8th GRADE LA (Quarter 3)
1/19/15 NO SCHOOL
1/20/15 Read p 163-166 Prewriting; continue reading Please Stop Laughing at Me; write a summary of the reading.
1/21/15 Read pg 167-169 Focusing on topic, gathering & sorting details, writing topic sentences; continue reading Please Stop Laughing at Me; write a summary of the reading.
1/22/15 Read pg 170 Organized List; Grammar: Ch 14 Nouns flipchart slides 1-4 (take notes); complete pg 315 Exercises 6 & 7
1/23/15 Read pg 171-173 Starting Your Essay; Grammar: Ch 14 Nouns/Pronouns flipchart slides 5-10 (take notes); complete pg 323 Exercises 19, 20, & 21
1/26/15 Read WriteSource Textbook pg 174-176; develop middle and ending of your Classification Essay; Grammar: Ch 15 Linking Verbs pg 334-337 Exercises 16, 17, 18
1/27/15 Read WriteSource Textbook pg 177-179 Revising for Ideas: details; revise your Classification Essay adding details; Grammar: Ch 15 Helping Verbs; pg 338-339; Pg 341 Exercises 25, 26
1/28/15 Read pg 180-183 Revising for Organization and Voice; Please Stop Laughing at Me, summarize the reading
2/2/15 Final draft due; Begin comparison/contrast essay pg 199-202 take notes & complete "Selecting Topic." Grammar: Transitive & Intransitive wkst pg 15-16
2/3/15 Read pg 202-203 gathering details chart & venn diagram; Grammar: Transitive & Intransitive wkst pg 17-18; Please Stop Laughing at Me Ch 1-7 Summary due
2/4/15 Read pg 203-204 "Forming a Focus Statement" & read "Creating First Draft"; Grammar: wkst pg. 19-20
2/5/15 Continue to research your topic and write; Grammar: wkst pg. 21-22
2/6/15 Read pg 204 "Improving Your Writing" Revising/Editing; Grammar: Textbook pg 342-343 Exercises 31, 36, 37
2/9/15 Comparison/Contrast Essay Due; Begin Persuasive Writing: Read pg 218-221 "Selecting a Topic" & "Gathering Reasons"; Review Grammar
2/10/15 Grammar Test; Read p 222 "Creating Your First Draft"; Work on First Draft
2/11/15 Read 222 "Improving Your Writing" & "Checking for Conventions" (hand in a self-created check-off sheet that includes "Revising" #'s 1-5 & "Editing" #'s 1-2) Grammar Ch 16 Adjectives/Adverbs pg 348-349 wkst pg 23-24
2/12/15 Persuasive Paragraph due! Begin "Defending a Position" writing: pg 223-228 Prewriting: "Selecting a Controversy"; Grammar pg 350-351 Articles, Nouns used as adj; wkst pg 25-26
2/13/15 Read pg 229-330 Gathering Reasons, Gathering Objections, Countering an Objection; Grammar pg 351-354 Proper & Compound Adj; wkst pg 27-28
2/16/15 Read pg 229-230 "Table Diagram", "Why Not Chart", "Counterargument Chart"; 10-Minute Grammar Day 3
2/17/15 Read pg 231-232 "Position Statements", "Outline Chart", "Organized List"; 10-Minute Grammar Day 4
2/18/15 Read pg 233-235 "Starting Your Essay", "Beginning Paragraph"; 10-Minute Grammar Day 5
2/19/15 Read pg 236-238 "Using Transitions"; "Middle Paragraphs", "Ending Paragraph"; 10-Minute Grammar Quiz
2/23/15 *10-Minute Grammar Day 1 Homophones; Read pg 233-235 "Starting Your Essay", "Beginning Paragraph"; Adj flipchart Proper & Compound adj wkst pg 25-26
2/24/15 *10- Minute Grammar Day 2 Homophones; Read pg 236-238 "Using Transitions"; "Middle Paragraphs", "Ending Paragraph"; Adjectives Proper & Compound wkst pg 27-28
2/25/15 *10-Minute Grammar Homophones Day 3; Read pg 239-241 Revising for Ideas; Adjectives powerpoint Personal & Demonstrative Adj; 29-30
2/26/15 *10-Minute Grammar Homophones Day 4; Read pg 242-243 Revising for Organization; Adjectives powerpoint Interrogative & Indefinite Adj
2/27/15 *10-Minute Grammar Homophones Quiz; Read pg 244-245 Revising for Voice; wkbk pg 31-32
