1. Read the following text.
Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet from the tan bin.
Place any late homework on your desk.
Read the following text.
When Luke met Jen he attempted to initiate a conversation about who he was, but he found that she didn’t want to talk, at first, about him. She was more interested in defending herself from him. But, in reality, she wasn’t that scared of him.
Use context clues to write your own definition for the word INITIATE.

2. When Luke met Jen he attempted to initiate a conversation about who he was, but he found that she didn’t want to talk, at first, about him. She was more interested in defending herself from him. But, in reality, she wasn’t that scared of him.
1. Use context clues to choose the best definition for the bold word above.
Stop
Start
Make up
Slowly begin

3. When Luke met Jen he attempted to initiate a conversation about who he was, but he found that she didn’t want to talk, at first, about him. She was more interested in defending herself from him. But, in reality, she wasn’t that scared of him.
2. Which of the phrases acts as the best context clue for the bold word above.
When Luke met Jen
he found that she didn’t want to talk, at first, about him.
She was more interested in defending herself from him.
in reality, she wasn’t that scared of him.

4. Sheets 7 and 8
7A: Libel: Using untrue words to hurt someone’s reputation 7B: Propaganda: Lies used to persuade people into believing something 7C: Slander: Insults and bad information used to hurt someone’s reputation. 7D: Appoint: Select or choose. 7E: Conserving: Saving, keeping, protecting. 7F: Incriminate: To show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime. 8A: Inferred: Understood, supposed, concluded. 8B: Institutions: Groups and organizations. 8C: Multitudes: Large numbers; many. 8D: Initiate: Start; introduce; begin.

5. Sheets 5 and 6
5A: Ratify: Approve or confirm 5B: Amateur: A beginner, one who is not paid for doing a job 5C: Regulated: Controlled, planned 5D: Dispute: An argument or disagreement 5E: Composed: Made up of 5F: Resolution: An answer or solution to a problem 6A: Absolute: Total and complete 6B: Obligated: Required to do something 6C: Unanimous: Common; totally agreed upon 6D: Sovereign: Absolute; supreme; total 6E: Constituent: Basic; essential 6F: Sanctions: Punishments or penalties

6. Sheets 3 and 4
3A. Obstruct: To interrupt or block. 3B. Prosecution: Taking someone to court for committing a crime. 3C. Assent: Acceptance, agreement, approval. 3D. Impartial: Neutral, fair, on neither side. 3E. Delegate: Assign something to a group of people to do. 3F. Grievance: Complaint, criticism, protest. 4A. Persecute: To bully, harass, torment, or bother. 4B. Tyranny: Cruelty, bullying. 4C. Plunder: To steal or rob. 4D. Economic: Having to do with money. 4E. Fundamental: Basics; very important part of something. 4F. Bias: Favoritism; (like playing favorites)

7. Sheets 1 and 2
1A. Aghast: horrified 1B. Stupefied: confused 1C. Goad: to whip or annoy into doing something 1D. In Vain: with no purpose 1E. Spontaneously: suddenly 1F. Navigate: to find the correct path from one spot to another 2A. Empower: To give power or strength to. 2B. Timid: Being scared or being unsure of yourself. 2C. Philanthropy: A desire to help people, especially through charity. 2D. Advocate: To speak or write in favor of something. 2E. Amend: To make minor changes in something to make it more fair. 2F. Peer: A person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background and social status.

8. Agenda (Tuesday, 1/29)
Essential Question: Using dialogue and actions from the text as evidence, how are we aware that Luke is beginning to change? Standard: LAFS.8.RL.1.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. LAFS.8.RL.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Objective: Students will use essential details of a text to determine how aspects of a character are being revealed. Warm-Up: Context Clues: Initiate Whole Group: Socratic Seminar Preparation RATA: chapter 15- what type of things is Luke learning? Work Period: Socratic Seminar for: Technology: Achieve 3000, fill out yellow sheet and answer Activity Questions (“Just What the Doctor Ordered”) Independent Work: Grade 8: Read Chapters of Among the Hidden and complete BMH questions and HOTQ. Independent Reading: Choose a book from the class library. Read quietly. Focus on any new vocabulary you can find. Teacher-Led: See Teacher-Led Groups slides.

