Tuesday, January 8th Learning Targets and Skills:

1. Students will be able to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a
text with specific examples to support your conclusions. 2. Students will be able to analyze the effects created by different points of view with specific examples to support conclusions. 3. Students will be able to explain the events of the Louisiana Purchase.

Standards:
1. 8.RL.4, 8.L.5, and 8.W.9 Analyze Words and phrases used in text 2. 8.RL.6 and 8.W.9 Effects of Different Points of View 3. 8.1.11 Louisiana Purchase

Agenda: I. II. III. IV. V. New seats and pick roles: Pres, VP, Senator, and House Introduce Key Words for Dystopia, Progress, and Westward Expansion Read Dystopia Timeline Read Ch. 1 Hunger Games: Fill out word setting and word choice chart Finish key terms for westward expansion

Wednesday, January 9 I. Entrance Ticket: What facts in the dystopian world do we find unsettling or uncomfortable with in our world? Explain how this new society is a social criticism from the authors point of view. Explain. Dystopia Flowchart Read Ch. 1 Among the Hidden and complete the same chart. Warm-Up Journal #1: What type of persuasive techniques did people use to convince others that the dystopian society was the right choice? Explain.

II. III. IV.

Thursday, January 10 I. II. III. IV. Entrance Ticket: How are the themes, setting, character traits, or criticisms the same in Hunger Games and Among the Hidden? Read Harrison Bergeron: Start to fill out Assessment 3.1 Journal #2: What was the most convincing argument for the Louisiana Purchase 1790 Debate personal argument paragraph with a piece of text evidence to support their claim.

Friday January 11

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Warm-Up: Clear your desk of everything except your entrance ticket sheet for a short video of Harrison Bergeron. Think about why the director would make changes to film version. Answer the question on your sheet. Movie: 27 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00p8GGbDRSA Finish Assessment 3.1 with Harrison Bergeron. 1790 Debate: Share with group and select the best claim. Share claims with class and fill out the word choice and argument evaluation form

II. III. IV.