October 23: Students will verbally compare and contrast the film version and short story of "The Monkey's Paw"; students will continue self assessing their understanding of the short story of "The Monkey's Paw"; students will begin working on "The Monkey's Paw" Think questions. students will answer Think questions using the following structure for questions 1,2, & 3:
Restate the question into a claim
Cite Text Evidence
Explain how the text evidence supports the claim
For questions 4 and 5, students will use the following structure:
Define the vocabulary word
Cite the sentence that the bold faced vocabulary word is in
Explain how a context clue (word or phrase) near the bold faced vocabulary word helps you understand the meaning of the word
Classwork: The Monkey's Paw short film; "Monkey's Paw" Quiz and Think
Homework: "Monkey's Paw" Quiz due Friday, October 24; "Monkey's Paw" Think Questions due Tuesday, October 28
October 22:
Learning Goal: Students will verbally review Part I and II of "The Monkey's Paw"; students will read and analyze the Part III of the horror short story, "The Monkey's Paw," on Studysync; students will discuss theme of the story, "Fate rules people's lives, and that those who interfere with it do so to their sorrow."; students assess their understanding of "The Monkey's Paw" by taking a quiz on Studysync.
Classwork: "The Monkey's Paw" Quiz
Homework: "Tell-Tale Heart RACES Structured Paragraph due Wednesday, October 22; "The Monkey's Paw" Vocabulary due Wednesday, October 22; "The Monkey's Paw" Quiz due Friday, October 24
October 21:
Learning Goal: Students will verbally review the elements of plot; students will read and analyze the Part I and Part II of the horror short story, "The Monkey's Paw," on Studysync; students will discuss theme of the story, "Fate rules people's lives, and that those who interfere with it do so to their sorrow."; students will learn new vocabulary and define words and write sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the words.
Classwork: "The Monkey's Paw"
Homework: "Tell-Tale Heart RACES Structured Paragraph due Wednesday, October 22; "The Monkey's Paw" Vocabulary due Wednesday, October 22
October 20:
Learning Goal: Students will use new vocabulary in sentence frames; students will read and analyze the short story "Tell-Tale Heart" on Studysync; students will answer Think questions using the following structure for questions 1,2, & 3:
Restate the question into a claim
Cite Text Evidence
Explain how the text evidence supports the claim
For questions 4 and 5, students will use the following structure:
Define the vocabulary word
Cite the sentence that the bold faced vocabulary word is in
Explain how a context clue (word or phrase) near the bold faced vocabulary word helps you understand the meaning of the word
Students will write a RACES structured paragraph answering the following question about the short story "Tell-Tale Heart": How does Poe use the point of view of an “unreliable narrator” to create a feeling of horror in the poem "Tell-Tale Heart"?
Classwork: "Tell-Tale Heart" Think Question and Write RACES Structured Paragraph
Homework: "Tell-Tale Heart" Think Question due Monday, October 20 (REVISED); "Tell-Tale Heart RACES Structured Paragraph due Wednesday, October 22
October 16-17
Learning Goal: Students will learn new words with Greek roots on Vocabulary Lesson 12 in Google Classroom; students will learn synonym and antonyms; students will read and answer questions pertaining to the new vocabulary words; students will use new vocabulary in sentence frames; students will read and analyze the short story "Tell-Tale Heart" on Studysync; students will answer Think questions using the following structure for questions 1,2, & 3:
Restate the question into a claim
Cite Text Evidence
Explain how the text evidence supports the claim
For questions 4 and 5, students will use the following structure:
Define the vocabulary word
Cite the sentence that the bold faced vocabulary word is in
Explain how a context clue (word or phrase) near the bold faced vocabulary word helps you understand the meaning of the word
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 12 Greek Roots and "Tell-Tale Heart" Think Question
Homework: Vocabulary Lesson 12 Greek Roots due Friday, October 17; "Tell-Tale Heart" Think Question due Monday, October 20 (REVISED)
October 15, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will learn new words with Greek roots on Vocabulary Lesson 12 in Google Classroom; students will learn synonym and antonyms; students will read and answer questions pertaining to the new vocabulary words; students will use new vocabulary in sentence frames.
