Grade 8 (Friday, May 27)

Grade 8

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Friday, May 27th, 2022

Open Ended

Review:

What is the central idea of the following text?

Though forks were first used in China thousands of years ago, it took a long time for them to make their way to what is now the United States.

Ancient Greeks began using forks after the Chinese. However, they did not use forks for eating. They used them for serving food. From Greece, forks moved to the Roman Empire. Romans first used long forks for cooking and serving. By the 300s, they began using table forks to feed themselves.

The table fork spread from there to what is now the Middle East and Turkey, before arriving in Italy and becoming popular in the 1000s. It stayed popular in southern Europe, but was not used much in northern Europe until it first became popular in France and Spain in the 1700s.

The table fork arrived in England from France before making its way to the North American colonies, where it first became popular shortly before the American Revolution.

Who can quickly remind us of where and how to find the central idea of a text?

Poll

Which sentence sounds better?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

Open Ended

Sentence 2 is better! Why is that?

What do we call the concept of using specific words to create/convey ideas.

Open Ended

Look up what “Word Choice” is and share it.

Open Ended

Read, analyze, and decide how each sentence sounds like?

What ​do we call the way a text or an author sounds like?

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Read the sentences again and decide on the overall feeling their text gives?

What ​do we call the way a text or an author feels like?

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Look up the words “Tone” & “Mood” and give an explanation of each.

Watch the following video to learn more about mood and tone. Write down the similarities and differences. Be ready to discuss your findings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyyh22j6ktw

• Keep in mind that sometimes (not very often) the same word(s) can be used to describe both the mood and the tone.

• For example, if the author is talking about vegan diets in a light-hearted tone, then the mood would be light-hearted as well.

• Sometimes, if the author is being sarcastic about vegan diets, then the reader might be feeling uncomfortable (i.e. their mood).

Open Ended

Identify the mood and the tone of the following passage. Be ready to explain your answer.

Group Work Time!!

(10 minutes)​

Present your answers!

Poll

Exit Ticket: How comfortable are you in explaining how authors create mood and tone through word choice (Diction)?

• Very Comfortable

• Comfortable

• Uncomfortable

• I don't know anything

Open Ended

Describe your mood now that the lesson is completed and the weekend is at the door.