8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson Plans

Mon. Aug. 13 Reading Plans No School No School PBIS Kick Off Tues. Aug. 14 Wed. Aug. 15 Thurs. Aug. 16 1. Scavenger Hunt 2. Room Tour 3. Student Interest Survey/Collage Finish collage No School No School Fri. Aug. 17 1. Pair/share collage 2. 1st Semester Pre-Test 3. Lit/La Reflections Bring materials by Monday 1. Share letters 2. 1st Semester Pre-Test

Assignment LA Plans

Assignment MAP Testing Reading Plans Mon. Aug. 20 Tues. Aug. 21

1. Discuss Syllabus 2. Show students how to access the team website and Lit/LA page 3. Name games None
Wed. Aug. 22

1. Read Letters to You 2. Create sticks 3. Write Letter to Me

Finish Letter to Me Thurs. Aug. 23 MAP Testing

Bring 3 things Fri. Aug. 24

1. Binder Set-up 2. Notes: Character 3. Complete vocab. practice Finish vocab. practice

Assignment

LA Plans Spelling wk.1

-Finish vocab. app. -Bring a novel 1. Spelling pre-test 1. Share 3 Things 1. Video Clip & & rule 2. Video Clip & Notes: Drafting 2. Explain spelling Notes: Pre2. Read Prompt activities writing & Draft 3 Things 3. Sparkle 3. 3 Things PreAbout Me Essay write

1. Review HW 2. Pre-Reading: -Do animals have souls? 2. Begin Soul of Caliban and add to packet Soul of Caliban pkt. due Friday

1. Finish Soul of MAP Testing Caliban -6th & 8th Hour 2. Complete vocab. app. 3. MAP Testing Power Point None 1. Finish drafting 3 Things About Me Essay

1.Review HW 2. Review Methods of Characterization 2. Complete Characterization wkst. Characterization wkst. 1. Spelling Test 2. Notes & Video Clip: Revising 3. Peer Response Wkst. & Probing Questions (Write
Source pg. 17)

Assignment

Spelling due Friday Bring 3 Things

Mon. Aug. 27

Finish 3 Things Pre-Write

Tues. Aug. 28

3 Things Draft due Friday

Wed. Aug. 29 1. Finish Notes: Plot & Conflict 2. Analyzing Plot & Conflict Wkst.

Finish 3 Things Draft

Thurs. Aug.30 1. Read: RR 2. Story Element G.O. 3. Review notes for test tomorrow

4. Take suggestions & revise essay Finish revising

Fri. Aug.31

Reading Plans

1. Review HW 2. Discuss characterization within Soul of Caliban 3. Character

1. Share Sketches 2. Soul of Caliban Quiz 3. Grade 4. Notes: Plot &

Conflict

1. Literary Elements test 2. Grade & Discuss

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Sketch
Assignment LA Plans

Character sketch 1. Notes: Editing 2. Proofreading marks/ practice pgh. 3. Edit essay

None 1. Notes: Publishing 2. Type Final Draft

Finish Plot & conflict wkst.

1. Writing Process Quiz 2. Finish Typing & check for typos 3. Turn paper in!

Literary Element Test Tomorrow MAP Testing

None 1. Notes: Kinds of sentences 2. Classifying Sent. Wkst. 3. Finish pg. 1 of notes 4. Sent. Frag. Wkst. (1-10 practice; 11-20 application) Finish Sent. Frag. Wkst.
Fri. Sept. 7

Assignment MAP Testing Reading Plans

Finish editing
Mon. Sept. 3 Labor Day No School

Final draft due Wednesday

Tues. Sept. 4

None
Wed. Sept. 5 Thurs. Sept. 6

1. Book Talk & Check out 6th & 9th 2. Read-In

1. Anticipation Guide: Pair/Share 2. Note Card Predictions 3. Novel Trailer

1. Pass out Books /pkt. 2. Explain Active Reading -Model w/prologue 3. Read Ch1-2:
Stupid Talk Austin Pace

1. Quiz & Discuss 2. Read Ch. 3:

Fire & Agony

together

Assignment

None

None

Finish Ch.1-2:
Stupid Talk Austin Pace &

LA Plans

Labor Day No School

1. Review HW 2. Notes: Complete/ Simple Subjects 3. Complete/ Simple Sub. Wkst. -1st half practice -2nd half app.

Assignment

Finish Complete/ Simple Sub. Wkst

Mon. Sept. 10 Tues. Sept. 11

pkt. pgs. 1. Review HW 1. Share HW 2. Notes: 2. Review Wkst. Compound Sub/Pred. 3. Wkst. Pg. 55/56 4. Notes: Simple/ Comp. Sent. 5. Wkst. Pg. 57/58 -1st half practice -2nd half app. Finish Wkst. Pgs. Review for quiz 55-58
Wed. Sept. 12 Thurs. Sept. 13 Cantigny

