Tuesday, December 16th

Lesson Objectives - Students will create their Unit 8 Vocabulary Flash Cards.  They will then present their Graphic Short Stories to the class while others evaluate it.  Students will then begin the next story, "One Last Time, "by Gary Soto.
Homework - Students are to continue reading their book for December's Reader Response Sheet.
CCSS  -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.5
  Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.7
  Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3.a
  Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3.b
  Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.