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December 7-11 Literature Day 1- Read Chapters 11 and 12 Day 2-  Work on Flip book and  Start Movie Day 3- Movie Day 4- Movie/ compare and contrast  Activity ** 2nd Quarter Book Project Due Wednesday ** Will need a copy of Esperanza Rising for January English Day 1- Speech notes  Day 2- Speech notes Day 3- Speech notes Day 4- CNN student News

Nov. 30- Dec. 4 Literature ** Reminder- 2nd Quarter Book Project- A Christmas Ornament- is Due Wednesday, Dec. 9 Day 1- Read Outsiders Chapter 9 Day 2- Questions for Chapter 9 and Ethics Sheet Day 3- Read Chapter 10 and Stages of Grief Sheet Day 4- Vocab Quiz/Free Reading/Work on Project The Outsiders : Vocabulary Chapters 9-10 Spruced           made neat in appearance Miniature         a small copy Affectionately fondly Screeching       screaming Contracted      reduced in size or pulled together Stupor             state of being unaware or unconscious Dumfounded  confused with astonishment Stricken           afflicted, affected by something overwhelming Hesitation        a pause Crumpled        collapsed Delirious          mentally confused due to high fever, shock or other causes English Day 1- Paragraph Lecture- Concrete details Day 2- Paragraph Lecture- Work on a paragraph Day 3- How To Speech- Go over Project Day 4- How To Notes

Nov. 2-6 ** This week is Week of Prayer.  In addition Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are half days with school getting out at 12:30. **Thursday is parent teacher conferences and you may come to the Multi-Purpose Room from 2:30-7 to meet with any teacher you wish to meet with. Literature Day 1 Test over The Outsiders Ch. 1-4 Start reading Chapter 5 Day 2 Finish Reading Chapter 5 Discussion Day 3 Free Reading Vocab Quiz? Journal English Day 1 Theme writing assignment - 2 paragraphs Day 2 Predicate nominative and predicate adjective interactive notebook Day 3 Textbook p. 406 WB p. 77-78

Oct. 25- 30 Literature Day 1- Theme analysis group activity Difference between Socs and Greasers  Day 2 Plot worksheet Read Chapter 4 Character pages in flip-book Day 3 Chapter 3 and 4 Questions Due Tomorrow Turning Point writing assignment due Monday (Typed)  Day 4 2nd Quarter Book Project Quick Test Review (Ch. 1-4 test on Monday) Read Free Reading Book English Day 1- Ch. 13 Ex. 1 and 2 WB p. 71 Day 2  Objects of verbs Interactive Notebook p. 402-404 Ex. 3 and 4 Day 3 Review A WB p. 72-75 Day 4 Celebrity edit CNN Student News Writing Assignment

October 19-23 ** Last week of the quarter!** Literature ** Your 1st Quarter Book Project is due today, Monday, Oct. 19.  I will accept it tomorrow, Oct. 20 as well. Day 1 Read The Outsiders Chapter 2 Day 2 1.        Finish  Chapter 1-2 questions from flip book (turn in on a separate sheet of paper)        Setting Activity       Day 3        Read Chapter 3            Day 4        Free Reading Activity            English          Day 1         P. 392-394 Review F  WB p. 65-66      Day 2       Test Chapter 12        Writing Project          Day 3       Writing Project         Day 4      Student News    

Note about 1st quarter grades So far in quarter 1 your missing work has been marked as missing, however no score was recorded so that you would have the opportunity to turn it in before your grade was negatively affected.  Today a zero was entered for all currently missing work.  This may have negatively affected your grade.  Please check your grade ASAP and get any missing work turned in so that a score other than zero may be entered and your grade will be positively affected.  Remember, next week is the last week of the quarter!

Oct. 12-16 No School Monday! Literature Day 1- Start The Outsiders (Chapter 1) Day 2- Start Outsiders Flip book             Read Chapter 2 Day 3- Finish Outsiders Chapter 2 English Day 1- Conjunction interactive notebook             TB ex. 15 and WB p. 60 Day 2- WB p. 61-62 Day 3- WB p. 63+64

Oct. 5-9 Day 3-4 Literature Day 3- Work on clique poster and presentation Day 4- Clique presentation and Free reading English Day 3- Preposition Poetry Day 4- Share Preposition poetry TB 389 Ex. 14 WB p. 59

