Esperanza Rising Chapter 2: Las Papayas

Today's Goal: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type

Today's Agenda:

1. Entrance Question in the Chat: No hay rosa sin espinas. “There is no rose without thorns” (Ryan 14). What does this phrase mean to you?
2. Typing.com Intro REAL QUICK
3. Small Groups to work on previous assignments
4. Esperanza Rising Chapter 2: "Las Papayas"

End of Class Checklist (Did I finish these things?):

• Daily Exit Form
• Triple check that all 3 assignments you have been assigned have been completed. Visit the "Today's Tasks" pages to find the directions if you don't remember what to do.
• 1. R.A. Discussion Board Questions
• 2. RACE Paragraph about "The Fun They Had"
• 3. Summary of Esperanza Rising chapter titled "Las Uvas"
  
• Join Typing.com
• Lessons 1-4 due Friday, September 25!
• Your overall assignment is to complete the beginning and intermediate levels by the end of the quarter! We will give you a schedule next week!

Small Group Work Time

Ms. Black is going to put you in a breakout room. That breakout room has a very specific purpose. 

Here are the things that you are going to do. It will happen in this order. You will notice that the first three things are PAST assignments. That's because you're going to TRIPLE CHECK that you did each task before you move on to the next thing.

• 1. R.A. Discussion Board Questions
• 2. RACE Paragraph about "The Fun They Had"
• 3. Summary of Esperanza Rising chapter titled "Las Uvas"
• 4. Join Typing.com and work on the lessons (See video below)

Typing.com

Watch this screencast:

Here's how to join:

1. Watch the screencast video above. It's 4 minutes.
2. Click here to join
3. Click "Sign up with a new account"
4. Click "Sign in with Google" (DO NOT type anything in.)
5. Start the beginner levels! (Try to do the first four or five this week!)

Esperanza Rising "Las Papayas"