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Day 21 8th ELA
Day 21 - Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards RL.5.1 Cite the evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
RL.5.1: I can cite evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says based on inferences drawn from the text.
Essential Question(s)
How can I show use the text to respond to questions?
Resources
1. Connections
2. Comprehension Passage-Home by Gwendolyn Brooks
3. Comprehension Text Dependent and Discussion Questions
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read the Assignment Overview in its entirety (Page 1)
2. Step Two: Respond to Connection (Page 2)
- Respond to prompt
3. Step Three: Read the passage Home (Page 3-4)
4. Step Four: Respond to the Text-Dependent and Discussion Questions (Page 5)
- Read questions carefully before responding.
5. Step Five: Complete Closure exercise (Page 6)
Due:
1. Connection 2. Text Dependent Questions 3. Closure
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Connection
LIFE is Tough but so are you! What is one thing that motivates you during this time?
Response:
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Home By Gwendolyn Brooks - 1953
What had been wanted was this always, this always to last, the talking softly on this porch, with the snake plant in the
jardinière1 in the southwest corner, and the obstinate2 slip from Aunt Eppie’s magnificent Michigan fern at the left side
of the friendly door. Mama, Maud Martha, and Helen rocked slowly in their rocking chairs, and looked at the late
afternoon light on the lawn and at the emphatic3 iron of the fence and at the poplar tree.4
These things might soon be theirs no longer. Those shafts and pools of light, the tree, the graceful iron, might soon be
viewed passively by different eyes. Papa was to have gone that noon, during his lunch hour, to the office of the Home
Owners’ Loan. If he had not succeeded in getting another extension, they would be leaving this house in which they had
lived for more than fourteen years. There was little hope. The Home Owners’ Loan was hard. They sat, making their
plans.
“We’ll be moving into a nice flat somewhere,” said Mama. “Somewhere on South Park, or Michigan, or in Washington
Park Court.” Those flats, as the girls and Mama knew well, were burdens on wages twice the size of Papa’s. This was not
mentioned now.
“They’re much prettier than this old house,” said Helen. “I have friends I’d just as soon not bring here. And I have other
friends that wouldn’t come down this far for anything, unless they were in a taxi.”
Yesterday, Maud Martha would have attacked her. Tomorrow she might. Today she said nothing. She merely gazed at a
little hopping robin in the tree, her tree, and tried to keep the fronts of her eyes dry.
“Well, I do know,” said Mama, turning her hands over and over, “that I’ve been getting ‘tireder’ and ‘tireder’ of doing
that firing. From October to April, there’s firing to be done.”
“But lately we’ve been helping, Harry and I,” said Maud Martha. “And sometimes in March and April and in October, and
even in November, we could build a little fire in the fireplace. Sometimes the weather was just right for that.”
She knew, from the way they looked at her, that this had been a mistake. They did not want to cry. But she felt that the
little line of white, sometimes ridged with smoked purple, and all that cream-shot saffron5 would never drift across any
western sky except that in back of this house. The rain would drum with as sweet a dullness nowhere but here. The birds
on South Park were mechanical birds, no better than the poor caught canaries in those “rich” women’s sun parlors.
“It’s just going to kill Papa!” burst out Maud Martha. “He loves this house! He lives for this house!”
“He lives for us,” said Helen. “It’s us he loves. He wouldn’t want the house, except for us.”
“And he’ll have us,” added Mama, “wherever.”
“You know,” Helen sighed, “if you want to know the truth, this is a relief. If this hadn’t come up, we would have gone on,
just dragged on, hanging out here forever.”
“It might,” allowed Mama, “be an act of God. God may just have reached down and picked up the reins.”
“Yes,” Maud Martha cracked in, “that’s what you always say — that God knows best.”
Her mother looked at her quickly, decided the statement was not suspect, looked away. Helen saw Papa coming.
“There’s Papa,” said Helen.