Finish Ch. 3: Fire & Agony & pkt. pgs. 6 Traits Unit 1. Quality Sentence Quiz 2. 6 Trait Notes

None
Fri. Sept. 14

Reading Plans

1. Read Ch.4:
Charter at

1. Ch.3-4 Quiz 2. Grade &

1. Ch.5-6 Quiz 2. Grade &

8th Grade Field Trip

1. Ch.7-8 Quiz 2. Grade &

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Stonehenge

2. Complete pkt. pgs.

Assignment

Discuss 3. Read Ch.5-6:

Spiders & Snakes Celebration

discuss 3. Read Ch.7-8

Tyson McGaw Best of Friends &

Discuss 3. Read Ch.9-10

Someones Idea Greenes Eye

Finish Charter & pkt. pgs. 1. Spelling pretest 2. Read Food Poem 3. Analyze poems for 6 Traits 4. Begin fav. food poem Finish Food Poem Spelling due Fri.
Mon. Sept. 17

Finish Ch.5-6:
Spiders Celebration &

pkt.pgs. Finish Ch.7-8

Tyson McGaw Best of Friends &

Finish Ch.9-10
Someones Idea Greenes Eye

LA Plans Spelling wk.2

pkt. pgs. 1. Finish food poem 2. Create a piece of food to match your poem

pkt.pgs. 1. Share Food Poem 2. Read: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3. Sm.grps. analyze for 6 traits None
Wed. Sept. 19

8th Grade Field Trip

& pkt.pgs. 1. Spelling test 2. Pair/Share ideas for own food story 3. Fill out prewrite pgs. In packet Finish pre-write pgs. in pkt.

Assignment

Finish piece of food

Tues. Sept. 18

Thurs. Sept. 20

Fri. Sept. 21

Reading Plans

1. Ch.9-10 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Explain and create character poster Finish character poster
1. Notes on Hooks 2. Write introduction 3. Edit & Revise

1. Share posters 2. Popcorn read Ch.11: What

Ralphy Said

1. Read Ch.12: The Next Victim

1. Ch.11-12 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Read Ch.1314:

The Inquisition What happened to Randall

1. Ch.13-14 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Read Ch.1516: The

Confession Fire & Water Finish 15-16: The Confession Fire & Water & pkt.pgs.

Assignment

Finish Ch.11:
What Ralphy Said

& pkt.pgs. 1. Review transitions, word choice, & sent. fluency 2. Write body pghs. Body paragraphs due Thursday
Tues. Sept. 25 1. Share Conflict projects 2. Finish Novel & Discuss

LA Plans

Introduction
Assignment Laptops Reading Plans

Finish Introduction
Mon. Sept. 24 1. Ch.15-16 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Conflict Project Conflict Project

Finish Reading Finish Ch. 13-14: Ch.12: The Next Inquisition - What Victim & pkt.pgs. happened & pkt.pgs. 1. Write body 1. Edit & revise pghs. body pghs. -Organization -Word Choice -Sent.Fluency -Parallel Struct. Finish body Edit & revise pghs. body pghs.
Wed. Sept. 26 1. Review for Test Thurs. Sept. 27 1.Final Novel Test 2. Grade & Discuss None

1. Review conclusion & takeaway endings 2. Write conclusion Finish conclusion

Fri. Sept. 28

Assignment

Finish Novel & pkt. Review for test

1. Review Literary Genres 2. Genre Sort wkst. Finish genre sort wkst.

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LA Plans Spelling wk.3

Assignment

1. Spelling pretest 2. Edit & revise conclusion 3. Explore Cool Tools Website 4. Compare/ Contrast Finish Edit/revision wkst.
Mon. Oct. 1 Telling Tales 1. Telling Tales Pre-test 2. Notes: Folk Tales 3. Folktale wkst. 4. Princess & the Pea wkst. Finish Princess & the Pea wkst.

