April


 * Wednesday, April 1, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Continue working on narrative

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Summarize Chapters 21 and 22 - Read Chapter 23 and identify quotes that would qualify for “Words of the Wiser”

HW: Finish Words of the Wiser chart and read Chapter 23.



Period 6: Bell Ringer: none

- Watch film version of //TKM// - Compare film with novel in terms of content and organization

HW: For Thursday: Complete Modern Connections assignment






 * Tuesday, April 7, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none

- Work on narratives - Share synopsis of story HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none

- Introduce Unit 10 and 11 vocabulary

HW: Make sure you have finished Chapter 23 and completed Words of the Wiser worksheet

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none

- Introduce Unit 10 vocabulary - Review potential TKM test questions

HW: Study for TKM test.


 * Wednesday, April 8, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none

- Read article on texting and complete multiple choice questions - Discuss correct responses

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Finish introducing Unit 10 and 11 vocabulary - Read summary of Chapters 23- 27 of //TKM// - Ask questions/identify key details from reading - Discuss reactions HW: Finish Unit 10 and 11 vocabulary chart and book exercises.



Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Complete //TKM// test HW: study for Unit 10 vocabulary quiz on Friday


 * Thursday, April 9, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Finish discussing practice PSSA responses - Finish student presentations of narratives

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none

- Review week’s vocabulary - Finish discussing plot summary for Chapters 27 – 31 - Watch film of //TKM// HW: Study for Unit 10 and 11 vocabulary quiz

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none

- Anticipation Guide activity for //Romeo and Juliet//

HW: Study for Unit 10 vocabulary quiz


 * Friday, April 10, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none

- Read and identify details about Thorton Wilder’s life and philosophy - Compare and contrast realism and modernism HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Review for and complete Unit 10/11 quiz HW: Review for TKM test on Tuesday

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none

- Review for and take Unit 10 vocabulary quiz HW: Modern connections assignment due Tuesday


 * Monday, April 13, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - //Our Town// introduction activities - Read articles on what life was like in the early 1900s in a variety of areas

HW: Good luck with the PSSAs!

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none

- Finish watching //TKM// video - Review study guide questions HW: Prepare for //TKM// Test tomorrow

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Finish discussing anticipation guide for //Romeo and Juliet// - Read historical background to play and create six question/answers

HW: none


 * Tuesday, April 14, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Class did not meet today.

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Complete //TKM// Final Test HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Discuss Elizabethan theatre

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- Define and discuss Shakespearean drama terminology



HW: none


 * Wednesday, April 15, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Class did not meet

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Anticipation Guide for //Romeo and Juliet//

HW: Write a 150 word (minimum) reaction to one of the statements on the anticipation guide.



Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Finish going over Shakespearean drama terminology - Understand iambic pentameter and apply to sample text - Read and paraphrase prologue to //Romeo and Juliet//

HW: none


 * Thursday, April 16, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Hand back argumentative essays and discuss results - Group discussions of cultural elements of early 1900s - Presentation of information to class

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none

- Read background on the Renaissance, Elizabethan theatre, and Shakespeare - Watch a video on the Globe Theatre HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Review prologue - Distribute R+J textbook - Begin reading Scene One HW: none


 * Monday, April 20, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Explore background of //Our Town// - Start reading Act One of //Our Town// and answer study guide questions

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none

- Define and understand Unit 12/13 vocabulary HW: Finish Unit 12/13 vocabulary chart

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none

- Continue reading Act One of //Romeo and Juliet// and completing study guide - Read up to pg. 21 HW: none




 * Tuesday, April 21, 2015 **

8th Grade: - Class did not meet

Period 4, 7, 8:
 * Bell Ringer: Identify the correct words from Unit 12 that fit in the following sentences.
 * 1) Instead trying to accomplish something worthwhile on her own, she spends her time boasting about her __career.__
 * 2) __Mexico City is located deep in the tropics, but because of the altitude, its climate is__ ___.__
 * 3) __When I said that the famous rock star was singing off-key, his devoted fans seemed to think I was guilty of__.

- Discuss definitions and examples of dramatic terminology - Understand iambic pentameter and apply to Shakespearean verse

HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Finish reading Scene One and Two of Act One and complete questions on study guide

HW: Read Act One, Scene Three of //Romeo and Juliet// and answer questions in study guide


 * Wednesday, April 22, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Continue reading Act One of //Our Town// - Complete study guide questions

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer:

3.We learned too late that the _ fox had escaped our trap by doubling back on its own tracks.
- Understand and practice implementing iambic pentameter - Read and paraphrase prologue of Romeo and Juliet HW: Finish paraphrasing prologue for tomorrow

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Summarize and analyze extended metaphor of Act One, Scene Three - Watch video of Scenes One through Four HW: Read Scene Five and complete study guide questions


 * Thursday, April 23, 2015 **

8th Grade:

Class did not meet.

Period 4, 7, 8:
 * Bell Ringer: Please complete the following sentences with correct terms from the UNIT 13 vocabulary list.
 * 1) Isn’t it boring when people go on and on about their looks, their clothes, and their popularity ?
 * 2) Dismissing all his rivals as impostors, the undefeated heavyweight boxer pronounced himself the only contender for the crown.
 * 3) When the mayor failed to carry out his campaign promises, his popularity quickly ___ and he failed to win reelection.