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They could not tell a thing from the way Papa was walking. It was that same dear little staccato6 walk, one shoulder
down, then the other, then repeat, and repeat. They watched his progress. He passed the
Kennedys’, he passed the vacant7 lot, he passed Mrs. Blakemore’s. They wanted to hurl themselves over the fence, into
the street, and shake the truth out of his collar. He opened his gate — the gate — and still his stride and face told them
nothing.
“Hello,” he said.
Mama got up and followed him through the front door. The girls knew better than to go in too. Presently Mama’s head
emerged. Her eyes were lamps turned on.
“It’s all right,” she exclaimed. “He got it. It’s all over. Everything is all right.”
The door slammed shut. Mama’s footsteps hurried away. “I think,” said Helen, rocking rapidly, “I think I’ll give a party. I
haven’t given a party since I was 11. I’d like some of my friends to just casually see that we’re homeowners.
Vocabulary
1. French for “planter”
2. Obstinate (adjective): stubbornly refusing to change
3. Emphatic (adjective): attracting special attention
4. a type of quick-growing tree
5. an orange to orange-yellow
6. short, quick, and separate
7. Vacant (adjective): not filled, used, or lived in
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Text-Dependent Questions
Directions: For the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
1. PART A: Which of the following identifies a theme of the text?
A. Homes provide physical and emotional security for families.
B. While change can be frightening, it also creates a chance for growth.
C. The stress of waiting for bad news can be worse than the bad news itself.
D. Families are stronger when everyone shares their true feelings.
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “‘They’re much prettier than this old house,’ said Helen. ‘I have friends I’d just as soon not bring here.’”
B. “‘It’s just going to kill Papa!’ burst out Maud Martha. ‘He loves this house! He lives for this house!’”
C. “‘if you want to know the truth, this is a relief. If this hadn’t come up, we would have gone on, just dragged on,
hanging out here forever.’”
D. “‘I think I’ll give a party. I haven’t given a party since I was 11. I’d like some of my friends to just casually see that
we’re homeowners.’”
3. PART A: What does the possibility of losing their home reveal about Maud Martha and Helen’s points of view?
A. Helen focuses on the benefits of finding a new home, while Maud Martha can’t help but think of everything they’ll
lose.
B. Helen is excited to leave their home for a new and better one, while Maud Martha is convinced they will never find
something that compares.
C. Helen is reluctant to leave their home, while Maud Martha is somewhat embarrassed by the current state of their
home.
D. Helen wants to leave their home because she is not attached to it, while Maud Martha is solely concerned about the
effect it will have on their father.
4. PART B: Which TWO quotes from the text best support the answer to Part A?
A. “‘And sometimes in March and April and in October, and even in November, we could build a little fire in the
fireplace. Sometimes the weather was just right for that.’”
B. “She knew, from the way they looked at her, that this had been a mistake. They did not want to cry.”
C. “‘It’s just going to kill Papa!’ burst out Maud Martha. ‘He loves this house! He lives for this house!’”
D. “‘He lives for us,’ said Helen. ‘It’s us he loves. He wouldn’t want the house, except for us.’”
E. “‘if you want to know the truth, this is a relief. If this hadn’t come up, we would have gone on, just dragged on,
hanging out here forever.’”
F. “‘I think I’ll give a party. I haven’t given a party since I was 11. I’d like some of my friends to just casually see that we’re
homeowners.’”
Discussion Question
5. In the context of the text, what makes a family? Why is a home an important part of a family? Cite evidence from this
text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.
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Closure
Would you rather and WHY?
Would you be good at one thing? OR Good at many things?
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Day 22 8th ELA
Day 22- Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards R.I. 12 Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
R.I.12.1 Engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding. R.I. 12.2 Read independently for sustained periods of time. R.I.12.3 Read and respond according to task and purpose to become self-
directed, critical readers and thinkers.
Essential Question(s)
How can I build my reading strength?
