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ELA MCCONATHY 8th GRADE MARCH 8-12

MON- TUES- Go over last week’s tests. LEARNZILLION LESSON 12- Begin reading PART 2 of text and add to SUGAR TIMELINE as you go. Focus on the tension between slavery and freedom as you read and why sugar is the connection between slavery and freedom. What is the associated irony? Discuss text.What was going on around the world that influenced the knowledge of the slaves? 

WED- THURS-  LESSON 13  Continue reading,discussing, and adding to timeline for PART 3. Update ANALYZING A CENTRAL IDEA chart to add one supporting idea from PART 3. How did Louisiana play a part in the conflict? Write a SUMMARY on how the sugar cane plantations in LA were especially brutal.

FRI- LESSON 14  Complete reading and discussing PART 3 and completing handouts. Analyze the paragraphs in WORKBOOK PAGES 35-41 to evaluate the authors’ claims.