8th Grade Humanities (Period 7) Assignments

Complete Final Paper-Be ready for presentations on Wednesday
Final Exam Tuesday
Complete Study Guide
Final Exam Study Guide(42 Points) Name:
1. What is meant by paraphrasing?
2. What is a lyric?
3. What is an epic?
4. What is a ballad?
5. What is a sonnet?
6. What is end rhyme?
7. How do you find the differences between two texts?
8. How do you determine word meaning?
9. What is a generalization?
10. What is an opinion?
11. What is meant by sequential order?
12. What is meant by cause and effect?
13. What is proposition and support?
14. What is compare and contrast?
15. What is meant by non-verbal?
16. What is meant by the word “vivid”?
17. What is an appositive?
18. What is meant by a “clause” (not Santa)
19. Make the word “study” plural.
20. What is parallel structure?
21. Give an example of a simple sentence.
22. Give an example of a compound sentence.
23. Give an example of a complex sentence.
24. What does the prefix pre mean?
25. How do you read a technical document?
26. What are the components of a technical document?
27. What is meant by order of importance?
28. What does the prefix trans mean?
29. How do you find the main idea of a text?
30. Draw a plot diagram.
31. What is meant by theme?
32. What is a simile?
33. What is a metaphor?
34. What is irony?
35. What is dialect?
36. Give three examples of transition words to bridge ideas?
37. What is the difference between a subordinating and coordinating conjunction?
38. What is an analogy?
39. How can you change a word to past tense?
40. What is a conflict in a story?
41. When do you capitalize the beginning of a word?
42. How can a character description contribute to the plot of a story?

Finish typing final exam:
HW: Continue Study Guide
Final Exam Study Guide(42 Points) Name:
1. What is meant by paraphrasing?
2. What is a lyric?
3. What is an epic?
4. What is a ballad?
5. What is a sonnet?
6. What is end rhyme?
7. How do you find the differences between two texts?
8. How do you determine word meaning?
9. What is a generalization?
10. What is an opinion?
11. What is meant by sequential order?
12. What is meant by cause and effect?
13. What is proposition and support?
14. What is compare and contrast?
15. What is meant by non-verbal?
16. What is meant by the word “vivid”?
17. What is an appositive?
18. What is meant by a “clause” (not Santa)
19. Make the word “study” plural.
20. What is parallel structure?
21. Give an example of a simple sentence.
22. Give an example of a compound sentence.
23. Give an example of a complex sentence.
24. What does the prefix pre mean?
25. How do you read a technical document?
26. What are the components of a technical document?
27. What is meant by order of importance?
28. What does the prefix trans mean?
29. How do you find the main idea of a text?
30. Draw a plot diagram.
31. What is meant by theme?
32. What is a simile?
33. What is a metaphor?
34. What is irony?
35. What is dialect?
36. Give three examples of transition words to bridge ideas?
37. What is the difference between a subordinating and coordinating conjunction?
38. What is an analogy?
39. How can you change a word to past tense?
40. What is a conflict in a story?
41. When do you capitalize the beginning of a word?
42. How can a character description contribute to the plot of a story?

Type final draft of leadership project in computer lab. HW: Complete Final Exam Study Guide.
Final Exam Study Guide(42 Points) Name:
1. What is meant by paraphrasing?
2. What is a lyric?
3. What is an epic?
4. What is a ballad?
5. What is a sonnet?
6. What is end rhyme?
7. How do you find the differences between two texts?
8. How do you determine word meaning?
9. What is a generalization?
10. What is an opinion?
11. What is meant by sequential order?
12. What is meant by cause and effect?
13. What is proposition and support?
14. What is compare and contrast?
15. What is meant by non-verbal?
16. What is meant by the word “vivid”?
17. What is an appositive?
18. What is meant by a “clause” (not Santa)
19. Make the word “study” plural.
20. What is parallel structure?
21. Give an example of a simple sentence.
22. Give an example of a compound sentence.
23. Give an example of a complex sentence.
24. What does the prefix pre mean?
25. How do you read a technical document?
26. What are the components of a technical document?
27. What is meant by order of importance?
28. What does the prefix trans mean?
29. How do you find the main idea of a text?
30. Draw a plot diagram.
31. What is meant by theme?
32. What is a simile?
33. What is a metaphor?
34. What is irony?
35. What is dialect?
36. Give three examples of transition words to bridge ideas?
37. What is the difference between a subordinating and coordinating conjunction?
38. What is an analogy?
39. How can you change a word to past tense?
40. What is a conflict in a story?
41. When do you capitalize the beginning of a word?
42. How can a character description contribute to the plot of a story?

Complete Rough Draft of Leadership Project.
Begin Final Exam Study Guide.

Final Exam Study Guide(42 Points) Name:
1. What is meant by paraphrasing?
2. What is a lyric?
3. What is an epic?
4. What is a ballad?
5. What is a sonnet?
6. What is end rhyme?
7. How do you find the differences between two texts?
8. How do you determine word meaning?
9. What is a generalization?
10. What is an opinion?
11. What is meant by sequential order?
12. What is meant by cause and effect?
13. What is proposition and support?
14. What is compare and contrast?
15. What is meant by non-verbal?
16. What is meant by the word “vivid”?
17. What is an appositive?
18. What is meant by a “clause” (not Santa)
19. Make the word “study” plural.
20. What is parallel structure?
21. Give an example of a simple sentence.
22. Give an example of a compound sentence.
23. Give an example of a complex sentence.
24. What does the prefix pre mean?
25. How do you read a technical document?
26. What are the components of a technical document?
27. What is meant by order of importance?
28. What does the prefix trans mean?
29. How do you find the main idea of a text?
30. Draw a plot diagram.
31. What is meant by theme?
32. What is a simile?
33. What is a metaphor?
34. What is irony?
35. What is dialect?
36. Give three examples of transition words to bridge ideas?
37. What is the difference between a subordinating and coordinating conjunction?
38. What is an analogy?
39. How can you change a word to past tense?
40. What is a conflict in a story?
41. When do you capitalize the beginning of a word?
42. How can a character description contribute to the plot of a story?

Begin and complete rough draft(HW if not completed in class.)

Use blog to come up with a hook.

Classwork; Complete Outline

HW: Complete outline if not completed in class.

Research in Library on famous leader.
HW: Write a 1/2 page blog entry for "What is Leadership"

Research in Computer Lab on Leader.

HW: Summarize leadership blog in half page.

Pick your leader

* Find your texts and take notes from literary source.

HW: Annotate Leadership Blog

Come to Open House 5-7 pm.

Students write a concrete poem that takes the shape of their topic. Students take notes on epic and concrete poems. Annotate and use 400 meter freestyle as a mentor text.

Poetry Books due.
Should include:
a couplet poem
beginning of a ballad
a lyric
an ode or haiku
an elegy
a concrete poem
notes on each poem.

Notes on elegy and sonnets. Annotate Harriet Beecher Stowe. Write an elegy 12 lines minimum.

Annotate Oh Captain My Captain!

Notes on ode and haiku. Write an ode or haiku using 2 haiku or Ode to Enchanted Light. Write an ode or Haiku.

Notes on Lyric. Annotate HArlem Night Song. Write a Lyric.

Notes on he Ballad. Annotate Wreck of the Hesperus. Write the setting and character description of a ballad.

Annotate Wreck of the Hesperus.
Write the beginning of a ballad. Include a
setting
character description.
Must have some rhyming.(In the Hesperus, the 2nd and 4th line of each stanza rhyme.)
Must have a tone
Must try to generate a mood in the reader.

Use Wreck of the Hesperus as a mentor text.

Minimum 12 Lines
Note: If you get into and want to write more, that's fine!

Annotate and notes on couplet poem. Write a couplet poem using the Secret Heart as a mentor text.

Poem Instructions:
Today you will write a poem using the Secret Heart as a mentor text.
Your poem must include:
10 Lines minimum.
5 stanzas minimum(Couplets)
AABBCCDDEE Rhyme scheme with couplets
Symbolism
Lines numbered.

Hint: You can do your poem on a hobby, someone you love, a pet, etc.

Brown Lit Book- Read page 662-665 and answer 1-5 on page 665 in complete sentences.
Bring your TCI book tomorrow.

In Class: Complete your technical document.
Technical Document Instructions Name:
Pick an item, skill or a procedure that you are an expert on. What is it?__________________
Create a rough draft of technical instructions for this item in your notebook. Once it is finished, get it stamped by the teacher and begin your final draft. Your instructions for your technical document must be clear and include a diagram.
According to the classroom brainstorming, what should be some components or parts of my technical document? Hint: Think about some of the technical documents you have looked at.
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Read the rubric on the other side to determine how your paper will be graded. Technical Documents will be taped/pasted onto construction paper, laminated and displayed for open house.

Monday 4/23
Period 1 only. One Pager – The Underground Railroad. Complete for HW.
Tue 4/24
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Annotate Teen Book Club> Whiteboards on teen Book Club Questions.
Wednesday 4/25
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Annotate Sunscreen Tech Doc. Whiteboards. HW: Finish last three pages of HW packet HW Read 112-115 in Brown Lit Book. Answer 1-8 page 115.

Thursday 4/26
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Brainstorm and Chart Technical Document. Begin Rough Draft of Technical Document. In Brown Lit Book Read pages 662-665 and answer 1-5 on page 665.

Friday 4/27
Test Prep Coyote Battles Thunder. Complete Final Draft of Technical Document. Tape or Glue onto construction paper to facilitate laminating. HW Read Monterey Bay Aquarium pages 550-553 and answer 1-6 on page 553.

Monday 4/23
Period 1 only. One Pager – The Underground Railroad. Complete for HW.
Tue 4/24
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Annotate Teen Book Club> Whiteboards on teen Book Club Questions.
Wednesday 4/25
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Annotate Sunscreen Tech Doc. Whiteboards. HW: Finish last three pages of HW packet HW Read 112-115 in Brown Lit Book. Answer 1-8 page 115.

Thursday 4/26
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Brainstorm and Chart Technical Document. Begin Rough Draft of Technical Document. In Brown Lit Book Read pages 662-665 and answer 1-5 on page 665.

Friday 4/27
Test Prep Coyote Battles Thunder. Complete Final Draft of Technical Document. Tape or Glue onto construction paper to facilitate laminating. HW Read Monterey Bay Aquarium pages 550-553 and answer 1-6 on page 553.

Monday 4/23
Period 1 only. One Pager – The Underground Railroad. Complete for HW.
Tue 4/24
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Annotate Teen Book Club> Whiteboards on teen Book Club Questions.
Wednesday 4/25
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Annotate Sunscreen Tech Doc. Whiteboards. HW: Finish last three pages of HW packet HW Read 112-115 in Brown Lit Book. Answer 1-8 page 115.

Thursday 4/26
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Brainstorm and Chart Technical Document. Begin Rough Draft of Technical Document. In Brown Lit Book Read pages 662-665 and answer 1-5 on page 665.

Friday 4/27
Test Prep Coyote Battles Thunder. Complete Final Draft of Technical Document. Tape or Glue onto construction paper to facilitate laminating. HW Read Monterey Bay Aquarium pages 550-553 and answer 1-6 on page 553.

Monday 4/23
Period 1 only. One Pager – The Underground Railroad. Complete for HW.
Tue 4/24
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Annotate Teen Book Club> Whiteboards on teen Book Club Questions.
Wednesday 4/25
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Annotate Sunscreen Tech Doc. Whiteboards. HW: Finish last three pages of HW packet HW Read 112-115 in Brown Lit Book. Answer 1-8 page 115.

Thursday 4/26
Test Prep: Coyote Battles Thunder. Brainstorm and Chart Technical Document. Begin Rough Draft of Technical Document. In Brown Lit Book Read pages 662-665 and answer 1-5 on page 665.

Friday 4/27
Test Prep Coyote Battles Thunder. Complete Final Draft of Technical Document. Tape or Glue onto construction paper to facilitate laminating. HW Read Monterey Bay Aquarium pages 550-553 and answer 1-6 on page 553.

Technical Document Unit
Mon 4/18 Grammar: Idioms, Analogies, Metaphors, Similes. What are technical documents? Brainstorm where you can find technical documents. Put an object on each desk. Groups need to create operating instructions for the objects. HW: page 91 and 92 of packet

Tue 4/19 Grammar: Common Word origins. Gallery walk top 5 effective and ineffective parts of instructions. Preview with analyzing technical instruction questions page 44 and 45 of packet Annotate text features and main idea answer questions on page 10. HW pgs 93 and 94 in packet..

