Plan for Tuesday, March 7

Mini Lesson/ Daily Language	Figurative Language Review of RACE and MLA Formatting
Objectives	Using Fictional Literature/Dystopian Literature to Make Connections with Current and Past Social Issues To Improve Vocabulary Skills To Improve Knowledge of Figurative Language To Improve Critical Thinking and Writing Skills
Unit Standards Addressed	Unit 4 Standards: RL8.4, RL8.9, W8.2
Activities	Get a book and your portfolio. 1. Brain Break 2.  Mini Lesson: Figurative Language #51-#54 3. Mini Lesson: Review of RACE and Set Up of MLA Format  3. Humpty Dumpty and Humphrey Dunfee On a notebook piece of paper write out a rough draft addressing this prompt: After reading Part 5 in the novel and the nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty,” write a short constructed response that explains how your interpretation of the poem “Humpty Dumpty” relates to the story and character of Humphrey Dunfee in the novel. Be sure to support your interpretation with examples from both the nursery rhyme and the novel. You will be typing a final version of this tomorrow and submitting it into Schoology. Your response must be free of spelling, punctuation, mechanical and grammatical errors. Reminder: Theme Tracker- Due on Friday, March 10 4. Read Time