February 21, 2017 - February 24, 2017

02/20/17 – 02/24/17

8^th Grade English (Periods 1, 2, 3, 5B, 6, 7, 8):

Monday (02/20): No School – Presidents’ Day

Tuesday (02/21): Students will complete an independent first read of the next selection in Unit 3 (“Three Cheers for the Nanny State”). As they complete their first read, they must note vocabulary terms that are used throughout the text as well as annotate other thoughts, connections, etc. that they have as they read the text. They will then complete the comprehension questions on page 281 (#1-5).

Wednesday (02/22): Students will discuss their annotations and responses to the comprehension questions. Students will also get points for completing these two items in their textbook. We will examine together examples of first read notes and clarify any confusions with this task. We will then examine a TDA question together based on the text that they read. We will examine the parts of the question as well as look at how it should be answered. We will go through the steps of answering the TDA together. Students will write down the steps and the example response so that they have a sample.

Thursday (02/23): Finish the sample TDA that we started together yesterday (if needed). Students will then complete the close read section on page 282 (#1 – 3) and the analyze the text questions on the bottom of page 282. They must complete a 2^nd independent read of the text in order to complete these sections.

Friday (02/24): Students will examine a TDA scoring guideline sheet to see exactly how they are scored for these types of assessment questions. Students will then complete a TDA from the PSSA item sampler that relates to argumentative texts. Students will turn in their written response to be scored based on the TDA scoring rubric. If time permits, students will then complete page 283 in the textbook.

Essential Questions: Unit 3 in Textbook – When is it right to take a stand?