March 2024 Calendar
English 8 Honors - March 2024
Monday (Late Start Schedule)
March 4
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Reminders:
March Calendar
Arg. Essay Update
CAASPP ELA Assessment Prep (This Week)
CAASPP ELA Assessment (Week of 3/11)
Review Slideshow Guide (slides 30-33)
Groups continue Book Planners (posted in GC) & Slides
Silent reading/annotating
Homework:
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your book M-W-F!
Follow your group's reading schedule; slide presentation
Arg. Essay:
Do NOT work in Student Doc outside of class! However, you are allowed to work in your planners
Wednesday (Block Periods)
March 6
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Opener: March: Self Care
3. Reminders:
CAASPP ELA Assessment Prep (This Week)
CAASPP ELA Assessment (Week of 3/11)
Bring individual plug-in headphones/earbuds next Wed./Fri. (if you can)
4. CAASPP ELA Test Prep (Slides 1-11)
What is the CAASPP?
Info./Tips/Schedule
Check Out Adaptive Multiple Choice CAASPP
Silent Read/Annotate (30 mins.)
Slides (10-15 mins.)
6. Continue Argumentative Essay
Write Body Pars. 1 & 3
Peer Edit Body Paragraphs #1/#3
Complete Counterargument/Rebuttal Planner
Write Writing Counterargument Paragraph
Complete Introduction Planner
Write Introduction
Peer Edit Introduction
Complete Conclusion Planner
Write Conclusion Paragraph
Peer Edit Conclusion
Editing, Editing, Editing ...
HOMEWORK:
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your book M-W-F!
Follow your group's reading schedule; slide presentation
CAASPP Assessment
CAASPP Individual Practice (?)
Update Your Chromebook by next Wed. (3/13)
Bring individual plug-in headphones/earbuds next Wed./Fri. (if you can)
Friday (Block Periods)
March 8
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Opener: Spring Forward
3. Reminders:
Performance Test > Wed.
CAT Test (Multiple Choice) > Fri.
CAASPP ELA Assessment (Week of 3/11)
Bring individual plug-in headphones/earbuds next Wed./Fri. (if you can)
4. CAASPP ELA Test Prep (Slides 12-26)
Review Slides 1-11
Check Out Adaptive Writing Piece CAASPP: Review Slides & Partner Practice
Review Slideshow Guide (slides 30-33)
Groups continue Book Planners (posted in GC) & Slides
Silent reading/annotating
HOMEWORK:
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your book M-W-F!
Follow your group's reading schedule; slide presentation
CAASPP Assessment
CAASPP Individual Practice (?)
Update Your Chromebook by next Wed. (3/13)
Bring individual plug-in headphones/earbuds next Wed./Fri. (if you can)
Monday (Late Start Schedule)
March 11
(PJ Day)
(Start of Wellness Week!)
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Reminders:
Wellness Week Begins
Friday Review
Literary Circle Progress Act. (from Friday)
9 Honors(?)
3. CAASPP ELA Test Prep
Review Slides 37-54
4. Continue Argumentative Essay OR Literary Circle Silent Reading/Annotating
HOMEWORK:
Continue Argumentative Essay:
Edit, complete & submit by Wed. at 11:59 pm (3/13)
ALL Explanation/Analysis must be your own!
Need Help? See me in HR this week ...
Lit. Circles:
Lit. Circles Individual Update due TODAY
Beginning next Monday (3/18), please continue to bring your book every M-W-F!
If your group is behind in its reading schedule, use this week to catch up. Otherwise, no additional reading assignments/slide work
CAASPP Assessment
CAASPP Individual Practice (?)
IMPORTANT: Update Your Chromebook by class time this Wed. (3/13)
Bring individual plug-in headphones/earbuds this Wed./Fri. (if you can)
Wednesday (Block Periods)
March 13
Tues. > (Sports Day/Team Merch.)
Wed. > (Pink Out/Wear Pink)
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Reminders:
Wellness Week Continues
9 Honors(?)
3. English 8 CAASPP Testing
Performance Task Assessment
Review Instructions
Take your time!
Students Begin Assessment
When done, students may read, draw, etc. NO devices allowed.
HOMEWORK:
Lit. Circles:
Beginning next Monday (3/18), please continue to bring your book every M-W-F!
If your group is behind in its reading schedule, use this week to catch up. Otherwise, no additional reading assignments/slide work
CAASPP Assessment
CAASPP Individual Practice for Friday's CAT/Multiple Choice Assessment (?)
Bring individual plug-in headphones/earbuds this Fri. (if you can)
Friday (Block Periods)
March 15
Thurs. > (Twin Day)
Fri. > (Color Wars)
Agenda: (Happy St. Patrick's Day!)
1. Welcome!
2. Reminders:
9 Honors(?)
Next Week
3. English 8 CAASPP Testing
Multiple Choice Assessment (CAT)
Review Instructions
Students Begin Assessment
When done, students may return to their Performance Assessment
When completely done, students may read, draw, work on HW, etc.
HOMEWORK:
Lit. Circles:
Beginning again this Monday (3/18), please continue to bring your book every M-W-F!
If your group is behind in its reading schedule, use this week to catch up. Otherwise, no additional reading assignments/slide work
Monday (Late Start Schedule)
March 18
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Reminders:
Argumentative Essay Update
ELA CAASPP Update
Literary Circles Update
Create Annotating Expectations/Key
Revisit Group's reading schedule(?)
