Monday
· Reading 8 – Students will review for a quiz on plot and conflict together as a class. The quiz will be on Wednesday. Students will also discuss the critical analysis questions on the worksheet that was completed for today on the story, “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi.” Students will discuss author’s purpose and the type of nonfiction it is as well as role play the conflict within the story. When finished, students will be given a writing assignment to complete based on the story we read. They will be required to write a memoir about a meaningful personal experience/event in their life. We will discuss the requirements for the assignment together.
· English 8 – Students will begin working with adjectives. They will identify adjectives within sentences and write synonyms and antonyms for adjectives in their adjectives packet. Students will also begin working on Lesson 2 in the PSSA Coach book.
Tuesday
· Reading 8 – Students will review for a quiz on plot and conflict together as a class. The quiz will be on Thursday. Students will also discuss the critical analysis questions on the worksheet that was completed for today on the story, “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi.” Students will discuss author’s purpose and the type of nonfiction it is as well as role play the conflict within the story. When finished, students will be given a writing assignment to complete based on the story we read. They will be required to write a memoir about a meaningful personal experience/event in their life. We will discuss the requirements for the assignment together.
· English 8 – As a class, we will discuss the sections in the adjectives packet and PSSA Coach book from yesterday. Students will also discuss possessive and proper adjectives and complete practice sections in the packet on each.
Wednesday
· Reading 8 – Students will take a quiz on plot and conflict. When finished, students will brainstorm and work on the rough draft of their essays. Together, we will discuss the writing process and each step that needs to be taken in order to write effectively.
· English 8 – Students will discuss degrees of adjectives together as a class (adjective comparisons). Students will then work with a partner to complete a practice section on degrees of adjectives in the packet. Students will take a quiz on adjectives tomorrow.
Thursday
· Reading 8 – Students will take a quiz on plot and conflict. When finished, students will brainstorm and work on the rough draft of their essays. Together, we will discuss the writing process and each step that needs to be taken in order to write effectively.
· English 8 – Students will take a quiz on the different types of adjectives. When finished, students will discuss adverbs and what they already know about them. Students will also complete a section in the adverbs packet identifying adverbs in sentences.
Friday - Act 80 Day
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