Week 13 Perks of Being a Wallflower

Do Now: describe what this quote means to you and explain why.

“So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.” 

Agenda Do Now Words to go Read for 25 min. Go over letter and creative

assignment Work independently

Standard and objective CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1 Cite

strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 

SWBAT Identify quotes from the text to

support your argument and or ideas.

Words to go Explicit: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no

room for confusion or doubt.

Infer: conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Palabras de la semana Explícito : expresa con claridad una

cosa.

Inferencia: Deduccion de una cosa a partir de otra, conclusion.

Read for 25 min

Go over instructions Letter to a character Letra a un personaje

Creative assignment Tarea creativa

Before you write an effective letter you might want to create an outline

What the

letter format should

look like

WEDNESDAY Achieve3000 article

Do Now: Define the following quote:

Agenda

Read 25 min. and discuss Move onto creative assignment.

Everyone should know by now which one they are working on.

Final draft letter is due today. Creative assignment is due Monday

Standard and objective: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how

complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. 

SWBAT Look at a character from the text closely to

determine their internal and external conflicts. Show how the character is beginning to evolve

in the novel through the events and interactions they have with other characters.

Discuss rubric with students

I will be grading critically. Ensure that you are showing clear knowledge of the character you selected to write to.

Creative assignment You can write a song, poem, write a

interview with one of the characters, create a poster on one of the events.

If you finish early…