Resources
1. Connections
2. https://www.scdiscus.org/ (any appropriate grade level text or article)
3. Reading Log word document
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read Assignment Overview in its entirety 2. Step Two: Respond to Rapid Write
Examine the image and write a shot story about what could possibly be happening.
3. Step Three: Locate Book
Select a book from https://www.scdiscus.org/ you may also select an appropriate book you may have at home.
4. Step Four: Read
Read for 35 minutes.
5. Step Five: Complete Reading Log
Complete all sections of the reading log based on book or article
6. Step Six: Respond to Closure
Respond to the closure question in complete sentences. Due: 7. Connection 8. Reading Log 9. Closure
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Day 22- Rapid Write
Examine the following image and write a short story.
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Day 22 Reading Log
(Library Day Contract edited)
1. Name:
2. Date:
3. Name of book/article:
4. Reading Start Time: End Time:
5. Author of book/ article:
6. Summary of the book/article (120 words):
7. Vocabulary (At least 3 unfamiliar or difficult words)
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Day 22 Closure
Who would you recommend to read the book/article that you read today? Why?
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Day 23 8th ELA
Day 23 - Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards RL.5.1 Cite the evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
RL.5.1: I can cite evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says based on inferences drawn from the text.
Essential Question(s)
How can I show use the text to respond to questions?
Resources
1. Connections
2. Comprehension Passage- The Lion in Love
3. Comprehension Text Dependent and Discussion Questions
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read the Assignment Overview in its entirety (Page 1)
2. Step Two: Respond to Connection (Page 2)
- Respond to prompt
3. Step Three: Read the passage- Lion in Love (Page 3)
4. Step Four: Respond to the Text-Dependent Questions (Page 4)
- Read questions carefully before responding.
5. Step Five: Complete Closure exercise (Page 6)
Due:
1. Connection 2. Text Dependent Questions 3. Closure
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Connection
Think about a really good movie/show/interesting clip you have seen recently. State a lesson that the movie/clip/show
taught you in a detailed response below.
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Passage
The Lion in Love
By Aesop
A lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his
request, hit upon this expedient1 to rid himself of his importunities.2 He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as
the suitor3 of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract4 his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his
daughter was fearfully afraid of both. The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal. But when the toothless, clawless
Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away
into the forest.
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Text-Dependent Questions
Directions: For the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
1. PART A: How does the father’s solution to his problem influence the events of the story?
A. It puts the woodcutter’s daughter in more danger.
B. It allows the father to take power away from the lion.
C. It reveals the lion’s hidden insecurities.
D. It shows the father’s willingness to compromise.
2. Which of the following quotations best support the answer to Part A?
A. “He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter”
B. “as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both”
C. “no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away”
D. “The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal.”
3. PART A: What does the word “assent” mean as it is used in the text?
A. to rise to the challenge
B. to agree
C. to decline an offer
D. to allow
4. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "to rid himself of his importunities"
B. "to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws"
C. "the toothless, clawless Lion returned"
D. "set upon him with his club, and drove him away"
5. How does the lion's willingness to give up his claws and teeth contribute to the story's theme?
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Closure
Based on the passage do you think there is a difference between changing for love and being changed by love?
Explain your answer.
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Day 24 8th ELA
Day 24- Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards R.I. 12 Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
R.I.12.1 Engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding. R.I. 12.2 Read independently for sustained periods of time. R.I.12.3 Read and respond according to task and purpose to become self-
directed, critical readers and thinkers.
Essential Question(s)
How can I build my reading strength?
Resources
1. Connections
2. https://www.scdiscus.org/ (any appropriate grade level text or article)
3. Reading Log word document
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read Assignment Overview in its entirety 2. Step Two: Respond to Rapid Write
Examine the image and write a shot story about what could possibly be happening.
3. Step Three: Locate Book
Select a book from https://www.scdiscus.org/ you may also select an appropriate book you may have at home.
