Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Objective:	Students will be able to analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. Students will also be able to determine the meaning of words and phrases, and analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone,
Warm-Up:	Students will set up a note-taking page in their Reader/Writer notebooks for their annotations on “The Great Rat Hunt”. The Great Rat Hunt can be found on Page 107 of the 8th grade Literature Textbook.	Materials Needed: Language Arts Notebook Literature Textbook
Classwork:	Students will read/listen/annotate the memoir titled “The Great Rat Hunt.” Students will identify the elements of memoir within the story by completing a reader’s comprehension chart.	Standards Addressed: RL.8.1 RL.8.3. And RL.8.4.
Homework:	None