 2, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off.  Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Mini-lesson

Video: Clarifying vimeo • download

Worbook p, 45: Clarifying with context clues 

• Watch the video to hear a teacher explain clarifying.
• Read about context clues. Then answer the questions.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read about Emmett's funeral. To make sure you understand the events, stop and summarize.

Here’s a phrase you'll see today:

• casket: a coffin
• open casket: casket open at a funeral so everybody sees the body

Text: The Murder of Emmett Till, pp 18-21

Workbook pp. 46-47: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #12

Homework

Workbook p. 49: Using Context Clues

Do now #13

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s.

Passage 3, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read about the trial for the killers of Emmett Till. To make sure you understand the events, stop and summarize.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• indicted: charged in court with a serious crime
• prosecuted: brought to trial or a crime  
• testimony: the words of a witness
• acquitted: found not guilty
• verdict: the decisions

Text: The Murder of Emmett Till, pp. 22-25

Workbook p. 51: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #13

Do now #14

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s.

Passage 3, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Mini-lesson

Video: What belongs in a summary? vimeo • download

Workbook p. 52: What belongs in a summary?

• Read about summarizing. Then summarize using the 5Ws. Underline places where you found each W.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read about what happened after the trial.

Here’s some vocabulary you’ll see today:

• aftermath: things that happen after an Important event
• double jeopardy: being tried twice for the same crime; in most states this is not allowed

Text: The Murder of Emmett Till, pp. 26-27

Workbook p. 53: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #14

Do now #15

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the killing of Tamir Rice.

Passage 4, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read about lies and the truth behind Emmett Till’s murder. To make sure you understand the events, stop and summarize.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• confession: telling or admitting to something bad you have done
• alleviate: make less painful or hurtful

Text: The Murder of Emmett Till, pp. 36-37

Workbook p. 54: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #15

Homework

Workbook p. 55: Carolyn Bryant's Confession

Do now #16

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the killing of Tamir Rice.

Passage 4, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read about how Emmett Till’s murder changed America and how he is remembered.

Here’s some vocabulary you’ll see today:

• influence: have an impact or effect
• spurred: moved along faster or encouraged
• deface: damage or destroy something on purpose

Text: The Murder of Emmett Till, pp. 28-29, 40-41

Workbook p. 57: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #16

Do now #17

Guided Reading 

One way to respond to tragedy is through poetry. You will read several poems about the death of Emmett Till.

Here’s some vocabulary you’ll see in this poem:

• oath: a promise
• anecdote: a personal story
• bloat: swell up

Text: A Wreath for Emmett Till

Watch the video of Marilyn Nelson reading her poem. vimeo

Partner Reading

You’ll read another poem about the death of Emmett Till. Think about what makes this poem different from reading a book.    

Here’s a vocabulary word you’ll see in this poem:

• coral: brightly colored living structure in the ocean

Text: "Emmett Till"

Watch the video of James Emanuel reading his poem. youtube

Workbook pp. 58-59: Poets Bear Witness, Part 1

Exit ticket #17

Homework

Workbook p. 61: James Emanuel

Do now #18

Partner Reading

Reuben Jackson is a poet living in Washington, DC. You’ll read two poems by him - one about Emmett Till, and one about Trayvon Martin. 

Here’s some vocabulary you’ll see:

• local: someone who is from a community
• ancient: very old
• stoic: not showing pain
• tenderness: love, gentleness  

Texts: Thinking of Emmett Till and For Trayvon Martin, poems by Reuben Jackson 

Workbook pp. 63-65: Poets Bear Witness, Part 2

Guided Reading

Rita Dove is a famous poet who has won many awards. You will read a poem she wrote about Trayvon Martin.

Here is some vocabulary you will see:

• abidance: obeying or following
• vigilant: watchful 
• weary: very tired
• speaker: the person who tells the story in a poem

Text: Trayvon, Redux, poem by Rita Dove

Workbook p. 66: Poets Bear Witness, Part 2 continued

Exit ticket #18

Homework

Workbook p. 67: Writing a Poem

Do now #19

Activity

Workbook p. 69: Anticipation Guide

Guided Reading

This chapter has the heading “DEAD.” Let’s find out who is dead, and how that person died. 

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• wail: cry
• murmur: speak softly
• abandoned: empty 

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 1-5

Workbook pp. 70-71: What happens in Guided Reading?

Exit ticket #19

Homework

Workbook p. 73: Making Connections

Do now #20

Partner Reading

We’re going back in time to December 8. We’ll meet his family. As you read, think about what we know about each character.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• ritual: a set of actions you do very regularly
• troublesome: causing problems or difficulty

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 9-13

Workbook p. 75: Partner Reading Questions

Workbook p. 76: Partner Commitments

Exit ticket #20

Homework

Workbook p. 77: More Connections

Do now #21

Partner Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the South Side of Chicago, where Jerome and Emmett Till lived.