1. Type final draft

1. Type final draft

1. Publish (copy/paste) into cool tool 2. Check for typos Final draft due tomorrow
Thurs. Oct. 4 1. Share HW 2. Notes: Urban Legends 3. Discuss Urban Legends /Stickney Mansion None

1. Spelling test 2. Share/Turn in Food Story 3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs None
Fri. Oct. 5 1. Telling Tale Sort/Review 2. Urban Legend Video Clips

Final draft due Thursday

Tues. Oct. 2 1. Review HW 2. Notes: Fables & Myths 3. Model: Fable & Myth wkst. 4. Comic strip Finish comic strip

Final draft due Thursday

Wed. Oct. 3 WOC Unit 1. Share HW 2. Notes: Tall Tales 3. Read Pecos Bill 4. Begin Telling a Tall Tale Finish Telling a Tall Tale

Reading Plans

Assignment LA Plans Spelling wk.2

None

Assignment

1. Spelling PreTest 2. Spelling Rule/Act. 3. Video: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs & Extra Credit Spelling due Fri.
Mon. Oct. 8

1. Finish Video: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs & Extra Credit

1.Homophone Puzzle 2.Words Often Confused (pg.380) 3. Start graphic org. in sm. grps. Finish part of speech & definitions
Wed. Oct. 10 Strange & Myst

1. Create overhead of graphic org. 2. Plan presentation

1. Spelling Test 2. List 1: acceptbreak 3. Begin wkst. A

None
Tues. Oct. 9 1. Telling Tales Test 2. Tell Tale Heart Vocab. Act. Vocab. due Wed.

Finish presentation Thurs. Oct. 11

Finish wkst. A

Fri. Oct. 12 1. Read Tell Tale Heart & pkt. pgs.

Reading Plans

Columbus Day No School

1. Conference assignments (Lit/La) 2. Notes: Suspense/Plot

None

1. Read Edgar Allen Poe Life 2. United Streaming: Poe (18 min)
None

Assignment LA Plans

Finish pkt. pgs.

Columbus Day No School

1. List 1 MiniQuiz 2. List 2: capitalcounselor 3. Begin wkst. B

Finish wkst. B Tues. Oct. 16 1. 3 Wishes Wkst. 2. Begin Reading Monkeys Paw (Act Out)

1. List 2 MiniQuiz 2. List 3: desert past 3. Begin wkst. C

Finish wkst. C Wed. Oct. 17 Persuasive Unit 1. Finish Monkeys Paw & pkt. pgs.

1. List 3 MiniQuiz 2. List 4: peace theyre 3. Begin wkst. D

Finish wkst. D Thurs. Oct. 18 1. Review HW 2. Read Play Compare/contrast 3. Flashback vs.

1. List 4 MiniQuiz 2. List 5: threw youre 3. Begin wkst. E

Finish wkst. E Fri. Oct. 19 End of 1st Quarter 1. Monkeys Paw Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss pkt. pgs.

Assignment Laptop Cart Reading Plans

Mon. Oct. 15 1.Tell Tale Heart Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss pkt. pgs.

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3. Vocab. Act. Assignment LA Plans Spelling wk.3 Finish Monkeys Paw Vocab. Act. Foreshadowing 3. Vocab. Act. For Land Lady

None 1. Words Often Confused Test 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Scattegories

None Tues. Oct.23 1. Review HW 2. Landlady Quiz 3. Character Poster

Finish Monkeys Paw pkt. pgs.

1. Conducting Key Word Searches 2. Analyzing URLs

Finish Wkst?
Packet Pgs. 1-4 1. Notes: Persuasive Purpose/Strategies 2. Read & Select Topics

Finish Land Lady

Vocab. Act. 1. Spelling Test Packet Pg.5 2. Brainstorming Wkst. 4. Discuss good vs. bad articles Finish brainstorming wkst. pg.5 Fri. Oct. 26 1. Strange & Mysterious Test 2. Grade & Discuss 3. FFA Vocab.

1. Spelling PreTest 2. List 5 MiniQuiz 3. WOC Review wkst. & poems

Review wkst. Spelling due Friday Mon. Oct. 22

Assignment

None Wed. Oct. 24 1. Review Plot & Suspense 2. Suspense Poster

Select a topic
Thurs. Oct. 25 1. Read & Discuss The Raven 2. Simpsons: Raven & Monkeys Paw 3. Tell Tale Heart Video Review for Test 1. Note taking lesson 2. Start taking notes on article(s)
Notes due Monday

Reading Plans

1. Read: Landlady & finish pkt. pgs.

Act.
Finish vocab. act. 1. Take notes on article(s)
Notes due Tuesday

Assignment LA Plans

Finish pkt. pgs.

