Keystone Literature Workshop: 12/2/19 - 12/6/19

Keystone Literature

Monday 12/2: No School

Tuesday 12/3: Study Island: Structure and elements of poetry, structure and elements of drama, conclusions, inferences, and generalizations in nonfiction.

Wednesday 12/4: Study Island: Structure and elements of poetry, structure and elements of drama, conclusions, inferences, and generalizations in nonfiction.

Thursday 12/5: Study Island: Structure and elements of poetry, structure and elements of drama, conclusions, inferences, and generalizations in nonfiction.

Friday 12/6: Study Island: Structure and elements of poetry, structure and elements of drama, conclusions, inferences, and generalizations in nonfiction.

Essential Question: What can I do to increase my achievement on the Keystone Lit. exam?

ELA 8: 12/2/19 - 12/6/19

ELA 8

Monday (12/2): No School

Tuesday (12/3): Bell ringers; First read of “Three Cheers for the Nanny State” (study guide); annotate during first read (graphic organizer); Complete comprehension questions and discuss.

Study Island – New topic: Inferences and Generalizations in Literature and Informational Texts (due Friday).

Wednesday (12/4): Bell ringers; Comprehension closure quiz; Complete analyze the text questions, craft and structure section in the textbook and practice worksheet for craft and structure.

Study Island – Individual practice: Inferences and generalizations in literature and informational texts (due Friday).

Thursday (12/5): Bell ringers: Textbook – discuss work from yesterday (analyze the text and craft and structure); analyze the text and craft and structure closure quizzes; complete vocabulary practice worksheet and conventions in book and on practice worksheet.

Study Island – Individual practice: Inferences and generalizations in literature and informational texts (due Friday).

Friday (12/6): Bell ringers – Podcast and listening questions. Test end of next week on “Three Cheers for the Nanny State.”

Study Island – Individual Practice: Inferences and generalizations in literature and informational texts. (due today).

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

Keystone Literature Workshop: 11/25/19 - 11/29/19

Keystone Literature

Monday 11/25: Study Island: Theme, tone, style and mood in fiction, cultural and historical significance in fiction:

Tuesday 11/26: Study Island: Theme, tone, style and mood in fiction, cultural and historical significance in fiction

Wednesday 11/27: Early Dismissal at 11:00 a.m. – Study Island – Finish topics that are not done yet or that need to be redone.

Thursday 11/28: No School – Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday 11/29: No School

Essential Question: What can I do to increase my achievement on the Keystone Lit. exam?

ELA 8: 11/25/19 - 11/29/19

ELA 8

Monday (11/25): Bell ringers; Argument writing – students will work on completing an argument bug and essay on a topic provided. They will read articles on the topic to research and provide cited facts, statistics, etc. in order to support their argument. Completed bug and essay are due by end of class on Wednesday.

Study Island: Individual practice – Cultural Literature (due end of day tomorrow).

Tuesday (11/26): Bell ringers; Argument writing – students will work on completing an argument bug and essay on a topic provided. They will read articles on the topic to research and provide cited facts, statistics, etc. in order to support their argument. Completed bug and essay are due by end of class on Wednesday.

Study Island: Individual Practice – Cultural Literature (due by end of day today).

Wednesday (11/27): Early Dismissal at 11:00 a.m. – Finish bug and essay and turn in.

Study Island – Individual practice: finish any Study Island topics that were not finished or that needed to be redone.

Thursday (11/28): No School – Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday (11/29): No School

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

Argument Essay Resources and Links

https://docs.google.comArgument Essay Resource Links/document/d/1EqtQnbSyn7WVHww-191CaLmZbhNhQAMzbpDK-qT3T-A/edit?usp=sharing

Keystone Literature Workshop: 11/18/19 - 11/22/19

Keystone Literature

Monday 11/18: Study Island: Inferences, conclusions, and generalizations, genres, connections between texts in fiction, characters, setting

Tuesday 11/19: Study Island: Inferences, conclusions, and generalizations, genres, connections between texts in fiction, characters, setting

Wednesday 11/20: Study Island: Theme, tone, style and mood in fiction, cultural and historical significance in fiction

Thursday 11/21: Study Island: Theme, tone, style and mood in fiction, cultural and historical significance in fiction

Friday 11/22: Study Island: Theme, tone, style and mood in fiction, cultural and historical significance in fiction

Essential Question: What can I do to increase my achievement on the Keystone Lit. exam?

ELA 8: 11/18/19 - 11/22/19

ELA 8

Monday (11/18): Bell ringers; return and review closure quizzes (comprehension, analyze the text, craft and structure) for “Barrington Irving...”; Finish and check p. 273 in book on conventions (nouns and pronouns); check practice worksheets for concept vocab./word study and conventions; closure quizzes on concept vocab./word study and conventions; test is Wednesday on Pearson Realize.

Study Island: Individual practice – Finish Connotation and denotation in literature and informational texts (due end of day today).

Tuesday (11/19): Bell ringers; return and review closure quizzes (concept. Vocab./word study and conventions); review game (Kahoot); Test is tomorrow.

Study Island: New topic: Precise language and sensory details (lesson notes and group session questions) – begin individual practice (due Thursday).

Wednesday (11/20): Bell ringers; Selection test on “Barrington Irving...” - Complete test corrections when finished test on Pearson.

Study Island – Individual practice: Precise language and sensory details (due end of day Thursday). Shakespeare and Macbeth info./synopsis

Thursday (11/21): Macbeth play in auditorium (9:00); Bell ringers; First read of “Three Cheers for the Nanny State” (study guide); annotate during first read (graphic organizer); Complete comprehension questions and discuss.

Study Island – Individual practice: Finish precise language and sensory details (due by end of today).

