1. 8 th Grade ELAR September 11, 2013

2. Before We Begin Student Council meeting this Thursday in Room 206. Meetings before & after school. Quiz Corrections due Friday! Review of notes and new literary terms Present tangible objects Remembering 9/11

3. Reading & Analysis Individually, read, “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”, pg. 178 Use your journal to answer the Close Read questions beside the text. When finished with the story, answer questions 1-8 from your literature book. You may listen to music as long as I cant hear it Put your journal away, and start SSR when finished

4. Journal Activity Take on the Point of View of someone affected by 9/11. It can be an actual victim, family member or friend. Write a paragraph (5-8) sentences in EACH of the POV categories that we discussed yesterday: first person, second person, and third person Remember that we are working on the mechanics of writing! Use complete sentences, correct grammar, and punctuation.

5. Sustained Silent Reading C= No conversationC= No conversation H= Raise your handH= Raise your hand A= SSR 15 MinutesA= SSR 15 Minutes M= No movement, stay seated in YOUR deskM= No movement, stay seated in YOUR desk P= If you are ACTUALLY readingP= If you are ACTUALLY reading S= Level 0S= Level 0 15 Minutes of SILENT reading.15 Minutes of SILENT reading. Stay seatedStay seated If you do not have a book, you may use one of mine from the shelf, a top 10, or a magazine.If you do not have a book, you may use one of mine from the shelf, a top 10, or a magazine. Follow the class rules.Follow the class rules. Raise your hand if you have a question or need help!Raise your hand if you have a question or need help! NO MUSICNO MUSIC