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=__Goal 1__= **31 January:** Read “A Big Break”, “Hope” in //The Pact//. Tone/Audience/Purpose analysis of //The Pact// **1 February**: Read “Summer Odyssey”, “Earth Angel” in //The Pact//. LAB: Wiki Writing Portfolios, create a cause and effect chart for the boys’ actions **2 February**: Read “A Different World”, “Giving Back” in //The Pact//. Take notes on the reading. Write a reader's response (1 paragraph that sums up, 1 paragraph that gives your opinion and 3 questions) **HOMEWORK: Read “Rap”, “Lovesick” in //The Pact//** **3 February:** No Class, assembly **4 February**: Read “Access Med”, “Old Ties” in //The Pact.// Take notes on the conflicts in the book. Make text to self, text to world, text to text comparisons.
 * 25 January:** Introduction to the class. Write a personal narrative
 * 26 January:** Brainstorm what you think life in the inner city is like. Read "Introduction" and "Dreaming Big" in //The Pact.// Take notes on post-its for the chapters. **Pick out an outside reading book.**
 * 27 January:** Read "Home" and "Ma" in //The Pact.// Write down questions about the book. Make text to self connections. **HOMEWORK: finish reading**
 * 28 January:** Read "Common Ground" and "Caged" in //The Pact.// Take notes in web form. Word wall- define words from the chapter and use in a sentence.

__**Review:**__ Goal 1 Vocabulary Read a passage and answer questions about it View and respond to a painting Write about a personal experience
 * 7 February:** Read "D.W.B" and "Becoming Doctors" silently. Take notes on the chapters. LAB: Create a collage of words and pictures that you think represent the book.
 * 8 February:** Read "Perseverance" and "Graduation". Make a chart on your social, historical and cultural context versus the bous. Write a rough draft of an essay that defines non fiction, using examples from //The Pact//
 * 9 February:** Read "Goodbye" and "Home Again". Take notes on a timeline of what the boys were like at the beginning, middle and end of the book. LAB: type up non fiction essay and upload.
 * 11 February:** Review for Assessment tomorrow. LAB: Create a 1page Publisher document that you think represents the book
 * 14 February:** Goal 1 Assessment.