9. Thor A Stephanie Akers B Christian Hendrix C Jaquan Eley E
SRC: Army Code Talkers (Common Lit) A
Stephanie Akers B
Christian Hendrix C
Jaquan Eley E
Joevin Kearse
 Captain America
SRC:Explainer: How Scientists Know Earth is Warming (Common Lit)
Rylee Patterson
Cody Tison
Donte Yancey
Nicolas Duarte G
Lataysia Jones
Iron Man
WR 1, 2 and Fluency 3, 4 A
Brown, Paris C
Gjoka, Klevisa B
Kevin Fera D
Cardarrius Mosley
 Black Widow
SRC Army Code Talkers (Common Lit)
Connor Chubb
Luis Osorio
Alex Rivera E
Angel Chavez

10. Thor A Laleh Ghasseminia B Izabella Dupree C Jalantis Stephens F
SRC Army Code Talkers (Common Lit) A
Laleh Ghasseminia B
Izabella Dupree C
Jalantis Stephens F
Bryan Johnson H
Chris Moore
 Captain America
SRC:Explainer: How Scientists Know Earth is Warming (Common Lit)
Cortney Reneau
Antonio Mancinotti E
Jaylon Hawkins
Tenasia Velezcruz
Iron Man
WR (1-3) and WM (4-6) A
Skylar Harris F
Madison Macias C
Janie Jackson D
Paige Clayton E
Jacob Bollinger B
Dontrell Harris H
Darius Mitchell
 Black Widow
SRC Army Code Talkers (Common Lit)
Justin Norales
Jayonna Robinson
Jatavia Bell
Angel McClintock
Tara Newmans

11. Iron Man A Damario Everheart Black Widow Laila Foreman ThorWR A
Damario Everheart
Black Widow WM
Laila Foreman
 Thor
SRC Army Code Talkers (Common Lit)
Zahir Miller C
Tazarya Sailor F
Zachary Hewett H
Oscar Stern
 Captain America
SRC:Explainer: How Scientists Know Earth is Warming (Common Lit)
Jordan Marshall
Alan Banjac
Avery Roca
Emmanuel King

12. Iron Man A Faridatu Sannoh D Jeremiah Powell E Trevin Butler G
Iron Man
WM (1-2) and Fluency (3-4) A
Faridatu Sannoh D
Jeremiah Powell E
Trevin Butler G
Jaquez Lloyd
 Black Widow
SC Army Code Talkers (Common Lit)
Brandon Ervie C
Jaquaivius Harden
Joey Witt
Esther Vaz F
Lashai Walker
 Thor
SRC Army Code Talkers (Common Lit) A
Edwin Carlos C
Ivan Cuadra-Ramirez D
Andy Ramirez F
Juan Alameda De La Rosa
 Captain America
SRC:Explainer: How Scientists Know Earth is Warming (Common Lit)
Kayanna Lee B
Mario Lopez
Zackary Martin E
Ezekiel Valenzuela G
Fiorgen Xhafkollari

13. Clark Kent
1 1/22
Among the Hidden
11-14

15. How has the fact that Luke has discovered another third child begun to change him?

16. High Order Thinking Question, Chapters 11-14
How has the fact that Luke has discovered another third child begun to change him? Begin with a complete topic sentence that answers the question. Cite your evidence. Include evidence from the book that supports your topic sentence. Use at least two pieces of evidence to support your answer. Include at least one elaboration/ explanation sentence with each piece of evidence that shows how your evidence supports your topic sentence. Finish with a concluding sentence.

17. Socratic Seminar 2 Book-Mind-Heart Questions
1 Version of the High Order Thinking Question
What are all of the different things Luke must consider when deciding what to do about the third child?
Why would Luke never have assumed the other third child could be a girl? What does this tell us about Luke?
Nature and the weather are mentioned several times in the chapters. How do they affect the plot?
Is it more important for Luke to be governed by courage or fear in these chapters?

18. Closing
Composed
Advocate
Appoint
Obstruct
Absolute
Resolution
Which two of the words above might be used by someone who is summarizing this picture and quote?