Tuesday, March 7th

Lesson Objectives - Students will participate in a Graphic Representation activity with the Vocabulary Unit 11 words.  They will then examine the themes from the story, "Marigolds."  Using the close reading questions, students will also examine literary nuances of the story.
Homework - Students need to get their their Student Detail Report signed by Friday.  The test for "Marigolds" is tomorrow.
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.8.3 - 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