Plan for Wednesday, November 1

Help Sessions Sheet
8th Grade Syllabus

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	MLA Formatted Documents
Objectives	To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed	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. RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept. W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Activities	***Homework- Organizer for Objective Summary (Name it, Verb it, Central Idea it, Key Points) Mini Lesson: MLA Formatted Document Writing Objective Summary for "A Letter from Birmingham Jail"- Upload this into Schoology by the end of class. I will be scoring this using this rubric. I need to see the following people during independent work time: Colin Z. (3rd) Alejandro O. (3rd) TJ S. (4th) Gianni D. (4th) Jaden D. (7th) Homework:  1. Finish up any revisions for the "A Letter from Birmingham Jail"and resubmit into Schoology if needed. 2. Look at this webquest and select from the first four links which article you would like to print, read, annotate, organize, and write an objective summary for. You will need to have a printed copy of your selection tomorrow.