Brookville intermediate
school

LAW- Week of:  3/2-3/6

Monday: 3/2

1. NO Bell Ringer- read board and follow directions for test day

2. Unit TEST-Night

3. Early finisher: Elie Wiesel quote coloring page or Holocaust word search

Tuesday: 3/3 

1. NO Bell Ringer

2. Small group with teacher: pull students who scored 0%-67% on Friday CommonLit *PartA/PartB question*

*strategy of answering Part B (evidence) first*

3. All other students: work independently on newly released 8th grade ELA IXL Skill- WLW “Combining Main Ideas from Two Texts.” Smart Score of 80 

Wednesday: 3/4

1. Bell Ringer

2. Notes: Strategies for answering Part A/Part B questions

3. Scaffolding: read passage aloud on Smart Board, and practice (whole class) answering Part B/evidence question first, then answering Part A. 

Thursday: 3/5

1. Bell Ringer

2. Test Prep Survival Bootcamp: Cause & Effect text structure/passage

-Part A/Part B questions

-Central Idea

-Writing Prompt

-Vocab/Context Clues

Friday: 3/6

1. Bell Ringer

2. IXL (whole class) Lightning Jam: IXL Skill WK9- match causes and effects in informational texts.

LAW- Week of:  2/24-2/27

Monday: 2/23

4. Bell Ringer

5. Review animated map of the Holocaust concentration camps:

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/gallery/elie-wiesel-maps

3. Watch Elie Wiesel interview:

https://edpuzzle.com/media/600615d1e2a8064246a438fd

4. Watch second Elie Wiesel interview: Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel remembered

5. Finish Night Review crossword puzzle

6. Night Review Quizlet

Tuesday: 2/24

1. Bell Ringer

2. Turn in review crossword puzzle (start of class)

3. Review study guide for Night (pgs 1 & 2)

4. Work on Night study guide with table groups

5. Ch.1-9 Quizlet flashcard review

Wednesday: 2/25

1. Bell Ringer

2. Complete Night study guides (pgs 3 & 4) with table groups

3. Ch.1-9 Quizlet flashcard review

Thursday: 2/26

1. Bell Ringer

2. iXL Group Lightning Jam-central/main idea of informational texts [Test Prep]

3. STUDY for Night TEST: study guides

Friday: 2/27

1. Bell Ringer

2. Unit Test: Night 

LAW- Week of:  2/16-2/20

Monday: 2/16

*No School*

Presidents Day

Tuesday: 2/17

*2 hr Delay- Fog* 

1. Bell Ringer

2. Night project gallery walk through the classroom to view all student projects. 

3. Class chat: discuss quotes, themes and symbols represented through art.

4. Graphic organizer and Ch. 4-9 Stop & Jots DUE - TURN IN by end of class

Wednesday: 2/18

1. Bell Ringer

2. Night- graphic organizer DUE- TURN IN by end of class

3. Discuss Article of the Week (AOW) assignments, and expectations

4. Read aloud article “The History of Presidents’ Day” article

5. Work on AOW worksheet with table group

Thursday: 2/19

*Conference Night & Freshman (Class of 2030) Scheduling Meeting*

1. Bell Ringer

2. Table Group: finish AOW vocab words & central idea graphic organizer

3. Independently: start “mini essay”/writing prompt, and complete comprehension questions

4. Night projects returned to students, or kept for display

Friday: 2/20

1. Bell Ringer

2. Finish Presidents Day AOW worksheets (vocab/graphic organizer, comprehension questions, and writing prompt and TURN IN by end of class

3. Night- Quizlet review with partner, or independently 

4. Night- crossword puzzle review

LAW- Week of:  2/9-2/13

Monday: 2/9

1. NO Bell Ringer

2. Discuss requirements for Night mixed media collage project

- must incorporate one theme or symbol from graphic organizer

- must incorporate one quote with page # (that relates to theme or symbol used)

