Q2 Portfolio ReflectionNon-Fiction Analysis

December 7/8

Important Notices

1. Bring a book or magazine you would like to read this Friday (Weekly SSR)

2. Daily Work: One Sheet of Paper EverydayThis Will Include Do Now & Any Activities

or Work for the DayComing Soon: New Chart Remind 101

Do Now – 5 Min

Write each sentence with a word using pel, peal, or puls1. Congress has held many votes to ________ the Affordable

Care Act.2. Many teenage boys are known to buy on ________ to try

and impress a girl.3. Good looks can only be so _________ before you open

your mouth.4. Eww! Roaches have infested the house; grab the bug

_______.5. Many ads use half-naked men and women in order to

promote sex __________.

Reading – 5 Min

Paragraphs 1 & 2

Write Down Any New Words You Find

1. What is the topic of these 2 paragraphs? How do you know?

2. What is the danger of compromising our values?

3. Why might someone have written this article?

Reading – 3 Min

Section 1

Write Down New Words

Answer the Following:

1. What is the topic of Section1? How do you know?2. Why might self-confidence be so important?3. What is another word for “guts”?

Reading – 3 Min

Section 2

Write Down New Words

Answer the Following:

1. What is the topic? How do you know?2. Why might it be important to possess a strong sense of self?

Reading – 3 Min

Section 3

Write Down New Words

Answer the Following:

1. What is the topic?2. Whats another word for wishy washiness?3. What is the downside of constantly giving in to others?

Reading – 10 Min

Section 4 & 5

Write Down New Words

Answer the Following:

1. What are the topics of sections 4 & 5?2. What is another word for integrity?3. Do you believe in yourself?