Thursday, March 19th

Lesson Objectives - Students will create their graphic representations for Vocabulary Unit 13. They will then finish 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 - Students will have their Vocabulary Unit 13 Quiz tomorrow.  They are also supposed to start their Visual Presentation Performance Task.  Students received a packet with all the related details to complete the assignment.  The entire project is to be completed at home.  It is due on Thursday, April 2nd. 
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.