Wed 4/20: Grammar: Proposition and Support.Page 46, 47, 48 and 49 of packet Preview Sunscreen both documents and annotate. Answer and review 11-16 with whiteboards. HW 95 in packet..

Thu 4/21 Grammar: mood and tone. Pages 9, 10, 11, 19 and 20 in packet. Preview and annotate Camera settings.. Answer 25-29 with whiteboards. HW 96, 97 and 98.

Fri 4/22: Grammar: Symbolism, dialect, irony. Quiz on Rocketball and persuasive with 2 documents. HW 99, 100.

Technical Document Unit
Mon 4/18 Grammar: Idioms, Analogies, Metaphors, Similes. What are technical documents? Brainstorm where you can find technical documents. Put an object on each desk. Groups need to create operating instructions for the objects. HW: page 91 and 92 of packet

Tue 4/19 Grammar: Common Word origins. Gallery walk top 5 effective and ineffective parts of instructions. Preview with analyzing technical instruction questions page 44 and 45 of packet Annotate text features and main idea answer questions on page 10. HW pgs 93 and 94 in packet..

Wed 4/20: Grammar: Proposition and Support.Page 46, 47, 48 and 49 of packet Preview Sunscreen both documents and annotate. Answer and review 11-16 with whiteboards. HW 95 in packet..

Thu 4/21 Grammar: mood and tone. Pages 9, 10, 11, 19 and 20 in packet. Preview and annotate Camera settings.. Answer 25-29 with whiteboards. HW 96, 97 and 98.

Fri 4/22: Grammar: Symbolism, dialect, irony. Quiz on Rocketball and persuasive with 2 documents. HW 99, 100.

Technical Document Unit
Mon 4/18 Grammar: Idioms, Analogies, Metaphors, Similes. What are technical documents? Brainstorm where you can find technical documents. Put an object on each desk. Groups need to create operating instructions for the objects. HW: page 91 and 92 of packet

Tue 4/19 Grammar: Common Word origins. Gallery walk top 5 effective and ineffective parts of instructions. Preview with analyzing technical instruction questions page 44 and 45 of packet Annotate text features and main idea answer questions on page 10. HW pgs 93 and 94 in packet..

Wed 4/20: Grammar: Proposition and Support.Page 46, 47, 48 and 49 of packet Preview Sunscreen both documents and annotate. Answer and review 11-16 with whiteboards. HW 95 in packet..

Thu 4/21 Grammar: mood and tone. Pages 9, 10, 11, 19 and 20 in packet. Preview and annotate Camera settings.. Answer 25-29 with whiteboards. HW 96, 97 and 98.

Fri 4/22: Grammar: Symbolism, dialect, irony. Quiz on Rocketball and persuasive with 2 documents. HW 99, 100.

Technical Document Unit
Mon 4/18 Grammar: Idioms, Analogies, Metaphors, Similes. What are technical documents? Brainstorm where you can find technical documents. Put an object on each desk. Groups need to create operating instructions for the objects. HW: page 91 and 92 of packet

Tue 4/19 Grammar: Common Word origins. Gallery walk top 5 effective and ineffective parts of instructions. Preview with analyzing technical instruction questions page 44 and 45 of packet Annotate text features and main idea answer questions on page 10. HW pgs 93 and 94 in packet..

Wed 4/20: Grammar: Proposition and Support.Page 46, 47, 48 and 49 of packet Preview Sunscreen both documents and annotate. Answer and review 11-16 with whiteboards. HW 95 in packet..

Thu 4/21 Grammar: mood and tone. Pages 9, 10, 11, 19 and 20 in packet. Preview and annotate Camera settings.. Answer 25-29 with whiteboards. HW 96, 97 and 98.

Fri 4/22: Grammar: Symbolism, dialect, irony. Quiz on Rocketball and persuasive with 2 documents. HW 99, 100.

Complete Spring Break Packet
See office for packet if you don't have one.

Monday 3/19 Complete TCI 15Talk about Social Issues. Divide into Web. personal, community, state or country, world. Vote on 4 issues. Students go to the corner that they are most interested in. 8 students per corner max. What are the issues. Students list issues associated with the topic. HW: Come up with a list of three questions about your topic to interview with. Interview at least 3 peoLesson on taking good notes/researching information(Create graphic organizer)

Tue 3/20 Quickwrite - Do you think illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay and work in California?Fill out outline on Issue that you are studying with original ideas. Class discussion on topic of Cyber-bullying. Finish anything not completed on outline in class. HW complete outline- everything except researched ideas.

Wed 3/21 Computer LabResearched ideas. for persuasive speech on issue. Hw: Finish writing out persuasive speech. Be ready for Socratic Seminar

Thu 3/22 Socratic seminar. Students read their persuasive speech and respond to two other students. Other students analyze behavior of students during socratic seminar. HW Cornell Note pages 846 and 847 in your Brown Lit book.

Finish your persuasive:
Persuasive Assessment Intructions(40 points):

Step 1: Get out a loose-leaf, lined piece of paper and put your name on it.

Step 2: Get out your
outline from yesterday and transition handout.
"Death Penalty, "Cell Phone" and "Put to the Test articles to use as mentor(helping) texts.

Step 3: Write a 5 paragraph persuasive essay using transitions and the tools above.
Paragraph 1: Anecdote and thesis
Paragraph 2: Topic Sentence,at least 2 original ideas, researched idea, quote from your interview.
Paragraph 3: Topic Sentence, at least 2 original ideas, researched idea.
Paragraph 4: Opposing View, Counterargument using researched and original ideas.
Paragraph 5: Conclusion includes restatement of thesis, restatement of best supportive details and a call to action.

Useful Transition words
Useful Transitions for Persuasive Writing

Transitions used to address reader concerns:
Some may argue that… Some people may argue that…
Some may say that… Some people may say that…
You may think… Some people think…
An opposing viewpoint is… A down side to this is…
Readers could argue that… One could argue that…

Transitions used to make counter arguments:
This is not true for… This is not true because…
This may be true, but… This may be true; however,…
Nevertheless,… Still,…
On the contrary,… On the other hand,…
Yet,… However,…
Even so, … But,…

Transitions used to support your reasons/add details:
For instance,… For example,…
In addition,… Additionally,…
Besides,… Furthermore,…
Likewise,… Also,…

Transitions used to emphasize, conclude, and/or summarize:
Emphasize: Conclude or summarize:
Indeed,… Therefore,…
For this reason,… Consequently,…
Again,… As a result,…
Truly,… In short,…
In fact,… Thus,…
With this in mind,… All in all,…

Monday 3/19 Complete TCI 15Talk about Social Issues. Divide into Web. personal, community, state or country, world. Vote on 4 issues. Students go to the corner that they are most interested in. 8 students per corner max. What are the issues. Students list issues associated with the topic. HW: Come up with a list of three questions about your topic to interview with. Interview at least 3 peoLesson on taking good notes/researching information(Create graphic organizer)

Tue 3/20 Quickwrite - Do you think illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay and work in California?Fill out outline on Issue that you are studying with original ideas. Class discussion on topic of Cyber-bullying. Finish anything not completed on outline in class. HW complete outline- everything except researched ideas.

Wed 3/21 Computer LabResearched ideas. for persuasive speech on issue. Hw: Finish writing out persuasive speech. Be ready for Socratic Seminar

Thu 3/22 Socratic seminar. Students read their persuasive speech and respond to two other students. Other students analyze behavior of students during socratic seminar. HW Cornell Note pages 846 and 847 in your Brown Lit book.

Monday 3/19 Complete TCI 15Talk about Social Issues. Divide into Web. personal, community, state or country, world. Vote on 4 issues. Students go to the corner that they are most interested in. 8 students per corner max. What are the issues. Students list issues associated with the topic. HW: Come up with a list of three questions about your topic to interview with. Interview at least 3 peoLesson on taking good notes/researching information(Create graphic organizer)

Tue 3/20 Quickwrite - Do you think illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay and work in California?Fill out outline on Issue that you are studying with original ideas. Class discussion on topic of Cyber-bullying. Finish anything not completed on outline in class. HW complete outline- everything except researched ideas.

Wed 3/21 Computer LabResearched ideas. for persuasive speech on issue. Hw: Finish writing out persuasive speech. Be ready for Socratic Seminar

Thu 3/22 Socratic seminar. Students read their persuasive speech and respond to two other students. Other students analyze behavior of students during socratic seminar. HW Cornell Note pages 846 and 847 in your Brown Lit book.

Monday 3/19 Complete TCI 15Talk about Social Issues. Divide into Web. personal, community, state or country, world. Vote on 4 issues. Students go to the corner that they are most interested in. 8 students per corner max. What are the issues. Students list issues associated with the topic. HW: Come up with a list of three questions about your topic to interview with. Interview at least 3 peoLesson on taking good notes/researching information(Create graphic organizer)

Tue 3/20 Quickwrite - Do you think illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay and work in California?Fill out outline on Issue that you are studying with original ideas. Class discussion on topic of Cyber-bullying. Finish anything not completed on outline in class. HW complete outline- everything except researched ideas.

Wed 3/21 Computer LabResearched ideas. for persuasive speech on issue. Hw: Finish writing out persuasive speech. Be ready for Socratic Seminar

Thu 3/22 Socratic seminar. Students read their persuasive speech and respond to two other students. Other students analyze behavior of students during socratic seminar. HW Cornell Note pages 846 and 847 in your Brown Lit book.

Mon 3/12 Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. McDowell pull out. HW: Fill out Death Penalty graphic organizer


Tue 3/13TCI Chapter 17. Gallery walk with placards. HW: Processing Collage page 162 in TCI (2 day HW assignment)

Tue 3/13 Complete TCI chapter. Gallery walk with placards. HW: Processing Collage PAGE 162 IN tci (Due Wed)

Wed 3/14 Complete TCI. Talk about Social Issues. Divide into Web. personal, community, state or country, world. Vote on 4 issues. Students go to the corner that they are most interested in. 8 students per corner max. What are the issues. Students list issues associated with the topic. Class topic with

Thu 3/15 Lesson on taking good notes/researching information(Create graphic organizer) HW: Come up with a list of three questions about your topic to interview with. Interview at least 3 people.

Fri 3/16 Field trip

Mon 3/12 Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. McDowell pull out. HW: Fill out Death Penalty graphic organizer


Tue 3/13TCI Chapter 17. Gallery walk with placards. HW: Processing Collage page 162 in TCI (2 day HW assignment)

Tue 3/13 Complete TCI chapter. Gallery walk with placards. HW: Processing Collage PAGE 162 IN tci (Due Wed)

Wed 3/14 Complete TCI. Talk about Social Issues. Divide into Web. personal, community, state or country, world. Vote on 4 issues. Students go to the corner that they are most interested in. 8 students per corner max. What are the issues. Students list issues associated with the topic. Class topic with

Thu 3/15 Lesson on taking good notes/researching information(Create graphic organizer) HW: Come up with a list of three questions about your topic to interview with. Interview at least 3 people.

Fri 3/16 Field trip

Mon 3/12 Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. McDowell pull out. HW: Fill out Death Penalty graphic organizer


Tue 3/13TCI Chapter 17. Gallery walk with placards. HW: Processing Collage page 162 in TCI (2 day HW assignment)

Tue 3/13 Complete TCI chapter. Gallery walk with placards. HW: Processing Collage PAGE 162 IN tci (Due Wed)

Wed 3/14 Complete TCI. Talk about Social Issues. Divide into Web. personal, community, state or country, world. Vote on 4 issues. Students go to the corner that they are most interested in. 8 students per corner max. What are the issues. Students list issues associated with the topic. Class topic with

Thu 3/15 Lesson on taking good notes/researching information(Create graphic organizer) HW: Come up with a list of three questions about your topic to interview with. Interview at least 3 people.

Fri 3/16 Field trip

Monday 3/5
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.


Tue 3/6 Proposition and Support Worksheet Finish for HW

Wed 3/7
Researched ideas vs. original ideas quick questions with T-Chart. Finish Persuasive techniques. Gallery walk on researched ideas vs. Original ideas. HW Read The Trouble with Television on pages 669-671. Summarize the article in a half page and 7-10 sentences.

Thu 3/8: Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. McDowell pull out. HW: Fill out Death Penalty graphic organizer

Fri: 3/9 Persuasive Quiz

Monday 3/5
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.


