Monday, March 20, 2017

March 20, 2017 - March 24, 2017

03/20/17 – 03/24/17
8th Grade English (Periods 1, 2, 3, 5B, 6, 7, 8):

Monday (03/20): Students will view a grammar tutorial video on subject-verb agreement from the Pearson Realize website. Students will then complete a practice section and assessment section on this concept. Students should finish this for homework for tomorrow if they do not get it done by the end of class today.

Tuesday (03/21): Check answers to the subject-verb agreement worksheet and discuss questions/confusions. Students will then complete pages 284 and 285 in the textbook on conventions (clauses) and concept vocabulary from “Three Cheers for the Nanny State” text.

Wednesday (03/22): Check and discuss answers to pages 284-285 in the textbook. Students will take a quiz on clauses tomorrow in class. Students will then read and complete page 286 in the textbook. They will then complete a first read of the text, “Ban the Ban! Soda’s a Problem, but...” (p. 287 – 289). They will mark the text as they read with their first read notes and then answer the comprehension questions on page 289 (#1-3) and we will discuss responses together.

Thursday (03/23): Students will take a quiz on clauses. When finished with the quiz, students will complete pages 290 – 291 in the textbook (Close Read the text and analyze the text, #2, 3, 4 and Practice #1 – 5). We will go over responses and details from the selection together. Students will then begin pages 292 and 293. Whatever is not finished from pages 292 and 293 must be finished for homework for Monday (3/27).

Friday (03/24): Students will write a response to a TDA prompt based on the text, “Ban the Ban!....” Students will close read a portion of the text in order to answer the prompt. They must use evidence from the text to support their response. Students will write their responses on the color coded sheet provided to them. Students will turn in their work to be scored.

TDA prompt: Authors sometimes use idioms, or expressions, in their writing. Analyze the phrase “a very slippery slope,” which is found in paragraph 3 of “Ban the Ban!” Use evidence from the text to support your response.


Essential Question: Unit 3 in Textbook – When is it right to take a stand?

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