Week of January 3 - January 6, 2017
Post date: Jan 4, 2017 11:59:01 AM
All the resources you will need are on the Horror Unit page.
Monday 1/2 (OFF)
Tuesday 1/3 (Day: B)
Review the schedule for the next for weeks.
Sections 2 & 3 can see the vocabulary schedule at the bottom of this page.
End of marking period 2 is January 26
In-service day January 27
Tell me something good and check on everyone's break.
Benchmark Testing
This comprehensive test is required by the district. Although the district results do not have an impact for the school or the students, I will be taking some scores from the test for their grades.
1. There are two writing prompts that require students to use evidence from the texts. Students have been taught this for years. I will be scoring these myself. The district requires me to score evaluate these myself anyway.
2. The multiple choice questions are tricky. These are questions designed to require students to dig deeply into the text and decide which answer is really the best. I find that these types of questions usually trip students up. I will give scores based on the results of all the students taking the test. I might end up curving the scores.
3. There are some questions on vocabulary. We have been discussing vocabulary all year.
Wednesday 1/4 (Day: C)
Tell me something good.
Vocabulary Warm-up
Copy the word and definition, the link, and the sample sentences.
Draw a quick stick figure representation of the cartoon.
Keep these handy for an open note assessment when we have completed 10 words.
Finish the benchmark test
Enter your answers into the responders CAREFULLY!
Find something quiet to do.
Thursday 1/5 (Day: E)
Tell me something good.
Vocabulary Warm-up
Copy the word and definition, the link, and the sample sentences.
Draw a quick stick figure representation of the cartoon.
Keep these handy for an open note assessment when we have completed 10 words.
SRI
Take your time and do a good job! Let's see that score improve!
Work on the UNIT 6 list I assigned on Vocabulary.com.
Friday 12/16 (Day: A)
Tell me something good.
Vocabulary Warm-up
Copy the word and definition, the link, and the sample sentences.
Draw a quick stick figure representation of the cartoon.
Keep these handy for an open note assessment when we have completed 10 words.
Change of plan. There are students who need to make up the testing. Students will be doing a small reading assignment and then do vocabulary.com.
Productive Struggle (Next week)
Begin the independent reading and lessons on The Monkey's Paw found here.
The steps are laid out for you.
I will be taking the grade from the second try for each assessment.
I will also be reading through your close read responses to see where you are struggling.
We will be discussing parts of the story as lecture or group work, but you need to know the story.
Requirements
Small Group: We are testing this week. Then students will be working independently on Friday.
Horror Genre StudyCC.8.R.L.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CC.8.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. CC.8.R.L.5 Craft and Structure: Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
CC.8.R.L.6 Craft and Structure: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
CC.8.R.L.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.