Monday, January 17th

Lesson Objectives - Students will complete the Word Sort for Vocabulary Unit 8.  They will then apply the concept of characterization to the subject of "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad."  This historic figure can be used in the upcoming Performance Task where students will create an "Abolitionist Hall of Fame."
Homework - December's Reader Response Packet as well as the Green Workbook (with reaction paper) are both due NOW!!!
CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.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.RI.8.2 - Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.3  -Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.