Write

down 10 things you notice dont try to describe the whole picture, just jot down notes on what you see.

Step 1: Look at the photo/painting carefully. Jot down notes on what you see (2 minutes). Dont write any full sentences yet just words/phrases. Step 2: Share with the whole class. Step 3: Using your annotations, describe what is happening in the photograph/painting. Number your paper from 1-10, and describe 10 things you observe in the photograph. (6 minutes) Step 4: Share with a partner. Step 5: Now share your own or your partners descriptions.

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of student work

Artful Artist: draw an important moment in the poem. Write a few sentences explaining what you drew and why its important. Word Wizard: Identify all the words your group is unfamiliar with. Look up definitions for those words. Passage-Picker: Choose one or two stanzas that you think are the most important for understanding the poem. Be ready to read that stanza out loud, and talk about why you think its so important. Connection-Maker: Make a connection to a text/movie/real-world event outside of the poem. For this poem, you might want to do a little research on German-Jewish refugees (like the Frank family!) right before World War II. Savvy Summarizer: Recap whats going on in the poem. What is about? What is the conflict?

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your analysis, be sure to address:

The characters. The plot (especially the conflict). The historical context.

The illustrations. What are the illustrations like?

How do they help to tell the story? Did you learn anything new about the historical context through this picture book?

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through The Key Game, by Ida Fink. In your literature circles, plan how youll divide the story so that the entire story is illustrated. Think about how you would illustrate your section of the story. You may need to write down your ideas. Think about how it would be illustrated on a page of a picture book. Friday you will be working in your literature circles, but illustrating individually.

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that you have someone elses wouldhave, what do you think of it? Answer the following questions in your notebook:

Why did this would-have stand out to you? Do you think a young person would be able to accomplish this? Why or why not? What would be some of the challenges? If this persons would-have could be accomplished, what would be some of the effects?

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were the students in this movie trying to achieve with their project?

Why

did the students choose paper clips? you think their project did any good? Did it change anything? Explain.

Do

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In your literature circles, select a teenager from the New York Times blog, Teenagers in the Times. With your group, read the article about that young person. Now, work together to create a social media profile for that person. Along with the information about where this person is from, how hold they are, what theyre known for, etc., you should include a summary of what theyre doing in the world. List any challenges they faced, and how they overcame them. Your group will present this profile to the rest of class.