November 27, 2017 - December 1, 2017

11/27/17 – 12/01/17

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

Monday (11/27): No School

Tuesday (11/28): ReadWorks.org – Students will login to Read Works and read the assigned article. They will then complete the 2 question sets (comprehension and character) that go along with the article. Once finished, students will go onto Study Island to complete the practice session on characterization (character). Quiz tomorrow on character on Study Island.

Wednesday (11/29): Students will work on the study materials for the test on Barrington Irving on Friday.

Thursday (11/30): Review for test on Barrington Irving. Discuss study materials and questions that students have about the test. Test is tomorrow in Literature class.

Friday (12/01): Students will take the test on the Barrington Irving article on Pearson Realize. After the test, students will go onto Study Island to practice on WIN time.

11/27/17 – 12/01/17

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

Monday (11/27): No School

Tuesday (11/28):  Students will complete page 271 in the textbook on characterization. Students will discuss direct vs. indirect characterization together and complete a practice item together on page 271. Students will then complete independent practice on this concept on a practice worksheet. We will discuss responses together. Students will practice character questions on Study Island for the remainder of the class today. We will have a quiz on character on Study Island tomorrow.

Wednesday (11/29): Quiz on character on Study Island. Work on study materials for the test on Barrington Irving on Friday.

Thursday (11/30):  Review for the test on Barrington Irving (if more time is needed). Slip or trip activity – argument.

Friday (12/01): Continue slip or trip activity/discussion. Students will work together in groups to determine/write their argument.

November 20, 2017 - November 24, 2017

11/20/17 – 11/24/17

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

Monday (11/20): Check/discuss first read extension questions for the article, “Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator.” As a class, we will discuss responses together. Students will then complete the close read section on page 270 and the analyze the text section on page 270. As a whole-class, we will discuss responses together.

Tuesday (11/21): Finish discussing responses to page 270 together (if needed). Students will also complete the ReadWorks.org assignment online. Questions are based on the text online that they read and focus on comprehension and characterization.

Wednesday (11/22): Early Dismissal at 11:00. Students will play Kahoot! Questions will help students practice questions about characterization and nouns and pronouns.

Thursday (11/23): No School - Thanksgiving

Friday (11/24): No School

11/20/17 – 11/24/17

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

Monday (11/20): Students will complete page 273 in the textbook on nouns and pronouns. Students will practice this topic on the bottom of page 273. They will complete the read it and write it sections and discuss responses together. Individual practice worksheet on nouns and pronouns. Students will complete the ws and check answers in class. Any time that remains, students will practice nouns and pronouns on Study Island. Quiz on Study Island on pronouns tomorrow.

Tuesday (11/21): Students will take a quiz on pronouns on Study Island tomorrow on pronouns. After the quiz, students will work on WIN time on Study Island to earn as many blue ribbons as possible.

Wednesday (11/22): Early Dismissal at 11:00. Students will play Kahoot! Students will play by answering questions about nouns, pronouns, and writing.

Thursday (11/23): No School - Thanksgiving

Friday (11/24): No School 

November 13, 2017 - November 17, 2017

11/13/17 – 11/17/17

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

Monday (11/13): Selection Test – Unit 1: Short Story – “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World” – Students will take the test on the short story on Pearson Realize.com. When finished, students should work on the TDA from last week.

Tuesday (11/14): Unit 1 reflection (p. 87) – Students will respond to the prompts and questions on page 87 in the textbook to reflect on the goals from Unit 1. Students will then be introduced to Unit 3 (What Matters). Pages 254 – 261: Video, Essential Question, unit goals, launch text (summary and quick write).

Wednesday (11/15): pages 262 – 263: Whole class learning overview – discuss together. Begin reading the selection, “Barrington Irving…” on pages 265 – 268. We will watch the media together and discuss. Complete comprehension check questions on page 269. Discuss responses together.

Thursday (11/16): Students will then complete the close read the text section on page 270 and the analyze the text questions on page 270.

Friday (11/17):  Check/discuss responses to page 270 in the book. ReadWorks.org – Students will read a text and answer the questions that follow based on the text. Questions will focus on comprehension of the text and characterization. Students must log into ReadWorks and select their Composition class in order to access the assignment. They should submit their work by the end of class today.

 11/13/17 – 11/17/17

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

Monday (11/13): TDA – Unit 1: Review format and revise/edit essay. Turn in essay tomorrow in Composition class. Textbook – page 257 (academic vocabulary) – complete vocabulary squares for the words on page 257. Complete the chart also.

Tuesday (11/14): Turn in completed TDA. Students will complete the academic vocabulary for Unit 3 on page 257 (if they did not finish it yesterday). Students will complete vocab. Squares for each word and complete the chart on page 257. Complete the concept vocabulary on page 264 for the selection, “Barrington Irving…”

Wednesday (11/15): Review academic vocabulary and concept vocabulary terms for start of unit 3 and the first selection. Students will then complete page 272 in the textbook on the concept vocabulary terms and the suffix – ful. Check responses together as a class. Students will complete a practice worksheet individually on the concept vocab. Terms and the suffix –ful. Students must finish the w.s. for homework if they do not get it done in class today.

Thursday (11/16): Check responses to the worksheet from yesterday. As a class, we will discuss nouns and pronouns on page 273 together. Students will practice this topic on the bottom of page 273. They will complete the read it and write it sections and discuss responses together. Individual practice worksheet on nouns and pronouns. Students will complete it and then check answers together as a class.

