Week+31+~+April+8+-+12,+2013

SWBAT: Review Benchmarks: 1) __Literary Analysis__ (literary elements – plot elements, *common themes, *genres, *use of figurative language, word choice, *organizational text features: headings, subheadings, graphs etc.) 2) __Reading Application__ (*author’s purpose, point of view, perspective, bias, main idea, essential message– inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, *cause-and-effect relationships, text structure: compare/contrast, organizational methods, etc., text features, *compare and contrast in multiple texts: setting, character, problem) 3) Vocabulary (context clues, base words – affixes, root words, advanced word phrase relationships, multiple meaning words, words with Greek, Anglo-Saxton, Latin roots) 4) __Reference and Research__ (Illustrations, text features, arguments, validity/reliability)

__Quote Of The Week:__ “Patriotism is supporting your country at all times, and your government when it deserves it.” __Word of the Week:__ clamor (n.) loud outcry; loud noise __Essential Question:__ What does telling lies do to relationships? Explain fully giving examples and anecdotes.

__ MONDAY __ Warm Up: Vocabulary Practice C FCAT Practice: “A Dark Shadow”

__ TUESDAY __ Warm Up: Vocabulary Practice D Stamina Review

__ WEDNESDAY __ Warm Up: A New Way to Treat Diabetes FCAT Terms Review

__ THURSDAY __ Warm Up: Sarah Knight’s Journey STARS Strategies 1- 12

__ FRIDAY __ Warm Up: Using a Textbook Millicent Min, Girl Genius

FCAT Testing Next Week!! Good Luck!!