Monday 10-23-17

Week #11

Unit 2: Determining and Developing Central Ideas

Warm-Up:	10 MInutes of independent reading Update Reading Log
Mini-Lesson:	Today we will analyze how the events in a story have an impact on the characters by identifying how Jonas/Ponyboy’s identity evolves throughout The Giver/The Outsiders, so that we can understand how people fail, succeed, learn lessons and deal with new situations. We’ll know we have it when we’ve completed the Unit 2 Novel Assessment.
Class Work:	Unit 2 Novel Assessment * Look at the grading criteria for a score of “3”. * Use the Plot Guide to help with question #1.
Homework:	Read for at least 30 minutes from a book of your choosing.
OMG Fact:	The Boston University Bridge is the only spot in America where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane.

Study Sessions:

Tuesdays and Thursdays before school (7:45 am with a pass from home)

Working Lunch:

Wednesdays (Bring a cold lunch or get a lunch pass from Ms. Brownell.)

RI.7.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).