Workshop 1: Eyes on the Graduation Prize
"Eyes on the Graduation Prize" examines America's high school dropout crisis. Workshop 1 includes the following texts and video story:
1." America's Dropout Crisis," details the consequences of dropping out of high school
2. "Living in the Success Zone," proviles two struggling readers who faced obstacles with determination
3. "The Pact," focuses on three friends who made a pact to go to medical school and, angainst all odds, accomplished their goals.
4. Video Story: "Walkout" Walkout decribes the 1968 Mexican-American Students in East Los Angeles who organized a series of school walkouts that sparked a civil rights movement
Comprehension Skill Focus: Main Idea and Supporting Details
Writing Genre:Expository Paragraph
Cross-Curricular Content: Math (Analyzing Bar Graphs)
Grammar: Identifying Sentences and Fragments
Writing Mechanics: Using End Punctuation
Careers: Career Development Counselor
Read World Skill: Reading a Brochure
1." America's Dropout Crisis," details the consequences of dropping out of high school
2. "Living in the Success Zone," proviles two struggling readers who faced obstacles with determination
3. "The Pact," focuses on three friends who made a pact to go to medical school and, angainst all odds, accomplished their goals.
4. Video Story: "Walkout" Walkout decribes the 1968 Mexican-American Students in East Los Angeles who organized a series of school walkouts that sparked a civil rights movement
Comprehension Skill Focus: Main Idea and Supporting Details
Writing Genre:Expository Paragraph
Cross-Curricular Content: Math (Analyzing Bar Graphs)
Grammar: Identifying Sentences and Fragments
Writing Mechanics: Using End Punctuation
Careers: Career Development Counselor
Read World Skill: Reading a Brochure
Handouts
DO NOWS: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k4AGyzu0O2eMPaIVkKpVLOKxlyRKbkqibSxpSSczlZ8/edit?usp=sharing
Vocabulary
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Fun Links!!!!
Learn more about "The Pact:" http://www.thepactthemovie.com/ OR http://www.threedoctors.com/
Jovorskie Lane: http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/12510/javorskie-lane
Jovorskie Lane: http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/12510/javorskie-lane