Passage 5, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Guided Reading

Today we’ll learn more about Jerome’s neighborhood. 

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• debris: scattered pieces of something destroyed
• superstition: believing in the supernatural, like spirits or ghosts
• shatter: break into sharp little pieces like broken glass 
• wispy: thin and streaky

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 14-26

Exit ticket #21

Homework

Workbook p. 79: Jewell Parker Rhodes

Do now #22

Partner Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the South Side of Chicago, where Jerome and Emmett Till lived.

Passage 5, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll read how Jerome’s family and friends reacted to his death.  Watch out for ghosts!

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• mourning: feeling deep sadness after someone has died
• misshapen: badly shaped or ugly

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 27-31

Workbook pp. 81-82: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #22

Do now #23

Mini-lesson

Video: Time Prefixes vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 83-84: Chunking Words with Prefixes and Bases 

• Watch the video to hear a teacher explain prefixes and base words.
• Follow along on p. 83.
• Write your answers on workbook pp. 83-84.

Guided Reading

Today we’ll learn more about Jerome’s school, and his friend, Carlos.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• wince: make a pained or embarrassed face
• pity: feel sorry for someone
• wary: not trusting, holding back
• tentatively: not confidently, as a first step or experiment

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 35-44

Exit ticket #23

Homework

Workbook p. 85: Reading Words with Time Prefixes

Do now #24

Partner Reading

Today we’ll learn about the hearing. A judge will decide if Jerome’s death was a crime.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• preliminary: a preliminary hearing is the first step before a trial.
• prosecuter: a lawyer who argues the case against someone accused of a crime.

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 49-53

Workbook pp. 87-88: Partner Reading & Does Officer Moore Tell the Truth?

Guided Reading

We’re back before Jerome was killed.  What happened when Carlos took out a gun?

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• hysterical: very emotional
• contradict: deny something is true or say the opposite

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 57-68

Exit ticket #24

Do now #25

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the Peter Pan story.

Passage 6, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Partner Reading

Today we’ll read about Jerome and Sarah.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• whimper: cry, making soft sounds
• humiliated: made to feel ashamed or embarrassed

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 68-70

Workbook p. 89: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #25

Homework

Workbook p. 91: Comparing and Contrasting Characters

Do now #26

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the Peter Pan story. 

Passage 6, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Guided Reading

We’re back before Jerome was killed.  Carlos showed Jerome that his gun was just a toy. What happened next?

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• exhausted: very tired
• anxious: full of fear and worry
• tense: nervous or tight
• ambush: attack by surprise

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 75-80

Exit ticket #26

Homework

Workbook p. 93: Advice for Jerome

Do now #27

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about baseball’s Negro Leagues or about polio.

Passage 7, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Partner Reading

Today we’ll hear more about Office Moore’s testimony in court.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• rephrase: say something another way
• prejudice: negative feelings formed in advance about a person or group
• bias: strong feelings in favor of or opposed to a group
• unconscious: without thinking
• stereotype: an unfair image of a group

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 85-87

Workbook p. 95: Partner Reading Questions

Also, add some notes to earlier workbook p. 88: Does Officer Moore Tell the Truth

Exit ticket #27

Homework

Workbook p. 97: Prejudice, Racial Bias, Stereotypes

Do now #28

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about baseball’s Negro Leagues or about polio.

Passage 7, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Guided Reading

Sarah and Jerome are talking in Sarah’s room. 

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• silhouette: the dark shape of someone’s body against a light background
• quizzical: a look people give when they’re confused

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 89-97

Exit ticket #28

Homework

Workbook p. 99: Jewell Parker Rhodes Believes in Ghosts

Do now #29

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about hate crimes.

Passage 8, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Partner Reading

People protest Jerome’s killing. Sarah helps learn some hard facts about Jerome’s death.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• slayed: overcome by strong feelings
• grief: deep sadness, especially after a death
• paralysis: being unable to move
• picket: a protest where people hold signs and walk back and forth
• paramedics: EMTs
• yearning: longing

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 99-110

Workbook pp. 101-102: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #29

Do now #30

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about hate crimes.

Passage 8, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Guided Reading

The killings of young Black boys and men have inspired poems as well as protests.

Text: summer, somewhere, by Danez Smith

Workbook page: Poets Bear Witness, Part 3

Watch the video to hear Danez Smith read another part of this poem: youtube

Exit ticket #30

Do now #31

Guided Reading

We’re back in the courtroom. What did the 911 caller say to the police?

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• operator: the person who answers phone calls in an office
• transcript: a written record of a conversation
• discrimination: unfair treatment because of race, religion, sex, or disability 
• proverb: a traditional saying

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 111-117

Partner Reading

Jerome is wandering the city. What’s he trying to find?