3. Discuss all materials available for use (supplies)

4. Student *must* get their collage idea approved by Ms. Fore before constructing their project.

Tuesday: 2/10

1. NO Bell Ringer

2. Continue working on Night project- DUE Thursday 2/12  *will be displayed at Gallery Night*

3. Continue working on graphic organizer

Wednesday: 2/11

1. NO Bell Ringer

2. Continue working on Night project

3. Continue working on graphic organizer

Thursday: 2/12

*Gallery Night*

1. NO Bell Ringer

2. Night project Due by end of class period

3. Graphic organizer and Ch. 4-9 Stop & Jots DUE Tuesday 2/17

Friday: 2/13

*No School*

Teacher In-Service

LAW- Friday 1/30 & Week of:  2/2-2/6

Friday: 1/30

*2 hr Delay*

1. Bell Ringer

2. Read CommonLit article Auschwitz, and complete guided reading questions

3. Answer assessment questions: 4 multiple choice, 1 written response (2-5 sentence response)- DUE Sun 2/2 by 10pm if not completed in class.

Monday: 2/2

1. Bell Ringer: Poem “Hope is the Thing with Feathers”

2. Read aloud Ch. 5- Night (pg. 66-84) = 28 min.

3. Complete Ch. 5 Stop and Jots/sticky notes worksheet

Tuesday: 2/3

1. Bell Ringer

2. Paired text: Poem- Hope is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickenson

3. Small group discussions about poem & answer analysis questions- DUE by end of class period

4. Watch video- Death Marches Surviving the Holocaust: Segment 8 — The Death March

5. Read the article “Death Marches in the Holocaust” Whole class discussion- what was the thought process behind the marches?

6. Read aloud Ch. 6- Night (pg 85-97) = 26 min.

7. Complete Ch. 6 Stop and Jots/sticky notes worksheet

Wednesday: 2/4

1. Bell Ringer

2. Read aloud Ch. 7- Night (pg. 98-103)

3. Review liberation timeline of concentration camps

4. Read aloud Ch. 8 and Ch. 9- Night (pg 104-115)

5. Complete Stop & Jots for Ch.8 and Ch.9

Thursday: 2/5

1. Bell Ringer

2. In class grade check for Stop and Jots/Sticky Notes for Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

3. Watch Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Speech (1986) - 19 min Elie Wiesel Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech 1986

4. Review sample NIGHT collages, and discuss end of unit mixed media collage for Elie’s memoir, NIGHT.

Friday: 2/6

1. Bell Ringer

2. Start mixed media collages for Night Project (will be displayed at Gallery Night)

-select paper color and complete brainstorming sheet

-mixed media items that will be supplied include:: ribbon, magazines, old book covers, coloring items, scrap fabric, popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, etc. **Feel free to bring stickers, or or other light weight craft items from home to add to your collage- Ask Ms. Fore**

LAW- Week of:  1/19-1/23

Monday: 1/19

No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday: 1/20

1. Bell Ringer

2. Think - Pair - Share first half of Chapter 3 of Night

3. Read aloud Ch. 3 - to end of page 39

4. Continue working on Stop and Jot annotating for Ch. 3 

Wednesday: 1/21

1. Bell Ringer

2. Finish read aloud for Ch. 3 (pg. 40-46)

3. Finish Stop and Jot annotations for Ch. 3

4. Check Chapter Stop and Jot annotation worksheets for Ch.1, 2 & 3 *for a grade*

5. Discuss end of unit project for Night (Quilt) 

Thursday: 1/22

1. Bell Ringer

2. Start Ch. 4 read aloud

3. Work on Stop & Jot sticky notes worksheet for Ch. 4

4. Review themes of Night, and use a graphic organizer to connect important quotes in Ch. 4 to the themes of Eli's memoir. 

Friday: 1/23

1. Bell Ringer

2. Continue read aloud for Ch. 4 and Stop and Jot annotations

3. Continue working on graphic organizer (themes & quotes)

4. View artwork from the Holocaust, and discuss how it relates to themes in Night. What is the message the artist is trying to convey?