Week 6 in Review and Forecast of Week 7

Students,

Here is a brief recap of our learning and activities completed during the sixth week of school and a preview of what’s to come next week.

 Week 6 in Review

Lesson on Symbolism was extended. Students learned the universal symbolic meanings in ‘colors’ and ‘nature’.

Students then, applied that understanding as a strategy to use an author’s symbolic reference as insight into a text’s overall essential message.

*Strategies practiced: Ways to recognize symbolism and interpret its symbolic meaning in poetry and in short fiction.

Benchmarks taught, practiced and assessed:

           

*RL.8.1 cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text;

*LA.8.1.7.3 determine main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details

Texts:

 Referenced “Pandora’s Box, “"The Contender,” and “Parting at the Whine-Shop at Nan-King”

Week 7 Preview

  

Students are now ready to apply all clues to determine Theme in a poem and short fiction. The clues: Recognizing and analyzing the use of titles, character development and contrast, important statements, symbols and figurative language, and setting.

 

Culminating Project:

Student groups are to ready create an illustrative project demonstrating how to determine theme.  They will use previous readings as text reference in their project.

Benchmarks to practice and master:

  

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Reading Comprehension

*RL.8.1 cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

*LA.8.2.1.2 locate and analyze elements of characterization, setting, and plot, including rising action, conflict, resolution, theme and other literary elements as appropriate in a variety of fiction.

*RL.8.2 determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text;

*LA.8.2.1.4 identify and analyze universal themes and symbols across genres and historical periods, and explain their significance

Texts: Pg 444 in Literature Textbook, review of all previous readings."

Note:

*Unit 1 post-assessment will be administered in week 7
*Students will bring Journal Entries for teacher review