Warm-Up: Choose your slogan. Write it on the ¼ sheet. Place homework on your desk. Be a person who makes everybody feel like a somebody. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain. 3. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined.

Objective: Today’s objectives are: -to practice context clues and word study; -to practice fluency with strong expression; -to review the strategies to create a final product for the On the Record stories. What is your MEASURABLE goal?

Agenda: Slogan Pass out new homework Collect homework/ late work Word study/ context clues Strategies to complete the first On the Record story. Closing: Did you meet your goal? What word did you learn?

Copy the following words: I N F L I C T D E X T E R I T Y

Find the two words on your “Billy Weadle, Excerpt 2” sheet. Circle any words that you believe are context clues that help you determine the meaning of the words in the excerpt.

Find the two words on your “Billy Weadle, Excerpt 2” sheet. Circle any words that you believe are context clues that help you determine the meaning of the words in the excerpt. Only yesterday, he’d been forced to endure the cruel punishment that adolescent boys inflict on someone who is different. They normally just called him names or made up jokes about him. But, they wouldn’t hit him or punch him like they would some of the other boys. Billy struggled to pull his glove on his right hand, using his teeth and the dexterity he’d mastered over the years. Problem was, the glove was getting too small. Or, his hand was growing, that is.

Read the following selection. Only yesterday, he’d been forced to endure the cruel punishment that adolescent boys inflict on someone who is different. They normally just called him names or made up jokes about him. But, they wouldn’t hit him or punch him like they would some of the other boys. Which of the following words can be used to replace “inflict” in the selection? A. Measure B. Behave C. Apply D. Take

Read the following selection. Billy struggled to pull his glove on his right hand, using his teeth and the dexterity he’d mastered over the years. Problem was, the glove was getting too small. Or, his hand was growing, that is. Which of the following words can be used to replace “dexterity” in the selection? Skill Pain Humor Teaching

Fluency Billy Weadle, Excerpt #2 Date Title WPM Errors Expression BW Pt 2

Black Widow Finish reading chapter six and completing the chapter six sheet- compare it to your chapter five sheet. If you are finished, choose a book from the shelf and read silently.

8th grade Begin Chapter 6 Complete Acrostic for names…

Book Title Challenges overcome by the characters: 1. 2. 3. “Wondering” Chapter Questions: 4. 5. 6. Three main themes or central ideas of the book: Words I learned: ____________: ___________________ Book Title Most inspirational sayings from the story: 1. 2. 3. The story’s symbol: (Draw a “symbol” for the story here.) The greatest connection I can make between me and this story: Three questions I would ask the main character of the story: Front Back

Closing Did you meet your goal? What does inflict mean? What would be the antonym of dexterity?