Make a prediction

1. Blog Posting

2. Reading: Chapter 5 the contender

3. Silent Reading

BLOG POSTING: MAKE A PREDICTION

How will training to become a boxer change Alfred's life?????

Boxing and Aggression

TODAY IN ENGLISH - LOOK AT THAT GUY'S FACE!

1. Blog posting
2. Finish Reading Chapter 4 of The Contender/ turn in questions on engrade
3. SSR LAST 20 MINUTES - NOTE YOUR READING ON READING LOG!
Does learning to fight/ box make someone more aggressive or more likely to control their anger? Explain your answer.

Reflect

Alfred has a decision to make regarding whether to dedicate himself to boxing. What was a time in your life when you had to make a decision about going "all-in" on something or not doing it?

Today in English

1. Blog Posting

2. Reading Chapter 4

3. Chapter 4 questions

Bad boxer

Blog Posting

Today in English

1. Blog Posting

2. Read Chapter 4

3. Silent Reading

What type of person would not possess the qualities that would not make them a good boxer?

Today in English

TODAY IN ENGLISH

1. BLOG POSTING

2. READ CHAPTER 3

3. Chapter Questions

3. Silent Reading

What qualities do you think make for a good boxer?

Boxing

TODAY IN ENGLISH

1. Blog Posting

2. Read-aloud

3. Chapter Questions/ online turn-in

4. SSR/ Reading logs

BLOG POSTING

Explain how Alfred's situation might lead him to boxing. Why would he want to box and what will he get out of it?

Today in English

Harlem in the 1950s

Today in English

1. Blog Posting (5 minutes)

2. Complete questions for Ch 1/ online turn-in (10 minutes)

3. Read aloud (10 minutes)

4. Intro to Sustained Silent Reading/ Reading Blogs

BLOG QUESTION

At the end of Chapter 1, Alfred has been beaten by Hollis and Major, and his best friend James has been arrested. What do you think he's thinking about?