2. First Things FirstâŚ
Turn in your homework â Chapter
14/15 discussion questions
(before the bell rings, please)
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bell rings
ď¨ How was your long weekend?
ď¨ Get out your journals! ď
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4. Small Groups
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Number off #1-6
Get into your number groups (5 in each group;
one group of 6)
Read âNeuroscience of Povertyâ article
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Groups 1&2 â Read Introduction
Groups 3&4 â Read âThe Neuroscience of
Povertyâ section
Groups 5&6 â Read âImplications for Educatorsâ
section
5. Group Work
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In your groups, you will become the âexpertsâ of this
section.
Your group will make a poster and teach the class
about your section
Everyone will have a role:
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Discussion Leader: lead discussion about questions and
connections between article and ALWG
Recorder : record answers, quotes, key information on
poster
Presenter: presents poster to the class
Detective: define words your group does not know
(dictionary)
6. Before you begin
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Pick roles! (I will choose roles if you cannot
come to a consensus)
Everyone will begin reading their section
independently (15 mins)
Then discuss what you have read (15 mins)
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Finally, begin creating your poster (15 mins)
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What are your first reactions?
What is interesting?
What do you agree/disagree with?
Answer questions for your section (I will hand out during
your discussion)
Present after lunch
7. Poster Information
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Your poster must include:
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Title of section
Two sentence summary
Answers to your questions
1-2 important quotations from the article
Any connections to ALWG� (optional)
Presentations should be 2-4 minutes each.
8. Final Thoughts
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Freewrite: Do you believe Beahâs SES affects
his re-entry into education? Why or why not?
Use details from both the article and the
memoir.
Due at the end of class or Thursday if you
need more time.
11. What is rehabilitation?
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To rehabilitate is to:
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to bring (someone or something) back to a
normal, healthy condition after an illness, injury,
drug problem, etc.
to teach (someone or something) to live a normal
and productive life
to bring (someone or something) back to a good
condition
12. Journal # 8
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We see a big change in Beahâs attitude to
rehabilitation from chapter 16 to17. Why do
you think that is? What has changed? Does it
give you hope that he can come back from his
horrible past?
13. Letâs Discuss
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âI had come to believe people befriended only
to exploit one anotherâ (153).
Does it make sense that Beah feels this way?
What about the boys who were his friends
before he joined the army?