1. LA8U3L2
English Language Arts 8

2. Agenda for the Day Pre-Reading of “Thank You Ma’am”
Visual Predictions and Analysis of the Title
Youth Street Crime…Causes
Character Analysis
Discussion Questions

3. Youth Street Crime
Recent events in our own city: What is the cause? What can be done?

4. Predictions
What were some of your predictions from the title and opening illustration? What kind of language conventions did you expect from the use of the word Ma’am?

5. Character Analysis
What kind of an impact do you think a character like Mrs. Jones can have on a person’s life? What do you think the bystanders at the crime scene were feeling?

6. Character Trait and Evidence from the text
Character Analysis
Mrs. Jones
Roger
Character Trait and Evidence from the text

7. Character Trait and Evidence from the text
Character Analysis
Mrs. Jones
Roger
Character Trait and Evidence from the text

8. Discussion Questions

9. Continue…

10. What’s Coming Up?
More Short Stories 
Any questions??