Tue 3/6 Proposition and Support Worksheet Finish for HW

Wed 3/7
Researched ideas vs. original ideas quick questions with T-Chart. Finish Persuasive techniques. Gallery walk on researched ideas vs. Original ideas. HW Read The Trouble with Television on pages 669-671. Summarize the article in a half page and 7-10 sentences.

Thu 3/8: Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. McDowell pull out. HW: Fill out Death Penalty graphic organizer

Fri: 3/9 Persuasive Quiz

Monday 3/5
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.


Tue 3/6 Proposition and Support Worksheet Finish for HW

Wed 3/7
Researched ideas vs. original ideas quick questions with T-Chart. Finish Persuasive techniques. Gallery walk on researched ideas vs. Original ideas. HW Read The Trouble with Television on pages 669-671. Summarize the article in a half page and 7-10 sentences.

Thu 3/8: Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. McDowell pull out. HW: Fill out Death Penalty graphic organizer

Fri: 3/9 Persuasive Quiz

Monday 3/5
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.


Tue 3/6 Proposition and Support Worksheet Finish for HW

Wed 3/7
Researched ideas vs. original ideas quick questions with T-Chart. Finish Persuasive techniques. Gallery walk on researched ideas vs. Original ideas. HW Read The Trouble with Television on pages 669-671. Summarize the article in a half page and 7-10 sentences.

Thu 3/8: Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. McDowell pull out. HW: Fill out Death Penalty graphic organizer

Fri: 3/9 Persuasive Quiz

Monday 3/5
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.


Tue 3/6 Proposition and Support Worksheet Finish for HW

Wed 3/7
Researched ideas vs. original ideas quick questions with T-Chart. Finish Persuasive techniques. Gallery walk on researched ideas vs. Original ideas. HW Read The Trouble with Television on pages 669-671. Summarize the article in a half page and 7-10 sentences.

Thu 3/8: Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. McDowell pull out. HW: Fill out Death Penalty graphic organizer

Fri: 3/9 Persuasive Quiz

HW Complete Word Analysis, Spelling Strategy and Concept Development on page 280.

Read 282-284 in Brown Lit book and answer 1-6 on page 285.

Wed 2/22 Oregon Trail team project and poster Page 398 in Creating America. HW TCI page 148.

Thu 2/23– Present Oregon Trail. KWL What do we know about a persuasive text? Notes on supporting statements and claims. Begin reading and annotating “Put to theTest” HW Read Email from Bill Gates on pages 54-58 in your Brown Literature book and answer 1-6 on page 58.

Fri 2/24: Persuasive techniques note from Write Institutes. Complete graphic organizer and reading on Put to the Test. HW XXXs

Monday 2/27
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.
Tue 2/28
Fact vs. Opinion. Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. HW Read pages 282-284 in Brown Literature Book/ Answer 1-6 on page 285.

Wed 2/22 Oregon Trail team project and poster Page 398 in Creating America. HW TCI page 148.

Thu 2/23– Present Oregon Trail. KWL What do we know about a persuasive text? Notes on supporting statements and claims. Begin reading and annotating “Put to theTest” HW Read Email from Bill Gates on pages 54-58 in your Brown Literature book and answer 1-6 on page 58.

Fri 2/24: Persuasive techniques note from Write Institutes. Complete graphic organizer and reading on Put to the Test. HW XXXs

Monday 2/27
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.
Tue 2/28
Fact vs. Opinion. Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. HW Read pages 282-284 in Brown Literature Book/ Answer 1-6 on page 285.

Wed 2/22 Oregon Trail team project and poster Page 398 in Creating America. HW TCI page 148.

Thu 2/23– Present Oregon Trail. KWL What do we know about a persuasive text? Notes on supporting statements and claims. Begin reading and annotating “Put to theTest” HW Read Email from Bill Gates on pages 54-58 in your Brown Literature book and answer 1-6 on page 58.

Fri 2/24: Persuasive techniques note from Write Institutes. Complete graphic organizer and reading on Put to the Test. HW XXXs

Monday 2/27
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.
Tue 2/28
Fact vs. Opinion. Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. HW Read pages 282-284 in Brown Literature Book/ Answer 1-6 on page 285.

Wed 2/22 Oregon Trail team project and poster Page 398 in Creating America. HW TCI page 148.

Thu 2/23– Present Oregon Trail. KWL What do we know about a persuasive text? Notes on supporting statements and claims. Begin reading and annotating “Put to theTest” HW Read Email from Bill Gates on pages 54-58 in your Brown Literature book and answer 1-6 on page 58.

Fri 2/24: Persuasive techniques note from Write Institutes. Complete graphic organizer and reading on Put to the Test. HW XXXs

Monday 2/27
Gallery Walk on finding the thesis statement in a persuasivetext. Analyze advertisements for Source/Product, Persuasive Intent, Target,Tone, Technique, and critical response.HW Read Saving the Wetlands on pages 273-278 in Brown Literature Book and answer 1-5 on page 278.
Tue 2/28
Fact vs. Opinion. Begin Cell Phone Article with graphic organizer. HW Read pages 282-284 in Brown Literature Book/ Answer 1-6 on page 285.

Monday 2/13 Complete Response to Literature HW Finish Response to Literature and Bring TCI book.
Tue: 2/14 Cornell Note Summary Paragraph. Video on Oregon Trail w/graphic organizer. Annotate 15.1 w/class. HW Read page 274-278 in American Nation and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with 7 questions.

Wed 2/15 Complete TCI Chapter 15 in textbook: HW TCI Processing page
Thu 2/9 Oregon Trail team project and poster Page 398 in Creating America. HW TCI Writing a Postcard page 148.

Monday 2/13 Complete Response to Literature HW Finish Response to Literature and Bring TCI book.
Tue: 2/14 Cornell Note Summary Paragraph. Video on Oregon Trail w/graphic organizer. Annotate 15.1 w/class. HW Read page 274-278 in American Nation and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with 7 questions.

Wed 2/15 Complete TCI Chapter 15 in textbook: HW TCI Processing page
Thu 2/9 Oregon Trail team project and poster Page 398 in Creating America. HW TCI Writing a Postcard page 148.

Monday 2/13 Complete Response to Literature HW Finish Response to Literature and Bring TCI book.
Tue: 2/14 Cornell Note Summary Paragraph. Video on Oregon Trail w/graphic organizer. Annotate 15.1 w/class. HW Read page 274-278 in American Nation and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with 7 questions.

Wed 2/15 Complete TCI Chapter 15 in textbook: HW TCI Processing page
Thu 2/9 Oregon Trail team project and poster Page 398 in Creating America. HW TCI Writing a Postcard page 148.

Monday 2/13 Complete Response to Literature HW Finish Response to Literature and Bring TCI book.
Write a response to literature for the two texts “Up the Slide” and “Hatchet”.
I. Introduction
A. Start off with a hook.
B. -Identify texts and authors

1. -Summary of “Hatchet” (who, what, when, where, why, how)
2. -Summary of “Up the Slide” (who, what, when, where, why, how)

C. -Thesis (mention the similar theme of both, but explain they are different because of their historical contexts)

II. Body Paragraph 1
A. -Topic sentence about how the historical time period is obvious for one of the stories (description, thoughts of character, references made by the narrator)
1-Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence
a.
b.
c
2. -Explain the quotes and paraphrases

III. Body Paragraph 2
A. -Topic sentence about how the historical time period is obvious for the other one of the stories (description, thoughts of character, references made by the narrator)
1-Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence
a.
b.
c
2. -Explain the quotes and paraphrases

3. Explain how this text is different from the other text.

IV. Body Paragraph 3
A. Topic Sentence about how the authors use figurative languages and literary devices to create a picture in the readers mind.
1. Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence.
2. Explain each quote and paraphrase.
3. Talk about how the author uses figurative language in each text.

V. Conclusion
A. Restate your thesis
B. Summarize a few of the points already discussed in the paper
C. End Strong

Tue: 2/14 Cornell Note Summary Paragraph. Video on Oregon Trail w/graphic organizer. Annotate 15.1 w/class. HW Read page 274-278 in American Nation and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with 7 questions.

Wed 2/15 Complete TCI Chapter 15 in textbook: HW TCI Processing page
Thu 2/9 Oregon Trail team project and poster Page 398 in Creating America. HW TCI Writing a Postcard page 148.

Finish Writing Response
Hatchet Page 166 in Brown Lit Book
Up the Slide page 156 in Brown Lit Book

Write a response to literature for the two texts “Up the Slide” and “Hatchet”.
I. Introduction
A. Start off with a hook.
B. -Identify texts and authors

1. -Summary of “Hatchet” (who, what, when, where, why, how)
2. -Summary of “Up the Slide” (who, what, when, where, why, how)

C. -Thesis (mention the similar theme of both, but explain they are different because of their historical contexts)

II. Body Paragraph 1
A. -Topic sentence about how the historical time period is obvious for one of the stories (description, thoughts of character, references made by the narrator)
1-Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence
a.
b.
c
2. -Explain the quotes and paraphrases

III. Body Paragraph 2
A. -Topic sentence about how the historical time period is obvious for the other one of the stories (description, thoughts of character, references made by the narrator)
1-Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence
a.
b.
c
2. -Explain the quotes and paraphrases

3. Explain how this text is different from the other text.

IV. Body Paragraph 3
A. Topic Sentence about how the authors use figurative languages and literary devices to create a picture in the readers mind.
1. Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence.
2. Explain each quote and paraphrase.
3. Talk about how the author uses figurative language in each text.

V. Conclusion
A. Restate your thesis
B. Summarize a few of the points already discussed in the paper
C. End Strong

Hatchet Page 166 in Brown Lit Book
Up the Slide page 156 in Brown Lit Book

Write a response to literature for the two texts “Up the Slide” and “Hatchet”.
I. Introduction
A. Start off with a hook.
B. -Identify texts and authors

1. -Summary of “Hatchet” (who, what, when, where, why, how)
2. -Summary of “Up the Slide” (who, what, when, where, why, how)

C. -Thesis (mention the similar theme of both, but explain they are different because of their historical contexts)

II. Body Paragraph 1
A. -Topic sentence about how the historical time period is obvious for one of the stories (description, thoughts of character, references made by the narrator)
1-Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence
a.
b.
c
2. -Explain the quotes and paraphrases

III. Body Paragraph 2
A. -Topic sentence about how the historical time period is obvious for the other one of the stories (description, thoughts of character, references made by the narrator)
1-Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence
a.
b.
c
2. -Explain the quotes and paraphrases

3. Explain how this text is different from the other text.

IV. Body Paragraph 3
A. Topic Sentence about how the authors use figurative languages and literary devices to create a picture in the readers mind.
1. Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence.
2. Explain each quote and paraphrase.
3. Talk about how the author uses figurative language in each text.

V. Conclusion
A. Restate your thesis
B. Summarize a few of the points already discussed in the paper
C. End Strong

Hatchet Page 166 in Brown Lit Book
Up the Slide page 156 in Brown Lit Book

Write a response to literature for the two texts “Up the Slide” and “Hatchet”.
I. Introduction
A. Start off with a hook.
B. -Identify texts and authors

1. -Summary of “Hatchet” (who, what, when, where, why, how)
2. -Summary of “Up the Slide” (who, what, when, where, why, how)

C. -Thesis (mention the similar theme of both, but explain they are different because of their historical contexts)

II. Body Paragraph 1
A. -Topic sentence about how the historical time period is obvious for one of the stories (description, thoughts of character, references made by the narrator)
1-Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence
a.
b.
c
2. -Explain the quotes and paraphrases

III. Body Paragraph 2
A. -Topic sentence about how the historical time period is obvious for the other one of the stories (description, thoughts of character, references made by the narrator)
1-Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence
a.
b.
c
2. -Explain the quotes and paraphrases

3. Explain how this text is different from the other text.

IV. Body Paragraph 3
A. Topic Sentence about how the authors use figurative languages and literary devices to create a picture in the readers mind.
1. Provide multiple quotes and paraphrases to support your topic sentence.
2. Explain each quote and paraphrase.
3. Talk about how the author uses figurative language in each text.

