8th Grade ELA

Monday
Objective: SWBAT watch a video about WW2 and discuss the themes present in the video as
well as answer a think question regarding a text previously read
Standard: RI.8.3
Academic Language: themes, World War 2
Agenda
-Warm Up: How was your Thanksgiving break? What is one thing you are thankful for this year?
-Students will watch World War 2 Video
-What are some themes from the video about WW2 that stuck out to you too?
-Finish Think Question for “Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl”

Tuesday/Wednesday
Objective: SWBAT
Standard: RI.8.3-4
Academic Language: Nazi, influence, conflict
Agenda
-Warm up: Have you ever been told to do something you thought was wrong?
-Students will read “Hitler Youth” on page 163
-Students will answer Think questions together

Thursday/Friday
Objective: SWBAT discern the main or central idea from a text as well as support it with textual
evidence and details.
Standard: RI.8.3-4
Academic Language:
Agenda
-Warm up: Which of the 2 texts that we’ve read in this unit have you enjoyed the most? Why?
-Review past texts
-Kahoot: Anne Frank, Boy in the Striped Pajamas
ELA 2A
Monday
Objective: SWBAT determine the setting of their written short story.
Standard: Productive: ELD.PI.8.10-11 Em/Ex/Bridge
Academic Language: setting, time, place
Agenda
-Warm up: How was your weekend? What did you do?
-Picture explanation: students will review an image or video and tell what’s going on in that
image
-BrainPOP ELL
-Students will work on their story’s setting. What does it look like? Where is it? When is it?

Tuesday
Objective: SWBAT understand how participles work as well as review comparative/superlative
adverbs.
Standard: Interpretive: ELD.PI.8.10 Em/Ex/Bridge
Academic Language:
Agenda
-Warm up: How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
-Students will read “Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich” on page 234
-Review adjectives/adverbs (-er vs. -est)
-Participles on page 242

Wednesday
Objective: SWBAT determine what the problem is for their short story.
Standard: Productive: ELD.PI.8.10-11 Em/Ex/Bridge
Academic Language: conflict, initial incident
Agenda
-Warm up: Where and when is the setting of your short story?
-Picture explanation
-BrainPOP ELL
-Short Story Writing: Problem (what is the main problem the characters of your story has to
solve?)

Thursday
Objective: SWBAT read a text as well as annotate the text.
Standard: Interpretive: ELD.PI.8.10 Em/Ex/Bridge
Academic Language: participles
Agenda
-Warm up: What story has been your favorite so far?
-Review participles on pages 242
-Vocab on page 244
-Students will read “Mister Monster” on page 247
-Students will fill out know and wonder chart together as a class

Friday
Objective: SWBAT find the resolution for their short story.
Standard: Productive: ELD.PI.8.10-11 Em/Ex/Bridge
Academic Language: resolution
Agenda
-Warm up: What is the problem of your short story?
-Picture explanation
-Short Story writing: How does your story’s problem get solved?
-Kahoot Quiz