January 2-6, 2017

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Happy New Year!

Unit Objectives:
Students will 

• read and annotate an article on the history of New Year's Eve on newsela.com.
• create a personalized vocabulary list of new words.
• identify and improve the use of present and past tense verbs
• develop a narrated slide show on New Year traditions in their native country using the presentation tool of choice and using Quicktime to narrate
• compare and contrast New Year traditions in the U.S. and in their home country

ELP Standards:
Standard 1: Social and Instructional Language
Standard 2: Language of Language Arts
Standard 5: Language of Social Studies

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Appetizer (Pre-Reading/Vocabulary):

• Log in to Newsela.com and read "History of New Year's Eve"
• Annotate 12-15 new words (or words you are not sure of their meaning) by highlighting in YELLOW.
• Create a Quizlet study set of the selected words.

Entree: (Listening/Reading):

• Together with a classmate, reread the article and answer the quiz questions by highlighting answers in GREEN.
• NOTE: Review the quiz questions, before rereading the article
• Read the quiz questions carefully and discuss answer choices with your partner. 
• Highlight the text corresponding to the answer before submitting your answer choices.

Side Dishes (Grammar and Writing):

• Log in to noredink.com and complete one of the following practice exercises as assigned:
• Identify Verbs  - Rosa, Jonathan, and Cristian
• Identify Present Tense Verbs - Aaron, Allen, Maria, Samuel
• Choose one of the following topics for this week's blog post:
• A favorite New Year memory
• Your personal New Year traditions
• Your New Year's resolutions
• Any other topic that relates to the New Year in some way

Dessert (Speaking):

• Using Recap, tell about New Year traditions in your native country. Share what your favorite part of the tradition is for you and why you like it so much.

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