Packet Pg. 6 1. Explain research 2. Research in Lab Research if needed Mon. Oct.29 Flowers 1. FFA ppt. slides 1-3 2. FFA Web Quest

Finish Character Poster

1. Finish research in lab 2. Print 1-2 articles Need 1-2 articles Tues. Oct.30 1. Collect Vocab. & Review Web Quest 2. Finish FFA

Review for Test 1. Highlight articles Finish highlighting Wed. Oct.31 1. Share inkblots 2. Inkblot wkst. 3. Mult. Int. Quiz/ ppt.

Assignment

Thurs. Nov. 1

Fri. Nov. 2 1. Finish Reading FFA Part 1 2. Review Text Structure and complete pg. 4 3. Review Irony and complete pg. 5

Reading Plans

Power Point 3. Trailer 4. Make inkblots

Assignment LA Plans Spelling wk.4 None

1. Notes: Text Structure & Irony 2. Read: Flowers for Algernon (Prog. Rep.1-4)

None

1. Spelling pretest Packet Pgs. 7-8 1. Survey 2. Survey Reflection

Finish Inkblot wkst. Packet Pgs. 9-11 1. Check Thesis 1. Thesis Practice and Survey 2. Write Thesis Packet Pg. 12 1. Complete prewrite

Add to pkt. pgs. Packet Pg. 13 1. Write Introduction

Finish pkt. pgs. 4-5 1. Spelling test Pkt. Pgs. 14-15 2. Body Pgh. Format 3. Supportive Reasoning 4. Start body pghs.
Body pghs. due Thursday

Assignment

Finish reflection Spelling due Fri.

Finish Thesis

Finish pre-write

Finish intro. pgh.

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Reading Plans Mon. Nov. 5 Early Dismissal 1. Review Pkt. Pgs. 4-5 2. Review Irony 3. Irony Poster Finish Irony Poster Tues. Nov. 6 No School: Parent Teacher Conferences Wed. Nov. 7 Institute Day Thurs. Nov. 8 1. Review Pkt. Pgs. & Vocab. Matching 2. Part 1 Quiz 3. Vocab. Act. for part 2 Finish Vocab. Act. for part 2 Fri. Nov. 9 1. Collect vocab. act. 2. Library Book Talk

Assignment LA Plans

None Packet pg. 14 1. Conclusion pgh. Format 2. Write conclusion pgh.

Finish conclusion Fri. Nov. 16 1. Final Test 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Start Video: Charley

1. Continue working on body pghs. 2. Scattegories

Body pghs. due Thursday Mon. Nov. 12

No School: Parent Teacher Conferences

Institute Day

Packet Pgs. 14 & 16 1. Objection pgh. Format 2. Finish body pghs.

Finish body pghs. Thurs. Nov. 15 1. Review HW 2. Jeopardy Review

Assignment

Reading Plans

1. Notes: Foreshadowing 2. Read PR 11-12 3. Begin Foreshadowing pg.7 Finish Pt.2 vocab. matching 1. Spelling wkst. Packet Pg. 17 2. Works Cited 3. Edit/Revise
Finish works cited Spelling due Friday Mon. Nov. 19 1. Video: Charley

Tues. Nov. 13 Lab 1. Grade Vocab 2. Review Inferences & Characterization 3. Finish FFA & pkt. pg. 7

Wed. Nov. 14 Lab 1. Part 2 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 2. Notes: Point of View 3. Finish packet Finish packet

Assignment LA Plans Spelling wk.1-4 test

Finish FFA & pg.7 1. Review Typing Req. 2. Type final copy in lab
Final draft due Thursday Tues. Nov. 20 1. Video: Charley

Study for test 1. Collect Papers 2. Explain Explore Test 3. Practice Explore Test
None Thurs. Nov. 22 No School

None 1. Spelling test 2. Pass tests back and analyze answers 3. Explore Test PPT
None Fri. Nov. 23 No School

1. Finish typing final copy in lab

Assignment

Final draft due Thursday Wed. Nov. 21 No School

Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans

None 1. Importance of Punctuation 2. Notes: End Marks (Rules 14ae) 3. Begin Punctuation Pkt.
Finish pkt. Mon. Nov. 26 That Was Then

