April 24, 2017 - April 28, 2017

04/24/17 – 04/28/17

8^th Grade English (Periods 1, 2, 3, 5B, 6, 7, 8):

Monday (04/24): Students will complete and discuss the new word splat word for this week. Students will also complete and discuss the comprehension questions for “Flowers for Algernon.” Students will then work in groups to complete the Close-Read Questions in the story.

Tuesday (04/25): Students will complete the Close-Read questions for the story and turn them in. They will then view the film version of the story and complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast components of the two.

Wednesday (04/26): Students will view the film version of the story and complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast components of the two.

Thursday (04/27): Students will view the film version of the story and complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast components of the two.

Friday (04/28): Students will view the film version of the story and complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast components of the two. When finished watching the film, students will discuss the aspects they marked on their Venn Diagrams and turn them in. Students will then complete the “Analyze the Text” questions on page 380 in the textbook.

Essential Question: Unit 4 in Textbook – In what different ways can people be intelligent?