January 1, 2018 - January 5, 2018

1/1/18 – 1/5/18

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

Monday (1/1): No School – New Year’s Day

Tuesday (1/2): Textbook – page 286 – Intro. To concept vocabulary for the next selection (Ban the Ban/Soda’s a Problem But…). Students will rank the words in the chart on page 286 and work on vocab. squares for each word. Vocab. squares are due Friday (1/5).

Wednesday (1/3): Make up tests for the selection, “Three Cheers for the Nanny State.” Students will also complete the first read of the selection on page 287. They will complete first read notes and the comprehension questions on page 289. They may then work on vocab. squares for the remainder of time today. Vocab. squares are due Friday.  

Thursday (1/4): Complete close-read notes on pages 288 and 289 in the margins. Complete the analyze the text questions on the bottom of page 290. We will discuss the close reads and analyze the text questions together.

Friday (1/5): Check vocab. squares. Students will work in small groups on the first read extension questions for “Ban the Ban/Soda’s a Problem But…” (questions 1-4). As a class, we will discuss responses to questions 1-4. Question 5 in the packet is a TDA prompt which students will respond to independently. 

1/1/18 – 1/5/18

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

Monday (1/1): No School – New Year’s Day

Tuesday (1/2): Study Island – intro. To next topic (Summary). We will discuss notes on how to summarize effectively. Students will then practice questions on Study Island on the topic of summary. Students must earn a blue ribbon in summary before moving on.

Wednesday (1/3): Make up tests for the selection test, “Three Cheers for the Nanny State.” Students will work on practice questions on summary (Study Island). They must earn a blue ribbon in summary before moving on.

Thursday (1/4): Make up tests for the selection test, “Three Cheers for the Nanny State.” Students will work on practice questions on summary (Study Island). They must earn a blue ribbon in summary before moving on.

Friday (1/5): Review session 2: Textual Evidence, Inferences/Generalizations, Theme, and Summary – students must complete the review session today in class.