1. August 2016
Mrs. Burchette

2. Homework and Important Dates:
Friday, September 2, 2016
Homework and Important Dates:
Read 20 minutes nightly!
USA Test Prep AH/R #2– due September 6th (by midnight)
Warm-Up:
Update your agenda.
YOU DO NOT NEED YOUR NOTEBOOKS TODAY!!!
Begin reading whatever you brought for SSR!

3. The Giver– Chapter 1-4 Discussion Questions
Friday, September 2, 2016
Learning Target:
I can make connections from the ideas in stories, drama, and poetry to other things that I know.
Today’s Agenda:
The Giver– Chapter 1-4 Discussion Questions
SSR

4. Friday, September 2, 2016 The Giver Chapter 1-4 Discussion Questions
Be sure you use evidence from the text to support your responses.
What is significant (important- what does it show) about the airplane incident in the opening pages of the story?
Why is Jonas apprehensive about the upcoming Ceremony?
How are Assignments determined in the community?
Why does the community value ‘precision of language’?
What are the different ways the community views ‘release’?
Explain the role of Birthmother in Jonas’s community.
How is conformity encouraged in the community?
What is the purpose of the telling of feelings?
Why didn’t Jonas share the incident involving the apple with his family at the telling of feelings session that evening?
How are the elderly treated in Jonas’s community?

5. Silent Sustained Reading (SSR)
Friday, September 2, 2016
Silent Sustained Reading (SSR)
You are free to read anything you want to read during this time.
If you do not have anything to read, you can checkout a book from the classroom library.
If you have reading that you need to do from another class, this would be a great time to do it!
You are welcome to work on your Reading Performance Task/Evidence of Reading for your ELA class.
At the end of class, please complete the online exit ticket.