4. Step Four: Read
Read for 35 minutes.
5. Step Five: Complete Reading Log
Complete all sections of the reading log based on book or article
6. Step Six: Respond to Closure
Respond to the closure question in complete sentences. Due: 7. Connection 8. Reading Log 9. Closure
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Day 24- Rapid Write
Write a letter to yourself date 5 years from now. Your letter should include the following:
1. Your current mindset as you are writing this letter - emotions about writing the letter, current
responsibilities, being at home etc..
2. Describe the current climate of the country - at least one interesting thing happening in your
household, one in your school, one in the state, one in your country and one in the world.
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Day 24 Reading Log
(Library Day Contract edited)
1. Name:
2. Date:
3. Name of book/article:
4. Reading Start Time: End Time:
5. Author of book/ article:
6. Summary of the book/article (120 words):
7. Vocabulary (At least 3 unfamiliar or difficult words)
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Day 24 Closure
Who would you recommend to read the book/article that you read today? Why?
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Day 25 8th ELA
Day 25 - Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards RL.5.1 Cite the evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
RL.5.1: I can cite evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says based on inferences drawn from the text.
Essential Question(s)
How can I show use the text to respond to questions?
Resources
1. Connections
2. Comprehension Passage-
3. Comprehension Text Dependent and Discussion Questions
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read the Assignment Overview in its entirety (Page 1)
2. Step Two: Respond to Connection (Page 2)
- Respond to prompt
3. Step Three: Read the passage (Page 3-4)
4. Step Four: Respond to the Text-Dependent and Discussion Questions (Page 5)
- Read questions carefully before responding.
5. Step Five: Complete Closure exercise (Page 6)
Due:
1. Connection 2. Text Dependent Questions 3. Closure
Connection
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Connections
The Winning Ticket?
What would you do if you won a million dollars from a lottery ticket? List your actions in 3 simple steps
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Comprehension Passage -The Lottery Ticket by Anton P. Chekhov
Directions: Read the short story and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers.
Ivan Dmitritch, a middle-class man who lived with his family on an income of twelve hundred a year and was very well satisfied with his lot, sat down on the sofa after supper and began reading the newspaper.
"I forgot to look at the newspaper today," his wife said to him as she cleared the table. "Look and see whether the list of
drawings is there."
"Yes, it is," said Ivan Dmitritch; "but hasn't your ticket expired?"
"No, I bought it on Tuesday."
"What is the number?"
"Series 9,499, number 26."
"All right... we will look... 9,499 and 26."
Ivan Dmitritch had no faith in lottery luck, and would not, as
a rule, have consented to look at the lists of winning numbers,
but now, as he had nothing else to do and as the newspaper
was before his eyes, he passed his finger downwards along the
column of numbers. And immediately, as though in mockery of his skepticism1, no further than the second line from the
top, his eye was caught by the figure 9,499! Unable to believe
his eyes, he hurriedly dropped the paper on his knees without
looking to see the number of the ticket, and, just as though he
had drank a glass of cold water, he felt an agreeable chill in
the pit of the stomach; tingling and terrible and sweet!
"Masha, 9,499 is there!" he said in a hollow voice.
His wife looked at his astonished and panic-stricken face, and
realized that he was not joking.
"9,499?" she asked, turning pale and dropping the folded tablecloth on the table.
"Yes, yes... it really is there!"
"And the number of the ticket?"
"Oh, yes! There's the number of the ticket too. But stay... wait!
No, I say! Anyway, the number of our series is there! Anyway,
you understand..."
Looking at his wife, Ivan Dmitritch gave a broad, senseless
smile, like a baby when a bright object is shown it. His wife
smiled too; it was as pleasant to her as to him that he only
mentioned the series, and did not try to find out the number of
the winning ticket. To torment and tantalize oneself with
hopes of possible fortune is so sweet, so thrilling!
