The week of Dec. 19

The week of Dec. 19, 2016

Monday -ROL, RL.7.7- compare mediums- the video of Malala to her diary, new article on where Malala is now

Tuesday- ROL, SSR, and begin Book Recommendation- fill in title, author, genre, quote, etc.

Wednesday-  ROL, writer’s notebook entry- write another chapter in Crash, Book Recommendation- finish

Thursday- ½ day and begin Christmas vacation

Homework:

Reading log- 2 hours- due Monday

The week of Dec. 12

The week of Dec. 12, 2016

Monday- Snow Day!

Tuesday- Good Things, SSR, Watch the Malala interview with Diane Sawyer and fill in note taking sheet https://watchkin.com/670d771eac?script=WKize

Wednesday- ROL,  Finish Malala video and discuss

Thursday- Good Things, SSR, and start reading Malala’s diary and do handout

Friday- ROL, finish the diary of Malala with handout

Homework:

Reading log- 2 hours- due Monday

The week of Dec. 5

The week of Dec. 5

Monday- ROL, hand in myth final draft and all prewriting, museum time

Tuesday- Good Things, SSR, Coffee hero, Dan Dewey- using evidence RL.7.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrDTBogf9So,

Wednesday- 2 hour delay- Good Things, SSR, work on Dan Dewey

Thursday- Good Things, SSR Hero in the Hallway video http://www.herointhehallway.com, dictionary definition of a hero- create a poster with a partner that shows your definition of a hero- words, pictures, etc.

Friday- ROL, 5 A Day, and finish hero poster. SSR if done.

HOMEWORK:

Reading log- 2 hours- due Monday

The week of Nov. 28

The week of Nov. 28

Monday-  ROL, a revision activity called “Scared Nutty,” finish and check in rough drafts, and begin peer editing

Tuesday- Good News, finish peer editing their myth, add finishing touches to rough draft- make sure you have three sections of dialogue in your myth. make revisions, begin typing myth final draft, explode a moment

Wednesday- Library, ROL, So What paragraph, type final draft

Thursday-  Good News, SSR, myth feedback wheel and revise

Friday- ROL, hand in myth final draft and all prewriting, museum time

HOMEWORK:  

Thursday:  Finish final draft (typed)- you’ll need to hand in the final draft, rough draft (with revisions), all pre-writing activities on myths- due Friday

EVERY DAY:  Read 20 minutes outside of English class

The week of Nov. 21

The week of Nov. 21

Monday- ROL, Sentences Jeopardy

Tuesday- Sentence Test and SSR/work on myth rough draft

Wednesday- Turkey Trot, BTG and Careers

Thursday- Thanksgiving Day

Friday- Black Friday

Homework:

work on rough draft, must be done and with you in class on Monday! 

*Be sure to include your exciting intro., setting paragraph, dialogue, character description(s)

Read 2 hours outside of class

The week of Nov. 14

The week of Nov. 14, 2016

Monday- ROL, complex sentences (check myth maps), write setting paragraph

Tuesday- Good Things, SSR, work on setting and  leads/intros for their myth (due Wed).

Wednesday- 2 hour delay,  ROL, go over complex sentences

Thursday- SSR and sentence review, and students then will write character paragraphs- describing main characters in myth, exit ticket on sentences
Friday- ROL, explain “exploding a moment” and keep working on their rough draft.

Homework:

Setting paragraph and 3 introductions- due Wed.

Read 2 hours outside of class- fill in reading log

The week of Nov. 7

Week of Nov. 7, 2016

Monday- ROL, finish notecards, and read myth examples, discuss ideas for myths, hand out “Write Your Own Myth” intro sheet and start thinking of ideas

Tuesday- SRI,  after SRI work on planning sheet for myth and notecards

Wednesday- 2 hour delay- ROL, and work on myth map and get them checked

Thursday- Good News, SSR, and sentence review (compound/complex)

Friday- ROL, sentence review,  and discussion of good setting paragraphs- write your setting

Homework:

Plan sheet for myth due by Thursday

Setting paragraph due Monday

Read 2 hours outside of class

The week of Oct. 31

Week of Oct. 31, 2016

Monday- No School for students

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, Sentences PowerPoint (simple, compound, and complex sentenecs) and notes

Wednesday-  ROL, 5-A-Day, and finish Sentences notes

Thursday --Good News, SSR, Simple Sentences practice

Friday- ROL, 5-A-Day, Begin Sentence notecards

HOMEWORK:

Read 2 hours outside of class

The week of Oct. 24

Week of October 24

Monday- ROL, 5-A-Day, conference reflection, and finish dialogues

Tuesday - present dialogues, (Good Things, SSR)

Wednesday- ROL, 5-A-Day, finish any conversations, Arachne and theme

Thursday- Good Things, SSR,  complete sentences work

Friday - Careers, Be the Good, and Fuel up to Play 60 activities

Homework:  Silent read at home- 2 hours outside of class

The week of Oct. 17

Week of October 17

Monday - ROL, 5-A-Day, assign a god or goddess to each student and start marking and reading article, take notes for dialogue and cartoon.

Tuesday- Good News, 5-A-Day, SSR, work on finishing article on gods/goddesses

Wednesday- ROL, 5-A-Day, SSR, work on action figure

Thursday- Good News, 5-A-Day, SSR, begin dialogues with a partner,

Friday- ROL, finish dialogues/ rehearse

Homework:

Silent read at home- 2 hours outside of class

The week of Oct. 10

Week of October 10, 2016

Monday- ROL, 5-A-Day, read Pandora’s Box out loud, process of identifying theme and find evidence

Tuesday- Good Things, SSR, Finish theme, and begin "Theseus and the Minotaur"- determine theme and summarize the story (RL.7.2)

Wednesday- ROL, 5-A-Day, work time on "Theseus and the Minotaur"
Thursday- SSR, Practice article (Meleager) with reading strategies about a god--work through with teacher and students (cartoon, too)

Friday- ROL, 5-A-Day, SSR, assign a god or goddess to each student and start marking and reading article, take notes for dialogue and cartoon.

HOMEWORK:

Thursday -- "Theseus and the Minotaur"

Silent read at home- 2 hours outside of class

The week of Oct. 3

Week of October 3, 2016

Monday- ROL, 5-A-Day, review roots, do chart in a group- competition (create words with roots/prefixes)

Tuesday- Share good news, 5-A-Day, SSR, catch up on late work, writer’s notebook entry

Wednesday- Be the Good Day

Thursday- SSR, 5-A-Day, review Greek/Latin roots and prefixes

Friday- ROL, 5-A-Day, SSR, Greek and Latin Roots/Prefixes quiz, SSR

HOMEWORK:

Silent read at home- 2 hours outside of class

Review your Greek and Latin roots and affixes

The week of Sept. 26

Week of September 26

Monday -- ROL, Caught Ya, hand back D and I from Tuesday and introduce data folders, review

The Fall of Icarus paintings, discuss how to answer an essay question (restate the question, 2-3 pieces of direct evidence, then explain how it supports the question).

Tuesday- Good Things, SSR, work time on D and I art

Wednesday, ROL, Caught Ya, work time on D and I art

Thursday -ROL, Caught Ya, punctuating dialogue review, and review Greek and Latin root words

Friday- Good Things, SSR, and Greek and Latin prefixes, finish notecards and review all 30

HOMEWORK:

Daedalus and Icarus is due by Friday

Silent read at home- 2 hours outside of class is due EVERY Monday

Review your Greek and Latin roots and affixes

The week of September 19

Week of September 19

Monday -- ROL, Caught Ya, finish data folder work, Writer’s Notebook entry: write about a time when you didn’t listen and had to face a consequence for it

Tuesday -- Share good things, SSR, Read Daedalus and Icarus- write a paragraph about who was more at fault- Daedalus or Icarus- use direct evidence from the story

Wednesday -- ROL, Caught Ya, Punctuating Dialogue (Dixie and Vern), finish Daedalus and Icarus and review roots

Thursday- Good Things, SSR, 10 new Greek and Latin root words and work time on notecards

Friday -- ROL, Caught Ya, work on notecards and review, Writer's Notebook entry: what makes good art?, look at The Fall of Icarus paintings.

HOMEWORK:

Silent read at home

Review your Greek and Latin roots and affixes

The week of Sept. 12

Week of Sept. 12

Monday- Read out loud, Caught ‘Ya, intro. to Greek and Latin root words and make note cards  

Tuesday-Share good news, silent reading, Greek gods/goddesses PowerPoint and fill in note sheet.  

Wednesday- SRI test and silent reading

Thursday- ROL, Caught Ya, Phaethon story with reading strategy- model (Direct and Indirect Evidence) and read together

Friday- Friday- Good Things, SSR, introduce data folders, and revise Phaethon with a group

Homework-
Monday- reading log due!! Finish Greek and Latin roots notecards
Silent reading at home- 2 hours every week

The Week of Sept. 5

Week of Sept. 5

Monday- Labor Day

Tuesday- Welcome Back!! Seating Charts, Expectations, Syllabus- online- login to Google Classroom during work time, Autograph Party, explain “I” poster (fill up the poster with a minimum of 25 words- nouns, verbs, etc.) **Bring a spiral bound notebook for English!!  Glue Plicker card on inside of this notebook.

Wednesday- Read out loud (Crash), Library (get a 200-page book you have never read before), create your own realistic reading goal- SMART goal and record finished books in back of notebook, and work on “I” poster

Thursday- First writer’s notebook entry- pick one word from your I poster and write the story behind the word- 10 minute writing minimum 250 words, share good things, silent reading

Friday- Be the Good day- different lesson plans throughout the day revolving around relationships and Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Engaged

Homework-

Tuesday- bring SSR book (if you have one), have parents read syllabus and bookmark class blog

Friday- reading log due Monday!

The week of June 6

June 6, 2016

Monday- ROL, Caught Ya, Jeopardy

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, Common Assessment

Wednesday-ROL, Caught Ya, Movie, RL.7.7

Thursday- Good News, SSR, Movie, RL.7.7

Friday- ½ Day- last day of school!!!

HOMEWORK:

Read over the summer! You will have to read 2 hours every week in 8th grade!!

The week of May 30

May 30, 2016

Monday- Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL!

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, Gang informational reading RI.7.4

Wednesday-ROL, Caught Ya, Comprehension quiz on Chapters 9-12; boxes are due, Stay Gold Activity RL.7.7

Thursday- Good News, SSR, Work on new broadcast presentations

Friday- ROL, Caught Ya, present broadcasts, types of conflict in The Outsiders

The Outsiders audio 10-12

Chapter 10 http://www.showme.com/sh?h=NnlySrA&jw_version=6
Chapter 11 http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=qLlcxf6
Chapter 12 http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=FfBWjnU

The week of May 23

May 23, 2016

Monday- Role play chapters 2-3 and work on chapters 4-6

Tuesday- Good News, Comprehension quiz over chapters 4-6; identity journal, read chapter 7

Wednesday-Read chapter 8 as Readers Theatre, start wanted poster -- due Friday; read chapters 7-9 and Boxes -- due Friday

Thursday- Good News, Work Day

Friday- ROL, Caught Ya, Comprehension quiz over chapters 7-9; wanted poster due W.7.4, assign chapters 9-12, due Wednesday with 12 summary boxes

HOMEWORK:

SSR- 2 hours outside of class

The Outsiders audio 7-9

Chapter 7- http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=LOBzAFk
Chapter 8- http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=KswEPg0
Chapter 9- http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=sObnCV6

The Outsiders audio 4-6

Chapter 4- http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=kq0JyyW
Chapter 5-http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=2sBWPLM
Chapter 6- http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=qs2NM8G

The Outsiders audio links 1-3

Chapter 1- http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=ZnpxREu
Chapter 2- http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=NqC2m1I
Chapter 3- http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=gchNU3M

The week of May 16

May 16, 2016

Monday- FIELD TRIP

Tuesday- Good News, pre-reading- life in the 1950s and 1960s brainstorm and PowerPoint with pictures,

S.E. Hinton Bio and paragraph on author’s purpose--why did S.E. Hinton write The Outsiders- due Thursday, RI.7.6 https://docs.google.com/a/hamiltonschools.us/document/d/1SyVqoSQAF0G7SMU5QBjmKVOmzur7MGRCrKtGhRAIBxk/edit?usp=sharing

Wednesday-ROL, Caught Ya, hand out the The Outsiders- character chart and reading calendar--https://docs.google.com/a/hamiltonschools.us/document/d/1LFN4s7M7LoqO69eI1ubY4Er5kt_8vLV9hTDTfWD0hrU/edit?usp=sharing, begin boxes on chapters 1-3 and character chart-- https://docs.google.com/a/hamiltonschools.us/document/d/14OQ7QaXjtOZ29aZRIFO-Nnm6VnzJ2O0Z449d0wF1vE8/edit?usp=sharing all due on Friday

Thursday- Good News, SSR, read and work on character chart and summary boxes

Friday- ROL, Caught Ya, chapters 1-3 due, Comprehension quiz on Chapter 1-3 and character chart due, assign chap. 4-6, due Tuesday

HOMEWORK:

SSR- 2 hours outside of class

The week of May 9

M-STEP Week- we test in the mornings on Monday and Wednesday, and we test in the afternoons on Tuesday/Thursday.

This week:
1. Finish presentations on job shadowing
2. Verb Tenses

HOMEWORK:

SSR- 2 hours outside of class

SRI link

http://ha-scholastic:55880/slms/studentaccess

The week of May 2

Monday- R.O.L, and finish DBQ- share with SS teacher
Tuesday- Good Things, SSR, and work on Job Shadow Presentation (like Ignite)- https://docs.google.com/a/hamiltonschools.us/presentation/d/1wajWwgIa1bAzWr866R7Wf5aSitCHGXRrFttyAUwqTTI/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday- R.O.L, finish presentation, rehearse, SSR
Thursday- Good Things, present
Friday- R.O.L., present

Survey link- 7th hour

http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/3833833

Fall of Rome Works Cited link

https://docs.google.com/a/hamiltonschools.us/document/d/1yFHgdvSoOyAH7SMr-yzlAyDKJG1M-vk0HHgyK0fQIy8/edit?usp=sharing

The Fall of Rome Schedule

This schedule shows what you'll be doing in English and Social Studies each day.

https://docs.google.com/a/hamiltonschools.us/document/d/19Qw1TabADPhE1VZfz4TYkoGkEKDl9qKX-OAwmKcDRto/edit?usp=sharing

The week of April 18

April 18, 2016

Monday- ROL, Caught Ya, finish writing Classified Ad

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, The Fall of Rome DBQ

Wednesday-ROL, Caught Ya, The Fall of Rome DBQ

Thursday- Good News, SSR, The Fall of Rome DBQ

Friday- ROL, Caught Ya, The Fall of Rome DBQ

HOMEWORK:

Monday- Classified Ad due Tuesday

SSR- 2 hours outside of class

The week of April 11

April 11, 2016

Monday- ROL, Caught Ya, Journal writing- What did you love to do when you were little?

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, what’s your brand?  work on brand

Wednesday-ROL, Caught Ya,

Thursday- Good News, Research your job shadow career and dream career- informational (End Product will be a Classified Ad) writing/public speaking

Friday- ROL, Caught Ya, share brand, continue research and begin writing a Classified Ad for your dream job

HOMEWORK:

SSR- 2 hours outside of class