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Rhoda Stelchek 
8th Grade Reading
   
Lessons/Assignments for Wk Beginning May 5 - May 9:  Enduring Understanding: Reading is a way to explore personal interests, answer important questions, satisfy one's need for information, entertain and be entertained, and build understanding of the many dimensions of human experience. Essential Question: Why read?,

Monday

 Objectives Enduring Understanding: Literature is a product of the times and reflects the historical context in which it was composed.  Essential Question:  How does historical knowledge affect one's understanding of the literature created in an era?  Warm up: Book and Reading check (8.2);  Update Reading Logs;  Complete copying Holocaust background information into K-W-L - Units 7, 8, and 9 (8.14)  SSR (8.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Lessons/Activities Warm up: Write  Update Reading Log for completed or abandoned books; Book and Reading check;  Copy notes over last three units of Holocaust background;  SSR
Assignment H.W. - Read 20 min. in SSR book

Tuesday
 Objectives Warm up: Write Reader Response to independent reading (8.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12); Update reading log (8.7, 8); Book and Reading check (8.2);  Discuss background notes with class (8.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14);
SSR (8.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Lessons/Activities Copy notes; Reader Response to independent reading; Update Reading Log for books completed or abandoned; Discuss background information about Holocaust and construct timeline; Students read in self-chosen and independent reading.
Homework :  Read minimum of 20 minutes in SSR book (8.7, 8)

Wednesday
 Objectives Warm up: Update Reading Log (8.7, 8); Book and reading check (8.2) Begin Anne Frank  (8.8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)  SSR ( 8.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)  
Lessons/Activities  Update Reading Log for books completed or abandoned;  We start the play Anne Frank from our literature book today. We will also hear an audio recording of it as we read; SSR
Assignments 
Homework: Read minimum of 20 minutes in SSR book (8.7, 8)

Thursday
 Objectives Warm up: Book and reading check (8.2) Update Reading Log (8.7, 8);  Continue reading of Anne Frank (8.8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) SSR (8.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) 
Lessons/Activities Reading and book check; Update Reading Log; Continue reading play; SSR   
Assignments Homework :  Read a minimum of 20 minutes in SSR book (8.7, 8)

Friday
 Objectives Warm up: Write Reader Response (8.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12); Book and Reading check (8.2); Update Reading Log (8.7, 8);  Continue reading Anne Frane  (8.8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)  SSR
Write response over independent reading; Update Reading Log for completed and abandoned books; Book and Reading Check; Continue reading play; Silent Sustained Reading
Assignments Homework:  Read a minimum of 20 minutes each day

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