None 1. Review HW/Mini Quiz 2. Scattegories

No School

No School

No School

Assignment

Tues. Nov.27

Wed. Nov.28

Thurs. Nov.29

Fri. Nov.30

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Reading Plans Explore Test Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Dec. 3 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Dec. 10 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Dec. 17 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Jan.7 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Jan.14 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Tues. Jan.15 Wed. Jan.16 Thurs. Jan.17 Fri. Jan.18 Tues. Jan.8 Wed. Jan.9 Thurs. Jan.10 Fri. Jan.11 Tues. Dec. 18 Wed. Dec. 19 Thurs. Dec. 20 Fri.Dec.21 End of 2nd Quarter Tues. Dec. 11 Wed. Dec. 12 Thurs. Dec. 13 Fri. Dec. 14 Tues. Dec. 4

None Explore Test None Wed. Dec. 5

Thurs. Dec. 6

Fri. Dec. 7

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Assignment Mon. Jan.21 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Jan.28 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Spelling 1 Assignment Mon. Feb.4 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Feb.11 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Feb.18 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Feb.25 Tues. Feb.26 Wed. Feb.27 Thurs. Feb.28 Fri. Mar.1 No School Tues. Feb.19 Wed. Feb.20 Thurs. Feb.21 Fri. Feb.22 Tues. Feb.12 Wed. Feb.13 Thurs. Feb.14 Conferences No School Fri. Feb.15 Institute Day No School Tues. Feb.5 Wed. Feb.6 Thurs. Feb.7 Fri. Feb.8 Tues. Jan.29 Wed. Jan.30 Thurs. Jan.31 Fri. Feb.1 No School MLK JR Day No School MLK JR Day Tues. Jan.22 Wed. Jan.23 Thurs. Jan.24 Fri. Jan.25

No School

No School

No School

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Reading Plans

Assignment LA Plans Assignment ISAT Testing Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Mar.11 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Mar.18 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Mar.25 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans No School Spring Break No School Spring Break Tues. Mar.26 No School Spring Break No School Spring Break Wed. Mar.27 No School Spring Break No School Spring Break Thurs. Mar.28 No School Spring Break No School Spring Break Fri. Mar.29 No School Spring Break No School Spring Break Tues. Mar.19 Wed. Mar.20 Thurs. Mar.21 Fri. Mar.22 Tues. Mar.12 Wed. Mar.13 Thurs. Mar.14 Fri. Mar.15

Mon. Mar.4

Tues. Mar.5 ISATS

Wed. Mar.6 ISATS

Thurs. Mar.7 ISATS

Fri. Mar.8 End of 3rd Quarter

Assignment Mon. Apr.1 Reading Plans Tues. Apr.2 Wed. Apr.3 Thurs. Apr.4 Fri. Apr.5

8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson Plans

Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Apr.8 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Spelling Assignment MAP Testing Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. Apr.22 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment MAP Testing Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. May 6 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. May 13 NJHS Field Trip Tues. May 14 Wed. May 15 Thurs. May 16 Fri. May 17 24 Hour Run Tues. May 7 Wed. May 8 Thurs. May 9 Fri. May 10 Tues. Apr.23 Wed. Apr.24 Thurs. Apr.25 Fri. Apr.26 Mon. Apr.15 Tues. Apr.16 Wed. Apr.17 Thurs. Apr.18 Fri. Apr.19 Tues. Apr.9 Wed. Apr.10 Thurs. Apr.11 Fri. Apr.12

Mon. Apr.29

Tues. Apr.30

Wed. May 1

Thurs. May 2

Fri. May 3

Field Trip

Field Trip

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Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment Mon. May 20 Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Tues. May 21 End of 4th Quarter Wed. May 22 Thurs. May 23 Fri. May 24

Breakfast

Grad Practice

Practice @ QRBC

Last Day of School

Red & Gold Games Picnic

Mon. May 27 Tues. May 28 Wed. May 29 Thurs. May 30 Fri. May 31

Assignment

Reading Plans Assignment LA Plans Assignment

8:00 8:30 Breakfast 8:30 Pass out Gowns Take Picture 9:00-11:15 Promotion Practice in Gym 12:00 8th grade teams hand out yearbooks Periods 8-9 Variety Show for all grades

Promotion Practice at QRBC Red and Gold Games Picnic

Last Day of School!

Mustang Roundup 8:00 9:20 a.m. Handout Report Cards 9:30 a.m. Dismissal for Summer Break 9:35