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 12 Greek Roots and "The Tell-Tale Heart" Think Questions
Homework: Vocabulary Lesson 12 Greek Roots due Friday, October 17; "Tell-Tale Heart" Think Question due Monday, October 20 (REVISED)
Homework: Tell Tale Heart" Vocabulary and Quiz due Wednesday, October 15; "Tell-Tale Heart" Think Questions and Vocabulary Lesson 12 Greek Roots due Friday, October 17
October 14, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the short story "Tell-Tale Heart" on Studysync; students will answer Think questions using the following structure for questions 1,2, & 3:
Restate the question into a claim
Cite Text Evidence
Explain how the text evidence supports the claim
For questions 4 and 5, students will use the following structure:
Define the vocabulary word
Cite the sentence that the bold faced vocabulary word is in
Explain how a context clue (word or phrase) near the bold faced vocabulary word helps you understand the meaning of the word
Classwork: "The Tell-Tale Heart" Think Questions
Homework: "Tell Tale Heart" Vocabulary and Quiz due Wednesday, October 15; "Tell-Tale Heart" Think Questions due Friday, October 17
October 13, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the short story "Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe on Studysync; students will discuss how the narrator is an "unreliable narrator"; students will learn new vocabulary and write sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the words; students will begin self assessing their understanding of the short story by taking the quiz.
Classwork: Read and discuss "Tell Tale Heart"; Vocabulary and Quiz
Homework: "Tell Tale Heart" Vocabulary and Quiz due Wednesday, October 15
October 8 - 10, 2025
ALL LATE WORK FOR 1ST QUARTER IS DUE by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10.
Learning Goal: Students will learn new vocabulary with words that relate to making decisions on the G8 Vocabulary Lesson 10 Synonym in Google Classroom; students will define and write sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the word as well as find words associated with new vocabulary; students will read and interpret the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allen Poe on Studysync; students will answer the following question: Some have suggested the poem represents Poe's relationship with his deceased wife, from courtship to mourning, while others believe it represents the passage from youth to old age or the changing of the seasons. What do the bells symbolize in the poem "The Bells"? In a RACES structured paragraph, use cited text evidence to explain the meaning of ONE stanza of "The Bells."
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 10; "The Bells" Think Questions and Paragraph
Homework: "The Bells" Think Questions due Thursday, October 9 (REVISED); "The Bells" Paragraph and Vocabulary Lesson 10 due Friday, October 10
October 7, 2025
ALL LATE WORK FOR 1ST QUARTER IS DUE by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10.
Learning Goal: Students will read and interpret the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allen Poe on Studysync; students will answer the following question: Some have suggested the poem represents Poe's relationship with his deceased wife, from courtship to mourning, while others believe it represents the passage from youth to old age or the changing of the seasons. What do the bells symbolize in the poem "The Bells"? In a RACES structured paragraph, use cited text evidence to explain the meaning of ONE stanza of "The Bells."
Classwork: "The Bells" Think Questions and Paragraph
Homework: "The Bells" Think Questions due Thursday, October 9 (REVISED); "The Bells" Paragraph due Friday, October 10
October 3 & 6 , 2025
ALL LATE WORK FOR 1ST QUARTER IS DUE by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10.
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the poem "The Bells" on Studysync; students will learn about the three different interpretations of the poem; students will learn new vocabulary and demonstrate the meaning of the new words in sentences; students will write a claim, cited text evidence, and explanation for Think Questions.
