Course: English 8 Teacher: Michelle Johnson Textbook: The Language of Literature
English 8 Learning Period 1 August 18 September 12, 2014 Date Assignment Due Monday August 18 Round-up
Tuesday August 19 Expectations, class schedule; Interactive Notebook Requirements; Johnny Tremain Focus Activity; Background to the novel
Wednesday August 20 Intro to Johnny Tremain; Read Chapter 1 fill out Active Reading Chart in your Interactive Notebook 8/25 Thursday August 21 Johnny Tremain vocabulary; Read Chapter 2 continue filling out Active Reading Chart
Friday August 22 Do Johnny Tremain Questions Chapters 1-2 8/25 Monday August 25 Johnny Tremain discussion; Read Chapter 3 continue filling out Active Reading Chart 8/25 Tuesday August 26 Johnny Tremain Interactive Notebook Activity; Begin reading Chapter 4 Wednesday August 27 Finish Chapter 4 of Johnny Tremain continue filling out Active Reading Chart 8/28 Thursday August 28 Read Chapter 5 of Johnny Tremain; do Interactive Notebook Activity and continue filling out Active Reading Chart
Friday August 29 Do Johnny Tremain Chapters 3-5 Questions in your Interactive Notebook 9/2
Monday September 1 Labor Day No School
Tuesday September 2 Johnny Tremain in-class essay (refer to Active Reading Chart) Wednesday September 3 Do Johnny Tremain Focus Activity; Read Chapter 6 of Johnny Tremain begin filling out Active Reading Chart 9/4
Thursday September 4 Do vocabulary in Interactive Notebook; read Chapter 7 of Johnny Tremain continue filling out Active Reading Chart
Friday September 5 Do Johnny Tremain Questions Chapters 6-7 in Interactive Notebook 9/9 Monday September 8 Read Chapter 8 in Johnny Tremain continue filling out Active Reading Chart 9/9 Tuesday September 9 Do Johnny Tremain Questions Chapter 8; Begin Literature Group activity
Wednesday September 10 Work in Literature Groups use handout 9/11 Thursday September 11 Literature Group presentations Friday September 12 Do Johnny Tremain Letter activity see handout given in class 9/16