Continue Slide Construction (should be changing types of slides each new section)
Silent reading/annotating (10-15 mins.)
HOMEWORK:
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your Lit. Circle book every M-W-F!
Continue Lit. Circle Reading Schedule
Wednesday (Block Periods)
March 20
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Opener: Remarkable Achievements
3. Reminders :
ELA CAASPP Update
Argumentative Essay Update
Timed Write (TKAM)
4. March Grammar Warm-Ups
Days 1-3 (Apostrophes)
5. To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM)
Introduce Vocab. 1-25 (Go Formative Practice)
Purchase Individual Copy by April 8th(?) (first day back from Spring Break)
Vocab. 1-25 Assessment: Friday (3/29)
Use Flashcards/Activities in "Practice" (Go Formative)
Annotating Expectations/Key
Revisit Group's reading schedule (are you on track?)
Silent reading/annotating
Continue Slide Construction (prepare for March 29th "light" presentation; details to be shared on Friday!)
HOMEWORK:
TKAM Vocabulary 1-25 Assessment: Next Fri. (3/29). To prepare, use Flashcards/Activities in "Practice" (Go Formative)
Purchase own copy of TKAM by Monday (4/8) if you can(?)
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your Lit. Circle book every M-W-F!
Continue Lit. Circle Reading Schedule (group "light" presentations next Fri., 3/29)
Friday (Block Periods)
March 22
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Reminders:
ELA CAASPP Update
Argumentative Essay Update
TKAM Vocab. 1-25 Assessment next Fri. (3/29). Let me know NOW if you know you'll be absent ...
3. Opener: Poverty
4. March Grammar Warm-Ups
Pick up where you left off
Day 4 Preview (THAMOS; slides 40-41)
Complete Day 4 (Apostrophes/Semicolons)
Complete Day 5 (Review)
(go to #5 if you finish early)
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Review Vocab. 1-25 (Go Formative Practice)
Purchase Individual Copy by April 8th(?) (first day back from Spring Break)
Vocab. 1-25 Assessment: Friday (3/29)
Student Practice Time
Annotating Expectations/Key
Revisit Group's reading schedule (are you on track?)
Silent reading/annotating
Continue Slide Construction (prepare for March 29th "light" presentation; details to be shared on Friday!)
HOMEWORK:
TKAM Vocabulary 1-25 Assessment: Next Fri. (3/29). To prepare, use Flashcards/Activities in "Practice" (Go Formative)
Purchase own copy of TKAM by Monday (4/8) if you can(?)
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your Lit. Circle book every M-W-F!
Continue Lit. Circle Reading Schedule (group "light" presentations next Fri., 3/29)
Monday (Late Start Schedule)
March 25
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Reminders:
ELA CAASPP Update
Argumentative Essay Update
Poverty Video (watch if absent last Friday; posted in Stream)
Parent Email
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
Review Vocab. 1-33 (Go Formative Practice)
Purchase Individual Copy by April 8th(?) (first day back from Spring Break).
Vocab. 1-33 Assessment: this Friday (3/29)
Friday's Presentations (posted in GC)
Revisit Group's reading schedule (are you on track?)
Silent reading/annotating
Continue Slide Construction (prepare for March 29th presentation)
HOMEWORK:
Watch the "Poverty" video (posted in GC Stream) by class time on Wed. (3/27) if you were absent last Friday (3/22)
TKAM Vocabulary 1-33 Assessment: Next Fri. (3/29). To prepare, use Flashcards/Activities in "Practice" (Go Formative)
Purchase own copy of TKAM by Monday (4/8) if you can(?)
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your Lit. Circle book every M-W-F!
Continue Lit. Circle Reading Schedule (group presentations this Fri., 3/29)
Will have some time in class on Friday to finalize/practice presentations; however, no reading/annotating time
Wednesday (Block Periods)
March 27
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Opener: Stand Up & Share
3. Reminders:
Argumentative Essay Update
Poverty Video (watch if absent last Friday; posted in Stream)
Parent Email
4. March Grammar Warm-Ups
Pick up where you left off
Complete Days 4 & 5
(go to #5 when you finish)
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Review Vocab. 1-33 (Go Formative Practice)
Purchase Individual Copy by April 8th(?) (first day back from Spring Break)
Vocab. 1-33 Assessment: this Friday (3/29)
Student Practice Time
Are you on track to complete your reading/annotating by tomorrow (3/28)?
Silent reading/annotating
Continue Slide Construction (prepare for March 29th "light" presentation; see slide in Google Classroom)
HOMEWORK:
TKAM Vocabulary 1-33 Assessment: Next Fri. (3/29). To prepare, use Flashcards/Activities in "Practice" (Go Formative)
Purchase own copy of TKAM by Monday (4/8) if you can(?)
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your Lit. Circle book every M-W-F!
Continue Lit. Circle Reading Schedule (group presentations this Fri., 3/29)
Will have some time in class on Friday to finalize/practice presentations; however, no reading/annotating time
Friday (Block Periods)
March 29
Agenda:
1. Welcome!
2. Opener: Spring Break 2024
3. Reminders:
Argumentative Essay Update
TKAM/Parent Email
4. To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Assessment (#1-#33)
Read, Develop Slides or other Academic Work when finished
Complete Slides/Practice
Group Presentations
HOMEWORK:
Lit. Circles:
Please bring your copy of TKAM on Monday, April 8th
Continue Lit. Circle Presentations (no in-class work time; be prepared)
Enjoy your Spring Break!!