Tuesday, April 25th

Lesson Objectives - Students will complete their word sort for Vocabulary Unit 13.  They will then begin the introduction process for Collection 5 including the key skills and related Performance Task.  After two brief film clips and discussion regarding the historical significance, students will use their Close Readers to begin the dramatized version of The Diary of Anne Frank.
Homework - The Grammar Packet about clauses is due tomorrow.  Students should continue reading for April's Reader Response Packet.
 CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.4  - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
• 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.