V. Conclusion
A. Restate your thesis
B. Summarize a few of the points already discussed in the paper
C. End Strong

Answer Connecting Literature Past and Present on the last page of Hatchet(page 169) Answer all 6 questions in complete sentences.

hu 2/2 Finish Final Exam , Finish reading Up the Slide. Finish Plot Diagram. Begin character trait chart. HW: Finish Hatchet Plot Diagram
Fri 2/3 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Finish annotating Up the Slide Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer. Hatchet Character Trait Chart

Monday 2/6 Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Character trait Up the Slide Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence. HW Finish all Hatchet work.

Tue: 2/7 Grammar Masters Practice Theme. Begin writing response to Lit

hu 2/2 Finish Final Exam , Finish reading Up the Slide. Finish Plot Diagram. Begin character trait chart. HW: Finish Hatchet Plot Diagram
Fri 2/3 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Finish annotating Up the Slide Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer. Hatchet Character Trait Chart

Monday 2/6 Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Character trait Up the Slide Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence. HW Finish all Hatchet work.

Tue: 2/7 Grammar Masters Practice Theme. Begin writing response to Lit

Final Exam will be rescheduled for tomorrow because of the Mesa field trip.

You may use any and all notes for your final exam. Benchmark scores from before break will be given to you during the exam.
On the exam: figurative language, word origins, tone, mood, inferences, word meanings in context, theme, posseive nouns, spelling, parallel structure, combining sentences, evidence to support claims.

hu 2/2 Finish Final Exam , Finish reading Up the Slide. Finish Plot Diagram. Begin character trait chart. HW: Finish Hatchet Plot Diagram
Fri 2/3 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Finish annotating Up the Slide Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer. Hatchet Character Trait Chart

Monday 2/6 Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Character trait Up the Slide Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence. HW Finish all Hatchet work.

Tue: 2/7 Grammar Masters Practice Theme. Begin writing response to Lit

Monday 1/23
Grammar Words in Context. Students Preview and Predict, Annotate The Other Pioneers - Use Western Wagons as a mentor text. HW Answer 1-5 on page 150. Answer both A and B for each question.

Tue 1/24 Grammar Grabber Notes on Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia.. Response to Lit on either Western Wagons or Other Pioneers. HW Finish response to Lit handout or on separate sheet of paper.
Wed 1/25 Notes on Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoiea. Response to lit on Western Wagons or Other Pioneers.- Filll out outline and then write out on separate piece of paper.HW Finish response to lit.

Thu 1/26
Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia. Pass out Up Slide and Hatchet with graphic organizer. Read Up Slide as a class. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager. HW: Read and annotate HAtchet
Fri 1/27 Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia.,. Read Up Slide as a class. Students read Up Slide independently. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager.HW: Complete annotations and plot diagram for Hatchet.

Mon 1/30 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer.

Tue 1/31: Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence.

Monday 1/23
Grammar Words in Context. Students Preview and Predict, Annotate The Other Pioneers - Use Western Wagons as a mentor text. HW Answer 1-5 on page 150. Answer both A and B for each question.

Tue 1/24 Grammar Grabber Notes on Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia.. Response to Lit on either Western Wagons or Other Pioneers. HW Finish response to Lit handout or on separate sheet of paper.
Wed 1/25 Notes on Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoiea. Response to lit on Western Wagons or Other Pioneers.- Filll out outline and then write out on separate piece of paper.HW Finish response to lit.

Thu 1/26
Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia. Pass out Up Slide and Hatchet with graphic organizer. Read Up Slide as a class. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager. HW: Read and annotate HAtchet
Fri 1/27 Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia.,. Read Up Slide as a class. Students read Up Slide independently. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager.HW: Complete annotations and plot diagram for Hatchet.

Mon 1/30 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer.

Tue 1/31: Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence.

Monday 1/23
Grammar Words in Context. Students Preview and Predict, Annotate The Other Pioneers - Use Western Wagons as a mentor text. HW Answer 1-5 on page 150. Answer both A and B for each question.

Tue 1/24 Grammar Grabber Notes on Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia.. Response to Lit on either Western Wagons or Other Pioneers. HW Finish response to Lit handout or on separate sheet of paper.
Wed 1/25 Notes on Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoiea. Response to lit on Western Wagons or Other Pioneers.- Filll out outline and then write out on separate piece of paper.HW Finish response to lit.

Thu 1/26
Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia. Pass out Up Slide and Hatchet with graphic organizer. Read Up Slide as a class. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager. HW: Read and annotate HAtchet
Fri 1/27 Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia.,. Read Up Slide as a class. Students read Up Slide independently. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager.HW: Complete annotations and plot diagram for Hatchet.

Mon 1/30 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer.

Tue 1/31: Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence.

Monday 1/23
Grammar Words in Context. Students Preview and Predict, Annotate The Other Pioneers - Use Western Wagons as a mentor text. HW Answer 1-5 on page 150. Answer both A and B for each question.

Tue 1/24 Grammar Grabber Notes on Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia.. Response to Lit on either Western Wagons or Other Pioneers. HW Finish response to Lit handout or on separate sheet of paper.
Wed 1/25 Notes on Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoiea. Response to lit on Western Wagons or Other Pioneers.- Filll out outline and then write out on separate piece of paper.HW Finish response to lit.

Thu 1/26
Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia. Pass out Up Slide and Hatchet with graphic organizer. Read Up Slide as a class. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager. HW: Read and annotate HAtchet
Fri 1/27 Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia.,. Read Up Slide as a class. Students read Up Slide independently. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager.HW: Complete annotations and plot diagram for Hatchet.

Mon 1/30 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer.

Tue 1/31: Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence.

Monday 1/9: Seat change. Word Origins Cornell Notes on summary HW: In American Nation, read pages 146-149 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 of your own questions.



Tuesday 1/10 Finish Word Origins Cornell Notes. Students finish creating questions from the summary. Give students their section of text to read. HW: American Nation read pages 150-152 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.



Wed 1/11 Practice Word Origins. TCI chapter 9- Constitution - create a poster for their reading. Each table has a separate topic. HW American Nation pages 153-159 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions
Thursday 1/12: Finish Word Origins Students are given a pre-printed law exam. Students find the questions for the exam in envelopes at their table. HW Read 160-163 in American Nation and take 1 page of cornell notes.

Friday 1/13 Students answer the questions during a gallery walk. Students find an expert who knows the answer to fill out TCI book for them. TCI Reading Further page 87.

Monday 1/9: Seat change. Word Origins Cornell Notes on summary HW: In American Nation, read pages 146-149 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 of your own questions.



Tuesday 1/10 Finish Word Origins Cornell Notes. Students finish creating questions from the summary. Give students their section of text to read. HW: American Nation read pages 150-152 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.



Wed 1/11 Practice Word Origins. TCI chapter 9- Constitution - create a poster for their reading. Each table has a separate topic. HW American Nation pages 153-159 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions
Thursday 1/12: Finish Word Origins Students are given a pre-printed law exam. Students find the questions for the exam in envelopes at their table. HW Read 160-163 in American Nation and take 1 page of cornell notes.

Friday 1/13 Students answer the questions during a gallery walk. Students find an expert who knows the answer to fill out TCI book for them. TCI Reading Further page 87.

Monday 1/9: Seat change. Word Origins Cornell Notes on summary HW: In American Nation, read pages 146-149 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 of your own questions.



Tuesday 1/10 Finish Word Origins Cornell Notes. Students finish creating questions from the summary. Give students their section of text to read. HW: American Nation read pages 150-152 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.



Wed 1/11 Practice Word Origins. TCI chapter 9- Constitution - create a poster for their reading. Each table has a separate topic. HW American Nation pages 153-159 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions
Thursday 1/12: Finish Word Origins Students are given a pre-printed law exam. Students find the questions for the exam in envelopes at their table. HW Read 160-163 in American Nation and take 1 page of cornell notes.

Friday 1/13 Students answer the questions during a gallery walk. Students find an expert who knows the answer to fill out TCI book for them. TCI Reading Further page 87.

Response to Literature Unit

Monday 1/9: Seat change. TCI chapter 9- Constitution -Students change seats and create a poster for their reading. Each table has a separate topic. HW: In American Nation, read pages 146-149 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 of your own questions.

Tuesday 1/10: Students are given a pre-printed law exam. Students find the questions for the exam in envelopes at their table. Students answer the questions during a gallery walk. Students find an expert who knows the answer to fill out TCI book for them. HW: American Nation read pages 150-152 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.

Wednesday 1/11: Review idioms, metaphors and similes in quick question mini-lesson. Students are each given cut out cards(student volunteers) of text structures. Students are responsible for lining the cards up properly and then gluing the cards onto a piece of paper properly. This is to review the difference between Narrative, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Description, Problem and Solution, and Sequence. HW American Nation pages 153-159 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.

Thursday 1/12 Grammar Masters Word Origins Notes and Practice: Pass out Western Wagons and The Other Pioneers. Gradual Release. Annotate Western Wagons with class.
Annotate for structure, rhyme, words in context, theme, mood, tone, descriptive language, figurative language, setting, conflict, Author’s Purpose, what did the author do to make it interesting? What language or phrases stand out to you? Did the story reveal anything about the author. Summary graphic organizer.. HW: Finish word origins hand out.

Friday 1/13 Grammar Masters: Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, irony, onomatopoeia page 65 in purple book. The Other Pioneers. Students annotate on own. Annotate for structure, rhyme, words in context, theme, mood, tone, descriptive language, figurative language, setting, conflict, Author’s Purpose, what did the author do to make it interesting? What language or phrases stand out to you? Did the story reveal anything about the author. Summary graphic organizer. Students use sentence frames to complete a response to literature. Students are writing their response to both texts-comparing and contrasting and using evidence.

Monday 1/16 Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia. Pass out Up Slide and Hatchet with graphic organizer. Read Up Slide as a class. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager. HW: Complete plot diagram.

Tue 1/17 Word Meanings in context pages 24 and 25 in Purple Book. Read Hatchet Preview as a class. Students read “from Hatchet” independently. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager.HW: Complete annotations and plot diagram.

Wed 1/18 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer.

Thu 1/19: Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence.

Fri 1/20: Final Assessment using district assessment.

Response to Literature Unit

Monday 1/9: Seat change. TCI chapter 9- Constitution -Students change seats and create a poster for their reading. Each table has a separate topic. HW: In American Nation, read pages 146-149 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 of your own questions.

Tuesday 1/10: Students are given a pre-printed law exam. Students find the questions for the exam in envelopes at their table. Students answer the questions during a gallery walk. Students find an expert who knows the answer to fill out TCI book for them. HW: American Nation read pages 150-152 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.

Wednesday 1/11: Review idioms, metaphors and similes in quick question mini-lesson. Students are each given cut out cards(student volunteers) of text structures. Students are responsible for lining the cards up properly and then gluing the cards onto a piece of paper properly. This is to review the difference between Narrative, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Description, Problem and Solution, and Sequence. HW American Nation pages 153-159 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.

Thursday 1/12 Grammar Masters Word Origins Notes and Practice: Pass out Western Wagons and The Other Pioneers. Gradual Release. Annotate Western Wagons with class.
Annotate for structure, rhyme, words in context, theme, mood, tone, descriptive language, figurative language, setting, conflict, Author’s Purpose, what did the author do to make it interesting? What language or phrases stand out to you? Did the story reveal anything about the author. Summary graphic organizer.. HW: Finish word origins hand out.

Friday 1/13 Grammar Masters: Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, irony, onomatopoeia page 65 in purple book. The Other Pioneers. Students annotate on own. Annotate for structure, rhyme, words in context, theme, mood, tone, descriptive language, figurative language, setting, conflict, Author’s Purpose, what did the author do to make it interesting? What language or phrases stand out to you? Did the story reveal anything about the author. Summary graphic organizer. Students use sentence frames to complete a response to literature. Students are writing their response to both texts-comparing and contrasting and using evidence.

Monday 1/16 Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia. Pass out Up Slide and Hatchet with graphic organizer. Read Up Slide as a class. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager. HW: Complete plot diagram.

Tue 1/17 Word Meanings in context pages 24 and 25 in Purple Book. Read Hatchet Preview as a class. Students read “from Hatchet” independently. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager.HW: Complete annotations and plot diagram.

Wed 1/18 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer.

Thu 1/19: Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence.

Fri 1/20: Final Assessment using district assessment.

Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts
Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts

Class work -The First Americans Were……….

One Pager
Use pages 27-37 in your yellow Creating America textbook or 30-35 in American Nation(Blue Book)
A one-pager is a single-page response to your reading. It is a way of making your own pattern of your unique understanding. It is a way to be creative and experimental. It is a way to respond imaginatively and honestly. A one-pager is a valuable way to own what you are reading.

