 “So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.”

 Do Now  Words to go  Read for 25 min.  Go over letter and creative assignment  Work independently

 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL  SWBAT  Identify quotes from the text to support your argument and or ideas.

 Explicit: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.  Infer: conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

 Explícito : expresa con claridad una cosa.  Inferencia: Deduccion de una cosa a partir de otra, conclusion.

 Letter to a character  Letra a un personaje  Creative assignment  Tarea creativa

 Achieve3000 article

 Read 25 min. and discuss  Move onto creative assignment. Everyone should know by now which one they are working on.  Final draft letter is due today. Creative assignment is due Monday

 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL  SWBAT  Look at a character from the text closely to determine their internal and external conflicts.  Show how the character is beginning to evolve in the novel through the events and interactions they have with other characters.

 I will be grading critically. Ensure that you are showing clear knowledge of the character you selected to write to.

 You can write a song, poem, write a interview with one of the characters, create a poster on one of the events.