Digital Agenda: Wednesday, 3/5!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1. Read for 30 mins. and get a parent signature in Agenda.

Write the answer on p. 17L, use the text to find evidence

Paraphrase the following quote, identify the underlined figurative language, and explain what it means.

"Freak is talking a mile a minute, more stuff about the Round Table and how important quests are, and why knights are bound up with oaths, which is not the same thing as swearing, and I'm trying to listen and not ask questions because if I ask question, he'll pull out his dictionary." p. 64

In my own words, this quotes says that __________________________.  Talking a mile a minute is an example of a ____________________.  This _______ really means that Freak is _______________.    

Objectives:

Students will...

identify  figurative language in ch. 1-8 by citing text evidence. 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, Ch. 12-13 Whole Class read aloud

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