Thursday, October 26th, 2017

Objective:	Students will be able to determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text. Students will be able to analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
Warm-Up:	Susan B. Anthony’s Speech - Objective Summary	Standards Addressed: RI.8.1. and W.8.2.
Classwork:	Read / annotate MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail Readers Purpose: WHY did Martin Luther King Jr. write this letter? WHAT was he trying / hoping to accomplish by writing this letter? WHO is the audience that he is writing to? WHAT grievances is he filing against the Constitution? WHAT is the central idea?	Standards Addressed: RI.8.1. RI. 8.3. and SL.8.1
Homework:	NONE Bring in Rocky Top Reads Donation Sheet!