Classwork: "The Bells" Vocabulary, Quiz, and Think Questions
Homework: "The Bells" Vocabulary and Quiz due Monday, October 6; Think Questions due Wednesday, October 8
October 2, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will assess their punctuation knowledge by taking an iReady Diagnostic on Punctuation Form A; students will copy, paste, and reformat their District Writing Benchmark #1 in Class Companion; students will learn new vocabulary with prefixes that mean "Not" and "Opposite of" on the G8 Lesson 8 Vocabulary Prefix "Not'/"Opposite of" PDF; students will read and analyze the poem "Annabel Lee" in Studysync and write a RACES structured paragraph answering the following question: What is the theme of the poem "Annabel Lee"?
Classwork: Punctuation iReady; District Writing Benchmark; G8 Lesson 8 Vocabulary Prefix; "Annabel Lee" Paragraph
Homework: G8 Lesson 8 Vocabulary Prefix due Friday, October 3
October 1, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will learn new vocabulary with prefixes that mean "Not" and "Opposite of" on the G8 Lesson 8 Vocabulary Prefix "Not'/"Opposite of" PDF; students will read and analyze the poem "Annabel Lee" in Studysync and write a RACES structured paragraph answering the following question: What is the theme of the poem "Annabel Lee"?
Classwork: G8 Lesson 8 Vocabulary Prefix; "Annabel Lee" Paragraph
Homework: G8 Lesson 8 Vocabulary Prefix due Friday, October 3
September 29-30, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the poem "Annabel Lee" in Studysync and write a RACES structured paragraph answering the following question: What is the theme of the poem "Annabel Lee"?
Classwork: "Annabel Lee" Paragraph
Homework: "Annabel Lee" Think Questions due Tuesday, September 30; "Annabel Lee" RACES structured paragraph due Wednesday, October 1
September 27-28, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the poem "Annabel Lee" and then answer the analytical Think Questions. Students need to remember to do the following:
Restate the question and make it a claim
Cite text evidence
Explain how the text evidence supports the claim
Classwork: "Annabel Lee" Think Questions
Homework: "Annabel Lee" Think Questions due Tuesday, September 30
September 26, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review Grade 8 Lesson 7 Vocabulary; students will assess understanding of the poem"Annabel Lee" Quiz in Studysync, finish Lesson 7 Vocabulary, and then begin analyzing the poem "Annabel Lee" to answer Think Questions. Students need to remember to do the following:
Restate the question and make it a claim
Cite text evidence
Explain how the text evidence supports the claim
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 7; "Annabel Lee" Quiz; Begin "Annabel Lee" Think Questions
Homework: G8 Lesson 7 Vocabulary and "Annabel Lee" Quiz due Friday, September 26; "Annabel Lee" Think Questions due Tuesday, September 30
September 25, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the poem "Annabel Lee" in Studysync; students will discuss the difference between author and speaker AND what makes an unreliable narrator; students will learn new vocabulary and write sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the words in sentences; students will assess their understanding of the story by taking a quiz on Studysync.
Classwork: "Annabel Lee" Vocabulary and Quiz
Homework: "Annabel Lee" Vocabulary and Quiz due Friday, September 26; G8 Lesson 7 Vocabulary due Friday, September 26
September 24, 2025
No School
September 23, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the BLAST article in Studysync titled “Fandom Kingdom” and answer the following question: “What role does fandom play in shaping pop culture?” Students need to do the following:
Rephrase the question into a claim
Cite text evidence in quotation marks to support the claim
THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE GRADED by 3:00 PM today. It will be late after 3:00 PM today.
Students will learn new vocabulary words for Lesson 7 Base Words; students will learn how base words can be modified into other words; students will learn synonym and antonym of words and how to write new vocabulary into sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the words; students only work on vocabulary if ALL of Lord of the Flies Think Questions and RACES structured paragraph are complete.
Classwork: G8 Lesson 7 Vocabulary Base Words and Lord of the Flies Think Questions and RACES structured paragraph
Homework: “Fandom Kingdom” BLAST due today 9/23; Lord of Flies RACES structured paragraph due Tuesday, September 23; G8 Lesson 7 Vocabulary due Friday, September 26
September 22, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will learn new vocabulary words for Lesson 7 Base Words; students will learn how base words can be modified into other words; students will learn synonym and antonym of words anbd how to write new vocabulary into sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the words; students only work on vocabulary if ALL of Lord of the Flies Think Questions and RACES structured paragraph are complete.
