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=__Unit 7 Vocabulary Test On Wednesday!__= =__Word of the week:__ tantalizing (v): to tempt or torment with the sight of something desired but out of reach.= =__Quote of the Week:__ "Your I Can is 100 times more important than your IQ" ~ Unknown.= =Essential Question:What do all successful people have in common?=

= Slam by Walter Dean Myers =

Chapters 7- 8 Summary
===When Derek and Moms go to the hospital to visit grandma, Mtisha comes to visit. She has found out about Ice and Greg going out with Bianca and Kickey the night before. She confronts him about being in the back seat kissing Kickey. He has to run after her to apologize.=== ===Greg begins to work on his video taping project. He tapes various spots in his neighborhood. While he is walking around taping, he is thinking about Mtisha. He calls Mtisha where he goes home but her mother won't let him talk to her. She calls him a low life form for his behavior with Kickey.===

In chapter eight, Greg spends his weekend working on his video project and playing ball at the YMCA. One of the men there placed in Italy and tells Greg that a player has to be better than good to...
__ Objectives: __
 * 1) ==== Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. ====
 * 2) ==== Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. ====
 * 3) ==== 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. ====
 * 4) ==== 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. ====

__ Monday __ Reading Log Due Data Chats and Goal setting Stamina #1 Make Ups Reading log for this week (Dec 2 - 6) distributed Slam Chapter 7

__ Tuesday __ __Warm Up:__ Cross out the word in each set that does not belong. On the line above the set, write the word or phrase that explains the relationship among the remaining three words. The Bully Project Video
 * 1____________ || 2______________ ||
 * spectacle || drama ||
 * thought || comedy ||
 * disclosure || epic ||
 * language || tragedy ||

Review Unit 7 Vocabulary __ Wednesday __ __ Warm Up: __ alliance, treaty, pact,

__** Unit 7 Vocabulary Test **__

Thursday __ Warm Up __ 2. //indigence// means… A. sustenance B. wealth C. influence D. poverty

2. //traversing// means A. traveling B. crossing C. shifting D. holding Stamina #1 Review Slam Chapter 8

Friday Warm Up: __ 1. //lusterless// means A. dull B. broken C. barren D. alarming

2. //suffered// means… A. endured B. allowed C. instructed D. agonized Slam Chapter 7 - 8 Review