Digital Agenda: Monday, 3/3 and Tuesday, 3/4!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1. Finish the 5 step lesson for "Small City Sets Big Example" on TeenBiz.

Create a new Note in your Notes App, titled English Do Now

Answer this question in a complete sentence, look back at the text if necessary.

What type of figurative language is this quote?  What is its real meaning?  Use Lesson 8, step 4 for definitions of figurative language.

"Man, they were death-ray eyes, and I think hey, that's him, the robot boy, and it was like whoa! because I'd forgotten all about him, day care was a blank place in my head, and nobody had called me Kicker for a long time."

The figurative language is ________________________.  It really means ____________________.

Objectives:

Students will...

identify and analyze figurative language with 75% accuracy in partners using a graphic organizer. analyze the impact of specific word choice on the meaning and tone of the passage by annotating and defining new words in digital text.

Common Core Standards

Reading Literature, 6.1

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Reading Literature, 6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Reading Literature, 6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone

Whole Class:

Freak the Mighty Reviewing figurative language terms Direct Group- Direct Group-Differentiated small group instruction Finding Figurative Language Group Activity & Chart

Independent:

Common Core Standards

Reading Informational Text, 6.2: Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgements.

1. If you finish early, follow this link to teenbiz3000.com
2. Type your username and password
3. Your job is to finish 4 steps of the "Small City Sets Big Example" lesson!
4. Open your mailbox and find the article "Small City Sets Big Example".
5. Read & Listen to the Vocabulary
6. As you read each paragraph, STOP and fill in at least 1 sentence in the SUMMARIZE box.    
7. You do not need to do the Thought Question.
8. If you finish early, Search for another article OR choose one from your Mailbox!  Complete the Article and Activity.

Exit Ticket:  

Today you talked about allusions and their purpose in creative and imaginative stories.  Think about your learning today and respond.  

1. Did the writer's use of figurative language help you better understand the text?