1. Bellwork October 23, 2015-Copy and answer.

2. Standard/EQ ELAGSE7L1: Demonstrate commands of standard English grammar and usage when writing. ELAGSE7RL1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support the analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE7RL10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiency, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. EQ: I can read and comprehend a text.

3. Hook: Parts of Speech Watch: Prepositions video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyMrLQ4ZI-4 OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6LE4P_bEU

4. Mini-Lesson Using the foldable we made… Define prepositions. Prepositions – words that introduce information to the reader. This information can include where something takes place (such as 'at' the store), when or why something takes place (such as 'before' dinner), or general descriptive information (such as the girl 'with' the cool shoes). Create fives sentences using information from The Giver. Underline the preposition used in each sentence. aboutaboveacrossafteragainst alongbehindbelowbeneathbeside besidesbetweendownduringexcept forfrominoffon ontooppositeoutoutsidetill totowardunderunderneathuntil withwithinwithout

5. Work Session- The Giver by Lois Lowry 1.BOOK FAIR!!!!! 2.Begin reading Ch. 22, pgs. 214-218. 3.Task: Reading comprehension questions during reading.

6. Closing Discuss reading comprehension questions from chapter 22.