1. Bellwork Sept. 14, 2015-Copy and answer.

2. Standard/EQ
ELAGSE7L1: Demonstrate commands of standard English grammar and usage when writing.
ELAGSE7RL3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.
ELAGSE7RL10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiency, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
EQ: How do authors use specific literary elements to convey the setting in a text?

3. Watch: School House Rock – Nouns
Hook: Parts of Speech
Watch: School House Rock – Nouns

4. Mini-Lesson
Using the foldable we made yesterday, we will…. Define a noun. Noun – person, place, thing, or idea. Using pgs. 1-2 of The Giver, provide an example of a… Person: Place: Thing: Idea: Share some examples.

5. Work Session- The Giver by Lois Lowry Read Chapter One, pgs. 1-13.
Using the setting graphic organizer, record the following as you read the text:
- Time/When is the story taking place (record information that indicates time)
- Place/Where is the story taking place (record locations mentioned in the story).
- Social/Environmental Factors (record evidence that shows how the society works or how characters are affected by the society)

6. Closing
Share graphic organizers from today’s reading.