ELA 8: 9-23-19 to 9-27-19

ELA 8

Monday (9/23): Bell ringers; Hand out/go over “evidence-based terminology” notes; Begin TDA for “The Medicine Bag.” Students will analyze the prompt and discuss how it should be approached. We will look at how to use the bug graphic organizer to organize the TDA response. Completed TDA and bug must be turned in by Monday, Sept. 30.

Study Island: Point of View and Purpose in Literature – Individual practice (due end of day Tuesday)

Tuesday (9/24): Bell ringers; Mini lesson on embedding quotes; work on bug and TDA for The Medicine Bag (point of view)

 Study Island: Point of View and Purpose in Literature is due today; New Lesson: Point of view and Purpose in Informational texts – lesson and individual practice (due end of day Thursday)

Wednesday (9/25): Bell ringers; Work on bug and TDA (due Monday)

Study Island – Individual practice: Point of view and purpose in informational texts

Thursday (9/26): Bell ringers; Work on bug and TDA (due Monday)

Study Island – Individual practice: Point of view and purpose in informational texts (due today)

Friday (9/27): Bell ringer; Work on TDA; peer review; revise; edit (make sure TDA is ready to turn in on Monday if not already finished); NewsELA article – read and discuss; complete quiz questions and discuss

 Study Island – New topic: textual evidence in literature – lesson and group session questions; individual practice (due Wednesday)

Essential Question (Unit 1): What are some milestones on the path to growing up?