Week+16+~+Dec.+1+-+5,+2014



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** Author's Purpose: Entertain **
=__This Week's selection:__ The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs =

__Common Core Standards__
8RL 1.1 – Cite textual evidence 8RL 1.2 – Determine the theme of a text 8RL 1.3 – analyze how dialogue or incidents propel action 8RL2.4 – determine the meaning of words and phrases 8RL2.6 – analyze differences in points of view 8L3.9 – analyze how a modern work draws on themes from traditional stories 8W3.7 – conduct short research projects 8W3.8 – gather relevant information from multiple sources 8L3.4a – use context as clue to meaning =__SWBAT __= **__Word of the Week:__** tenacious (adj) holding fast; persistent; not easily pulled under
 * 1) Understand the meaning of with foreign origins and words with foreign roots
 * 2) Determine universal themes
 * 3) Understand the meaning of word parts
 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Quote of the Week: __** "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult." Lucius Annaeus Seneca

__ Essential Question: __ Do you think that some objects possess supernatural powers?
=__The Monkey's Paw - Vocabulary__=
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">avaricious - greedy for wealth
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">grimace - a facial expression of pain or disgust
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">credulity - a tendency to believe too quickly; gullibility
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">fate - a powers that is supposed to determine the course of events
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">surveying - looking over carefully; inspecting
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">talisman - an object thought to have magical powers
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">rubicund- rosy red; ruddy
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">condoling - expressing sympathy
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">torrent - swift flowing stream
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">let - rented
 * 11) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">doughty - brave
 * 12) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">sideboard - a piece of furniture used to store tablecloths and dishes
 * 13) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">visage - face; complexion
 * 14) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">peril - danger
 * 15) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">wardrobe - a piece of furniture that serves as a closet
 * 16) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">simian - monkey-like
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">prosaic - ordinary; commonplace
 * 18) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">virtues - powers
 * 19) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">amiably - in a pleasant, friendly way
 * 20) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">bog - swamp or marshy land

=__Monday__=

__Agenda__
=__<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Tuesday __=
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Build Background ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Preview Vocabulary ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Research process PowerPoint ==

__<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Agenda __
=__<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Wednesday __=
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Research process PowerPoint ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Read Selection "The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Analyzing Text p. 118 ==

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 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Vocabulary Practice ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Propaganda & Persuasive Techniques <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">PowerPoint ==

__<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Thursday __
= __Warm Up:__ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Day 59 Activity =

__ Agenda __

 * ==**<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Compare and contrast the use of talismans and good luck charms in various cultures **==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">**Evaluate myths and Superstitions** ==

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 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Vocabulary Quiz/Test ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Selection Assessment (The Monkey's Paw) ==