Tuesday, September 19th

Lesson Objectives - Students will make their flash cards for Vocabulary Unit 2.  They will examine ways to incorporate the author's words while answering close reading questions based on the text.  Finally, students will continue to apply the concepts of plot structure, characterization, and theme to the short story, "My Favorite Chaperone." 
Homework - The quiz on "My Favorite Chaperone" is tomorrow.  Students are continue reading their book in order to complete September's Reader Response Packet which is due on Monday, October 2nd. 
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.