Tuesday, September 12th

Lesson Objectives - Students will review the concept of characterization and how authors use it.  They will apply the concept to the main character from "My Favorite Chaperone." Here they will also apply the concept of theme.
 Homework - The quiz for Vocabulary Unit 1 is tomorrow.  Flash cards are due as well.  Students are continue reading their book 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.