October 16, 2017 - October 20, 2017

10/16/17 – 10/20/17

English Literature – Grade 8 (Periods 1, 6, 7)

Literature:

Monday (10/16): Small Group Learning: Day 3 (1^st Rotation) – Groups are responsible for working together to read the selections in the first rotation. They must also complete all tasks in rotation one by Wednesday (10/18). Groups will ask questions as needed while they work on their sections/tasks in the textbook. They will also check their work/responses along the way with Mrs. Leib. The selection test for “You are the Electric Boogaloo” and “Just Be Yourself” will be on Friday (10/20). Students will take the test online on pearsonrealize.com. Review day is Thursday.

Tuesday (10/17): Small Group Learning: Day 4 (1^st Rotation) – Groups are responsible for working together to read the selections in the first rotation. They must also complete all tasks in rotation one by Wednesday (10/18). Groups will ask questions as needed while they work on their sections/tasks in the textbook. They will also check their work/responses along the way with Mrs. Leib. The selection test for “You are the Electric Boogaloo” and “Just Be Yourself” will be on Friday (10/20). Review day is Thursday.

Wednesday (10/18): Small Group Learning: Day 5 (1^st Rotation) – Groups must finish all work for rotation 1 by the end of class today. Review for the test on the rotation 1 selections is tomorrow. The test is on Friday. Students will take the test online on Pearson Realize.

Thursday (10/19): Rotation 1 Review Day: Groups will study/re-read selections and ask any questions they may have in order to prepare for the test, which is tomorrow in class on Pearson Realize. Students will have the opportunity today to check/correct any responses they completed with the assignments from the book and to clarify any confusions. Students may use their textbook while taking the test tomorrow.

Friday (10/20): Rotation 1 Test Day: Students will individually take the selection test for the rotation 1 text selections (“You Are the Electric Boogaloo” and “Just Be Yourself”). They will complete the test online on Pearson Realize. Students may use their book while taking the test. After completing the test, students will review their results and work on items they need practice with on Study Island and/or No Red Ink.com.

10/16/17 – 10/20/17

English Composition – Grade 8 (Periods 3, 5, 8)

Composition:

Monday (10/16): Quiz on verb moods on Study Island. Students will then receive extra practice worksheets on verb moods to complete for homework.  They will complete the worksheets for tomorrow and check answers/responses at the start of class tomorrow. If students still need extra practice with verb moods, they should see Mrs. Leib individually for instructions on where to go for extra help/practice. Students will view a lesson on the whiteboard on Pearson Realize on the topic of tone. Students will then receive a note/practice worksheet on tone that they will complete independently. We will check responses together during class. Students will take a mini quiz on author’s tone on Study Island (group session) on Wednesday during class.

Tuesday (10/17): Check answers to homework sheets on verb moods. Students will also receive first-read extension questions for the rotation 1 text selections. They will complete the questions in class today and check/discuss responses together. We will focus largely on using textual evidence to support responses. Test on these selections is on Friday in Literature class.

Wednesday (10/18): Quiz on tone on Study Island. Students will take an individual quiz on Study Island assessing their understanding of the concept of tone in writing. Once finished, students will examine their results of the quiz and complete extra practice with this concept if needed. Students will then complete a word study worksheet on the Latin suffix – ous. We will check responses to the worksheet together in class.

Thursday (10/19): Students will receive a practice worksheet on the concept vocabulary terms and word study items from the rotation 1 selections (You Are the Electric Boogaloo and Just Be Yourself). Students will complete the practice sheet on their own and discuss/check responses together as a class. Students will use the rest of the class time to prepare for the test on the selections.

Friday (10/20): Study Island WIN Time on electronic devices – Study Island: work on individual lessons (track progress using charts) – conference with teacher.