October+English+8

Monday, October 1

5.0 - Share sentences from clause worksheet - Review principles of independent and dependent clauses

6.0 - Journal entry: "There are flowers everywhere, for those who bother to look" - Henri Matisse 1. Explain what you think the author means in this quote. 2. Do you agree? Why or why not?

-Check and discuss Sentence Structure worksheet - Review different structures and practice creating our own

Tuesday, October 2

5.0 - Introduce sentence structures via power point - Students will take notes and write their own examples of simple, compound, and complex sentences

6.0 - Group activity writing simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences - Discuss run-ons and complete some run-on practice

Wednesday, October 3

5.0 - Review sentence structures - Begin working on sentence structure worksheet

HW: Complete sentence structure worksheet for tomorrow

6.0 - Finish discussing run-ons/ sentence examples - Quiz on Sentence structure

Thursday, October 4 5.0 - Check and go over sentence structure worksheet

HW: study notes on sentence structure

6.0 - Discuss notion of capital punishment - Identify various arguments for and against capital punishment - Work in groups to share and collaborate - Discuss ideas as a class - Distribute pre-writing worksheet and explain assignment. Students will take a stance on the issue of capital punishment and complete the pre-writing worksheet in preparation for tomorrow's class. Tomorrow students have the entire period to write an essay on this topic.

HW: Complete Pre-writing hand out





Friday, October 5

5.0 - Review for Sentence Structure Quiz - Take quiz

6.0 - Go over fundamentals of introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions - Begin writing five paragraph essay on capital punishment

HW: Finish writing essay rough draft for Tuesday

Tuesday, October 9 5.0 - Get students to brainstorm pros and cons of capital punishment - Get into groups and collaborate - Share answers as a group

6.0 - Collect persuasive essays (rough draft) on capital punishment - Introduce "The Bet" - Begin reading and identifying plot clues in the first page of the story

Wednesday, October 10 5.0 Review reasons for pro and con side of capital punishment Begin crafting topic sentence for paragraph

6.0 - Continue reading "The Bet" - Students will ask questions of the text and respond to it HW: Finish readint "The Bet" and answer questions.

Thursday, October 11 5.0 - Using the four square graphic organizer, identify reasons and supporting thoughts to build paragraphs

HW: Finish paragraph for tomorrow

6.0 - Give back quizzes and go over questions - Retest students on simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences

Friday, October 12 5.0 In groups, write a paragraph that argues for or against the notion that students should be able to use cell phone in school.

6.0 - Read and discuss the conclusion of "The Bet" - Create a dialogue between the lawyer and the banker that occurs ten years later



Monday, October 15 5.0 - Finish writing group paragraphs - Read and evaluate the best group's paragraph - Identify reasons why the group won; what did they do right?

6.0 - Go over Unit 2 vocabulary

HW: Complete Unit 2 vocab exercises for Thursday

Tuesday, October 16 5.0 - Go over Unit 2 vocabulary words - Begin exercises in book

6.0 - Do #1-10 of Choosing the Right Word and discuss answers - Distribute sample essays and read through one student's model

Wednesday, October 17 5.0 -Distribute corrected Sentence Structure Quizzes - Reteach ideas of sentence types and clauses - Provide opportunity for extra credit: Write five, original simple, complex, and compound sentences (five for each sentence type).

- Work on the first section of exercises in Unit 2 vocabulary

HW: Unit 2 exercises due tomorrow Finish Close Reading Worksheet

6.0 - Continue looking at the first sample student essay - Complete the handout "Close Reading of a Persuasive Essay" with the second student essay

HW: - Finish Close Reading Worksheet - Complete Unit 2 Exercises

Thursday, October 18 5.0 - Go over Unit 2 exercises - In journal, write five different sentences, utilizing a different vocabulary word in each one.

HW: Study for Unit 2 vocabulary quiz tomorrow

6.0 - Write a paragraph that utilizes three vocabulary terms - Go over Unit 2 exercises - Discuss responses to Close Reading Worksheet

HW: Study for Unit 2 vocabulary quiz tomorrow

Friday, October 19 5.0 & 6.0 - Unit 2 vocabulary quiz

Monday, October 22 5.0 - Introduce "The Bet" in class - Begin reading "The Bet" aloud

6.0 - Self Evaluation of Rough Draft (Persuasive Essay)

Tuesday, October 23 5.0 Continue reading "The Bet"

6.0 - Journal Entry: define the following terms: setting, characters, mood, climax, foreshadowing, conflict - Discuss terms and define on board - Distribute literary elements sheet for student use and reference

HW: Read "The Monkey's Paw" and complete front side of worksheet

Wednesday, October 24 5.0 Continue reading "The Bet"

6.0 - Work in groups to compare responses for literary elements of "The Monkey's Paw" - Discuss as a class the results of the group work

HW: Finish the back side of the worksheet - Final draft of persuasive essay due Friday

NOTE:

Heading for paper should be as follows:

(Left side and single-spaced) Your name English 8, 6.0, per. ___ Mr. Rauscher 26 October 2012 (skip a line) Title of essay (be creative) The rest of the paper should be double spaced
 * Please include your rough draft, the self evaluation sheet, and any other evidence of pre-writing work

Thursday, October 25

5.0 - Continue reading "The Bet"

6.0 - Finish discussing worksheet for "The Monkey's Paw" - Create an advertisement for The Monkey Paw