Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet of paper. Open your computer and begin logging on. Log on to iLit. Copy the following words. Circle their suffixes (ending parts). D E F I A N C E H A B I T A T I O N Once you have logged on, go to Assignments and continue working on Interactive Reader, iPractice or Independent Reading.

Agenda Time (min.’s) Unit: Media and Technology Essential Question: Is privacy possible in a digital world? 10 Interactive Reader 5 Vocabulary (Word Bank) 15 Read Aloud Think Aloud Among the Hidden (visualizing) Classroom Conversation Whole Group (Fluency) 35 Work Time (The Grade, Interactive Reader, Study Plan) Wrap-Up

Vocabulary: Defiance: When a person disobeys rules. Hulking: Very large or heavy. Enforce: To make a person obey a rule. Bellowed: Shout in a loud voice out of anger. Recline: To lean or lie back. Habitation: Where someone lives. Stupefied: Stunned or shocked. Hordes: Large crowds of people.

Standards: 8.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 8.SL.1.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. 8.W.1.2f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. 8.L.3.5b: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.

Work Time: Students will be working independently on the following: Finishing “The Grade” assessment (in Assignments). Work on iPractice 1.1: Ask Questions (in Assignments), 1.2 Predict the Outcome, and 1.3 Visualizing, 1.4 and 1.5 Writing an informative para. 3) Work on Grammar Study Plan. 4) Work on Extra Practice: Word Match. (in Assignments). 5) Work on the Interactive Reader assignment sent to them (in Assignments). 6) Go to the Library. Click My Level. Choose a book to begin reading.

Work Time: Students will be working in small groups with Mr. Kern: Silent Reading Comprehension Review Interactive Reader Short Responses (completing the paragraph)

Wrap-Up: Who do you think the child in the window is? Continue working on your assignments as homework.