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English Language Arts
This Week's Topics:
2. Determining narrator's perspectives in texts.
3. Using Evidence-Based Writing starters (EBWS) when citing from texts.
4. Reading the novel The Pigman.
Vocabulary Terms:
1. ELA Toolkit
2. Unseen terms from comprehension texts in class
3. Academic Vocabulary
4. Literary Terms
Guiding Questions:
1. Can I cite specific details from a text to support my answer?
2. Can I distinguish the difference between first person, third person omniscient, and third person limited in a text?
3. Can I use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text?
Important Dates:
Unseen Comprehension Test #9 - January 12, 2015
Grammar Test (Transitions) - January 15, 2015
Homework:
(Assignments will be added or deleted depending on schedule.)
Monday, January 12, 2015 - Complete Worksheet
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - Read Chapter 7 in The Pigman
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - WriteSource Workbook pg. 179
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - Have a GREAT 4-day weekend!