Week+9+~+Oct+13+-+17,+2014


 * __ [[image:Star_flash.gif]]Due to the low response to the Extra Credit and Personal Dictionary assignments, they will both be suspended until further notice. Those students who have responded will receive extra credit for their efforts on both of these assignments. __**


 * __ This Week's Selection __** **:** The Late Homecomer by Kao Kalia Yang

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=__ RIF: __Reading Literature (Figurative Language)= **__Key Learning Objective:__** The student will be able to analyze imagery and figurative language to better understand a memoir.
 * __ Background __** //The Hmong (hmông) are an ethnic group from southern China, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. In the 1970s, war and conflict caused many of the Hmong people in Laos to flee to refugee camps in Thailand. Author Kao Kalia Yang (b. 1980) was born in one of these camps. She moved with her family, including her older sister Dawb, to Minnesota in 1987. Four other siblings were born in the United States, where all the Yang children received their education.// =====

__ STANDARDS __
**8.RL.2.4** ~ Determine the meaning of words and phrases. **8.RI.1.1** ~ Cite textual evidence. **8.RI.1.2** ~ Determine central idea; summarize. **8.RI.1.3** ~ Analyze how a text makes connections through comparisons. **8.RI.2.4** ~ Determine the meaning of figurative language; analyze the impact of allusions. **8.RI.2.5** ~ Analyze structure. **8.RI.3.8** ~ Evaluate claims in a text. **8.W.1.2** ~ Write informative/explanatory text to examine a topic. **8.W.3.7** ~ Conduct short research projects. **8.W.3.8** ~ Gather information from print and digital sources. **8.L.1.1b** ~ Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. **8.L.2.3a** ~ Use verbs in the active and passive voice. **8. L.3.4b** ~ Determine or clarify meaning using common Latin affixes. **8.L.3.6** ~ Acquire and use grade-appropriate general academic vocabulary.
 * 8.L.3.4d ** ~ Verify word meanings in a dictionary.

__ WORD OF THE WEEK: __
Assiduous (adj) Latin diligent; hard working

__ QUOTE OF THE WEEK: __
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela

__LESSON 5 VOCABULARY LIST __

 * 1) == __apologist__ - one who speaks in defense of a person, idea or position ==
 * 2) == __dissuade__ - to discourage from doing something ==
 * 3) == __dupe__ - to take advantage of people by tricking or fooling them ==
 * 4) == __fallacy__ - faulty or illogical reasoning ==
 * 5) == __imply__ - to hint at; to suggest indirectly ==
 * 6) == __indisputable__ - beyond doubt or question ==
 * 7) == __infer__ - to draw a conclusion from evidence ==
 * 8) == __red herring__ - something that draws attention away from the main point ==
 * 9) == __refute__ - to prove to be false or invalid ==
 * 10) == __substantiate__ - to support with evidence ==

=__Critical Vocabulary __= __**requisite**__ - something necessary or essential **__repatriate__** – to return people to the country of their birth **__resonate__** – to have a great effect on **__chide__** - to scold or correct in some way **__nominal__** – small or insignificant __**expiration**__ – exhaling or breathing out __**recap**__ – to retell or summarize **despondent** – loss of hope or confidence; melancholy

__ MONDAY __
Warm Up: Day 34 Activities Preview and copy Lesson 5 Vocabulary List ** (Test on Friday) ** Complete Text Evidence on Anticipation Guide Review Methods of Organization ** (Test on Wednesday) **

=__ TUESDAY __= Warm Up: Day 35 Activities Lesson 5 Practice A, B Point of View and Perspective

__ WEDNESDAY __
Warm Up: Day 36 Activities Methods of Organization Test Lesson 5 Vocabulary Practice B

=__ THURSDAY __= Warm Up: Day 37 Activities A Place to Call Home Test Lesson 5 Practice D, E

=__ FRIDAY __= Warm Up: Day 38 Activities Check Week's Warm Up Lesson 5 Vocabulary Test