January


 * Monday, January 5, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: Describe one experience for which you were grateful to have had over the winter break. (an experience = an event that occurred)

- Review QAR model - Read and “talk to the text” with “There will come soft rains”

HW: Finish “There will come soft rains” and complete QAR (four categories, two questions each)

[|"There will come soft rains" full text] Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: Describe one experience for which you were grateful to have had over the winter break. (an experience = an event that occurred)

- Define and understand Unit 6 vocabulary exercises

HW: Complete Unit 6 vocabulary chart (Period 7 and 8 only need to complete the front side)

Period 6: Bell Ringer: Describe one experience for which you were grateful to have had over the winter break. (an experience = an event that occurred)

- Distribute //Night// essays and discuss strengths and weaknesses of papers - Define and understand context of Unit 6 vocabulary words



HW: Finish reading //Animal Farm// by tomorrow


 * Tuesday, January 6, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Share QAR questions with a partner and then group as a whole - Discuss significance of poem within story

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Finish discussing vocabulary - Begin looking at comma rules and creating sample sentences

HW: Unit 6 vocabulary exercises due Thursday

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Analyze cartoon for irony - Finish introducing vocabulary for Unit 6 - Quiz on Chapters 9 and 10 of //Animal Farm//

HW: Unit 6 exercises due Thursday


 * Wednesday, January 7, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: Using your blue literary terms sheet, define __imagery__. Identify an example of strong imagery within “There Will Come Soft Rains” and write it down (with page #)

- Work on completing “TWCSR” worksheet independently or with a partner

HW: Finish worksheet for tomorrow

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer:Write down the following sentences and add commas where needed:
 * 1) Prior to my days at college I never liked reading.
 * 2) We had drive slowly down the windy narrow road.
 * 3) John didn’t like it but I did it anyway.

- Continue going over comma rules - Practice writing sentences that apply these rules - Complete comma practice worksheet

HW: Unit 6 vocabulary exercises due tomorrow

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Discuss reading quiz - Distribute final pages worksheet and complete the “Initial Response” section - Share with partner and group - Work on completing “Critical Thinking Questions”

HW: Complete //Animal Farm// worksheet and Unit 6 exercises




 * Thursday, January 8, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Share answers to short story worksheet - Review past, present, future tense - Distribute present perfect tense notes

HW:



Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: Choose three words from Unit 6 vocabulary. Create a sentence for each word, making sure to use that word properly and provide context.

- Share sentences as a class - Go over Unit 6 completing the sentence exercises in vocab book - Finish comma usage notes

HW: Study for Unit 6 vocab quiz tomorrow

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Go over Unit 6 completing the sentence answers - Share answers from Chapter Ten worksheet - Discuss satire and author’s choice of genre

HW: Study for Unit 6 vocab quiz tomorrow


 * Friday, January 9, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Review present perfect sentences made by students - Explain past perfect and future perfect tenses - Work on creating sentences that implement the perfect tense

HW: Complete exercises on the future perfect worksheet Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Review for and complete Unit 6 vocabulary quiz

HW: Complete comma usage practice

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Review for and complete Unit 6 vocabulary quiz

HW: study for //Animal Farm// test


 * Monday, January 12, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer:

Hyperbole: truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect. Ex. I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
 * Write down the following definition.**

Write down three hyperboles that you often hear or come up with some of your own!

- Share future perfect tense examples and go over starter sentence responses - Pass out verb tense agreement worksheet Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: Hyperbole: truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect. Ex. I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
 * Write down the following definition.**

Write down three hyperboles that you often hear or come up with some of your own! - Discuss homework responses - Pass out and start completing more comma practice

HW: Complete comma practice worksheet



Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Provide guiding questions for //Animal Farm// test - Distribute midterm review and discuss things to know



HW: study for //Animal Farm// test


 * Tuesday, January 13, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none Using your blue literary guide, write down the definition of **onomatopoeia**. After that, write down five examples that you use or have commonly read.

- Go over Verb Tense Agreement worksheet - Introduce passive/active voice

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Share comma usage practice worksheet answers - Begin (depending on period) the comma usage quiz

HW: Review comma usage materials for quiz

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - //Animal Farm// test

HW: none


 * Wednesday, January 14, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: Write a two-sentence description of a single moment (like a snapshot picture of your life) in the cafeteria, using **__strong imagery__**. Think about all five senses and consider using figurative language (metaphors, similes, personification, etc.) - Review passive-active voice

HW: none

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Complete Comma Usage Quiz - Look over and review literary terms from midterm review packet

HW: Study midterm review packet

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Recognize active vs. passive voice - Review clauses - Define adjective clauses and identify examples within sample sentences

HW: Complete #1-10 on the Adjective Clause worksheet and write two sentences of your own.


 * Thursday, January 15, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer:
 * 1) The __mayor__, as well as his brothers, (**is / are)** going to prison.
 * 2) Neither of the two traffic lights (**is** **/ are)** working.
 * 3) Forty percent of the students **( is / are)** in favor of changing the policy.
 * 4) Everyone is responsible for **(his / their)** own work.

