May 6, 2019 - May 10, 2019

ELA 8

Monday (05/06): Finish Holocaust Memorial project presentations.

·         * Independent Reading Assignment - Students will go to the library today to choose a fiction novel for their reading assignment. They must have a book in class for tomorrow. They may bring their own or check one out of our library. Students will read their independent novel and choose one of the three projects to complete based on the book they are reading. The project is due May 31st.
S  * Students can complete the Study Island topics for May for extra credit, but they are not required to complete them for a class grade.

Tuesday (05/07): Begin unit 4 (Human Intelligence) – read anchor text (The Human Brain) and complete the summary and quickwrite on pages 346-347. Begin reading excerpt from “Flowers for Algernon.”

·         - Independent Reading assignment

Wednesday (05/08): Read “Flowers for Algernon” together and annotate/discuss.

·         - Independent Reading assignment

Thursday (05/09):  Read “Flowers for Algernon” together and annotate/discuss.

·         - Independent Reading assignment

Friday (05/10): Read “Flowers for Algernon” together and annotate/discuss.

·        - Independent Reading assignment

Essential Question: Unit 2 – How do we remember the past?

                                Unit 4 – In what different ways can people be intelligent?