Classwork: G8 Lesson 7 Vocabulary Base Words and Lord of the Flies Think Questions and RACES structured paragraph
Homework: Lord of Flies RACES structured paragraph due Tuesday, September 23; G8 Lesson 7 Vocabulary due Friday, September 26
September 19, 2025
Writing Benchmark #1
September 17 & 18, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will write a RACES structured paragraph answering the following question from the excerpt of the novel Lord of the Flies on Studysync: Who would be the best leader in the excerpt of the novel Lord of the Flies? In a RACES structured paragraph, make a claim for who would be the best leader between Jack and Ralph based on physical character description, action, and/or dialogue.
This is NOT a compare and contrast paragraph. Focus on the merits of one character only. Do NOT explain why the other character is a poor leader.
Classwork: Lord of the Flies Paragraph
Homework: Lord of the Flies Think Questions due Friday, September 19; Lord of the Flies RACES structured paragraph is due Tuesday, September 23
September 16, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the THINK responses for the excerpt of the novel Lord of the Flies in Studysync; students will write the claim, cite text evidence, and explain how the text evidence supports the claim.
Classwork: Lord of the Flies Think Questions
Homework: Lord of the Flies Think Questions due Friday, September 19
September 15, 2025
Library Visit: Students will learn the procedures and benefits of the school library in the media center.
September 12, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review Vocabulary Unit 6 Synonyms; students will read a synonym, antonym, and a sentence that demonstrates the meaning of the word in a sentence; students will continue to finish the Lord of the Flies quiz, students will finish the Cujo RACES structured paragraph before working on the Think questions for Lord of the Flies.
Classwork: Lord of the Flies Quiz and Cujo RACES structured paragraph
Homework: Vocabulary Lesson 6 Synonyms; Cujo Quiz and Cujo RACES structured paragraph due Friday, September 12
September 11, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the excerpt of the novel Lord of the Flies on Studysync; students will discuss the leadership capacity of Jack and Ralph; students will learn new vocabulary and write the new vocabulary word in a sentence demonstrating the meaning of each word; students will self-assess their understanding of the excerpt by taking a quiz.
Classwork: Lord of the Flies Vocabulary and Quiz
Homework: Lord of the Flies Vocabulary and Quiz due Friday, September 12; Vocabulary Lesson 6 due Friday, September 12 at 11:59 PM; Cujo RACES structured paragraph
September 10, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review a an example of how to write a RACES structured paragraph for the excerpt of the novel Cujo; students will continue analyzing text and answer the Think Questions for the excerpt of the novel Cujo in Studysync; students will read and analyze the excerpt of the novel Cujo and argue how details, dialogue, or action heighten suspense; students will learn synonyms & antonyms for new Vocabulary Lesson 6; students will write sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the new words and use the new words in sentence frames.
Classwork: Cujo Think Questions and Write; Vocabulary Lesson 6 Synonyms
Homework: Cujo RACES paragraph is due Wednesday, September 10 at 3:00 PM; Vocabulary Lesson 6 due Friday, September 12 at 11:59 PM.
September 8-9 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review a an example of how to write a RACES structured paragraph for the excerpt of the novel Cujo; students will continue analyzing text and answer the Think Questions for the excerpt of the novel Cujo in Studysync; students will read and analyze the excerpt of the novel Cujo and argue how details, dialogue, or action heighten suspense.
Classwork: Cujo Think Questions and Write
Homework: Cujo Think Questions due Tuesday, September 9 at 3:00 PM (REVISED); Cujo RACES paragraph is due Wednesday, September 10 at 3:00 PM.
