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Week#32

HonorsEnglish8:
April610,2015:
Monday:
DailyWarmUp
StudentswillparticipateinadiscussionoverTheGiverandobjectivelysummarizetheplotsofar.
StudentswillreadChapters2123(end).
Studentswilldeterminethethemeofthenovel,creatingaclassthemestatement.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
o Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
o Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
o Icanciteevidencefromthetexttosupportmyownreasoningandresponse.
o Icandeterminethethemeofatext,analyzeitsdevelopments,anddiscusshowitaffects
characters,setting,andplot.
Tuesday:
DailyWarmUp
StudentswillrevisittheimagesoriginallypresentedintheGalleryWalkandevaluatetheir
predictions.
StudentswilldiscussLowrysintentionsforwritingTheGiver,reflectingonthededicationinthe
bookandwhatmessagetheauthorwasintendingtoportray.
StudentswillcreateaclassFoundPoemrepresentingthethemeofthenovel.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
o Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
o Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
o Icandeterminethethemeofatext,analyzeitsdevelopments,anddiscusshowitaffects
characters,setting,andplot.
o Icanidentifytheauthorsintentionsforwritingacomplextext.
o Icanrecognizedifferentformsoffictionandunderstandwhytheauthorchosethatform.
Wednesday:
DailyWarmUp
Studentswillcreaterulesfortheirownutopia,havingcompletedthenovelandreflectedonits
message.
Studentswillhavetimeinclasstoworkontheirfinalprojects.
StudentswillalsohavetimeinclasstocompletetheirGiverpackets,whichareduethisFriday,
April10th.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
o Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.

o Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
o Icanciteevidencetosupportmyunderstandingofacomplextext.
o Icananalyzehowdifferencesbetweencharacterspointsofviewandaudiencepointof
viewcreatecertaineffects.
Thursday:
DailyWarmUp
StudentswillwatchfilmadaptationofTheGiver.
StudentswillcompleteaVenndiagram,comparingandcontrastingthenovelsplottothatofthe
movie.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
o Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
o Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
o Icanexplainthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenawrittenworkandafilmed
performance,identifyingwhytheauthorand/ordirectormadespecificchoices.
Friday:
DailyWarmUp
StudentswillwatchfilmadaptationofTheGiver.
StudentswillcompleteaVenndiagram,comparingandcontrastingthenovelsplottothatofthe
movie.
Iftimeallows,studentswillparticipateinaclassdiscussion,sharingtheirVenndiagramsand
expressingtheirthoughtsregardingtheoverallbookaswellasitstranslationintofilm.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
o Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
o Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
o Icanciteevidencefromacomplextext.
o Icanexplainthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenawrittenworkandafilmed
performance,identifyingwhytheauthorand/ordirectormadespecificchoices.
HOMEWORK:
Read your independent reading novel and log. Students are required to read 5 times per week for 20
minutes each time. Reading Log #14 is due Friday, April 27th.
The Giver final project is due April 17th.

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