Wednesday, March 25th

Lesson Objectives - Students will start their Vocabulary Unit 14.  They will then preview the next unit, Collection 4 - Approaching Adulthood.  Students will discuss what skills are needed to prepare for the completion of the following Performance Task.  They will then use their Close Reader to begin the short story, "The Whistle."
Homework - Students are to continue working on their Performance Task presentation. The finished product is due on Thursday, April 2nd. 

CCSS -

• 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.
• 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.