There will be no spelling-vocabulry words this week...and no spelling-vocabulary test.
MONDAY -January 11, 2016
- Students will complete reading remaining chapters of The Red Badge of Courage on their own (homework) -Chapters 22, 23, and 24, pp114-131. We will have a practice AR test over this next week, Tuesday, 1/19, followed by the online AR test.
- Introduce and practice short answer essay (S.A.E.), p93 of Lincoln A Photobiography. A File of smart board instruction used in the classroom is attached.
8.W.1: (S.A.E.) -Short Answer Essay -write for a range of tasks and purposes; apply reading standards to supply evidence
...with 8.W.3.1: -organize reasons and evidence logically
-information is accurate from the text
-transitions between information is present
-conclusion is present
TUESDAY -January 12, 2016 - - -2 Hour Delay
- Begin reading Out of the Dust.
- Critical Standards:
8.RV.2.1: Use context to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
8.RV.2.3: Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations.
8.RV.3.1: Analyze the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in works of literature, including figurative and connotative meanings;
analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
WEDNESDAY -January 13, 2016 - - -2 Hour Delay
Complete Quiz over Out of the Dust, pp3-33 Copy of Quiz is attached. - Begin reading Dust to Eat
8.RN.2.1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what a text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
8.RN.2.2: Analyze the development of a central idea over the course of a text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide a detailed,
objective summary of the text.
8.RN.2.3: Analyze how a text makes connections and distinctions among individuals, events, and ideas.
THURSDAY -January 14, 2016
- Make corrections on S.A.E. from yesterday's QZ, Out of the Dust. See attached sample essays.
- Continue reading Dust to Eat.
8.W.1: (S.A.E.) -Short Answer Essay ...with 8.W.3.1
FRIDAY -January 15, 2016
- Continue reading Dust to Eat.
QZ Out of Dust,Simulated ISTEP | |
File Size: | 116 kb |
File Type: | docx |
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