Friday (11/17): Study Island WIN Time on electronic devices – students will work on individual lessons (track progress using charts). Practice topics that they need individual practice with. Students will focus on earning blue ribbons for the topics on Study Island.

Answers to Short Response Questions - The Setting Sun and the Rolling World

ANSWER KEY

The Setting Sun and the Rolling World

Charles Mungoshi

Answers	Standards
1.   (a) The white speck is an airplane. My inference suggests that Old Musoni is not comfortable with the modern world and its technologies. (b) Students should cite the “white metal bird” of paragraph 10 and the “aeroplane” of paragraph 32.	RL.8.1
2.   Throughout the story, the dialogue makes clear that the son has decided to leave the farm and cannot be made to change his mind. The dialogue about the son's decision reveals that he is someone who relies on his own judgment and has confidence in his abilities. The dialogue also reveals that, despite his differences with his father, he treats him with respect. Examples:       “Have you thought about this, son?”       “For weeks, father.”       “And you think that’s the only way?”       “There is no other way.” (paragraphs 6–9)       “Think again. You will end dead. Think again, of us, of your family. We have a home, poor though it is, but can you think of a day you have gone without?”       “I have thought everything over, father, I am convinced this is the only way out.” (paragraphs 11 and 12)       “Really, father, have no fear for me. I will be all right. Give me this chance. Release me from all obligations and pray for me.” (paragraph 17)	RL.8.3
3.   (a) The setting sun is a figurative way of talking about Old Musoni and the poor future for farmers due to bad soil and drought. The rolling world refers to the busy economy of the outside world that draws his son away. (b) The word sunblasted helps me understand that it is difficult for Old Musoni to farm his land because the soil is very dry and probably does not support a good harvest.	RL.8.4
4.   In their written responses or discussion, students should •   identify the conflicting viewpoints of the father, who wants the son to stay on the farm, and the son, who wants to leave for the greater world. •   cite characters’ thoughts and dialogue and note that they illustrate the conflicting viewpoints that create dramatic irony. For example, the father’s thoughts are angrier than his words: What do you know of the false honey bird that leads you the whole day through the forest to a snake’s nest? But all he said was “Look. What have you asked me and I have denied you? What, that I have, have I not given you for the asking?” (paragraph 15). The son also has more defiant thoughts than his words: I am armed more than you think and wiser than you can dream of. But all he said, too, was “Really, father, have no fear for me. I will be all right. Give me this chance.” (paragraph 17) •   explain that even though the father and son are polite to each other, the reader knows what they are thinking, so for the reader, the dramatic irony makes the conflict more intense. For example, the son says, “All. You have given me all, father.” But he thinks, You have sent me to school and told me the importance of education, and now you ask me to throw it on the rubbish heap and scrape for a living on this tired cold shell of the moon. (paragraph 16) Some students may suggest that the main conflict takes place in the characters’ thoughts.	RL.8.6

November 6, 2017 - November 10, 2017

11/06/17 – 11/10/17

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

Monday (11/06): Small Group Learning: Groups will work together to complete the tasks in the textbook for the short story for rotation 3 (The Setting Sun and the Rolling World). Review day will be on Wednesday and the test for the short story will be on Monday, Nov. 13.

Tuesday (11/07): Small Group Learning: Groups will work together to complete the tasks in the textbook for the short story for rotation 3 (The Setting Sun and the Rolling World). Students will also receive a packet with questions on the short story as practice using textual evidence to support responses. We will check answers together. Review day will be on Wednesday and the test for the short story will be on Monday, Nov. 13.

Wednesday (11/08): Review the work completed in the textbook for rotation 3 (short story). Students will have a chance to ask any remaining questions before the test on Monday. We will also review the short response questions for the story together.

Thursday (11/09): Students will receive a TDA prompt to answer during class today. Students must use an essay format to answer the prompt based on the texts they read in Unit 1 of the book. They must use textual evidence from at least one text in unit 1. Students will turn in what they have completed at the end of class today.

Friday (11/10):  Students will read an information text on ReadWorks.org and answer specific question sets about the text. One question set is comprehension questions and the second is questions focusing on figurative language. Students must login to their Composition class period (Class codes for each period are on the chalk board). They must click on the assignment to read the article and answer the questions. This assignment will count as a classwork grade in CSIU.

11/06/17 – 11/10/17

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

Monday (11/06): Students will complete a group practice session on Study Island on Verb Moods. We will stop and discuss specific questions as needed throughout the session.

Tuesday (11/07): Students will receive note sheets on point of view and theme. We will discuss these together and students will then receive a practice worksheet on these topics from the short story, The Setting Sun and the Rolling World. We will check responses together. Any time that is left, students will practice these two topics on Study Island in WIN time. Quiz Thursday on literary point of view and theme.

Wednesday (11/08): Students will re-read the short story, The Setting Sun and the Rolling World together in class. We will discuss key parts of the story and students will have the opportunity to ask questions if needed. The test on this selection will be Monday, Nov. 13.

Thursday (11/09): Students will complete a quiz on literary point of view and theme. They will take the quiz on paper and submit it to the teacher when finished. Once finished with the quiz, students will practice topics on Study Island that they need additional practice with. They may practice theme and point of view again as well. They can also practice verb moods in order to get ready for the selection test coming up on Monday.

Friday (11/10): Study Island WIN Time on electronic devices – students will work on individual lessons (track progress using charts). Practice topics that they need individual practice with.