ELA Weekly Agenda #32, April 6-10
Reading Literature
Reading Literature
Reading Literature
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and
I Can…
I Can…
Ideas
 Cite textual evidence to support
 Determine the meaning of words and
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analysis of what the text says
phrases as they are used in a text, including
 Compare and contrast
explicitly as well as inferences
figurative and connotative meanings;
texts in different forms or
drawn from the text.
analyze the impact of a specific word
genres (e.g., stories and
 Determine a theme or central
choice on meaning and tone.
poems; historical novels
idea of a text and how it is
 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter,
and fantasy stories,
conveyed through particular
scene, or stanza fits into the overall
science fiction, etc.) in
details
structure of a text and contributes to the
terms of their approaches
development of the theme, setting, or plot.
to similar themes and
 Describe how a particular story’s
(conflict-internal & external)
topics. (setting)
or drama’s plot unfolds in a series
 Explain how an author develops the point
of episodes as well as how the
of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
characters respond or change as
the plot moves toward a
resolution. (cause & effect)
Monday 4/6
HW
IN-CLASS:
 Bud, Not Buddy
1. Bud, Not Buddy
 Standards Focus: Expository Writing
o Mr. Curtis
 Standards Focus: Author Biography
o The Great Depression
o Christopher Paul Curtis
 IR 30 min.
 Standards Focus: Historical Context
AR QUIZ 4/17
o The Great Depression

Power Point-Images of The Great Depression
Tuesday 4/7
IN-CLASS:
1. Bud, Not Buddy
 Anticipation Guide
 Before Reading the Book
o Teacher-guided class discussion
 Language
o Vocabulary
o Allusions and Terminology
Wednesday 4/8
IN-CLASS:
1. Bud, Not Buddy
 Read Aloud Chapters 1-3
o Note-Taking and Summarizing
o Comprehension Check
Thursday 4/9
IN-CLASS:
1. Bud, Not Buddy
 Read Aloud Chapters 1-3
o Note-Taking and Summarizing
o Comprehension Check
Friday 4/10
IN-CLASS:
1. Bud, Not Buddy
 Chapters 1-2
o Reading Strategy: First Person Point of View
o Writing in Your Literature Response Journal
HW
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
Bud, Not Buddy
 Finish in-class
IR 30 min.
 AR QUIZ 4/17
HW
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
Bud, Not Buddy
 Comprehension Check
IR 30 min.
 AR QUIZ 4/17
HW
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
Bud, Not Buddy
 Comprehension Check
IR 30 min.
 AR QUIZ 4/17
HW
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
Bud, Not Buddy
 Chapters 1-3 Quiz on Monday 4/13
IR 30 min.
 AR QUIZ 4/17