August Monthly Instructional Calendar - 8th grade ELA Mrs. Morgan; 404-334-4790, ext.

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This Weeks
Focus

Monday

Tuesday
10

Welcome to
ELA

CC: Welcome to Mrs. Morgan

and Mrs. Hights Class
(notebook introduction)

Wednesday

11
CC: Welcome to ELA/Syllabus
Overview

CC: MIC and OLS navigation

OLS: GUM Unit 1 Lesson 1

OLS: GUM Unit 1 Lesson 2

Thursday
12

OLS: GUM Unit 1 Lesson 2

Study Island: Try questions on

any topic

CC: Test Day/USA Test Prep

Navigation

CC: Peer Discussion/RACE

strategy

CC: Grammar Fun!

OLS: GUM Unit 1 Lesson 3

OLS: Gum Unit 1 Lesson 4

OLS: Gum Unit 1 Lesson 4

Study Island: Try 10 questions on

any topic

Standards:
ELAGSE8L1
USA Test Prep: Pre-assessment

USA Test Prep: Pre-assessment

USA Test Prep: Pre-assessment

CC: How to Study Island

26
CC: Reading strategy Practice:
Close Reading

OLS: Lit Unit 4 Lesson 1

OLS: Lit Unit 4 Lesson 1

OLS: Lit Unit 4 Lesson 1

Study Island: Try 10 questions of

your choice

25

USA Test Prep: Pre-assessment

21

20

OLS: Catch up on GUM unit 1

OLS: GUM Unit 1 Lesson 5

Study Island: Try 10 questions
on any topic

CC: How to Read &

Comprehend a Novel

24

OLS Cumulative Progress:

LIT: 0 lessons; GUM: 3 lessons

USA Test Prep: Pre-assessment

19

18

17

Standards:
ELAGSE8RL1,
2L2,L3

14

OLS: GUM Unit 1 Lesson 3

Study Island: Try 10 questions

on any topic
USA Test Prep: Pre-assessment

Novel work

13

OLS: GUM Unit 1 Lesson 1

Standards:
ELAGSE8L1

Welcome to
ELA

Friday

Study Island: Summary

OLS Cumulative Progress:

LIT: 0 lessons; GUM: 5 lessons

USA Test Prep: Pre-assessment

28

27

OLS: Lit Unit 4 Lesson 2

OLS: Lit Unit 4 Lesson 3

OLS Cumulative Progress:
LIT: 3 lessons; GUM: 5 lessons

31
Reading
Closely

CC: Authors Point of View

OLS: Lit Unit 4 Lesson 3

Standards:
ELAGSE8RL1,
2L2,L3

Study Island: Authors Point of

View

August OLS Cumulative

Progress:
LIT: 3 lessons; GUM: 5 lessons