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• wander: to walk around with no special purpose
• tangible: something you can feel or touch
• aid:  medical help like CPR

Text: Ghost Boys, pp 119-127

Workbook p. 104: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #31

Homework

Workbook p. 105: Sarah's Diary

Do now #32

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the Day of the Dead holiday.

Passage 9, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Guided Reading

We’re back in court. Today we’ll learn about the judge’s decision. 

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• roam: walk around with no purpose
• circumstances: facts or happenings

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 129-138

Go back and add facts to the bottom boxes on earlier workbook p. 88: Does Officer Moore Tell the Truth?

Exit ticket #32

Homework

Workbook pp. 107-108: Jewell Parker Rhodes didn’t want to write Ghost Boys

Do now #33

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the Day of the Dead Celebration.

Passage 9, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Partner Reading

Today, you'll find out how life is moving on for Jerome’s friend, Carlos, and his family.

Here’s a vocabulary word you'll see today:

• somber: serious and sad

Text: Ghost Boys, pp 139-147

Workbook pp. 109-110: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #33

Homework

Workbook p. 111: Changes in Eddie

Do now #34

Guided Reading

Jerome is going to finally hear Emmett’s story.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• outrage: shock and anger
• dumbfounded: shocked and amazed
• petrified: so scared you can’t move

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 149-159

Mini-lesson

Video: Comparing Texts vimeo • download

Workbook pp. 113-115: Comparing Stories

• Watch the video to hear a teacher explain how to compare fiction and nonfiction versions of the same event.
• Then compare Ghost Boys and The Murder of Emmett Till. 

Exit ticket #34

Homework

Workbook pp. 117-118: A Fictional Version

Do now #35

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the famous lawyer, Thurgood Marshall.

Passage 10, Day 1: Select A • B • C • D

1. Silently read the passage.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / when the timer goes off. Record your words per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.
4. Practice reading the passage in phrases. Pause when you see a slash /. Pause longer when you see / /.

Partner Reading

Jerome is missing his old life. Why does Carlos blame himself for the way Jerome died?

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• menace:  a danger or a threat
• altar: a table with holy or special objects
• Day of the Dead: the days right after Halloween when Mexicans and Mexican- Americans remember people who have died

Text: Ghost Boys, pp 160-170

Workbook pp. 119-120: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #35

Homework

Workbook p. 121: Signs of Resilience

Do now #36

Fluency Work

Practice fluency with passages about the famous lawyer, Thurgood Marshall.

Passage 10, Day 2: Select A • B • C • D

1. Practice reading tricky phrases and words and do the decoding activity.
2. Time yourself reading for 1 minute. Put slashes / / when the timer goes off. Record your words read per minute (WPM). Then finish the passage.
3. Answer the questions.

Guided Reading

How do you think Grandma will react when Carlos tells her how Jerome got the toy gun?

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• expansive: big, wide
• mischievous: playful

Text: Ghost Boys, pp 171-176

Exit ticket #36

Do now #37

Guided Reading

We’re back at Sarah’s house. Do you think she’s changed? How?

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• stricken: upset
• linger: hang around
• contort: bend out of shape

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 177-186

Partner Reading

Jerome’s family and Carlos’ family get together for a picnic. How will they remember Jerome?

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:   

• All Saints’ Day: November 1, when many Christians remember people who have died.
• tamales: cornmeal and fillings wrapped in a corn husk and steamed.

Text: Ghost Boys, pp 187-191

Workbook p. 123: Partner Reading Questions

Exit ticket #37

Homework

Workbook p. 125: Bearing Witness

Do now #38

Guided Reading

We’re back in the ALIVE timeline. We’re finally going to learn what really happened when Jerome was killed.

Here’s some vocabulary you'll see today:

• first person game: a computer game where the player is a gunman fighting enemies
• evade: get away from

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 195-203

Can we bear witness? Will it help?

Text: Ghost Boys, pp. 208-210 

Exit ticket #38

Homework

Workbook p. 127: Middle Schoolers Change the World

Do now #39

Mini-lesson

Workbook p. 129-130: What is Justice? 

Exit ticket #39

Homework

Workbook p. 131: Free Write

Do now #40

Mini-lesson

Workbook p. 133: Finding Evidence 

Activity

Workbook pp. 134-136: Debate Team & Collect Evidence

Exit ticket #40

Do now #41

Mini-lesson

Video: Persuasive Phrases (coming soon)

Video: Debate Roles (coming soon)

Workbook pp. 137-138: Be convincing! & Debate Roles 

Activity

Workbook pp. 139-140: Facilitator Checklist, Recorder Notes

Workbook pp. 140-141: Debate Speech Google Doc • PDF for printing

Exit ticket #41

Do now #42

Activity

Workbook pp. 143, 145: Debate Reaction Sheet (2 copies) & Debate Reflection

Exit ticket #42