Monday, November 2nd

Lesson Objectives - Students will complete the word sort for the Vocabulary Unit 5 words.  They will continue to read and translate Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven".  Students will then examine the elements of the horror genre and how they relate to "The Tell Tale Heart."  Both stories may be used to complete their Literary Review at the end of the collection.
Homework - Students are to begin looking for the November RRS book.  This book may also be used for the next Performance Task.
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.8.3 - Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.6 - Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.