October 9, 2017 - October 13, 2017

10/9/17 – 10/13/17

English Literature – Grade 8 (Periods 1, 6, 7)

Monday (10/9): In-Service Day

Tuesday (10/10): Retest – Selection Test 1 – Unit 1 – The Medicine Bag/Comparing Media. Students who want to retake the first selection test for unit 1 on Pearson Realize will do so today in class. Students who are not retaking the test will work on the nonfiction narrative (performance task) for unit 1. The final copy is due tomorrow and must be typed and submitted on Google Docs.

Wednesday (10/11): Data Delay in a.m. Students will begin the small group learning section in Unit 1 of the textbook. Students will be placed into small groups. As a class, we will discuss/review the information on pages 40 – 43. Students will be assigned specific roles within their group, such as project manager, recorder, etc. Students are responsible for adhering to the small group procedures/guidelines and for completing the requirements of their assigned role as they work with their group members. Students will work with their group to complete the next several text assignments in the book. They will be assigned the initial text and work together for 4 days before reviewing the information/skills and taking the assessment for the text(s)/topics. Groups will then rotate to the next selection and repeat the process. Groups are responsible for completing all tasks for each selection in the textbook and for completing the assessment online (Pearson Realize.com).

Thursday (10/12): Day 1 (1^st Rotation): Small Group Learning Section – Students will work in their assigned groups to complete the tasks within the book related to their assigned text(s). I will be meeting with each group each day to check progress, answer questions, clarify confusions, etc.

Friday (10/13): Day 2 (1^st Rotation): Small Group Learning Section – Students will work in their assigned groups to complete the tasks within the book related to their assigned text(s). I will be meeting with each group each day to check progress, answer questions, clarify confusions, etc.

10/9/17 – 10/13/17

English Composition – Grade 8 (Periods 3, 5, 8)

Monday (10/9): In-Service Day

Tuesday (10/10): Finish and submit nonfiction narrative. Students should complete the revision and editing process (if not already finished) and submit their final copy. The final copy is due by tomorrow (10/11).

Wednesday (10/11): Data Delay in a.m. Students will view a lesson on the whiteboard from Pearson Realize on verb moods. Students will receive a note/practice worksheet on verb moods. We will discuss notes and examples together and complete the practice worksheet. As a class, we will check responses together. Quiz on verb moods will be Friday on Study Island (group session). If time permits, students will complete a word study worksheet on the Latin suffix – ous. We will check responses to the worksheet together in class.

Thursday (10/12): Students will view a lesson on the whiteboard on Pearson Realize on the topic of tone. Students will then receive a note/practice worksheet on tone that they will complete independently. We will check responses together during class. Students will take a mini quiz on author’s tone on Study Island (group session) at the end of class today.

Friday (10/13): Study Island WIN Time on electronic devices – Study Island: work on individual lessons (track progress using charts) – conference with teacher. *Students should go to extra practice that they need from the Selection Test on The Medicine Bag/Comparing Media to prepare for the retest. Retest will be on Tuesday.