Eng. Agenda and Homework
April 30th - May 5th
Important reminders:
Portfolio DUE May 4th
Roots 17-20 (last project) May 30th
Roots 17-20 test June 8th
April 23rd - April 27th
* STATE TESTING *
April 16th - April 20th
* Portfolios
April 2nd - April 6th
Important reminders:
BINDER AND DIVIDER DUE APRIL 2nd
SUMMARY REFLECTION DUE APRIL 6th
Synthesis reflection and print outs due April 16th
Analysis printouts due April 16th
Roots 13-16 test April 6th
March 26th- March 30th
Important reminders:
BINDER AND DIVIDER DUE APRIL 2ND
SUMMARY PRINT OUT FOR REFLECTIONS DUE APRIL 2ND
Roots Sets 13-16 due March 30th
Roots 13-16 test April 6th
March 19th- 24th
Important reminders:
2. BINDER AND DIVIDER DUE APRIL 2ND
3. SUMMARY PRINT OUT FOR REFLECTIONS DUE APRIL 2ND
4. Roots Sets 13-16 due March 30th
5. Roots 13-16 test April 6th
March 5th- 9th
Important reminders:
1. Brochure is due March 16th
2. Roots Sets 13-16 due March 30th
3. Roots 13-16 test April 6th
4. Brochure due: March
March 5th- 9th
Important reminders:
1. Dystopian test March 16th
2. Roots Sets 13-16 due March 30th
3. Roots 13-16 test April 6th
Feb 26th- March 2nd
Important reminders:
Feb 12th- 16th
Important reminders:
Next week is break!
Feb 5th- 9th
Important reminders:
Feb 9th- Vocab/Roots 9-12
Jan 29th- Feb 2nd
Important reminders:
Hudson will be out Monday- Wednesday for Technology Professional Development
Final essay due: Feb 2nd
Feb 9th- Vocab/Roots 9-12
Jan 22nd- Jan 26th
Important reminders:
Jan 10th- 26th- 8th grade English Word for Word
Feb 9th- Vocab/Roots 9-12
Jan 16th- Jan 19th
Important reminders:
NO SCHOOL MONDAY!
Jan 10th- Notebook check
Jan 10th- 26th- 8th grade English Word for Word
Essay dates:
Clear P 2: 19th
Intro and Conclusion: 29th
Finished Essay due Feb 1st (no revisions)
Feb 9th- Vocab/Roots 9-12
Jan 9th- Jan 12th
Important reminders:
NO SCHOOL MONDAY!
Jan 10th- Notebook check
Jan 10th- 26th- 8th grade English Word for Word
Essay dates:
Clear P 1: Jan 10-11th
Clear P 2: 18th
Intro and Conclusion: 29th
Finished Essay due Feb 1st (no revisions)
Feb 9th- Vocab/Roots 9-12
Dec 18th- Dec 21st
Important reminders:
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY! HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY BREAK!
Dec 21st- CLEAR outline Quiz
Dec 21st- Independent CLEAR Analysis P
Dec 21st- 2 printouts for end of the year portfolio
Jan 10th- Notebook check
Jan 10th- 26th- 8th grade English Word for Word
Feb 9th- Vocab/Roots 9-12
Dec 11th- Dec 15th
Important reminders:
Dec 15th- Finish novel and complete the group novel quotes
Dec 20th- CLEAR outline Quiz
Jan 10th- Notebook check
Jan 10th- 26th- 8th grade English Word for Word
Feb 9th- Vocab/Roots 9-12
Dec 4th- Dec 8th
Important reminders:
Dec 15th- Finish novel and complete the group novel quotes
Dec 20th- CLEAR outline Quiz
Jan 10th- Notebook check
Jan 10th- 26th- 8th grade English Word for Word
Feb 9th- Vocab/Roots 9-12
Nov 27th - Dec 1st
Important:
We are watching the PG coming of age movie Spirited Away this week. This movie will be used to teach analysis writing as well review coming of age, character development, and theme.
Monday: Eagle and Hudson will be out for the ropes course! Most students will be out one day this week for the ropes course.
Nov 13th - Nov 17th
Important:
We are watching the PG coming of age movie Spirited Away when we return from break. This movie will be used to teach analysis writing as well review coming of age, character development, and theme.
Nov 6th - Nov 9th
Important: No school November 10th
We are watching the PG coming of age movie Spirited Away next week. This movie will be used to teach analysis writing as well review coming of age, character development, and theme.
Oct 30th-Nov 3rd Agenda
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Do Now:
Independent reading
Do Now:
Independent reading
Do Now:
Independent reading
Do Now:
Independent reading
Plans:
Plans:
Find a theme or focus
Review your theme notes
Theme (literary device) Theme Cornell Notes
focus on the strategies
show the difference between theme and cliches
What is the theme of “Raymond’s Run”?
use the theme strategies
What is the theme of “Scarlett Ibis”?
use the theme strategies
Now what is the overarching or similar theme of the two
Theme is used in synthesis writing in the main focus
Create a synthesis of the texts- Scarlett Ibis and Raymond's Run in groups
Finish Writing your group synthesis on "Raymond's Run" and "Scarlett Ibis"
If you finish early then work on your vocabulary.
Homework
None
Continue reading the Scarlet Ibis: and the notes using the worksheet
Find quotes
Start a Venn diagram with "Raymond's Run" and "Scarlett Ibis"
Homework
None
Homework
None
Homework
None
Oct 23rd-27th Agenda
Oct 16th-20th Agenda
Oct 9-13 Agenda
Important Reminder:
Report cards go out this week!
October 9th is a teacher work day therefore there is no school for students!!!!!
ROPE COURSE is cancelled this week!