Your individual poster must include the following.


1. Three quotations from the textbook about the First Americans
2. Ten words that describe or represent the First Americans.
3. Five visual images or pictures using colored pencilsto create a central focus to your page.
4. Cluster around these images captions that describe the images.
5. Two thoughtful questions and answers about the First Americans..
6. Use lots of color!

Response to Literature Unit

Monday 1/9: Seat change. TCI chapter 9- Constitution -Students change seats and create a poster for their reading. Each table has a separate topic. HW: In American Nation, read pages 146-149 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 of your own questions.

Tuesday 1/10: Students are given a pre-printed law exam. Students find the questions for the exam in envelopes at their table. Students answer the questions during a gallery walk. Students find an expert who knows the answer to fill out TCI book for them. HW: American Nation read pages 150-152 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.

Wednesday 1/11: Review idioms, metaphors and similes in quick question mini-lesson. Students are each given cut out cards(student volunteers) of text structures. Students are responsible for lining the cards up properly and then gluing the cards onto a piece of paper properly. This is to review the difference between Narrative, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Description, Problem and Solution, and Sequence. HW American Nation pages 153-159 and take 1 page of Cornell Notes with at least 5 questions.

Thursday 1/12 Grammar Masters Word Origins Notes and Practice: Pass out Western Wagons and The Other Pioneers. Gradual Release. Annotate Western Wagons with class.
Annotate for structure, rhyme, words in context, theme, mood, tone, descriptive language, figurative language, setting, conflict, Author’s Purpose, what did the author do to make it interesting? What language or phrases stand out to you? Did the story reveal anything about the author. Summary graphic organizer.. HW: Finish word origins hand out.

Friday 1/13 Grammar Masters: Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, irony, onomatopoeia page 65 in purple book. The Other Pioneers. Students annotate on own. Annotate for structure, rhyme, words in context, theme, mood, tone, descriptive language, figurative language, setting, conflict, Author’s Purpose, what did the author do to make it interesting? What language or phrases stand out to you? Did the story reveal anything about the author. Summary graphic organizer. Students use sentence frames to complete a response to literature. Students are writing their response to both texts-comparing and contrasting and using evidence.

Monday 1/16 Practice Metaphor, Symbol, Dialect, Irony, Onomatopoeia. Pass out Up Slide and Hatchet with graphic organizer. Read Up Slide as a class. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager. HW: Complete plot diagram.

Tue 1/17 Word Meanings in context pages 24 and 25 in Purple Book. Read Hatchet Preview as a class. Students read “from Hatchet” independently. Annotate for Plot Elements. Draw a plot diagram. Annotate for conflict, tone, mood, theme, descriptive language, figurative language. compare how Clay is different from a normal teenager.HW: Complete annotations and plot diagram.

Wed 1/18 Grammar Masters- Find 5 words in the Hatchet or Up Slide that you don’t understand. Using context clues from the text, determine word meaning. Graphic Organizer to compare and contrast Hatchet with the Up Slide. To be created. Use text box on page 168 to create organizer.

Thu 1/19: Grammar Masters - Theme in Purple Book page 63 and 64. Read response from district binder. Students write a response to literature using the Up Slide and Hatchet. Response must include a summary and a comparison of the two characters throughout the story. Response must include evidence.

Fri 1/20: Final Assessment using district assessment.

Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts
Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts

Class work -The First Americans Were……….

One Pager
Use pages 27-37 in your yellow Creating America textbook or 30-35 in American Nation(Blue Book)
A one-pager is a single-page response to your reading. It is a way of making your own pattern of your unique understanding. It is a way to be creative and experimental. It is a way to respond imaginatively and honestly. A one-pager is a valuable way to own what you are reading.

Your individual poster must include the following.


1. Three quotations from the textbook about the First Americans
2. Ten words that describe or represent the First Americans.
3. Five visual images or pictures using colored pencilsto create a central focus to your page.
4. Cluster around these images captions that describe the images.
5. Two thoughtful questions and answers about the First Americans..
6. Use lots of color!

Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts
Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts

Class work -The First Americans Were……….

One Pager
Use pages 27-37 in your yellow Creating America textbook or 30-35 in American Nation(Blue Book)
A one-pager is a single-page response to your reading. It is a way of making your own pattern of your unique understanding. It is a way to be creative and experimental. It is a way to respond imaginatively and honestly. A one-pager is a valuable way to own what you are reading.

Your individual poster must include the following.


1. Three quotations from the textbook about the First Americans
2. Ten words that describe or represent the First Americans.
3. Five visual images or pictures using colored pencilsto create a central focus to your page.
4. Cluster around these images captions that describe the images.
5. Two thoughtful questions and answers about the First Americans..
6. Use lots of color!

Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts
Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts

Class work -The First Americans Were……….

One Pager
Use pages 27-37 in your yellow Creating America textbook or 30-35 in American Nation(Blue Book)
A one-pager is a single-page response to your reading. It is a way of making your own pattern of your unique understanding. It is a way to be creative and experimental. It is a way to respond imaginatively and honestly. A one-pager is a valuable way to own what you are reading.

Your individual poster must include the following.


1. Three quotations from the textbook about the First Americans
2. Ten words that describe or represent the First Americans.
3. Five visual images or pictures using colored pencilsto create a central focus to your page.
4. Cluster around these images captions that describe the images.
5. Two thoughtful questions and answers about the First Americans..
6. Use lots of color!

Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts
Name:
Period:
Winter Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___(10 points) In your American Nation book read pg 142-145. Take 1 page of Cornell Notes .
___(10 points) Read 146-151 Answer 1-4 on page 151.
____(10 points) Read page 226-227. Answer 1-3 on page 227.
____(10 points) Read 142-143 in your Brown Literature Book. Take 1 page of notes.
____(10 points ) Read Columbus pages 144-145 Answer 1-5 pages 145.
___/50 pts

Class work -The First Americans Were……….

One Pager
Use pages 27-37 in your yellow Creating America textbook or 30-35 in American Nation(Blue Book)
A one-pager is a single-page response to your reading. It is a way of making your own pattern of your unique understanding. It is a way to be creative and experimental. It is a way to respond imaginatively and honestly. A one-pager is a valuable way to own what you are reading.

Your individual poster must include the following.


1. Three quotations from the textbook about the First Americans
2. Ten words that describe or represent the First Americans.
3. Five visual images or pictures using colored pencilsto create a central focus to your page.
4. Cluster around these images captions that describe the images.
5. Two thoughtful questions and answers about the First Americans..
6. Use lots of color!

12/5 Mon: Set up gmail accounts, Finish 5 paragraph organizer, Make sure character map, setting, event map and organizer is finished.

12/6 Tue: Quick Questions Write down 3 questions that they have about the Narrative Rubric.Re-read Trouble Brewing and Soldiers. Look for a hook - how is the author getting and keeping the readers' attention. Students write a "hook." Mini-Lesson on dialogue. Finish all graphic organizers. Begin writing rough draft. Research any information you need from the textbook. HWIn your Brown Literature book: Read Cub Pilot on the Mississippi pages 101-108 and answer 1-5 pages 108. (10 points)
You have 2 days b/c it's a longer assignment.

12/7 Wed: Write Rough Draft in the computer lab.

12/8Thu: Sounding board, complete rough draft. Make revisions and begin Final Draft.

12/9 Fri: Complete Narratives - Total Reader for students that are finished

12/5 Mon: Set up gmail accounts, Finish 5 paragraph organizer, Make sure character map, setting, event map and organizer is finished.

12/6 Tue: Quick Questions Write down 3 questions that they have about the Narrative Rubric.Re-read Trouble Brewing and Soldiers. Look for a hook - how is the author getting and keeping the readers' attention. Students write a "hook." Mini-Lesson on dialogue. Finish all graphic organizers. Begin writing rough draft. Research any information you need from the textbook. HWIn your Brown Literature book: Read Cub Pilot on the Mississippi pages 101-108 and answer 1-5 pages 108. (10 points)
You have 2 days b/c it's a longer assignment.

12/7 Wed: Write Rough Draft in the computer lab.

12/8Thu: Sounding board, complete rough draft. Make revisions and begin Final Draft.

12/9 Fri: Complete Narratives - Total Reader for students that are finished

Mon 11/28 First Americans One -Pager

Tue 11/29 Analogies, Read and Annotate Indian and John Smith. Compare Indians in Poem with Native Americans in John Smith text. HW IN8 and IN9 Answer all 6 bold questions

Wed 11/30 Practice Analogies, John Smith Character Analysis. Begin Planning Narrative by creating a character sketch from before or during revolution. Use graphic organizer. Chart the type of character that they can use.(Ex: British Soldier, Patriot, Lawmaker etc.)HW: IN10 and IN11-3 bold questions


Thu 12/1 Word Origins, Students decide on a single moment in that character's life where the character encountered a problem. The narrative will be based on how the character solves the problem. Read Old Man pgs 70-71 Answer 1-3 (a) and (b)

Fri 12/2 Finish Word Origins - Students decide on a setting for their narrative and come up with descriptive words to describe when their narrative will take place.HW Read the Grandfather and his little Grandson pg 72. Answer 1-5 pg 72

Mon 12/5 Students begin First Draft of narratives in computer lab or in class. Students will be given a list of what is required on their narrative. HW Read Writing Workshop pages 88-91 and take 1-2 pages of notes.

Mon 11/28 First Americans One -Pager

Tue 11/29 Analogies, Read and Annotate Indian and John Smith. Compare Indians in Poem with Native Americans in John Smith text. HW IN8 and IN9 Answer all 6 bold questions

Wed 11/30 Practice Analogies, John Smith Character Analysis. Begin Planning Narrative by creating a character sketch from before or during revolution. Use graphic organizer. Chart the type of character that they can use.(Ex: British Soldier, Patriot, Lawmaker etc.)HW: IN10 and IN11-3 bold questions


Thu 12/1 Word Origins, Students decide on a single moment in that character's life where the character encountered a problem. The narrative will be based on how the character solves the problem. Read Old Man pgs 70-71 Answer 1-3 (a) and (b)

Fri 12/2 Finish Word Origins - Students decide on a setting for their narrative and come up with descriptive words to describe when their narrative will take place.HW Read the Grandfather and his little Grandson pg 72. Answer 1-5 pg 72

Mon 12/5 Students begin First Draft of narratives in computer lab or in class. Students will be given a list of what is required on their narrative. HW Read Writing Workshop pages 88-91 and take 1-2 pages of notes.

Mon 11/28 First Americans One -Pager
Tue 11/29 Analogies, Read and Annotate Indian and John Smith. Compare Indians in Poem with Native Americans in John Smith text. HW IN8 and IN9 Answer all 6 bold questions
Wed 11/30 Practice Analogies, John Smith Character Analysis. Begin Planning Narrative by creating a character sketch from before or during revolution. Use graphic organizer. Chart the type of character that they can use.(Ex: British Soldier, Patriot, Lawmaker etc.)HW: IN10 and IN11-3 bold questions
Thu 12/1 Word Origins, Students decide on a single moment in that character's life where the character encountered a problem. The narrative will be based on how the character solves the problem. Read Old Man pgs 70-71 Answer 1-3 (a) and (b)
Fri 12/2 Finish Word Origins - Students decide on a setting for their narrative and come up with descriptive words to describe when their narrative will take place.HW Read the Grandfather and his little Grandson pg 72. Answer 1-5 pg 72
Mon 12/5 Students begin First Draft of narratives in computer lab or in class. Students will be given a list of what is required on their narrative. HW Read Writing Workshop pages 88-91 and take 1-2 pages of notes.

Mon 11/28 First Americans One -Pager

Tue 11/29 Analogies, Read and Annotate Indian and John Smith. Compare Indians in Poem with Native Americans in John Smith text. HW IN8 and IN9 Answer all 6 bold questions

Wed 11/30 Practice Analogies, John Smith Character Analysis. Begin Planning Narrative by creating a character sketch from before or during revolution. Use graphic organizer. Chart the type of character that they can use.(Ex: British Soldier, Patriot, Lawmaker etc.)HW: IN10 and IN11-3 bold questions


Thu 12/1 Word Origins, Students decide on a single moment in that character's life where the character encountered a problem. The narrative will be based on how the character solves the problem. Read Old Man pgs 70-71 Answer 1-3 (a) and (b)

Fri 12/2 Finish Word Origins - Students decide on a setting for their narrative and come up with descriptive words to describe when their narrative will take place.HW Read the Grandfather and his little Grandson pg 72. Answer 1-5 pg 72

Mon 12/5 Students begin First Draft of narratives in computer lab or in class. Students will be given a list of what is required on their narrative. HW Read Writing Workshop pages 88-91 and take 1-2 pages of notes.

Mon 11/28 First Americans One -Pager
Tue 11/29 Analogies, Read and Annotate Indian and John Smith. Compare Indians in Poem with Native Americans in John Smith text. HW IN8 and IN9 Answer all 6 bold questions
Wed 11/30 Practice Analogies, John Smith Character Analysis. Begin Planning Narrative by creating a character sketch from before or during revolution. Use graphic organizer. Chart the type of character that they can use.(Ex: British Soldier, Patriot, Lawmaker etc.)HW: IN10 and IN11-3 bold questions
Thu 12/1 Word Origins, Students decide on a single moment in that character's life where the character encountered a problem. The narrative will be based on how the character solves the problem. Read Old Man pgs 70-71 Answer 1-3 (a) and (b)
Fri 12/2 Finish Word Origins - Students decide on a setting for their narrative and come up with descriptive words to describe when their narrative will take place.HW Read the Grandfather and his little Grandson pg 72. Answer 1-5 pg 72
Mon 12/5 Students begin First Draft of narratives in computer lab or in class. Students will be given a list of what is required on their narrative. HW Read Writing Workshop pages 88-91 and take 1-2 pages of notes.

Mon 11/28 First Americans One -Pager

Tue 11/29 Analogies, Read and Annotate Indian and John Smith. Compare Indians in Poem with Native Americans in John Smith text. HW IN8 and IN9 Answer all 6 bold questions

Wed 11/30 Practice Analogies, John Smith Character Analysis. Begin Planning Narrative by creating a character sketch from before or during revolution. Use graphic organizer. Chart the type of character that they can use.(Ex: British Soldier, Patriot, Lawmaker etc.)HW: IN10 and IN11-3 bold questions


Thu 12/1 Word Origins, Students decide on a single moment in that character's life where the character encountered a problem. The narrative will be based on how the character solves the problem. Read Old Man pgs 70-71 Answer 1-3 (a) and (b)

Fri 12/2 Finish Word Origins - Students decide on a setting for their narrative and come up with descriptive words to describe when their narrative will take place.HW Read the Grandfather and his little Grandson pg 72. Answer 1-5 pg 72

Mon 12/5 Students begin First Draft of narratives in computer lab or in class. Students will be given a list of what is required on their narrative. HW Read Writing Workshop pages 88-91 and take 1-2 pages of notes.

Mon 11/28 First Americans One -Pager
Tue 11/29 Analogies, Read and Annotate Indian and John Smith. Compare Indians in Poem with Native Americans in John Smith text. HW IN8 and IN9 Answer all 6 bold questions
Wed 11/30 Practice Analogies, John Smith Character Analysis. Begin Planning Narrative by creating a character sketch from before or during revolution. Use graphic organizer. Chart the type of character that they can use.(Ex: British Soldier, Patriot, Lawmaker etc.)HW: IN10 and IN11-3 bold questions
Thu 12/1 Word Origins, Students decide on a single moment in that character's life where the character encountered a problem. The narrative will be based on how the character solves the problem. Read Old Man pgs 70-71 Answer 1-3 (a) and (b)
Fri 12/2 Finish Word Origins - Students decide on a setting for their narrative and come up with descriptive words to describe when their narrative will take place.HW Read the Grandfather and his little Grandson pg 72. Answer 1-5 pg 72
Mon 12/5 Students begin First Draft of narratives in computer lab or in class. Students will be given a list of what is required on their narrative. HW Read Writing Workshop pages 88-91 and take 1-2 pages of notes.

Thanksgiving Break Assignment for 8th Grade Humanities
Staple this paper to your work. Each section is worth 10 points.

___In your Brown Literature Book –Read pages 30-31. Take 1 page of Cornell notes.
10 pts Read “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Pages 32-38.
____List 8 examples of figurative language(Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Analogies, Personification).
____Write down what each example of figurative language means(what the author was trying to say).
____Draw a plot diagram with Setting, Character, Problem, Rising Action,Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
___/50 pts

Mon 11/14 Subordination, Coordination and Appostion. Finish 5.4 and 5.5 Socratic Circle.HW: IN 4 and IN5. Answer all 5 bold questions.

Tue 11/15: Practice Subordination. Annotate Trouble Brewing with class. Students will annotate Soldiers. HW IN6 and IN7.

Wed 11/16 Figurative Language Notes. John Smith Analyze Character. Annotate Indian Poem Compare Pocahantas with Indian in Poem HW: Carry Me Back to Ole Virginy(Annotate)
Thu 11/17 Figurative Language Practice Compare and Contrast Virginia during John Smith's time and and the 18th century. Study Guide HW: HW IN 8 and IN9


Fri: 11/18 Quiz 3

Mon 11/28 Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

Mon 11/14 Subordination, Coordination and Appostion. Finish 5.4 and 5.5 Socratic Circle.HW: IN 4 and IN5. Answer all 5 bold questions.

Tue 11/15: Practice Subordination. Annotate Trouble Brewing with class. Students will annotate Soldiers. HW IN6 and IN7.

Wed 11/16 Figurative Language Notes. John Smith Analyze Character. Annotate Indian Poem Compare Pocahantas with Indian in Poem HW: Carry Me Back to Ole Virginy(Annotate)
Thu 11/17 Figurative Language Practice Compare and Contrast Virginia during John Smith's time and and the 18th century. Study Guide HW: HW IN 8 and IN9


Fri: 11/18 Quiz 3

Mon 11/28 Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

Mon 11/14 Subordination, Coordination and Appostion. Finish 5.4 and 5.5 Socratic Circle.HW: IN 4 and IN5. Answer all 5 bold questions.

Tue 11/15: Practice Subordination. Annotate Trouble Brewing with class. Students will annotate Soldiers. HW IN6 and IN7.

Wed 11/16 Figurative Language Notes. John Smith Analyze Character. Annotate Indian Poem Compare Pocahantas with Indian in Poem HW: Carry Me Back to Ole Virginy(Annotate)
Thu 11/17 Figurative Language Practice Compare and Contrast Virginia during John Smith's time and and the 18th century. Study Guide HW: HW IN 8 and IN9


Fri: 11/18 Quiz 3

Mon 11/28 Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

Mon 11/14 Subordination, Coordination and Appostion. Finish 5.4 and 5.5 Socratic Circle.HW: IN 4 and IN5. Answer all 5 bold questions.

Tue 11/15: Practice Subordination. Annotate Trouble Brewing with class. Students will annotate Soldiers. HW IN6 and IN7.

Wed 11/16 Figurative Language Notes. John Smith Analyze Character. Annotate Indian Poem Compare Pocahantas with Indian in Poem HW: Carry Me Back to Ole Virginy(Annotate)
Thu 11/17 Figurative Language Practice Compare and Contrast Virginia during John Smith's time and and the 18th century. Study Guide HW: HW IN 8 and IN9


Fri: 11/18 Quiz 3

Mon 11/28 Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

Mon 11/7 Parellelism Notes, TCI Finsih 5.2 and 5.3. Short persuasive presentation. Begin 5.4 and 5.5 Reading Notes. HW Grammar Packet page 78. Annotate and answer questions.

Tue 11/8 Parallelism Practice TCI Finish 5.4 and 5.5. Short Persuasive speech. Begin 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8. HW: Grammar Packet- Annotate Punctuation and Capitalization on page 79. Answer Questions on page 80.

Wed 11/9 Subordinating Coordination and Apposition. Notes. Finish TCI 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8. Last presentaion from groups and vote. HW- Grammar Packet page 81 make corrections. Spelling page 82 and 83.

Thu 11/10 Processing Activity page 48. Pass out study guides

Fri 11/11 Holiday

Mon 11/7 Parellelism Notes, TCI Finsih 5.2 and 5.3. Short persuasive presentation. Begin 5.4 and 5.5 Reading Notes. HW Grammar Packet page 78. Annotate and answer questions.

Tue 11/8 Parallelism Practice TCI Finish 5.4 and 5.5. Short Persuasive speech. Begin 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8. HW: Grammar Packet- Annotate Punctuation and Capitalization on page 79. Answer Questions on page 80.

Wed 11/9 Subordinating Coordination and Apposition. Notes. Finish TCI 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8. Last presentaion from groups and vote. HW- Grammar Packet page 81 make corrections. Spelling page 82 and 83.

Thu 11/10 Processing Activity page 48. Pass out study guides

Fri 11/11 Holiday

Mon 11/7 Parellelism Notes, TCI Finsih 5.2 and 5.3. Short persuasive presentation. Begin 5.4 and 5.5 Reading Notes. HW Grammar Packet page 78. Annotate and answer questions.

Tue 11/8 Parallelism Practice TCI Finish 5.4 and 5.5. Short Persuasive speech. Begin 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8. HW: Grammar Packet- Annotate Punctuation and Capitalization on page 79. Answer Questions on page 80.

Wed 11/9 Subordinating Coordination and Apposition. Notes. Finish TCI 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8. Last presentaion from groups and vote. HW- Grammar Packet page 81 make corrections. Spelling page 82 and 83.

Thu 11/10 Processing Activity page 48. Pass out study guides

Fri 11/11 Holiday

Week of 10/31 - 11/4



Mon 10/31 Practice Compound Complex. Complete the plot Diagram.HW if class receives XXXs Integrate Language Skills on page 14.

Tue 11/1 Practice Compound/Complex Drummer Boy - Answer questions on (Review and Assess) on page 12 in Literature Book. Use Cornell Notes. Write question on left and answers on the right. HW: Finish Drummer Boy pg 12 HW:Answer the 6 questions on page 12 in your literature book. Make sure to answer (a) and (b).
or....complete packet given to you by Mrs. McDowell.

Wed: 11/2 Compound Subject and Verb agreement. Begin TCI Chapter 5 HW Reading Further on page 49.

Thu 11/3 Compound Subject and Verb Agreement..Continue TCI chapter 5. HW. Writing a descriptive paragraph on page 50.

Mon 11/7 Parellelism, Study Guide, Finish TCI.

Tue 11/8 Quiz 3
Wed 11/9 Narrative Unit Continues 1 story per day.

Mon 11/7 Parellelism Notes, TCI Finsih 5.2 and 5.3. Short persuasive presentation. Begin 5.4 and 5.5 Reading Notes. HW Grammar Packet page 78. Annotate and answer questions.

Tue 11/8 Parallelism Practice TCI Finish 5.4 and 5.5. Short Persuasive speech. Begin 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8. HW: Grammar Packet- Annotate Punctuation and Capitalization on page 79. Answer Questions on page 80.

Wed 11/9 Subordinating Coordination and Apposition. Notes. Finish TCI 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8. Last presentaion from groups and vote. HW- Grammar Packet page 81 make corrections. Spelling page 82 and 83.

Thu 11/10 Processing Activity page 48. Pass out study guides

Fri 11/11 Holiday

Mon 10/31 Practice Compound Complex. Complete the plot Diagram.HW if class receives XXXs Integrate Language Skills on page 14.

Tue 11/1 Practice Compound/Complex Drummer Boy - Answer questions on (Review and Assess) on page 12 in Literature Book. Use Cornell Notes. Write question on left and answers on the right. HW: Finish Drummer Boy pg 12 HW:Answer the 6 questions on page 12 in your literature book. Make sure to answer (a) and (b).
or....complete packet given to you by Mrs. McDowell.

Wed: 11/2 Compound Subject and Verb agreement. Geography Skills HW Critical Thinking on page 42 of TCI

Thu 11/3 Compound Subject and Verb Agreement..TCI chapter 5

Mon 11/7 Parellelism, Study Guide, Finish TCI.

Tue 11/8 Quiz 3
Wed 11/9 Narrative Unit Continues 1 story per day.

Week of 10/31 - 11/4



Mon 10/31 Practice Compound Complex. Complete the plot Diagram.HW if class receives XXXs Integrate Language Skills on page 14.

Tue 11/1 Practice Compound/Complex Drummer Boy - Answer questions on (Review and Assess) on page 12 in Literature Book. Use Cornell Notes. Write question on left and answers on the right. HW: Finish Drummer Boy pg 12 HW:Answer the 6 questions on page 12 in your literature book. Make sure to answer (a) and (b).
or....complete packet given to you by Mrs. McDowell.

Wed: 11/2 Compound Subject and Verb agreement. Begin TCI Chapter 5 HW Reading Further on page 49.

Thu 11/3 Compound Subject and Verb Agreement..Continue TCI chapter 5. HW. Writing a descriptive paragraph on page 50.

Mon 11/7 Parellelism, Study Guide, Finish TCI.

Tue 11/8 Quiz 3
Wed 11/9 Narrative Unit Continues 1 story per day.

Mon 10/31 Practice Compound Complex. Complete the plot Diagram.HW if class receives XXXs Integrate Language Skills on page 14.

Tue 11/1 Practice Compound/Complex Drummer Boy - Answer questions on (Review and Assess) on page 12 in Literature Book. Use Cornell Notes. Write question on left and answers on the right. HW: Finish Drummer Boy pg 12 HW:Answer the 6 questions on page 12 in your literature book. Make sure to answer (a) and (b).
or....complete packet given to you by Mrs. McDowell.

Wed: 11/2 Compound Subject and Verb agreement. Geography Skills HW Critical Thinking on page 42 of TCI

Thu 11/3 Compound Subject and Verb Agreement..TCI chapter 5

Mon 11/7 Parellelism, Study Guide, Finish TCI.

Tue 11/8 Quiz 3
Wed 11/9 Narrative Unit Continues 1 story per day.

Week of 10/31 - 11/4



Mon 10/31 Practice Compound Complex. Complete the plot Diagram.HW if class receives XXXs Integrate Language Skills on page 14.

Tue 11/1 Practice Compound/Complex Drummer Boy - Answer questions on (Review and Assess) on page 12 in Literature Book. Use Cornell Notes. Write question on left and answers on the right. HW: Finish Drummer Boy pg 12 HW:Answer the 6 questions on page 12 in your literature book. Make sure to answer (a) and (b).
or....complete packet given to you by Mrs. McDowell.

Wed: 11/2 Compound Subject and Verb agreement. Begin TCI Chapter 5 HW Reading Further on page 49.

Thu 11/3 Compound Subject and Verb Agreement..Continue TCI chapter 5. HW. Writing a descriptive paragraph on page 50.

Mon 11/7 Parellelism, Study Guide, Finish TCI.

Tue 11/8 Quiz 3
Wed 11/9 Narrative Unit Continues 1 story per day.

Mon 10/31 Practice Compound Complex. Complete the plot Diagram.HW if class receives XXXs Integrate Language Skills on page 14.

Tue 11/1 Practice Compound/Complex Drummer Boy - Answer questions on (Review and Assess) on page 12 in Literature Book. Use Cornell Notes. Write question on left and answers on the right. HW: Finish Drummer Boy pg 12 HW:Answer the 6 questions on page 12 in your literature book. Make sure to answer (a) and (b).
or....complete packet given to you by Mrs. McDowell.

Wed: 11/2 Compound Subject and Verb agreement. Geography Skills HW Critical Thinking on page 42 of TCI

Thu 11/3 Compound Subject and Verb Agreement..TCI chapter 5

Mon 11/7 Parellelism, Study Guide, Finish TCI.

Tue 11/8 Quiz 3
Wed 11/9 Narrative Unit Continues 1 story per day.

Week of 10/24-10/29



Wed 10/26 Compound/Complex Sentences Narrative Unit.Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting.. Read, annotate and analyze characters traits and how they change throughout the story.. Do the processing activity on page 34 of your TCI book in your HW blog.

Thu 10/27 Compound/Complex Sentences Practice Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting/Character/ Character traits in the middle of story HW:Read pages IN and IN1 in your brown literature book. Answer the 6 questions in bold on the two pages.


Fri: 10/28 Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Pg 7 Drummer Boy Plot diagram complete trait chart for the end of story .Read IN2 and IN3 and answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.


Mon: 10/31Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Finish Drummer Boy Worksheets and Answer questions on page 12 in the Brown Literature Book. Modified Version for students. HW Read IN4 and IN5 . Answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.

Mon 10/31 Practice Compound Complex. Complete the plot Diagram.HW if class receives XXXs Integrate Language Skills on page 14.

Tue 11/1 Practice Compound/Complex Drummer Boy - Answer questions on (Review and Assess) on page 12 in Literature Book. Use Cornell Notes. Write question on left and answers on the right. HW: Finish Drummer Boy pg 12 HW:Answer the 6 questions on page 12 in your literature book. Make sure to answer (a) and (b).
or....complete packet given to you by Mrs. McDowell.

Wed: 11/2 Compound Subject and Verb agreement. Geography Skills HW Critical Thinking on page 42 of TCI

Thu 11/3 Compound Subject and Verb Agreement..TCI chapter 5

Mon 11/7 Parellelism, Study Guide, Finish TCI.

Tue 11/8 Quiz 3
Wed 11/9 Narrative Unit Continues 1 story per day.

Week of 10/24-10/29



Wed 10/26 Compound/Complex Sentences Narrative Unit.Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting.. Read, annotate and analyze characters traits and how they change throughout the story.. Do the processing activity on page 34 of your TCI book in your HW blog.

Thu 10/27 Compound/Complex Sentences Practice Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting/Character/ Character traits in the middle of story HW:Read pages IN and IN1 in your brown literature book. Answer the 6 questions in bold on the two pages.


Fri: 10/28 Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Pg 7 Drummer Boy Plot diagram complete trait chart for the end of story .Read IN2 and IN3 and answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.


Mon: 10/31Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Finish Drummer Boy Worksheets and Answer questions on page 12 in the Brown Literature Book. Modified Version for students. HW Read IN4 and IN5 . Answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.

Week of 10/24-10/29



Wed 10/26 Compound/Complex Sentences Narrative Unit.Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting.. Read, annotate and analyze characters traits and how they change throughout the story.. Do the processing activity on page 34 of your TCI book in your HW blog.

Thu 10/27 Compound/Complex Sentences Practice Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting/Character/ Character traits in the middle of story HW:Read pages IN and IN1 in your brown literature book. Answer the 6 questions in bold on the two pages.


Fri: 10/28 Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Pg 7 Drummer Boy Plot diagram complete trait chart for the end of story .Read IN2 and IN3 and answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.


Mon: 10/31Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Finish Drummer Boy Worksheets and Answer questions on page 12 in the Brown Literature Book. Modified Version for students. HW Read IN4 and IN5 . Answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.

Week of 10/24-10/29



Wed 10/26 Compound/Complex Sentences Narrative Unit.Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting.. Read, annotate and analyze characters traits and how they change throughout the story.. Do the processing activity on page 34 of your TCI book in your HW blog.

Thu 10/27 Compound/Complex Sentences Practice Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting/Character/ Character traits in the middle of story HW:Read pages IN and IN1 in your brown literature book. Answer the 6 questions in bold on the two pages.


Fri: 10/28 Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Pg 7 Drummer Boy Plot diagram complete trait chart for the end of story .Read IN2 and IN3 and answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.


Mon: 10/31Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Finish Drummer Boy Worksheets and Answer questions on page 12 in the Brown Literature Book. Modified Version for students. HW Read IN4 and IN5 . Answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.

Week of 10/24-10/29



Wed 10/26 Compound/Complex Sentences Narrative Unit.Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting.. Read, annotate and analyze characters traits and how they change throughout the story.. Do the processing activity on page 34 of your TCI book in your HW blog.

Thu 10/27 Compound/Complex Sentences Practice Analyze Drummer Boy of Shilo pg 7 in Literature Book for setting/Character/ Character traits in the middle of story HW:Read pages IN and IN1 in your brown literature book. Answer the 6 questions in bold on the two pages.


Fri: 10/28 Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Pg 7 Drummer Boy Plot diagram complete trait chart for the end of story .Read IN2 and IN3 and answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.


Mon: 10/31Compound Sentence and Verb Agreement. Finish Drummer Boy Worksheets and Answer questions on page 12 in the Brown Literature Book. Modified Version for students. HW Read IN4 and IN5 . Answer the 5 questions in bold in complete sentences.

Mon: 10/17 Quiz 2 On the colonies, mapping, adverbs, types of sentences. HW: Read and annotate the Sacajawea text. Compare and contrast Native Americans to Whites. Make a Venn diagram and then write a paragraph using Compare and Contrast transition words from the red sheet. You can start on this if you finish the quiz early.

Tue 10/18 Finish test. Annotate Thomas Jefferson paper. and coin. Grammar Grabber. Subjects before and after the verb in a sentence. Students read about life in the colonies in their groups and fill out section for in their interactive notebooks #2 and 3. HW: Summarize Thomas Jefferson annotations using summarizing words from red sheet.

Wed: 10/19 Types of sentences, compound, complex, compound complex and simple cornell notes. Students complete group notes and begin analyzing the placards on the wall and answering 1 and 4 in their interactive notebook.HW: Page 36 in TCI Writing a Diary Entry(write in your hw blogs) Use page 74and 75 in American Nation as a resource.

Thu 10/20 Grammar grabber sentence structure practice./complete cornell notes. Narrative Unit Drummer Boy of Shiloh - read and analyze the setting and character. HW: Answer Reading Further pages 35 and 36 in your TCI book.

Fri 10/21 Narrative Unit. Drummer Boy of Silo. Read, annotate and analyze characters traits and how they change throughout the story.. Do the processing activity on page 34 of your TCI book in your HW blog.

Mon: 10/17 Quiz 2 On the colonies, mapping, adverbs, types of sentences. HW: Read and annotate the Sacajawea text. Compare and contrast Native Americans to Whites. Make a Venn diagram and then write a paragraph using Compare and Contrast transition words from the red sheet. You can start on this if you finish the quiz early.

Tue 10/18 Finish test. Annotate Thomas Jefferson paper. and coin. Grammar Grabber. Subjects before and after the verb in a sentence. Students read about life in the colonies in their groups and fill out section for in their interactive notebooks #2 and 3. HW: Summarize Thomas Jefferson annotations using summarizing words from red sheet.

Wed: 10/19 Types of sentences, compound, complex, compound complex and simple cornell notes. Students complete group notes and begin analyzing the placards on the wall and answering 1 and 4 in their interactive notebook.HW: Page 36 in TCI Writing a Diary Entry(write in your hw blogs) Use page 74and 75 in American Nation as a resource.

Thu 10/20 Grammar grabber sentence structure practice./complete cornell notes. Narrative Unit Drummer Boy of Shiloh - read and analyze the setting and character. HW: Answer Reading Further pages 35 and 36 in your TCI book.

Fri 10/21 Narrative Unit. Drummer Boy of Silo. Read, annotate and analyze characters traits and how they change throughout the story.. Do the processing activity on page 34 of your TCI book in your HW blog.

Mon: 10/17 Quiz 2 On the colonies, mapping, adverbs, types of sentences. HW: Read and annotate the Sacajawea text. Compare and contrast Native Americans to Whites. Make a Venn diagram and then write a paragraph using Compare and Contrast transition words from the red sheet. You can start on this if you finish the quiz early.

Tue 10/18 Finish test. Annotate Thomas Jefferson paper. and coin. Grammar Grabber. Subjects before and after the verb in a sentence. Students read about life in the colonies in their groups and fill out section for in their interactive notebooks #2 and 3. HW: Summarize Thomas Jefferson annotations using summarizing words from red sheet.

Wed: 10/19 Types of sentences, compound, complex, compound complex and simple cornell notes. Students complete group notes and begin analyzing the placards on the wall and answering 1 and 4 in their interactive notebook.HW: Page 36 in TCI Writing a Diary Entry(write in your hw blogs) Use page 74and 75 in American Nation as a resource.

Thu 10/20 Grammar grabber sentence structure practice./complete cornell notes. Narrative Unit Drummer Boy of Shiloh - read and analyze the setting and character. HW: Answer Reading Further pages 35 and 36 in your TCI book.

Fri 10/21 Narrative Unit. Drummer Boy of Silo. Read, annotate and analyze characters traits and how they change throughout the story.. Do the processing activity on page 34 of your TCI book in your HW blog.

Quiz 2 on Ameican Revolution maps, differences between colonies, adverbs and types of sentences. HW: Read and annotate the Sacajawea text. Compare and contrast Native Americans to Whites. Make a Venn diagram and then write a paragraph using transition words from the red sheet.

Lewis and Clark video w/cornell notes. Finish mapping. Verbs before subjects.

HW: Study and be prepared for your open notes test. Make sure you have your TCI notebook, adverb and type of sentences notes. There will also be 2 maps and a painting to answer questions about.

HW: Write a narrative(story) summary of the Lewis and Clark expedition in first person(I, we, us , our, me) using the narrative, video and map you made as a guide if you did not do this yesterday then it is hw for tonight.

Otherwise only hw is to come to open house. I will be collecting signed progress tomorrow.

Put your TCI book in your binder.
You don't need to clip it in.

Wed: 10/12 Kind of sentence practice, Mapping Lewis and Clark. HW Write a narrative summary of the Lewis and Clark expedition in first person using the map you made as a guide.

Tue 10/11 Grammar Grabber Kinds of sentences Complete TCI English Colonies in North America..
Pretent you are a colonist. Write a friendly letter to your best friend convincing them to move to the colony that you are living in.

HW: Finish TCI pictures and...

What colony would you move to and why? Pretend you are a colonist. Write a friendly letter to your best friend convincing them to move to the colony that you are living in(1/2 page minimum)..
Grade Slips due Thursday
Quiz Monday
Binder Dividers for this class:
Reading/Literature
Grammar
Assessments
History
Best Work
RTI(If in 4th block with me)

Mon: 10/10 Grammar Grabber Kinds of sentences Complete TCI English Colonies in North America.. Finish TCI work for HW. HW: What colony would you move to and why?

Fri 10/7: Grammar Grabber sentence fragments and run-ons Begin TCI English Colonies in North America.. Finish TCI work for HW.

Thu 10/6: Grammar Grabber Types of sentences practice- Lewis and Clark Video, Sacajawea Narrative Annotate.

Read 200-203 in American Nation. Pretend that you are Lewis or Clark. Write a journal about a day in your life.(1/2 page)

Wed 10/5: Grammar Grabber Types of Sentences. Finish Gallery Walk. Annotate Lewis and Clark Narrative. Plot Points on map using Atlas of American History pages 36-37 as a resource. HW: Pretend you are Lewis or Clark. Pick one of the days of your journey and write a narrative of what happened.(1/2 page minimum)

Using your notes from today, write a half page sequence summary of the beginning of the Revolution to the end of the Revolution. Use your red sheet for sequence transition words.

Tue 10/4: . Group Project - Mini Lesson on text features using the French and Indian War pages 146-151 divide reading among groups Posters on Tighter British Control until The Legacy of the War.(See instructions on PowerPoint Students make a poster and then do a gallery walk. HW: Think of something that you think is unfair. Would there be anything gained from protesting? Does the government have the right to make changes without the approval of people?(2 paragraphs)

Mon 10/3: Finish Test, Annotate letter from John Adams for Setting, Characters, Type of Document, Mood, Tone, Author's Intent ,:HW Blog: If you were to explore somewhere in the world, where would you go and why? (1/2 page - describe the place and the reasons that you would like to go there). Finish American Revolution Video

Week of 9/26-9/29
Mon: Finish Timeline HW: Finish Timeline. Use pages 80-100 in your American Nation to finish.

Tue Grammar Grabber - Verbs Tense. Primary Document Read and Annotate Declaration of Indpendence - Look for Reasons why Independence was declared. McDowell to do modified lesson for pull out. HW: Write a reflection-Do you believe the Patriots had the right to revolt against England? Why or why not?

Wed: Grmmar Grabber - Adjectives What are they and Practice. Secondary Documents - Reading a painting and reading a letter(Tone, mood, purpose, plot, characters, setting, author's intent. HW: Reflection - Do you believe the US had the right to protest against England?(1/2 Page at least)


Thu: Adverbs introduce and practice, Annotate the movement of Lewis and Clark.Lewis and Clark Video Summary Mini-Lesson HW: Write a Lewis and Clark Narrative Summary of the Expedition.

Fri: Quiz

Mon:: Proper Nouns. Revise summaries for organization, capital letters and puntuation. Read Narrative of Sacajawea. HW Compare and Contrast Native Americans to Whites.

HW Blog: If you were to explore somewhere in the world, where would you go and why? (1/2 page - describe the place and the reasons that you would like to go there).

Week of 9/26-9/29
Mon: Finish Timeline HW: Finish Timeline. Use pages 80-100 in your American Nation to finish.

Tue Grammar Grabber - Verbs Tense. Primary Document Read and Annotate Declaration of Indpendence - Look for Reasons why Independence was declared. McDowell to do modified lesson for pull out. HW: Write a reflection-Do you believe the Patriots had the right to revolt against England? Why or why not?

Wed: Grmmar Grabber - Adjectives What are they and Practice. Secondary Documents - Reading a painting and reading a letter(Tone, mood, purpose, plot, characters, setting, author's intent. HW: Reflection - Do you believe the US had the right to protest against England?(1/2 Page at least)


Thu: Adverbs introduce and practice, Annotate the movement of Lewis and Clark.Lewis and Clark Video Summary Mini-Lesson HW: Write a Lewis and Clark Narrative Summary of the Expedition.

Fri: Quiz

Mon:: Proper Nouns. Revise summaries for organization, capital letters and puntuation. Read Narrative of Sacajawea. HW Compare and Contrast Native Americans to Whites.

Week of 9/26-9/29
Mon: Finish Timeline HW: Finish Timeline. Use pages 80-100 in your American Nation to finish.

Tue Grammar Grabber - Verbs Tense. Primary Document Read and Annotate Declaration of Indpendence - Look for Reasons why Independence was declared. McDowell to do modified lesson for pull out. HW: Write a reflection-Do you believe the Patriots had the right to revolt against England? Why or why not?

Wed: Grmmar Grabber - Adjectives What are they and Practice. Secondary Documents - Reading a painting and reading a letter(Tone, mood, purpose, plot, characters, setting, author's intent. HW: Reflection - Do you believe the US had the right to protest against England?(1/2 Page at least)


Thu: Adverbs introduce and practice, Annotate the movement of Lewis and Clark.Lewis and Clark Video Summary Mini-Lesson HW: Write a Lewis and Clark Narrative Summary of the Expedition.

Fri: Quiz

Mon:: Proper Nouns. Revise summaries for organization, capital letters and puntuation. Read Narrative of Sacajawea. HW Compare and Contrast Native Americans to Whites.

Week of 9/26-9/29
Mon: Finish Timeline HW: Finish Timeline. Use pages 80-100 in your American Nation to finish.

Tue Grammar Grabber - Verbs Tense. Primary Document Read and Annotate Declaration of Indpendence - Look for Reasons why Independence was declared. McDowell to do modified lesson for pull out. HW: Write a reflection-Do you believe the Patriots had the right to revolt against England? Why or why not?

Wed: Grmmar Grabber - Adjectives What are they and Practice. Secondary Documents - Reading a painting and reading a letter(Tone, mood, purpose, plot, characters, setting, author's intent. HW: Reflection - Do you believe the US had the right to protest against England?(1/2 Page at least)


Thu: Adverbs introduce and practice, Annotate the movement of Lewis and Clark.Lewis and Clark Video Summary Mini-Lesson HW: Write a Lewis and Clark Narrative Summary of the Expedition.

Fri: Quiz

Mon:: Proper Nouns. Revise summaries for organization, capital letters and puntuation. Read Narrative of Sacajawea. HW Compare and Contrast Native Americans to Whites.

Fri: Verbs past tense - Partner compare and contrast Reading a painting(tone, mood, purpose, plot, character, setting, author's purpose Letter from John Adams - Check for tone mood, purpose, plot, characters, setting, author's purpose.
HW: Write a reflection-Do you believe the Patriots had the right to revolt against England? Why or why not?

Week of 9/26-9/29
Mon: Finish Timeline HW: Finish Timeline. Use pages 80-100 in your American Nation to finish.

Tue Grammar Grabber - Verbs Tense. Primary Document Read and Annotate Declaration of Indpendence - Look for Reasons why Independence was declared. McDowell to do modified lesson for pull out. HW: Write a reflection-Do you believe the Patriots had the right to revolt against England? Why or why not?

Wed: Grmmar Grabber - Adjectives What are they and Practice. Secondary Documents - Reading a painting and reading a letter(Tone, mood, purpose, plot, characters, setting, author's intent. HW: Reflection - Do you believe the US had the right to protest against England?(1/2 Page at least)


Thu: Adverbs introduce and practice, Annotate the movement of Lewis and Clark.Lewis and Clark Video Summary Mini-Lesson HW: Write a Lewis and Clark Narrative Summary of the Expedition.

Fri: Quiz

Mon:: Proper Nouns. Revise summaries for organization, capital letters and puntuation. Read Narrative of Sacajawea. HW Compare and Contrast Native Americans to Whites.

Thu: Possesive Pronouns and Nouns Introduce Primary Documents - Declaration of Indepndence - Annotate and make a list of reasons why American's wanted independence. HW Use your annotated map to write about how the South was different from the North.

Wed: Pronoun Practice, Go over how timelines are organized and begin timeline using pages 25-28 in Atlas of American History.Read, HWAnnotate and Summarize map(handout) from page 6 of Explore America book.

Tue: Grammar Grabber - Pronouns Video on American Revolution and why it started to frontload information. Map Annotations. Annotate
HW In your American Nation book, read Focus on Geography(pgs 2-7). Draw a picture for each theme and explain how the theme connects to your life.

Mon: Complete Benchmark History Test in class.
HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes.
Write 2 paragraphs
Paragraph 1: What is the setting? How does the setting of the book connect to what is happening?
Paragraph 2: Who are the characters? How do you think these characters will change?

STAR writing test in class. Bring independent reading book and binder for Monday

Benchmark Testing in class.
HW: Bring independent Reading book. Binders due on Monday.

Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes. Write 2 paragraphs

Paragraph 1: What is the setting? How does the setting of the book connect to what is happening?

Paragraph 2: Who are the characters? How do you think these characters will change?

Benchmark Testing in class.
HW: Bring independent Reading book. Binders due on Monday.

No homework tonight due to testing!

Benchmark Testing in class.
HW: Bring independent Reading book. Binders due on Monday.

Week of 9/6-9/9

Fri: Summary writing quiz. Independent reading book check out. Compare and contrast this years syllabus with last years. HW What have you done this week that will set you up to graduate in June? Analyze this academically and behaviorally.

Week of 9/6-9/9

Tue: Name on notebook, Note cards, set up hw blogs, read syllabus and annotate focusing on text features and capital letters. Explain citizenship points and classroom jobs. Meeting Area/Direct Instruction Looks like/sounds like? HW Syllabus w/parent signature. Paragraph about what you now know about Humanities. Write down two questions you still have.

Wed: Peer editing of last nights blog. Go over structure of cornell notes with notes on summary writing. Write a summary of the syllabus. Homework: Write a paragraph:What do you now know about 8th grade Humanities? How do annotations help you to write a summary?

Thu: Cornell Notes on words used for compare and contrast/transition words word sort. Compare and contrast last years syllabus with this year's using a venn diagram and then write a compare and contrast essay about the two papers. HW: Pick two objects, people or ideas and compare the two. Draw a Venn diagram to organize your thoughts and then write a paragraph comparing the two.

Fri: Quiz on capitaliztion and comparing and contrasting two texts. Independent reading book check out. HW What have you done this week that will set you up to graduate in June? Analyze this academically and behaviorally.

Week of 9/6-9/9

Tue: Name on notebook, Note cards, set up hw blogs, read syllabus and annotate focusing on text features and capital letters. Explain citizenship points and classroom jobs. Meeting Area/Direct Instruction Looks like/sounds like? HW Syllabus w/parent signature. Paragraph about what you now know about Humanities. Write down two questions you still have.

Wed: Peer editing of last nights blog. Go over structure of cornell notes with notes on summary writing. Write a summary of the syllabus. Homework: Write a paragraph:What do you now know about 8th grade Humanities? How do annotations help you to write a summary?

Thu: Cornell Notes on words used for compare and contrast/transition words word sort. Compare and contrast last years syllabus with this year's using a venn diagram and then write a compare and contrast essay about the two papers. HW: Pick two objects, people or ideas and compare the two. Draw a Venn diagram to organize your thoughts and then write a paragraph comparing the two.

Fri: Quiz on capitaliztion and comparing and contrasting two texts. Independent reading book check out. HW What have you done this week that will set you up to graduate in June? Analyze this academically and behaviorally.