Friday, March 13th

Lesson Objectives - Students will start Vocabulary Unit 13.  They will then discuss in their group how they might organize a compare/contrast writing assignment.  They can adjust their outline after seeing a digital presentation about the topic.  Students will then start the next story "Bloody Times - The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis."  Here they will begin comparing/contrasting the leadership styles of both men.    
Homework - While some students need to finish their work in the Common Core Assessment workbook, the rest can continue reading their Reader Response book for the March assignment. 
CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3.c - Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.1 - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.