September 8, 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