1. Thursday, October 9, 2014 ELA 8 Agenda: ATW(no vocab)10/10 Bookmark:10/14 Read - 10

2. Ransom of Red ChiefRansom of Red Chief: Analyze the irony in this story using text dependent questions: 8-1  Blue: Read, discuss, answer text dependent questions.  BOOST group: Work on ATW, SSR 8-4  Blue: Read, discuss, answer text dependent questions.  Yellow: Meet with Mr. Hootman:  BOOST: Work on ATW, SSR  Green: Mrs. Seger  Analyze how specific incidents (conflict-resolution) move the plot forward  Analyze how differences in point of view create suspense or humor: (irony)

3. Ransom of Red ChiefRansom of Red Chief: Analyze the irony in this story using text dependent questions: 8-4  Blue: Read, discuss, answer text dependent questions.  Yellow: Meet with Mr. Hootman:  BOOST: Work on ATW, SSR  Green: Mrs. Seger  Analyze how specific incidents (conflict-resolution) move the plot forward  Analyze how differences in point of view create suspense or humor: (irony)

4. Ransom of Red Chief: Analyze the irony in this story using text dependent questions: 8-6  Blue: Read, discuss, answer text dependent questions.  Red: Meet with Mr. Hootman  Yellow: Read, discuss, answer text dependent questions.  BOOST: Work on ATW, SSR  Analyze how specific incidents (conflict-resolution) move the plot forward  Analyze how differences in point of view create suspense or humor: (irony)

5. Thursday, October 9, 2014 ELA 7 Agenda: Part of Speech Quiz 10/10 Literary Letter10/10 Bookmark10/14 Read-10:

6. The Last Dog Setting: Time, Place, Environment As we read today, look for specific words and phrases that help us to establish the setting of the story.  How does the setting of a story influence the characters and plot?

7. 7 th English Grammar Drill: Which word is the… Noun: They attended the concert last weekend Preposition: Several cats ran into Rob’s garage Adverb: The truck driver deliverd the package quickly. Verb: My friend and I walked home after school. Pronoun: Will they finish the test on time? Adjective: Ronnie saw the awesome sight from the air

8. 7 th English Mini-Lesson: Establishing CharactersCharacters Writer’s Workshop: To Try: Describe one of the characters in my presentation Describe a character of your own creation Make sure you tell some of their actions, things they say, things they may think.