Friday (11/22): Bell ringer - reading passage quiz day; Podcast and listening questions (Unnoticed podcast)

Study Island – New topic: Cultural literature – lesson notes and group session practice questions – begin individual practice (due Tuesday by end of day).

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

Keystone Literature Workshop: 11/11/19 - 11/15/19

Keystone Literature

Monday 11/11: No School for Students – Act 80 Day

Tuesday 11/12: Study Island: work on completing the following topics this week: characters, setting, author’s technique, main idea and supporting details, summarization – students have until the end of class today to finish the topics above.

 Wednesday 11/13: School-wide board meeting

Thursday 11/14: Study Island: Inferences, conclusions, and generalizations in fiction; genres; connections between texts in fiction (topics are due by end of day Monday 11/18).

Friday 11/15: Study Island: Inferences, conclusions, and generalizations in fiction; genres; connections between texts in fiction (topics are due by end of day Monday 11/18).

Essential Question: What can I do to increase my achievement on the Keystone Lit. exam?

ELA 8: 11/11/19 - 11/15/19

ELA 8

Monday (11/11): No School for Students (Act 80 Day)

Tuesday (11/12): Bell ringers; check/discuss vocabulary squares (definitions) for unit 3 academic vocab. words; class poll and questions (what matters); first read of “Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator” – annotate examples of direct and indirect characterization within text; complete comprehension questions on page 269. Test on Barrington Irving…will be Tuesday next week (11/19).

Study Island: New topics to discuss (lesson notes) – connotation and denotation in literature and informational texts (both due Friday); finish analyze conflicting information by end of today

Wednesday (11/13): World Kindness Day, School-wide school board meeting; – Kindness Day check in and reflection; check in sheet; (How can we try to be more kind at school? Why is it important to be kind and empathetic toward one another? How does this connect to our essential question for unit 3?); p. 268 video connection for Barrinton Irving; Comprehension closure quiz for Barrington Irving; p. 270 and 271 (complete the analyze the text questions and craft and structure questions with a partner); complete the practice worksheets for craft and structure with a partner)

Study Island – Individual practice: Connotation and denotation in literature and informational texts (due Friday).

Thursday (11/14): Bell ringers; Discuss analyze the text questions and craft and structure on pages 270-271 and practice worksheet; closure quizzes for analyze the text and craft and structure; complete pages 272 and 273 on vocab/word study and conventions and practice worksheets with a partner; discuss responses together

Study Island – Individual practice: Connotation and denotation in literature and informational texts (due Friday).

Friday (11/15): Bell ringers; closure quizzes (vocab/word study and conventions); Students will then complete a presentation organizer to analyze Barrington Irving’s success; students will make a claim and find evidence within the text to support their claim. Work on study guide for Barrington Irving. Test is Tuesday (11/19).

Study Island – Individual practice: finish connotation and denotation in literature and informational texts (due today).

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

Keystone Literature Workshop: 11/4/19 - 11/8/19

Keystone Literature

Monday 11/4: Study Island: work on completing the following topics this week: affixes and roots, author’s purpose, author’s technique, main idea and supporting details, and summarization

Tuesday 11/5: Study Island: work on completing the following topics this week: main idea and supporting details, summarization, conclusions, inferences, and generalizations in fiction, and genres

 Wednesday 11/6: Study Island: work on completing the following topics this week: main idea and supporting details, and summarization, conclusions, inferences, and generalizations in fiction, and genres

Thursday 11/7: Study Island: work on completing the following topics this week: main idea and supporting details, and summarization, conclusions, inferences, and generalizations in fiction, and genres

Friday 11/8: Study Island: work on completing the following topics this week: main idea and supporting details, and summarization, conclusions, inferences, and generalizations in fiction, and genres

Essential Question: What can I do to increase my achievement on the Keystone Lit. exam?

ELA 8: 11/4/19 - 11/8/19

ELA 8

Monday (11/4): *Vaping assembly – period 2 -  Bell ringers; Vocabulary definitions and jam – students will define terms for unit 3 in writing and complete a vocabulary jam for unit 3 vocab. terms (argument terms)

Study Island: Independent practice: Evaluating arguments (due by end of day tomorrow, 11/5).

Tuesday (11/5): *Veterans’ Day assembly (periods 1, 2) - Bell ringers; Students in pm classes will watch a TED talk video presenting the argument of “eating bugs as a part of our daily diet.” Students will use a graphic organizer to record the speaker’s claim and evidence used to support the claim. Students will then decide whether they agree or disagree with the argument that was presented, and we will discuss the evidence they recorded and if students believe it is strong or weak evidence.

Study Island: Individual practice: Finish evaluating evidence (finish others that are not done yet for MP 2 – Pronouns, Varied Sentence Structure)

Wednesday (11/6): Diversity Club trip to Broad Mt. nursing home – complete vocabulary squares for Unit 3 academic vocabulary and complete goals; read launch text for unit 3 (Freedom of the Press – p. 258-259) and complete the summary and quickwrite on pages 260-261.

Study Island – Finish any topics that students may be behind on for start of marking period 2 (evaluate arguments, pronouns, varied sentence structure).

Thursday (11/7): Bell ringers; Discuss vocab. words for unit 3 academic vocab.; discuss launch text, summary, and quickwrite and check work; work on vocab. Squares for whole-class learning selection (Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator) p. 264

Study Island – New topic: Analyzing conflicting information – go over lesson notes and begin independent practice (due Monday).

Friday (11/08): Lesson study – periods 1 and 2; Bell ringers; check vocab. Squares for concept vocab. terms p. 264; class poll and discussion (what matters); read whole-class learning selection (Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator) p. 265 – 268 and complete comprehension questions on page 269.

Study Island – Individual practice – analyzing conflicting information (due Monday)

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