- Identify four most important things learned in the prologue - Discuss purpose of prologue - Analyze mood words and determine mood of prologue - Consider why Shakespeare begins play with a street fight

HW: study for Unit 12/13 vocabulary quiz

Period 6: Bell Ringer: Do you have sympathy for Romeo’s depression and lovesickness or do you think he’s just immature? Explain your opinion, being sure to reference the text to support your response.

- Analyze Scene Four, Mercutio’s comment about dreams - Reread and analyze Tybalt and Capulet’s conversation, and Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting (pilgrims metaphor)

HW: Finish Act One study guide and be prepared for a quiz on Act One tomorrow


 * Friday, April 24, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Continue reading Act One of //Our Town// and answer study guide questions

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8:
 * Bell Ringer: Identify the correct vocabulary terms from UNIT 13 that complete the following sentences.
 * 1) The oil, which had been inadvertently stored in a heated room, soon began to exude a rank odor that told us it had turned.
 * 2) Who would believe that this peaceful, _ hideaway is only twenty-five miles from the city?
 * 3) In 1776, the Continental Congress moved to _ all political connections between the colonies and Great Britain.

- Unit 12/13 vocabulary quiz - Discuss definition and examples of puns - Assign parts - Start working on Act One Study Guide HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: An adjective clause is a clause that functions as an adjective (a word that modifies a person, place, thing, or idea). Examples: Mr. Bradford, __who was never known to get angry__, went on a tirade about how much he despised cheating. The bike __that everyone wanted to buy__ was sold out. Rewrite the sentence below, adding an adjective clause that provides the reader more information about one of the nouns:
 * The man gave us all five dollars for helping him with his yard work.

- Discuss Scenes Four and Five; paradox, irony, and puns - Watch Scene Five of Film

HW: Finish study guide for Act One by Monday


 * Monday, April 27, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Go over Unit 7 vocabulary - Continue reading Act One of //Our Town// HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: The following sentence makes a joke by using a pun (**a play on words; using a word or words that have multiple meanings**): - I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. Identify which word is the pun and describe the word’s multiple meanings. (In other words, tell me why the joke’s funny.)

- Assign parts and read Scene One, Act One of //Romeo and Juliet// - Complete Study guide questions for Scene One HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: The following sentence makes a joke by using a pun (**a play on words; using a word or words that have multiple meanings**): - I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. Identify which word is the pun and describe the word’s multiple meanings. (In other words, tell me why the joke’s funny.)

- Go over Unit 11-13 vocabulary terms - Distribute and explain options for Act One assignment

HW: Complete Unit 11- 13 vocabulary chart for tomorrow

For Wednesday: Complete Act One Assignment For Friday: Study for Unit 11-13 (select words) vocabulary quiz


 * Tuesday, April 28, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: Work on Unit 7 vocabulary exercises - Finish reading Act One - Work on finishing study guide questions

HW: For Thursday: Complete Unit 7 exercises

Period 4, 7, 8: James on second thought decided to bring a sweater blanket and wool hat along with him on his camping trip.
 * Bell Ringer: Write down the following sentence, **adding commas** where needed:

- Review Act One so far - Read the remainder of Scene One of R+J and complete questions

HW: none

Period 6:
 * 1) Bell Ringer: Janice provided some lame __about why she couldn’t make it to my birthday party.__
 * 2) __While some students respond to positive verbal praise, others require a__ ___ reward for them to be satisfied.__
 * 3) __Since I was not in a position to make demands, I let her__ the terms of our agreement.

- Act One quiz - Read prologue to Act Two



HW: Complete Act One assignment for tomorrow; Unit 11-13 vocabulary quiz on Friday


 * Wednesday, April 29, 2015 **

8th Grade: Class did not meet

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none

- Watch film version of //R+J// to compare scene one with play - Read and discuss Scene Two and complete study guide questions HW: none

Period 6: Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary from Units 11 – 13
 * Bell Ringer:
 * 1) Bryan’s project was chosen to be exhibited at the science fair for being a(n) _ model airplane.
 * 2) We tried to calm the child with a pacifier and peek-a-boo, but he was simply __.

- collect Act One assignments - collect Bell Ringers #9 - Discuss vocabulary quiz on Friday: At the start of class, you will be given a sheet of paper and I will read you ten words from the selected terms from Units 11 – 13. You will have twenty minutes to write a story that uses all ten words correctly. (spelling counts) - Perform a close reading of the prologue to Act Two

- Optional Completing the Sentence exercises:

Unit 11: 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 19 Unit 12: 5, 7, 12, 14 Unit 13: 2, 4, 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18 HW: none


 * Thursday, April 30, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Go over Unit 7 exercises - Discuss study guide questions - Distribute Act One assignment

HW: study for Unit 7 vocabulary quiz

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: Who do you judge to be the most reasonable character in the play thus far? Why?

- Watch video and read Act One, Scene 2 and 3

HW: Finish reading Act One, Scene Three and complete study guide questions for tomorrow.

Period 6: Bell Ringer: Who do you judge to be the most reasonable character in the play thus far? Why?

- Read Act Two, Scene 2 and watch film - Complete study guide questions HW: Study for Units 11- 13 vocabulary quiz tomorrow