Vocabulary test on sets 1-4 Oct 13th
Know the root words and the definitions of the vocabulary words in all four sets
Oct 2-6 Agenda
Important Reminder:
Summary Open Notes Writing Assignment Oct 6th. There are no revisions!
Vocab test on sets 1-4 Oct 13th
Know the root words and the definitions of the vocabulary words in all four sets
Sept 25th-29th
All School Read this week!!!
Sept 18th-22nd
All School Read this week!!!
Lesson 1
Do Now:
Plans:
Vocab set 2
Homework:
Lesson 2
DO Now:
Lesson 3
Do Now:
Lesson 4
Do Now:
Independent reading (10 Min)
Vocab/ roots
Independent reading (10 Min)
Vocab/ roots
Independent reading (10 Min)
Vocab/ roots
Plans:
Plans:
Plans:
Main Ideas: Explicit and implicit main ideas,
Watch movie trailers:
Note and discuss the all the explicit info found in each trailer
Note taking strategies aligned with summary writing:
The unit's focus is the effect education has on the authors identity and development.
Play Jerry Spinelli Knots in My Yo-yo String (audio version) while students read along.
Write on top of the paper: how do we notetake according to purpose- summary
Take notes
Finish reading and review “Staying in the Lines”
Go through the questions and discuss the following:
Identity formation, values, motivations, development, and social status
After reading:
Create a venn diagram. Add all the main ideas to later use in synthesis writing
With your partner choose one graphic organizer to help you pre-write (you will turn this prewriting organizer in with your summary)
Plot mountain (Review from 6 and 7th grade and discuss How plot mountain and main ideas are similar (plot mountain is one strategy for narrative stories not for informational)
Sequence 1
Before we write a summary, we need to review the college MLA format. This will be the format for the rest of the year and honestly for the rest of your academic writing!
Websites to prove that this is used in college and I am not making up how important this is :
Start a new doc with your partner and write your MLA heading
MLA format and title
MLA Bibliography
Why MLA and Bib is necessary:
Plagiarism in college
d. SF Plagiarism
Assignment: Summarize for a future student that has to read this short story next year.
Use your summary checklist- (add MLA heading, title, and bibliography to the checklist)
If you do not finish it is homework
Homework:
Homework:
Homework:
Set 2 Roots/Vocab due Friday at 3:00
Set 2 Roots/Vocab due Friday at 3:00
Set 2 Roots/Vocab due Friday at 3:00
1. Set 2 Roots/Vocab due Friday at 3:00
2. Summary due Monday at 3:00 PM
Sept 11th-15th
Back to school night Wednesday!
Sept 5th-8th
Only three lessons this week!
AND A ROUGH WEEK FOR MS. H WHO BROKE HER ELBOW AND WILL BE OUT AGAIN FRIDAY TO GET A BRIGHT PINK HARD CAST!
NO SCHOOL MONDAY
Lesson 1
DO Now
1. Silent reading
Lesson 2
Do Now
1. Silent reading
Lesson 3
SUB
Do Now
1. Silent reading
Plans
Introduce audience and writing
Discussion how this is connected to the whole year and our writing assignments.
Plans:
Summary discussion activity
Watch and read real world summaries as a class: video games, TV spoilers, sports stat and career highlights, movies, college websites, resumes, college summary info: Harvard and Stanford, Science, Math, English, History
Discuss the similarities of all the summaries
Come up with summary conventions as a class
Summary conventions and synonyms
Plans:
Show Root Models
Roots and vocab:
Begin roots project
Homework:
Homework:
None
August 28- Sept 1st
Lesson 1
Do Now:
Nothing
Plans:
Lesson 2
Do Now:
Nothing
Plans:
Lesson 3
Do Now:
Silent Reading
10 Mins
Plans:
Lesson 4
Do Now:
1. Silent Reading
2. Collect the printed homework
Plans:
Plans:
Set up the iPad Trimester 1 Google Apps Checklist
Make sure you have the following apps on your iPad:
G-Drive
G-Class
G-Cal
teacher website
Google:
Upload an appropriate Google profile pic or Bitmoji
Google Classroom
Join the class
Look at the assignments on G-calendar
Remind students about the portfolio project
Summary Preassessment: read, write a summary.
Bring printed version Lesson 4
Silent reading when finished
Check off materials:
notebook and other materials
book
Show models:
what do you notice?
What do you see?
what or how might you use this this year and in high school?
Discuss why this notebook is so important this year and high school
Set up notebook
Cover
Table of contents: glue in
name on TOC
Page numbers.
number all pages
Fill in TOC and Glue in Note taking and reading strategies
the curve of forgetting- go over this and why it is important to take notes!
Independent reading
Watch AdventureTime (“Loyalty to the King” Season 2 episode 1)
What is the conflict?
How is the conflict significant?
Discuss conflict:
List all the conflicts in the episode
Go back to the dependent and independent notes
create complex sentences about the conflict in the episode using the correct punctuation.
Setting (notes and activity)
How does the setting influence the conflict?
Conflict and setting Pict
Create compound sentences to describe what is happening in the image
Academic Vocabulary worksheet
Focus on cause and effect
Adventure Time
Discuss the cause and effect of setting and conflict using academic language
Semicolons and academic transitions
Write a sentence using a semicolon and a cause and effect academic language
Homework:
Homework:
Homework
Homework:
Have a great 3 day weekend!
Homework: print this pre-assessment out and bring it with you for 5 points credit Lesson 4
Bring an independent reading book by Lesson 2 this week- next class
Homework: print the pre-assessment out and bring it with you for 5 points credit Lesson 4
Homework: print the pre-assessment out and bring it with you for 5 points credit Lesson 4
August 22- 25
WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST WEEK AS EIGHTH GRADERS!