1. Current Topics in Reading Week 4: August 30 th – Sept. 3

2. Monday, August 30 Essential Question: How does the author’s choice in diction (word choice) affect the theme or purpose of the work? What influences how you act?

3. How does the author’s choice in diction (word choice) affect the theme or purpose of the work? What influences how you act? Activities: DCP: Opposites Journal #1: Turn to p. 1 in your textbook. On the post it, write four questions you have about the picture. Discuss Grammar: #45 Subject and Object Pronouns

4. How does the author’s choice in diction (word choice) affect the theme or purpose of the work? What influences how you act? Textbook: Introduce Edge Reading Series and support materials Begin Unit 1, Cluster 1, Lesson 1 TE 1 What influences how you act survey? Answer survey on pink paper. Chart outcome for class, share. T2 Elements of a short story: “Golden Bay” Analyze elements of short story TE 4, 5, handout Plot and Setting Define and discuss character, plot, setting TE 6

5. Tuesday, August 31st Why is it important to understand the author’s purpose, and how can this understanding help students to better connect to the themes presented?

6. Activities: DCP: Double Letters Journal # 2: Where do our beliefs come from? Grammar: # 46 Possessive Nouns

7. Why is it important to understand the author’s purpose, and how can this understanding help students to better connect to the themes presented? Textbook: Lesson 3 Introduce vocab p.8 Prereading: “The Experiment” plot and setting Text p. 9 (top) and Interactive Practice Book p. 8, 9. Handout: Plot and Setting, discuss, file Vocabulary Support: PB p. 6, 7 (group)

8. Wednesday, Sept. 1st Why should we know how to demonstrate how the selection of genre (different kinds of literature) affects the delivery of universal ideas? What influences how you act?

9. Why should we know how to demonstrate how the selection of genre (different kinds of literature) affects the delivery of universal ideas? What influences how you act? Activities: DCP: Begin and End Journal: Turn to p. 11 in your textbook. If you could give this painting a title, what would you call it? Do you think the message of this paining is positive or negative? Explain. Discuss. Grammar: # 47 Adjectives

10. Why should we know how to demonstrate how the selection of genre (different kinds of literature) affects the delivery of universal ideas? What influences how you act? Textbook: Lesson 4 Vocabulary Support: PB p. 6, 7 (group) Begin reading and discussing “The Experiment” p. 12 - 17(post it p. 13) Analyze the story p. 17

11. Thursday, Sept. 2nd Essential Question: How can using evidence of character development, setting, mood, tone, and point of view help students to interpret the literature they read?

12. DCP: Lesson 5 p. 16, Discuss answers Journal # 3: School Uniforms: Debate the case for and against school uniforms. Grammar: # 48 Possessive Pronouns

13. Friday, Sept. 3rd How can writing about literature help students to better understand the significant ideas in that literature?

14. Activities: DCP: Anagrams Journal #5: If I looked under your bed, what would I find? Computer Lab: 113 See blog, links to current studies and SkillsTutor