Plan for Monday, November 6

Help Sessions Sheet
8th Grade Syllabus

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Poster My Wall
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	Library Check Out Get your portfolios! Your webquest objective summary will be scored referring to this rubric. Switching Gears: Which article did you write your webquest objective summary for? Make a Clean Google Doc (Present Injustice Final= Objective Summary on "Women Are Better Off Today...", "What Do Men Get That Women Don't? Here Are a Few Things", "An Open Letter From Christian Scholars", "Color Blindness: The New Racism") Make a Clean Google Doc (Past Injustice Final= Susan B. Anthony/"On a Women's Right to Vote" or MLK Jr./"Letter from Birmingham Jail") Look at both of your objective summaries (for the past injustice and the present injustice.) Hand write a well-developed paragraph explaining how both examples of social injustice violate the founding principles of our country (Declaration of Independence and/or the Bill of Rights). Use text evidence to support your answer. Hint: Go back and look at the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights! Template Use the MEAL Plan! ****Homework: Make sure that all three paragraphs are completed and edited for tomorrow! Poster My Wall Create a Poster If you want to use pictures from the web and not clip art: Go to Images Tools Usage Rights> Labeled for Reuse with Modifications