September 5, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will self-assess their knowledge of fragments by taking a baseline CFA on a Google Form 2025 - 2026 ELA CFA 7-L.8.1 Identify Sentence Fragments; students will review Vocabulary Lesson 4 Word Families; students will continue analyzing text and answer the Think Questions for the excerpt of the novel Cujo in Studysync.
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 4 Word Familes; Cujo Think Questions
Homework: Cujo Vocabulary and Quiz, Friday, September 5; Vocabulary Lesson 4 Word Families due Friday, September 5; Cujo Think Questions due Monday, September 8 at 3:00 PM (REVISED).
September 4, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review the structure of a Think analytical response and a Think Vocabulary response for the excerpt of the novel Cujo on Study Sync; students will finish Vocabulary Lesson 4 Word Families if they are not finished; students will complete the Cujo Quiz if they are not finished; students will begin analyzing the texts and answering the Cujo Think questions.
Classwork: Cujo Quiz; Vocabulary Lesson 4 Word Familes; Cujo Think Questions
Homework: Cujo Vocabulary, Quiz, and Think Questions due Friday, September 5; Vocabulary Lesson 4 Word Families due Friday, September 5
September 3, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will read and analyze the excerpt of the novel Cujo in Studysync; students will explore how details, dialogue, and action heighten suspense; students will define and write sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the words for new vocabulary; students will self-assess comprehension of the excerpt by taking a quiz.
Classwork: Cujo Reading, Vocabulary, and Quiz
Homework: Cujo Vocabulary and Quiz due Friday, September 5; Vocabulary Lesson 4 Word Families due Friday, September 5
September 2, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will learn new vocabulary by writing synonyms, antonyms, and demonstrating the meaning of words in sentences on Lesson 4 Word Families in Google Classroom; students will also choose the correct vocabulary word that correctly fits in a sentence frame for each vocabulary word; students that are not finished with "Let Em Play God" Think and Write questions will work on this assignment in Studysync.
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 4; "Let Em Play God" Think and Write
Homework; "Let Em Play God" Think Questions and Write Questions due Tuesday, September 2; Vocabulary Lesson 4 Word Families due Friday, September 5
August 28-30, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will learn new vocabulary by writing synonyms, antonyms, and demonstrating the meaning of words in sentences on Lesson 1 Synonyms; students will download PDF from Google Classroom to Notability or Notes; students will also choose the correct vocabulary word that correctly fits in a sentence frame for each vocabulary word; students will review the structure of Studysync Think responses; students will be introduced to RACES paragraph structure to answer Studysync questions and discuss how "contrast" creates suspense in the excerpt of the essay "Let Em Play God"; students will continue working on Think Questions and continue writing their RACES structured paragraph.
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 1: Synonyms; "Let Em Play God" Think & Write
Homework: "Let Em Play God Think Questions and Vocabulary Lesson 1 Synonyms due Friday, August 29 (REVISED); Write due Tuesday, September 2 (REVISED)
August 27, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will learn new vocabulary by writing synonyms, antonyms, and demonstrating the meaning of words in sentences on Lesson 1 Synonyms (in Google Classroom); students will also choose the correct vocabulary word that correctly fits in a sentence frame for each vocabulary word.
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 1: Synonyms
Homework: "Let Em Play God Think Questions and Write Question and Vocabulary Lesson 1 Synonyms due Friday, August 29 (REVISED).
August 26, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review the structure of Studysync Think responses; students will be introduced to RACES paragraph structure and discuss how "contrast" is used to add suspense to a character; students will continue working on excerpt of the essay "Let Em' Play God" Think Questions and begin writing their RACES structured paragraph.
Classwork: "Let Em' Play God" Think & Write
Homework: "Let Em' Play God" Think Questions and Write Question due Friday, August 29 (REVISED).
August 25, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review the structure of Studysync Think responses; students will be introduced to RACES paragraph structure to answer Studysync questions; students will continue working on excerpt of the essay "Let Em' Play God" Think Questions and begin writing their RACES structured paragraph.
