Plan for Wednesday, April 5

Mini Lesson/ Daily Language	PARCC PRACTICE Text Structures
Objectives	Analyze how differences in the points of view within literary texts Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts Analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style Create arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
Unit Standards Addressed	Unit 5 Standards: RL.8.5 RL.8.6 RL.8.7 W.8.1
Activities	Focus Lesson: Unit 2 PARCC Practice pp. 1-9 https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/english/ Mini Lesson: Text Structures and Looking at Yesterday's First Two Texts/Identifying the Text Structures 2. Read and answer the multiple choice questions for the third elephant cognition text. 3. Re-Read the Third Text on Elephant Cognition and Bullet Point: How does the structure of the text contribute to its meaning and style? Identify its text structure. Show this to Ponzio! 3. Final Prompt to Submit in Schoology: Write a constructed response comparing the structure of the three texts and explain how the structure contributes to the meaning and style.