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?
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