Monday, November 6th

Lesson Objectives - Students will complete a Word Sort activity to begin Vocabulary Unit 5.  They will finish examining the differences between the text version of  "The Tell-Tale Heart" with a film version. Students will continue sharing the responses to the close reader questions which will help them complete the test essay on the unique use of narration in the story.
Homework - The "Tell-Tale Heart" quiz is this Wednesday.  Signed SDR's are due that day as well.  The Achieve 3000 article "Books that Move" is due on Sunday.  Students are to begin reading their book for November'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