Week+8+~+October+12+-+16,+2015

__Target Learning Goals__ __**Word of the Week**__: anodyne (n) anything that relieves stress or pain **__Quote of the Week:__** "The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing but in rising every time we fall." Nelson Mandela
 * 1) Cite textual evidence that support inference
 * 2) Analyze how a text makes connections
 * 3) Determine the meaning of words and phrases
 * 4) Determine author's point of view and purpose
 * 5) Use context clues to determine the meaning of words
 * 6) Verify word meanings using a dictionary

__**Today's Target Learning Goal:**__ By the end of class today, students will analyze test data to understand strengths and weaknesses and set goals for further improvement. Warm Up: Week 5 Day 1 Data Chats and Tracking
 * __ Monday __**

__**Tuesday**__
__**Today's Target Learning Goal:**__ By the end of class today, students will demonstrate mastery in analyzing plot elements, characterization, characterization, point of view and irony and use vocabulary words with at least 85% accuracy. Common Assessment #2 (Bonne Annee) __**Today's Target Learning Goal:**__ By the end of class today, students will set a purpose for reading making connections to text and appreciate the use of text features and graphic aids as they understand a nonfiction text. Warm Up: Week 5 Day 2 and 3 Anticipation Guide: "A Place to Call Home: What Immigrants say Now About Life in America" pp. 41 - 49 Preview Selection: "A Place to Call Home: What Immigrants say Now About Life in America" pp. 41 - 49 Examine Text Features __**Today's Target Learning Goal:**__ By the end of class today, students will understand the challenges of US Immigration policy and the value of objective research.
 * __ Wednesday __**
 * __Thursday__ **

__Warm Up:__ Week 5 Day 4
Read and analyze Selection

__** Friday **__

Fall Festival - Point of View Project