Tuesday, September 5th

Lesson Objectives - Students will begin Vocabulary Unit 1 with a word sort activity.  They will then preview their new ELA textbooks with the help of a scavenger hunt.  Students will take a close look at Collection 1 and the Performance Task they will complete at the conclusion of the unit.  They will then begin reading the first story, "My Favorite Chaperone." 
Homework - Students are to begin looking for their book to read in order to complete 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.8.2 - 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.8.4 - 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.