1. Monday, September 21, 2015 Objective: Library
*Exhibit behaviors and habits of an active reader
*Use print and electronic resources independently to locate information (IR )
Essential question: What are the goals for 8th grade reading fluency?

2. Monday, September 21, 2015 – English & PreAP English class
WN on google classroom – respond to the SWT or choose a topic of your own.
Make up tests from Friday if needed on Moodle (Vocab. #2 – open yellow pages)
Library to check in, out only if necessary
Watch book trailers for The Outsiders
Will start reading tomorrow!
Last 10 minutes of class – Share intro on The Outsiders, ask ? and use pwrpt
Share your pic of your hero, bring tomorrow if you didn’t
Book Trailer #1
Book Trailer #2

3. Objective: Outsiders Unit
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Objective: Outsiders Unit
Essential Questions: How do we learn about the characters in a novel? Who are the characters in The Outsiders? How can I identify with them?

4. Tuesday, September 22, 2015 English & PreAP English Agenda
Review the Intro Presentation on book – whatever we did not finish yesterday
Begin reading Chapter 1 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton together in class
Assign novel study guide (handout) to complete as you read in class
4/27/2019

5. Objective: Outsiders Unit
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Objective: Outsiders Unit
Essential Questions: How do we learn about the characters in a novel? Who are the characters in The Outsiders? How can I identify with them?

6. Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015 English Agenda
Continue reading The Outsiders Chapter 1 in class – revisit Identity and other terms (handout to keep in binder – text section)
Complete the Venn Diagram on Novel Study Guide – as we come across details that determine differences or similarities of Socs and Greasers
Give directions for completing the Characterization charts by groups
*PreAP – refer to Outsiders agenda and begin Characterization Chart – using Ch. 1&2 of novel

7. Thursday, September 24, 2015
Objective: Outsiders analysis of characterization, plot, theme, identify and define identity, class and race
Essential questions:
How do we learn about the characters in a novel? Who are the characters in The Outsiders? How can I identify with them?

8. Thursday, September 24, 2015 English Agenda
WN: Not today
Continue Reading Chapter 1 of The Outsiders – complete study guide as we read in class. Be sure you are following along with the text
If finished with Ch. 1 - Characterization charts - shared document on google drive 
4/27/2019

9. Thursday, September 24, 2015 PreAP English Agenda
WN: Not today -
Begin work on the characterization charts in groups (groups decided yesterday )
Each person will need to search the text of Chapter 1 & possibly 2 for information about their characters…use the suggestions to help you work through
You will need to infer from the facts of the text what you have learned about each character – for example: what they like to do would actually tell you about their personality
4/27/2019

10. Friday, September 25, 2015 Objective: SLE
R – Use prior knowledge
R – skimming, scanning as study strategies
R use context clues to determine meaning of multiple meaning words
R – use context to determine meaning of words
Essential questions – How will developing a better vocabulary improve reading?
How does an author develop characters in a story?
WN: Write about a special place: special room, attic nook, inside of a tree, scary closet. You might start by quickly sketching a map of a house full of memories. Mark those rooms where something important happened to you.

11. Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 English Agenda
Complete the Literary Terms Vocabulary Lesson #2 – all sections
Use yellow pages as a reference tool to help you with definitions and then work on applying in the rest of questions.
Turn in today before you leave…finish as much as possible and turn in what you have
Complete Characterization charts from Ch.1 & 2 – if you did not finish yesterday in class
The Outsiders novel