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Vocabulary Journal-Icarus story

Grade Level:
7
Subject:
English Language Arts
Topic:
Vocabulary journal
Objective:
Students will build a foundation for their Vocabulary Journal by creating a short story for the myth of Icarus, a "commercial" for a word, and adding a habit of mind to the cover.
Prep:
Warmup prompt:
How Do Your Parents Teach You to Behave?

Warmup questions:
Do your parents think it’s funny or cool if you are tough on other kids?
Do your parents ever side with you against school authorities or encourage you not to comply with them?
Do you see this kind of thing happening among your peers?
Do kids at your school tend to respect or defy the authority of teachers and administrators?
Materials:
glue sticks
scissors
tape
pencils
Printed materials:
-"Flight of Icarus" vocab
-Classroom norms
-ELA standards
- "tweets"
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