Classwork: "Let Em' Play God" Think & Write
Homework: "Let Em' Play God" Think Questions and Write Question due Friday, August 29 (REVISED).
August 22, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review Vocabulary Lesson 2 Synonyms; students will finish the "Let Em' Play God" Quiz and then write a claim, cited text evidence, and explanation for "Let Em' Play God" Think questions.
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 2; "Let Em' Play God" Quiz and Think Questions
Homework: "Let Em' Play God" Vocabulary and Quiz, and Vocabulary Lesson 2 Synonyms due Friday, August 22; "Let Em' Play God" Think Questions due Tuesday, August 26 (REVISED).
August 21, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will learn the writing structure of THINK questions; students will continue learning new vocabulary (Vocabulary Lesson 2 Synonyms).
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 2 Synonyms; "Let Em' Play God" Think Questions
Homework: "Let Em' Play God" Vocabulary, Quiz, and Think Questions and Vocabulary Lesson 2 Synonyms due Friday, August 22
August 20, 2025
Learning Goal: Review class curriculum and expectations; students will learn new vocabulary by learning new synonyms/antonyms in Vocabulary Lesson 2 Synonyms, using new words in framed sentences; answer questions in complete sentences using new vocabulary.
Classwork: Vocabulary Lesson 2 Synonyms
Homework: "Let Em' Play God" Vocabulary and Quiz and Vocabulary Lesson 2 Synonyms due Friday, August 22
August 19, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review suspense; students will read and analyze the excerpt of the essay "Let Em' Play God"; students will learn new vocabulary and write words in sentences that demonstrate the meaning of the words; students will self-assess their comprehension of the memoir by taking the quiz.
Classwork: Read and analyze "Let Em Play God"; Vocabulary and Quiz
Homework: Get to Know You Hexagon due Tuesday, August 19 at 3:00 PM (REVISED); "Let Em' Play God" Vocabulary and Quiz due Friday, August 22
August 18, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will review class rules and procedures in Mr. Clemente's room 208 ELA class; students will be introduced to the first ELA Unit: Suspense; students will analyze and read a blast article "Suspense" and answer the question: "Why do we love suspense?"; students will evaluate peer responses and take a poll.
Classwork: Review Rules and Procedures; Suspense Blast Article
Homework: Get to Know You Hexagon due Tuesday, August 19 at 3:00 PM (REVISED); Suspense Blast Article response due Monday, August 18 (in class assignment) by 3:00 PM.
August 15, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will make up ELA and Math iReady if they did not finish; students will create Hexagon Get to Know Me assignment; students that finish may work on the Me Frame Extra Credit Assignment in Google Classroom.
Classwork: Hexagon Assignment
Homework: Get to Know You Hexagon due Tuesday, August 19 at 3:00 PM (REVISED)
August 14, 2025
ELA iReady
Classwork: Classroom Norms and Hexagon Get to Know You Assignment
Homework: Homework: Get to Know You Hexagon due Friday, August 15 at 3:00 PM
August 13, 2025
MATH iReady
Classwork: Classroom Norms and Hexagon Get to Know You Assignment
Homework: Homework: Get to Know You Hexagon due Friday, August 15 at 3:00 PM
August 12, 2025
Learning Goal: Period 1 will review the PBIS school wide procedures; Periods 5 & 6 will review Student Contract, Classroom Rules & Procedures, and then will continue creating Hexagon Get to Know You Assignment.
Classwork: Classroom Norms and Hexagon Get to Know You Assignment
Homework: Homework: Get to Know You Hexagon due Friday, August 15 at 3:00 PM
August 11, 2025
Learning Goal: Students will create an app/icon or bookmark ELA 8 Google Classroom and Website Daily Agenda; students will create a Get to Know You Hexagon. Hexagon needs visuals and color.
Classwork: Get to Know You Hexagon
Homework: Get to Know You Hexagon due Friday, August 15 at 3:00 PM