Wednesday, February 28th

Lesson Objectives - Today, students will grade each other's vocabulary tests first thing. After this, students will transition into a lesson on identifying theme in poetry. This will be accompanied by a note-taking sheet, and some formative assessment questions to follow. After we've completed the lesson, students will begin reading the poems "Hanging Fire" and "Teenagers" from "Collections". This reading will be accompanied by two more outside poems. Lastly, students will try their own hand at poetry writing about growing up in a google doc that they'll revisit tomorrow.
Homework - The Performance Task is due by the end of class on Friday.  February's Reader Response Packet is due on Monday.
Performance Task - Students will create an "Abolitionists Hall of Fame" either on poster board or via digital means (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi, etc.) 

For each abolitionist, you must include the following information:

• Title Slide (if applicable)
• Timeline information (mention at least 8 events, covering birth and death)
• Explain 3 important facts in paragraph form.
• Picture
• Quotes (2 directly from him/her and 2 from others about him/her)
• Short film clip (if done with computer)

  CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.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.RI.8.2  - Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.3  - Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).