September 24, 2012 - September 28, 2012

Monday

·         Reading 8 – Students will complete a KWL about fiction and nonfiction in small groups first. We will then discuss these as a class. Students will then read about fiction and nonfiction in the literature books (p. 6-7) and take notes on this information in their notebooks. They will fill in the KWL with information that they read in the book about fiction and nonfiction.

 

·         English 8 – Students will take a test on vocabulary lists 7 and 8. When finished, students will begin working on assignments focusing on the story, “The Tell Tale Heart.” Students will begin to read “The Tell Tale Heart” together as a class in order to examine it more closely and discuss specific elements in detail.

Tuesday

·         Reading 8 – Students will review/discuss the elements of fiction and nonfiction. Students will then be split up into two groups. One half of the class will read “The Baker Heater League” using think aloud and talking to text with a partner. The other half of the class will read “The 11:59” while using think aloud and talking to text with a partner. Students will then answer questions with a partner about each story (to decide which type of text it is: fiction or nonfiction). Students will work with someone who read the opposite story as them, and discuss elements of each to compare/contrast using a Venn Diagram.

 

·         English 8 – Students will continue reading “The Tell Tale Heart” together as a class. As we read, students will discuss details of the plot and reactions to the story. Students will then work on the double-entry journal assignment in the story packet.

Wednesday

·         Reading 8 – Students will review/discuss the elements of fiction and nonfiction. Students will then be split up into two groups. One half of the class will read “The Baker Heater League” using think aloud and talking to text with a partner. The other half of the class will read “The 11:59” while using think aloud and talking to text with a partner. Students will then answer questions with a partner about each story (to decide which type of text it is: fiction or nonfiction).

 

·         English 8 – Students will discuss the double-entry journal as a class and we will examine specific examples on the board. Students will then continue with the next assignment in the packet: summarizing the plot of the story. Students will write a news story to summarize the events of the plot.

Thursday

·         Reading 8 – We will discuss students’ talking to text notes and view examples of these on the board together as a class. Students will work with someone who read the opposite story as them, and discuss elements of each to compare/contrast using a Venn Diagram. As a class, we will then compare/contrast the two stories and pairs will report out their findings from their Venn Diagrams. As a class, we will also discuss the story questions and journal responses that students have completed.

 

·         English 8 – Students will write a journal response discussing “The Tell Tale Heart” and what they liked/disliked about the story and why. Students will then explore setting with the story by completing the setting section of the packet. As a class, we will discuss this section and students will then continue working on the next section: elements of plot. As a class, we will discuss the elements of plot that students identified from the story.

Friday

·         Reading 8 – We will discuss students’ talking to text notes and view examples of these on the board together as a class. Students will work with someone who read the opposite story as them, and discuss elements of each to compare/contrast using a Venn Diagram. As a class, we will then compare/contrast the two stories and pairs will report out their findings from their Venn Diagrams. As a class, we will also discuss the story questions and journal responses that students have completed.

 

·         English 8 – Students will take a quiz on “The Tell Tale Heart.” Students will also write an extended journal response discussing the protagonist of the story. As a class, we will discuss these together. Students will then complete a section on figurative language in order to identify different types of figurative language from the story. Students will then begin writing an extended journal response and complete a section on context clues. We will discuss these together as a class.