3/2/15 *10-Minute Grammar Nouns & Verbs Day 1; Read pg 246-247 Revising for Word Choice; Adverbs powerpoint- Adverbs Modifying Verbs; wkbk pg 33-34
3/3/15 *10-Minute Grammar Nouns & Verbs Day 2; Read pg 248-249 Revising for Sentence Fluency; Adverbs powerpoint Adverbs Modifying Adj & other Adverbs wkbk pg 35-36
3/4/15 *10-Minute Grammar Nouns & Verbs Day 3; Read pg 252-253 Editing for Conventions; Complete Editing Checklist on pg 254; Finish Final Draft
3/5/15 *10-Minute Grammar Nouns & Verbs Day 4; Share writing piece in class; Adverbs powerpoint
3/6/15 *No School
3/9/15 *10-Minute Grammar Capitalization Day 1; finish sharing writing pieces
3/10/15 *10-Minute Grammar Capitalization Day 2; View examples of book trailers; download WeVideo; Discuss elements; View examples of storyboards; Begin creating storyboards for the book Please Stop Laughing at Me
3/11/15 *10-Minute Grammar Capitalization Day 2; Continue with storyboards
3/16/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 1; book trailers- storyboards
3/17/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 2; book trailers-record video clips
3/18/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 3; book trailers-record video clips; edit on WeVideo
3/19/15 Northern Air-no class
3/20/15 NO SCHOOL
3/23/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 4; Book trailers- Copyright and Creative Commons license (day 3)
3/24/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 5; Book trailers- Flickr, EasyBib, Works Cited page (day 4)
3/25/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 6; Book trailers- work day
3/26/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 7; Book trailers- final editing
3/27/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Quiz; Book trailers- go over peer editing sheet; begin presentations
1/20/15 Read p 163-166 Prewriting; continue reading Please Stop Laughing at Me; write a summary of the reading.
1/21/15 Read pg 167-169 Focusing on topic, gathering & sorting details, writing topic sentences; continue reading Please Stop Laughing at Me; write a summary of the reading.
1/22/15 Read pg 170 Organized List; Grammar: Ch 14 Nouns flipchart slides 1-4 (take notes); complete pg 315 Exercises 6 & 7
1/23/15 Read pg 171-173 Starting Your Essay; Grammar: Ch 14 Nouns/Pronouns flipchart slides 5-10 (take notes); complete pg 323 Exercises 19, 20, & 21
1/26/15 Read WriteSource Textbook pg 174-176; develop middle and ending of your Classification Essay; Grammar: Ch 15 Linking Verbs pg 334-337 Exercises 16, 17, 18
1/27/15 Read WriteSource Textbook pg 177-179 Revising for Ideas: details; revise your Classification Essay adding details; Grammar: Ch 15 Helping Verbs; pg 338-339; Pg 341 Exercises 25, 26
1/28/15 Read pg 180-183 Revising for Organization and Voice; Please Stop Laughing at Me, summarize the reading
2/2/15 Final draft due; Begin comparison/contrast essay pg 199-202 take notes & complete "Selecting Topic." Grammar: Transitive & Intransitive wkst pg 15-16
2/3/15 Read pg 202-203 gathering details chart & venn diagram; Grammar: Transitive & Intransitive wkst pg 17-18; Please Stop Laughing at Me Ch 1-7 Summary due
2/4/15 Read pg 203-204 "Forming a Focus Statement" & read "Creating First Draft"; Grammar: wkst pg. 19-20
2/5/15 Continue to research your topic and write; Grammar: wkst pg. 21-22
2/6/15 Read pg 204 "Improving Your Writing" Revising/Editing; Grammar: Textbook pg 342-343 Exercises 31, 36, 37
2/9/15 Comparison/Contrast Essay Due; Begin Persuasive Writing: Read pg 218-221 "Selecting a Topic" & "Gathering Reasons"; Review Grammar