- Review passive vs. active voice - Distribute //Something Wicked This Way Comes// - Read and make inferences based upon the cover

HW: come prepared for the midterm tomorrow

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Play review game (Bingo) as a review for the midterm

HW: review midterm review packet

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Review adjective clause sentences - Define noun clauses and identify them in sentences

HW: come prepared for the midterm tomorrow

=Friday, January 16, 2015=

All classes take the writing portion of the Midterm.

=Tuesday, January 20, 2015=

All classes take the multiple choice portion of the Midterm.


 * Wednesday, January 21, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Identify passages from Chapter One of //Something Wicked// that depict mood - Popcorn read most of Chapter One

HW: Finish reading up through Chapter Six of //Something Wicked//

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: What do you know about the Great Depression, if anything? (It’s known as a time period in the United States) If you know nothing—which is fine!—what do you think the Great Depression was? To what “depression” do you think it is referring and what might this country have looked like at that time?

- Watch video on Great Depression and create answerable questions based on the film’s content (watched first ten minutes) []

HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Identify noun clauses and parts of speech on Noun Clause Worksheet

HW: Finish the back of the Noun Clause Worksheet




 * Thursday, January 22, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none

- Reading Quiz - Discussion of Chapters read - Begin working on Comparison of Will and Jim worksheet

HW: Identify three quotations that portray Jim or Will’s personality in Chapters 1-6.



Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Great Depression video: Identify 8 questions and answer them during the period.

HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none

- Share student sentences from last night’s homework - Present information on adverb clauses - Complete adverb clause worksheet

HW: Cumulative Review worksheet




 * Friday, January 23, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Share quotes about Will and Jim - Write paragraph comparing the two - Discuss Charles Halloway and look to text to understand character

HW: read up through Chapter 14 for Monday (pg. 59).

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - QAR practice

HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Review last night’s homework (cumulative review of clauses) - Clauses Quiz

HW: none


 * Monday, January 26, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Introduce Unit 5 vocabulary

HW: - Make sure you’ve read up to Chapter 14 in Something Wicked - Complete book exercises for Unit 5

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none - Introduce Unit 7 vocabulary terms

HW: Unit 7 vocabulary chart due tomorrow Unit 7 book exercises due Thursday

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Introduce Unit 7 vocabulary terms

HW: Unit 7 book exercises due Thursday


 * Tuesday, January 27, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Review Chapter 1-6 questions - Work in groups to complete group tasks

HW: For Thursday: Complete vocabulary exercises and read up to pg. 80 in Something Wicked

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: Complete # 1- 10 in Choosing the Right word

- Read an article on Jim Crow Laws (“The Great Depression) and create QAR questions

HW: Read the Jim Crow article and create two questions for each of the four QAR question categories. Vocabulary exercises due Thursday.

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none - Wealth inequality video and worksheet: [|Wealth Inequality Video]



HW: Finish wealth inequality reaction for tomorrow. Vocabulary exercises due Thursday.


 * Wednesday, January 28, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: Take five minutes to work on vocabulary exercises and/or study the terms for Unit 5

- Continue working on group tasks for project - Start presenting group work

HW: complete Unit 5 vocabulary exercises

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: Take five minutes to work on vocabulary exercises and/or study the terms for Unit 7 - Share questions from “The Great Depression” - Go through shared questions and discuss whether or not they belong in each particular category

HW: Complete Unit 7 vocabulary exercises for tomorrow. Vocabulary quiz on Friday.

Period 6: Bell Ringer: Take five minutes to work on vocabulary exercises and/or study the terms for Unit 7

- Watch Great Depression video and complete a ten question quiz, complete with answers Note: I thought I could link the video, but you won't have access.

HW: complete Unit 7 vocab exercises. Unit 7 quiz on Friday.


 * Thursday, January 29, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: Create two sentences using the week’s vocabulary terms

- Share group presentations and discuss chapters 7-14

HW: Prepare for Unit 5 vocabulary quiz

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: Create two sentences using the week’s vocabulary terms

- Share created sentences - Read “Scottsboro Case” and complete QAR activity

HW: Study for the Unit 7 vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Period 6: Bell Ringer: Create two sentences using the week’s vocabulary terms

- Practice QAR activity with the sample “David” reading

HW: Study for the Unit 7 vocabulary quiz tomorrow


 * Friday, January 30, 2015 **

8th Grade: Bell Ringer: none - Vocabulary review game - Unit 5 vocabulary quiz

HW: Read up to pg. 80 in Something Wicked.

Period 4, 7, 8: Bell Ringer: none

- Unit 7 vocabulary quiz

HW: none

Period 6: Bell Ringer: none

- Unit 7 vocabulary quiz

HW: complete Unit 7 vocab exercises. Unit 7 quiz on Friday.