"It is our series," said Ivan Dmitritch, after a long silence. "So there is a probability that we have won. It's only a probability, but there it is!"
"Well, now look!"
"Wait a little. We have plenty of time to be disappointed. It's
on the second line from the top, so the prize is seventy-five
thousand. That's not money, but power, capital! And in a
minute I shall look at the list, and there--26! Eh? I say, what if we really have won?"
The husband and wife began laughing and staring at one another in silence. The possibility of winning bewildered
them; they could not have said, could not have dreamed, what
they both needed that seventy-five thousand for, what they
would buy, where they would go. They thought only of the
figures 9,499 and 75,000 and pictured them in their
imagination, while somehow they could not think of the
happiness itself which was so possible.
Ivan Dmitritch, holding the paper in his hand, walked several
times from corner to corner, and only when he had recovered
from the first impression began dreaming a little.
"And if we have won," he said--"why, it will be a new life, it
will be a transformation! The ticket is yours, but if it were
mine I should, first of all, of course, spend twenty-five
thousand on real property in the shape of an estate; ten thousand on immediate expenses, new furnishing...
travelling... paying debts, and so on... The other forty
thousand I would put in the bank and get interest on it."
"Yes, an estate, that would be nice," said his wife, sitting down
and dropping her hands in her lap.
"Somewhere in the Tula or Oryol2 provinces... In the first place we shouldn't need a summer villa, and besides, it would
always bring in an income."
And pictures came crowding on his imagination, each more
gracious and poetical than the last. And in all these pictures he
saw himself well-fed, serene, healthy, felt warm, even hot!
Here, after eating a summer soup, cold as ice, he lay on his
back on the burning sand close to a stream or in the garden
under a lime-tree... It is hot... His little boy and girl are
crawling about near him, digging in the sand or catching
ladybirds in the grass. He dozes sweetly, thinking of nothing, and feeling all over that he need not go to the office today,
tomorrow, or the day after. Or, tired of lying still, he goes to
the hayfield, or to the forest for mushrooms, or watches the
peasants catching fish with a net. When the sun sets he takes
a towel and soap and saunters to the bathing-shed, where he
undresses at his leisure, slowly rubs his bare chest with his
hands, and goes into the water. And in the water, near the
opaque3 soapy circles, little fish flit to and fro and green water-weeds nod their heads. After bathing there is tea with
cream and milk rolls... In the evening a walk or vint4 with the
neighbors.
"Of course, all that is silly nonsense," he thought; "but... why
should she go abroad? What would she make of it? And yet
she would go, of course... I can fancy... In reality it is all one
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"Yes, it would be nice to buy an estate," said his wife, also
dreaming, and from her face it was evident that she was
enchanted by her thoughts.
Ivan Dmitritch pictured to himself autumn with its rains, its
cold evenings, and its St. Martin's5 summer. At that season
he would have to take longer walks about the garden and beside the river, so as to get thoroughly chilled, and then drink
a big glass of vodka and eat a salted mushroom or a soused
cucumber, and then--drink another... The children would
come running from the kitchen-garden, bringing a carrot and
a radish smelling of fresh earth... And then, he would lie
stretched full length on the sofa, and in leisurely fashion turn
over the pages of some illustrated magazine, or, covering his
face with it and unbuttoning his waistcoat, give himself up to slumber.
The St. Martin's summer is followed by cloudy, gloomy
weather. It rains day and night, the bare trees weep, the wind
is damp and cold. The dogs, the horses, the fowls--all are wet, depressed, downcast. There is nowhere to walk; one can't go
out for days together; one has to pace up and down the room,
looking despondently at the grey window. It is dreary!
Ivan Dmitritch stopped and looked at his wife.
"I should go abroad, you know, Masha," he said.
And he began thinking how nice it would be in late autumn to
go abroad somewhere to the South of France... to Italy... to
India!
"I should certainly go abroad too," his wife said. "But look at
the number of the ticket!"
