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__ This Week's Agenda __ __ Slam Chapter 17 – 18 __ Grandma is out of the hospital so Greg goes to visit her. He tells her about the videotape and how he will show it to her when it is finished. At school, he overlooks writing an English paper. Mr. Parrish taunts him and Karen stops him from punching the teacher. Greg walks out of school as the teacher goes to the principal's office. Greg goes to a restaurant down the street. Goldy comes to the restaurant to talk with him. Mr. Parrish is trying to have Greg suspended and some of the students are in the principal's office supporting Greg. Goldy asks Greg about his self-destructive behavior. He wants to know what is happening and he will try to get Greg out of the mess he is in. Greg starts to explain what happened and what Mr. Parrish said about how... **__ Reading Instructional Focus: __** Comparisons and Contrasts; Cause & Effect **__ Word Of the Week: __** Tantalize (verb) tease; torment with the sight of something desired but out of reach. **__ Quote of the Week: __** “I CAN is 100 times more important than IQ." Max Lucado  **__ Essential Question: __** What do you think the quote of the week means? Explain

** __Unit 8 Spelling and Vocabulary List__ ** **__ Objectives: __** Students will be able to: 1) use new vocabulary that is introduced and taught 2) recognize the use of comparison and contrast 3) recognize cause and effect relationships 4) identify and uses the author’s purpose and point of view to construct meaning from text
 * Word || Part of Speech || Definition ||
 * antipathy || noun || dislike ||
 * antiquated || adjective || old-fashioned; obsolete ||
 * antithesis || noun || the opposite of ||
 * apathy || noun || indifference; lack of feeling ||
 * appease || verb || to calm; pacify ||
 * arbitrary || adjective || unreasonable; selected randomly ||
 * arcane || adjective || secret; obscure ||
 * archaic || adjective || out of date ||
 * artifice || noun || trickery ||
 * asceticism || noun || self-denial ||

__Monday December 10__ __ WARM UP: __ Analogy Questions 1 (# 1 – 5) 1) Authors’ Point of View and Perspective 2) Point of View Practice __ Homework: __ Florida Achieves – Due January 7, 2013 Reading Log Day 1 KIM Chart on Unit 8 Vocabulary Words – due Friday

__ Tuesday December 11 __ __ Warm Up: __ Analogy Questions 2 (#1 - 5) 1) Slam Chapter 17 2) __ Discussion Question: __ Sometimes minor characters can hint at themes within a novel. Read the following passage where Goldy is trying to help Slam to understand life, and then state a theme based on Goldy’s words: “The only difference between on the court and off the court is that //everybody// is in the game off the court. You will play, and you will win or lose. There’s nobody on the bench, nobody sitting it out. You’re in the game, Slam. You’re in it whether you want to be or not. A lot of people fool themselves and say they’re just not going to play. Believe me, it don’t work that way.” (pg. 218) 3) Vocabulary context sentences

__ Wednesday December 12 __ Warm Up: Sentence Completion 1 Symbolism PowerPoint Presentation __ Homework: __ Florida Achieves – Due January 7, 2013 Reading Log Day 3

__ Thursday December 13 __ Warm Up: Sentence Completion 2 1) Symbolism Practice 2) Figurative Language STARS __ Homework: __ Florida Achieves – Due January 7, 2013 Reading Log Day 4 Study for Unit 8 Vocabulary and Spelling test TOMORROW

__ Friday December 14 __ __ Warm Up: __ Check Weekly Warm ups 1) Unit 8 Spelling & Vocabulary Test 2) Point of View/Symbolism Quiz __ Homework: __ Florida Achieves – Due January 7, 2013 Reading Log Day 5