Bell Work

1. Review thetypes of context clues.
2. Review chapters 1-15 of The Giver.
3. Review page 100 in your notebook.

Class Work

1. Participate thePrecision of Language activity by completing the following:
   • Read the provided excerpt from The Giver.
   • Identify the context clues in the sentence and determine the type of context clues within the sentence.
   • Using the clues in the sentence, predict what the word might mean.
   • Compare your predicted definition with the actual definition of the word.
   • Colorfully illustrate the scene being described in the provided excerpt. 
2. Answer the following questions using the RACE strategy:
   • How does the author’s use of the identified word affect your understanding of the novel?
   • How is the author’s use of the identified word within the excerpt consistent with the defining characteristics of a dystopian novel?

Homework

1. Optional Summative –Random Acts of Kindness project (due March 3rd)
2. 3rd period ONLY!!!!  Required Summative –Memory Book (due March 8th) 
   • Rubric
   • If completed electronically, your project must be submitted via Office 365.
   • If completed tangibly, your book must be bound (a staple stack of papers is not considered to be bound).
3. 1, 2, 4, 5,  and 7Discuss culminating book-of-memories-project-1 due March 8, 2017.
4. Optional Summative –Breaking Barriers Essay Contest (due March 13th) – Please submit your essay through Scholastic’s website for the contest, as well as via Office 365 for credit in our class.