"Wait, wait!..."
He walked about the room and went on thinking. It occurred to him: what if his wife really did go abroad? It is pleasant to
travel alone, or in the society of light, careless women who
live in the present, and not such as think and talk all the
journey about nothing but their children, sigh, and tremble
with dismay over every penny. Ivan Dmitritch imagined his
wife in the train with a multitude of parcels, baskets, and bags;
she would be sighing over something, complaining that the
train made her head ache, that she had spent so much money... At the station she would continually be having to run for
boiling water, bread and butter... She wouldn't have dinner
because of its being too expensive...
"She would begrudge6 me every penny," he thought, with a glance at his wife. "The lottery ticket is hers, not mine!
Besides, what is the use of her going abroad? What does she
want there? She would shut herself up in the hotel, and not let
me out of her sight... I know!"
And for the first time in his life his mind dwelt on the fact that
his wife had grown elderly and plain, and that she was
saturated through and through with the smell of cooking,
while he was still young, fresh, and healthy, and might well
have got married again.
to her, whether it is Naples or Klin. She would only be in my
way. I should be dependent upon her. I can fancy how, like a
regular woman, she will lock the money up as soon as she gets it... She will hide it from me... She will look after her relatives
and grudge me every penny."
Ivan Dmitritch thought of her relatives. All those wretched brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles would come
crawling about as soon as they heard of the winning ticket,
would begin whining like beggars, and fawning upon them
with oily, hypocritical smiles. Wretched, detestable people! If
they were given anything, they would ask for more; while if
they were refused, they would swear at them, slander them,
and wish them every kind of misfortune.
Ivan Dmitritch remembered his own relatives, and their faces, at which he had looked impartially in the past, struck him now as repulsive and hateful.
"They are such reptiles!" he thought.
And his wife's face, too, struck him as repulsive and hateful.
Anger surged up in his heart against her, and he thought
malignantly:
"She knows nothing about money, and so she is stingy. If she
won it she would give me a hundred roubles7, and put the rest
away under lock and key."
And he looked at his wife, not with a smile now, but with
hatred. She glanced at him too, and also with hatred and anger.
She had her own daydreams, her own plans, her own
reflections; she understood perfectly well what her husband's
dreams were. She knew who would be the first to try and grab
her winnings.
"It's very nice making daydreams at other people's expense!"
is what her eyes expressed. "No, don't you dare!"
Her husband understood her look; hatred began stirring again
in his breast, and in order to annoy his wife he glanced
quickly, to spite her at the fourth page on the newspaper and
read out triumphantly:
"Series 9,499, number 46! Not 26!"
Hatred and hope both disappeared at once, and it began immediately to seem to Ivan Dmitritch and his wife that their
rooms were dark and small and low-pitched, that the supper
they had been eating was not doing them good, but lying
heavy on their stomachs, that the evenings were long and
wearisome...
"What the devil's the meaning of it?" said Ivan Dmitritch,
beginning to be ill-humored. "Wherever one steps there are
bits of paper under one's feet, crumbs, husks. The rooms are
never swept! One is simply forced to go out. Damnation take
my soul entirely! I shall go and hang myself on the first aspen-
tree!"
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Questions – Read carefully before selecting the correct answer.
1. Which of these statements about Ivan Dmitritch is true at the start of the story? a. He encourages his wife to play the lottery more frequently. b. He thinks that playing the lottery is a waste of time and money. c. He plays the lottery quite often and it angers his wife. d. He doesn't play the lottery because it is against his religion.
2. Which best describes Ivan and Masha Dmitritch's financial position at the start of the text?
a. They are struggling to survive. b. They are very wealthy. c. They have everything that they need. d. They cannot afford to eat.
3. Which is not part of Ivan's fantasy?
a. He hunts for mushrooms and watches people fish. b. He reads magazines and falls asleep on the couch. c. His children play in the garden and dig in the sand. d. He dances with his wife under the moonlight.
