Friday, August 30, 2019

Turn In:
Unit 1, Lesson 6 (4/6 Core ONLY)
Unit 1, Lesson 7
Copy Homework:
Make sure you get:
•     Read a good book; get parent & teacher signatures on your Reading Log
•     Find your History Alive Textbook and workbook.  Cover your textbook.  Label both with your name.  Bring both to class with you on Tuesday.

•     Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Gathering Evidence graphic organizer (focus on Character Development) and answers to text-dependent questions
Let's review the AR policies and procedures:
1.  When do you need a blue library pass?
2.  When do you need your ID card?
3.  What signatures do you need in your reading log and when do you need each?
4.  How many days do you have to get your signatures after starting a book?
5.  How many days do you have to take a test after finishing a book?
6.  To check out a book from Room 21, you need to...
7.  Can you take a test on a book you read and finished over the summer?

Learning Targets
I can cite several pieces of text-based evidence to support an analysis of literary text. (RL.7.1)
I can analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of characters in a literary text. (RL.7.6)
Success Criteria
Unit 1, Lesson 8
•     I can cite several pieces of text-based evidence to support my analysis of Nya’s and Salva’s character in A Long Walk to Water.
•     I can analyze how Linda Sue Park develops and contrasts the points of view of Nya and Salva in A Long Walk to Water.
•     Reader’s Notes
•     Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Gathering Evidence graphic organizer (focus on Character Development) and answers to text-dependent questions
Agenda
1.    Opening
A.    Engaging the Reader: Sharing Gist from Reader’s Notes   (5 minutes)
2.    Work Time
A.    Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face Discussion: Questions for Nya and Salva (10 minutes)
B.    Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Identifying Perspective and Using Evidence from a Long Walk to Water (25 minutes)
3.    Closing and Assessment
A.    Introduce Independent Reading (5 minutes)
B.    Time to Read or complete Library Tasks
4.    Homework
A.   Review homework: See Homework above

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