Week+6+~+September+26+-30,+2016

"Culture is the broadening of the mind and of the spirit." Nehru



=Anchor Text: Bonne Annee A Personal essay by Jean-Pierre Benoit =

=__Objectives:__ The student will be able to: =
 * =analyze elements of a personal essay, including its purpose, structure, central idea, and supporting details =
 * =Understand and use critical vocabulary =

8.RI.1.1  Cite textual evidence.
==8.RI.1.2  Determine a central idea and analyze its development, including its relationship to supporting ideas. ==

8.RI.2.6  Determine an author’s point of view or purpose.
==8.SL.1.1a  Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material <span class="page109_f11 page109_l30">under study. ==

<span class="page109_f10 page109_l31">8.W.3.7 <span class="page109_f11"> Conduct short research projects.
==<span class="page109_f10 page109_l34">8.L.3.4c <span class="page109_f11">Consult general and specialized <span class="page109_f11 page109_l35">reference materials (glossaries), <span class="page109_f11 page109_l36">both print and digital == =<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Word of the Week:__ assiduous <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">(adj) diligent; hardworking; industrious = =<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Quote of the Week:__ "The will to win is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare." Bobby Knight NBA Coach = =<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Essential Question:__ Is a person’s homeland the country where he or she is born, or the country where he or she is raised? =

__Agenda__

 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Complete Today's warm up ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Characterization (TALES) ==
 * ==Discuss Critical Vocabulary and build background==

__Agenda__

 * ==Complete Today's warm Up==
 * ==K-W-L Haiti==
 * ==Read and discuss Bonne Annee==
 * ==Analyze text structure (main Idea, supporting details)==
 * ==Discuss connections (text to text, text to self, text to world)==

__Agenda__

 * ==Complete Today's Warm Up==
 * ==Turn in Characterization assignment==
 * ==Types and examples of Irony==
 * ==Irony Practice==

__Thursday__
=Warm Up: Week 4 Day 4= =__Agenda__=