4. Which figurative language technique is used in the following sentence? "The bare trees weep, the wind is damp and cold."
a. Personification b. Simile c. Metaphor d. Hyperbole 5. Which best expresses how the lottery ticket affects Ivan's opinion of his wife?
a. He becomes resentful of her and finds her unattractive. b. He suddenly acts very nice to his wife because he thinks that she will have money. c. He does not care about money; he just wants to finish reading the paper. d. He appreciates her more than ever because her money can solve their problems.
6. Which of these statements about Ivan Dmitritch is false?
a. He thinks that he is more attractive than his wife. b. He wants to go on a vacation alone. c. He dislikes his wife's family. d. He thinks his wife will spend the money too quickly.
7. From which perspective is this story narrated?
a. First-Person b. Third-Person Objective c. Third-Person Limited d. Third-Person Omniscient
8. Which statement best expresses a theme in this text?
a. If you don't play, you can't win. b. Money doesn't buy happiness. c. You need money to make money. d. Always ask for more than you need.
9. Which of these statements about Masha Dmitritch is false?
a. She thinks bad things about her husband. b. She knows her husband very well. c. She would enjoy sharing her winnings with her husband. d. She is in a worse position for having played the lottery.
10. Which conclusion is best supported by the text?
a. Money gives people the potential to do great and noble things. b. Just the thought of money can bring out the worst in people. c. Nothing brings a couple closer together like planning a vacation.
d. It's fun and harmless to dream about winning a lot of money.
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Closure
What lesson is the author of this story trying to teach readers with this story? Use text to support your response.
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Day 26- Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards R.I. 12 Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
R.I.12.1 Engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding. R.I. 12.2 Read independently for sustained periods of time. R.I.12.3 Read and respond according to task and purpose to become self-
directed, critical readers and thinkers.
Essential Question(s)
How can I build my reading strength?
Resources
1. Connections
2. https://www.scdiscus.org/ (any appropriate grade level text or article)
3. Reading Log word document
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read Assignment Overview in its entirety 2. Step Two: Respond to Rapid Write
Examine the image and write a shot story about what could possibly be happening.
3. Step Three: Locate Book
Select a book from https://www.scdiscus.org/ you may also select an appropriate book you may have at home.
4. Step Four: Read
Read for 35 minutes.
5. Step Five: Complete Reading Log
Complete all sections of the reading log based on book or article
6. Step Six: Respond to Closure
Respond to the closure question in complete sentences. Due: 7. Connection 8. Reading Log 9. Closure
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Day 26- Rapid Write
Examine the following image and write a short story.
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Day 26 Reading Log
(Library Day Contract edited)
1. Name:
2. Date:
3. Name of book/article:
4. Reading Start Time: End Time:
5. Author of book/ article:
6. Summary of the book/article (120 words):
7. Vocabulary (At least 3 unfamiliar or difficult words)
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Day 26 Closure
Who would you recommend to read the book/article that you read today? Why?
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Day 27 - Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards RL.5.1 Cite the evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
RL.5.1: I can cite evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says based on inferences drawn from the text.
Essential Question(s)
How can I show use the text to respond to questions?
Resources
1. Connections
2. Comprehension Passage-Trekking the Trail by Linda White
3. Comprehension Text Dependent and Discussion Questions
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read the Assignment Overview in its entirety
2. Step Two: Respond to Connection
- Respond to prompt
3. Step Three: Read the passage Trekking the Trail
4. Step Four: Respond to the Text-Dependent Prompt.
- Read the prompt carefully before responding. - Use RACE to respond.
5. Step Five: Complete Closure exercise
Due:
1. Connection 2. Text Dependent Questions 3. Closure
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Connection
How have you benefited from this pandemic?
Response:
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TDA Prompt
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Closure
How have you benefited others during this time?
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Day 28 8th ELA
Day 28- Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards R.I. 12 Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
R.I.12.1 Engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding. R.I. 12.2 Read independently for sustained periods of time. R.I.12.3 Read and respond according to task and purpose to become self-
directed, critical readers and thinkers.
Essential Question(s)
How can I build my reading strength?
Resources
1. Connections
2. https://www.scdiscus.org/ (any appropriate grade level text or article)
3. Reading Log word document
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read Assignment Overview in its entirety 2. Step Two: Respond to Rapid Write
Examine the image and write a shot story about what could possibly be happening.
3. Step Three: Locate Book
Select a book from https://www.scdiscus.org/ you may also select an appropriate book you may have at home.
4. Step Four: Read
Read for 35 minutes.
5. Step Five: Complete Reading Log
Complete all sections of the reading log based on book or article
6. Step Six: Respond to Closure
Respond to the closure question in complete sentences. Due: 7. Connection 8. Reading Log 9. Closure
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Day 28- Rapid Write
Examine the following image and write a short story.
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This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC
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Day 28 8th ELA
Day 28 Reading Log
(Library Day Contract edited)
1. Name:
2. Date:
3. Name of book/article:
4. Reading Start Time: End Time:
5. Author of book/ article:
6. Summary of the book/article (120 words):
7. Vocabulary (At least 3 unfamiliar or difficult words)
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Day 28 Closure
Who would you recommend to read the book/article that you read today? Why?
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Day 29 8th ELA
Day 29 - Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards RL.5.1 Cite the evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
RL.5.1: I can cite evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says based on inferences drawn from the text.
Essential Question(s)
How can I show use the text to respond to questions?
Resources
1. Connections
2. Comprehension Passages-Trekking the Trail by Linda White
3. Comprehension Text Dependent and Discussion Questions
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read the Assignment Overview in its entirety
2. Step Two: Respond to Connection
- Respond to prompt
3. Step Three: Read the passages.
4. Step Four: Respond to the Text-Dependent Prompt.
- Read the prompt carefully before responding. - Use RACE to respond.
5. Step Five: Complete Closure exercise
Due:
1. Connection 2. Text Dependent Questions 3. Closure
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Connection
How will your life be different once the pandemic is “over”?
Response:
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TDA Prompt
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Closure
Why should life NOT change after this pandemic?
Response:
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Day 30 8th ELA
Day 30- Grade 8- English Language Arts (ELA)
Standards R.I. 12 Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect on and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
Learning Targets/ I Can Statements
R.I.12.1 Engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding. R.I. 12.2 Read independently for sustained periods of time. R.I.12.3 Read and respond according to task and purpose to become self-
directed, critical readers and thinkers.
Essential Question(s)
How can I build my reading strength?
Resources
1. Connections
2. https://www.scdiscus.org/ (any appropriate grade level text or article)
3. Reading Log word document
4. Closure
Learning Activities or Experiences
In this lesson you will build on your reading stamina. 1. Step One: Read Assignment Overview in its entirety 2. Step Two: Respond to Rapid Write
Examine the image and write a shot story about what could possibly be happening.
3. Step Three: Locate Book
Select a book from https://www.scdiscus.org/ you may also select an appropriate book you may have at home.
4. Step Four: Read
Read for 35 minutes.
5. Step Five: Complete Reading Log
Complete all sections of the reading log based on book or article
6. Step Six: Respond to Closure
Respond to the closure question in complete sentences. Due: 7. Connection 8. Reading Log 9. Closure
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Day 30- Rapid Write
Examine the following image and write a short story.
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This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
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Day 30 8th ELA
Day 30 Reading Log
(Library Day Contract edited)
1. Name:
2. Date:
3. Name of book/article:
4. Reading Start Time: End Time:
5. Author of book/ article:
6. Summary of the book/article (120 words):
7. Vocabulary (At least 3 unfamiliar or difficult words)
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Day 30 Closure
Who would you recommend to read the book/article that you read today? Why?
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