Thursday, September 8th

Lesson Objectives - Students will start their first unit of our vocabulary series with a word sort activity.  They will then continue their study of "My Favorite Chaperone."  Here, students will analyze plot structure as well as the author's use of characterization.
Homework - Summer reading summaries are due tomorrow.  Continue reading your book for September's Reader Response Packet.
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.8.4 - 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.