2/10/15 Grammar Test; Read p 222 "Creating Your First Draft"; Work on First Draft
2/11/15 Read 222 "Improving Your Writing" & "Checking for Conventions" (hand in a self-created check-off sheet that includes "Revising" #'s 1-5 & "Editing" #'s 1-2) Grammar Ch 16 Adjectives/Adverbs pg 348-349 wkst pg 23-24
2/12/15 Persuasive Paragraph due! Begin "Defending a Position" writing: pg 223-228 Prewriting: "Selecting a Controversy"; Grammar pg 350-351 Articles, Nouns used as adj; wkst pg 25-26
2/13/15 Read pg 229-330 Gathering Reasons, Gathering Objections, Countering an Objection; Grammar pg 351-354 Proper & Compound Adj; wkst pg 27-28
2/16/15 Read pg 229-230 "Table Diagram", "Why Not Chart", "Counterargument Chart"; 10-Minute Grammar Day 3
2/17/15 Read pg 231-232 "Position Statements", "Outline Chart", "Organized List"; 10-Minute Grammar Day 4
2/18/15 Read pg 233-235 "Starting Your Essay", "Beginning Paragraph"; 10-Minute Grammar Day 5
2/19/15 Read pg 236-238 "Using Transitions"; "Middle Paragraphs", "Ending Paragraph"; 10-Minute Grammar Quiz
2/23/15 *10-Minute Grammar Day 1 Homophones; Read pg 233-235 "Starting Your Essay", "Beginning Paragraph"; Adj flipchart Proper & Compound adj wkst pg 25-26
2/24/15 *10- Minute Grammar Day 2 Homophones; Read pg 236-238 "Using Transitions"; "Middle Paragraphs", "Ending Paragraph"; Adjectives Proper & Compound wkst pg 27-28
2/25/15 *10-Minute Grammar Homophones Day 3; Read pg 239-241 Revising for Ideas; Adjectives powerpoint Personal & Demonstrative Adj; 29-30
2/26/15 *10-Minute Grammar Homophones Day 4; Read pg 242-243 Revising for Organization; Adjectives powerpoint Interrogative & Indefinite Adj
2/27/15 *10-Minute Grammar Homophones Quiz; Read pg 244-245 Revising for Voice; wkbk pg 31-32
3/2/15 *10-Minute Grammar Nouns & Verbs Day 1; Read pg 246-247 Revising for Word Choice; Adverbs powerpoint- Adverbs Modifying Verbs; wkbk pg 33-34
3/3/15 *10-Minute Grammar Nouns & Verbs Day 2; Read pg 248-249 Revising for Sentence Fluency; Adverbs powerpoint Adverbs Modifying Adj & other Adverbs wkbk pg 35-36
3/4/15 *10-Minute Grammar Nouns & Verbs Day 3; Read pg 252-253 Editing for Conventions; Complete Editing Checklist on pg 254; Finish Final Draft
3/5/15 *10-Minute Grammar Nouns & Verbs Day 4; Share writing piece in class; Adverbs powerpoint
3/6/15 *No School
3/9/15 *10-Minute Grammar Capitalization Day 1; finish sharing writing pieces
3/10/15 *10-Minute Grammar Capitalization Day 2; View examples of book trailers; download WeVideo; Discuss elements; View examples of storyboards; Begin creating storyboards for the book Please Stop Laughing at Me
3/11/15 *10-Minute Grammar Capitalization Day 2; Continue with storyboards
3/16/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 1; book trailers- storyboards
3/17/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 2; book trailers-record video clips
3/18/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 3; book trailers-record video clips; edit on WeVideo
3/19/15 Northern Air-no class
3/20/15 NO SCHOOL
3/23/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 4; Book trailers- Copyright and Creative Commons license (day 3)
3/24/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 5; Book trailers- Flickr, EasyBib, Works Cited page (day 4)
3/25/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 6; Book trailers- work day
3/26/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Day 7; Book trailers- final editing
3/27/15 *10-Minute Grammar Pronouns Quiz; Book trailers- go over peer editing sheet; begin presentations