Current and Review Units - this is what we are doing in class
Current Unit: Character Types - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
We will be working with the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton to learn about different character types. This will be an in-class novel. We will be completing comprehension questions using google classroom.
Weekly Plans:
Aug. 16-18: Work on About Me Writing (on google classroom) Begin Outsiders Character Types:
Round - a fully-developed character Flat - a one-dimensional character Dynamic - a character that comes to a realization in the story Static - a character who remains unchanged throughout the story |
Common Core Standards:
RL.8.1 – Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text RL.8.2 – Determine theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text RL.8.3 – Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision RL.8.7 – Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the directors or actors RL.8.10 – By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently W.8.6 – Use technology, including internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationship between information and ideas efficiently as well as interact and collaborate with others W.8.9 – Draw evidence from literary/informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research SL.8.1 – Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly |