Sept 7-11

Monday:  NO School

Tuesday: SUB tomorrow

• Hand out Native American Article and go over info for Article for the Week
• Go over Article of the Week Exemplar
• Ben Carson ---first 2 pages
• Write confusion, questions, thoughts

Wednesday:

• Read for 10 minutes
• Formative Assessment
• Elements of Fiction Notes 

Thursday:  Bell work:  Read book

• CPS
• Go over Article for the Week
• HONORS:  Elements of Fiction Project -- show videos and find partner.  Begin thinking of book or movie made from book. (2 weeks)
• Elements of Fiction:  
• As groups use 2 Elements of Fiction notes to fill out the worksheet.  10 participation points

Friday: Read Book  Bell Work:  Pickup Article for the week

• Watch article of the week on Annotating Article  Pass back article.  Due Monday.
• Book Blog:  
• Write a 2-4 paragraph summary of your book.  Use at least 4 of the Elements of Literature terms and bold or underline the terms.  (Please don't just use character, setting and plot....use some of the more advanced terms)
• Fill out Literary elements handout

August 31-Sept 4

Monday:  Bell Work: Go over Fire Drill routes

•  Show how to open drive and print
• MAP - Counselor
• Fire Drill 2nd hour
• Library -- print top 10

Tuesday:  Bell Work: Read book

• HONORS:  Vocab:  abyss and accolade
• The Way Stories Dance -- 
• Teacher - Read out loud to students stopping to discuss
• Groups read aloud and discuss using discussion stems (one per person per group)
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Wednesday:

• The Way Stories Dance -- Read out loud to students stopping to discuss 
• On Blackboard answer one of the 3 questions and respond to one other person
• What did you learn about the writing process from Gary Paulsen's piece "The Way Stories Dance"?
• Why do you think Gary Paulsen cares so deeply about what he writes?
• How have you changed as a reader and/or writer from reading this piece?
• HONORS:  Read stories in groups with sentence stems in Flex Room

Thursday:

• Answer 1 Bb question on "The Way Stories Dance" and respond to 1 person.
• Introduce a Hook 
• Assign each student to read 1 other student blog and comment an idea for a hook
• Add a Hook and conclusion to their Top 10 Claim--due to be graded
• Read 1 person's blog and comment
• Show Blog Grading Rubric
• Read library book

Friday

• Pep assembly - shortened schedule
• Write comments on partners blog
• Get blog ready to be graded
• 5th Hour:  

August 24-28

Monday: Bell Work Usage Demon

• Open the class blog. Bookmark the blog. Read post about questions and padlet. Write questions in Padlet.
• Superman and Me  
• Introduce Lesson with this Ppt
• Close Read Superman and Me text
• Mark one place you are confused
• Mark at least one word you do not know
• Ask at least question in the margin
• Show teacher blog
• Students create a title for their blog

Tuesday:  Bell Work:  Bell Work: Read

• Students share with their group what they marked on Superman
• Go over Superman Ppt and show teacher close read

Wednesday:  Bell Work: Usage Demon -- Get out Chrome

• Add more questions to Padlet (on blog) after reading "Superman"
• Join Google Classroom and submit "Top 10 Assignment"
• Chromebooks:
• Pass out letter and discuss Chrome rules
• Create student blogs (links also on Bb)
• Blog:  Write 2 sentences about the "theme" of Superman and Me
• You are in charge of your own destination.

Thursday:   Bell Work: set up bookmarks

• How many ways can you write this sentence: "We walked down the street in the rain." -- in
• Finish Superman Theme post
• Read other posts 
• As a class look at padlet with questions
• Do we have an answer to any of the questions from the 2 articles we have read?  (discuss in group)
• Using this lesson, students will choose one thing from their top 10 list and make it a claim. 
• Model process using Mrs. Berg's top 10 list.
• HUSUPU --choose one statement and say it as a claim.
•  Write a 1-2 paragraph argument about the claim.  Support with 2 details.  
• Choose a Claim from Mrs. Berg's list and supporting details
• Grading:
• Hook
• Claim - well written and can be supported.
• 2 supporting details
• Conclusion
• Indented Paragraph
• Varied sentences
• Type it in a post in the blog
• HONORS:  
• SAT vocab page
• Write a claim, but does not have to be on their top 10 list

Friday:    Bell Work: Read

• Usage Demon Quiz
• Blog Post: Top 5 things we should know about your book 

August 17-21

BellWork: Usage Demon  and Seasons review Ppt

17 Monday: 

• Make up a password
• Show Top 10 Things you should know about Mrs. Berg
• Students create rough draft list of top 10 things to know about them. 2 of them must be personality traits (compassionate, confident, honest) Due Thursday
• Library

18 Tuesday: Bell Work: Top 10 list -- who got the Remind about it?

• Go over some specifics about top 10 list --look again at Mrs. Berg's
• Written in 3rd person
• Vary the sentences
• 2 must be personality
• Create Password
• Give the "sub" talk
• Pre-AssessmentBenchmark Test
• 1-17 on paper
• Work on Top 10 list or reasonable story

19 Wednesday: read for 10 minutes

• Take 2nd half of Benchmark test
• Retake seasons test
• Reasonable Story or top 10 list

20 Thursday:  -

• Meet in Library Lab tomorrow
• Put answers of Benchmark in CPS
• Pick up Reasonable Story
• Fix Your Grammar - Glove and Boots video (its, it's, there, their, they're)
• Usage Demon Ppt -- 
• HONORS:  Usage Demon test
• Model Close Reading with short text on the board
• Give students a copy to read. Model on board how to close read and think aloud for them.
• Look over top 10 list, edit and put in descending order. (may need to refer back to Mrs. Berg's list)

21 Friday:  

• Word Crimes  - Weird Al Parody
• CPS - put answers to Benchmark in
• Practice how to get out Chromebooks and log in
• Google Doc directions
• Type Top 10 list

August: First Week

Objective:

Monday:  No School

Tuesday:  No School


Wednesday:  First Day

• Schedule:
  7:40-9:30
  • Advisory Rules
  • Lockers
  • Bus Tickets
  • Handbook
• 9:40-10:00 Team meeting in auditorium


• 10:00-10:40 - Get to know you activity 
• 10:40-11:28 5th Hour  
• Would you rather worksheet
• 11:32-11:54 Lunch


All Classes:

• Syllabus
• 8 English
• 8 Honors
• Go over "Remind" paper
• Red Team Expectations

Thursday:

• Seating Chart
• Pencil/Pen rule --- if they borrow, leave their ID ---NO EXCEPTIONS
• Rules and Activity
• Show Ppt questions
• As a group discuss each question
• Everyone answer questions on sticky note and add to poster.
• Place group in front of each poster and they discuss and choose the answer (1-2) they liked the best.  Share with class.
• Book Talk:  Waterfall

Friday:

• Season's Test
• Reasonable Story -- due Thursday
• Go over elements of a short story
• Worth 10 points:  Beginning, Middle, End and written in paragraphs

May 4- 7

Objective:

Monday: 4th Red Day
Bell Work:


Lesson: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7

• Students close read "Should Kids Play Football"
• In their blog, students create either a "yes" or "no" list.
• Comment on others' blog as to what the thesis for an argument could be based on that information.
• Discuss a counter claim
• Students work on a shared document:
• Introduction:
• Body with 2-3 facts
• Counter claim and conclusion

Tuesday: 5th Gray Day
Bell Work:


Lesson: 2 - 4 - 5 - 6

• Students close read "Should Kids Play Football"
• In their blog, students create either a "yes" or "no" list.
• Comment on others' blog as to what the thesis for an argument could be based on that information.
• Discuss a counter claim

Wednesday: 6th Red Day
Bell Work:


Lesson: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7

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Thursday: 7th Gray Day
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Football -- Finding and Using Test Evidence through using Socrative

Friday: 8th 
Bell Work:


Lesson: 2 - 4 - 5 - 6

• Watch "Charly"

April 27- May 1

Objective:

Monday: 27th Red Day
Bell Work:


Lesson: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7

• Show good research papers
• Look at own research paper and pass out rubric
• Look at comics
• Parallel worksheet 
• Elements of Fiction
• Go through practice MAP test

Tuesday: 28th Gray Day
Bell Work:


Lesson: 2 - 4 - 5 - 6

• Show good research papers
• Look at own research paper and pass out rubric
• Look at comics
• Parallel worksheet 
• Elements of Fiction
• Go through practice MAP test

Wednesday: 30th Red Day
Bell Work:


Lesson: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7

• MAP test in Library Lab

Thursday: 31st Gray Day
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• MAP test in Library Lab

Friday: 1st 
Bell Work:


Lesson:  Play Games