Oct. 5-9 Days 1 and 2 Literature Day 1- Create your own clique in groups Day 2- Work on clique posters (Due day 3) English Day 1 Grade WB Preposition Interactive Notebook P. 388 Ex. 12 WB p. 57 Day 2 Grade Prepositional phrases Interactive Notebook P. 389 Ex. 13 WB p. 58

Sept. 28- Oct. 2 Literature Day 1 Gift of the Magi study Questions Day 2 Rewrite story for Jim's perspective Day 3 Literary Element Activity Study for test Day 4 Test over Short Story Unit Free Reading (come prepared) English Day 1  Transitive and Intransitive Verbs  TB p. 379-381 Ex. 6 +7 WB p. 49-50 Day 2 Review p. 377-378 A + B Day 3  Adverb Interactive Notebook TB Ex. 8 + 9 WB p. 53-54 Day 4  TB Ex. 10-11 WB p.55-56

Sept. 21-25 Literature Day 1- Review 2081 Questions and Turn-in Conflict Power Point and Activity (Due Day 2) Day 2- Read Lamb to the Slaughter Work on Study Questions in Groups of 2 in class Unfinished Study Questions are Homework  Day 3- Discuss Study Questions Watch Video Version Police Report (?) Day 4- Vocab Quiz Silent Reading Time Don't Forget about book project due at the end of the quarter! (Comic Strip) ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A COPY OF THE BOOK THE OUTSIDERS  BY S.E. HINTON BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK!  IT WILL NEED TO BE WITH THEM IN CLASS EACH DAY LIKE A TEXTBOOK. English Day 1-  Review Chapter 11 Grade workbook p. 39-42 Day 2- Test over Chapter 11 Day 3- Verbs Interactive Notebook Page Textbook p. 373 Exercise 1 #1-10 Day 4- Textbook p. 375-377 Exercises 2-5 Workbook p. 49-50

It is a short week this week so most classes meet only 3 times. Literature Day 1 Discuss and turn in "Rules of the Game" Discussion Questions Introduce and explain "Rules of the Game" Writing (Due Monday) Character Lecture Day 2 Character Analysis Activity Harrison Bergeron Quick Write Read Harrison Bergeron Day 3 Harrison Bergeron Questions Poetry English Day 1 Mustache Adjectives Interactive Notebook Adjective Page TB p. 361 Exercise 9 #1-10 Day 2 Adjective Scavenger Hunt Textbook p. 361-362 Exercise 10 and 11 ALL Workbook p. 37-38 Day 3 Writers Workshop- Alien Vs. The Marshmallow

Lit. Day 3 Collect Police Report and Discussion Questions Read/ Listen to "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan Day 4 Discussion Questions ("Rules of the Game") Vocab Quiz Book Project Explanation  English Day 3 Pronoun notes p. 358 #1-10 in class Workbook p. 35+36 Day 4 Pronoun Quiz Paragraph Writing Overview

August 31, 2015 Literature Day 1:  Cut/Staple “The Necklace” Flipbook ·                                  Finish/color all sections of the Flipbook Day 2:  Characterization Notes ·                                  Read “Tell-tale Heart"             English       Day 1:  Review Pronouns/Antecedents and personal, reflective and intensive pronouns ·                                 WB p. 31-32            Day 2:     Demonstrative, Interrogative and relative ·                                 TB p. 355/356 ·                                  WB p. 33

Last Week: Literature Day 3: Finish "Thank-you Ma'am" Questions             Read "The Necklace" Day 4: Finish "The Necklace"             Begin Flipbook Project for "The Necklace" English Day 3: Abstract/ Concrete Nouns             Collective Nouns             WB p. 29-30 Day 4: Pronouns             TB p. 353-354 #1-10

Aug. 25 Literature Story Arc Notes Read "Thank You, Ma'am" Begin to answer questions (will complete in next class session) English Nouns, Compound Nouns, Common and Proper Nouns Workbook pages 26-28

August 24 Literature- SHORT summary of your childhood book          Due Tuesday, Wednesday for 1st period) English- Grammatical Name (with decoration)         Due Tuesday (Wednesday for 8th Period)

8th grade!  Here we go!! Literature: Due Monday You need to bring a copy of your favorite childhood book to class with you on Monday.  Come prepared to read it to a small group and discuss it. English: Due Monday (Tuesday for 8th Period) You need to discuss your name with your parents or family members. You need to answer the following in complete sentences:  How did you come to be named? Who made the decision about your official name? What nicknames do you have? What names do you like or dislike and why? If you could pick out your own names, what would you select? What does your name mean?