English 8

-Spelling 10 list

-check LW SG 17 & 18 and discuss

-read LW ch. 19 for Wed.

-Grammar Day

(3 pages)

-spelling 10 warm-up

-check LW SG 19 and discuss
-read LW ch. 20 for Mon.

Research day for LW presentations

Spelling 10 test

Free Read

Journal due!

-T60 Essay Due!

All prewriting to Mrs. K

Finals to Mr. K and Mr. Bonte

-Reading Response

-email log (9th log today)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast (Kenna & Chelsi)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (first rough)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (second rough)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (final rough)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

Groups 1 & 2 present

Groups 3 & 4 present

Group 5 present

English 8

-No spelling

-check LW SG 14 and discuss

-read LW ch. 15 for Wed.

-Grammar Day

(3 pages)

BR/SF #3 due!

No school-Thanksgiving Break.

-T60 Essay (edit/revise & check works cited/in-text citation)

-T60 Essay (edit/revise & final)

No school-Thanksgiving Break

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast (Kenna & Chelsi)

-articles (2nd rough)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (final)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

No school-Thanksgiving Break

No school-Thanksgiving Break

Groups 3, 4 & 5 discussion 2 & 3

Groups 1 & 2 read

Groups 1 & 2 discussion 4

Groups 3, 4, & 5 read

Groups 3, 4 & 5 discussion 4

Groups 1 & 2 read

No school-Thanksgiving Break

English 8

Spelling List 9

-check LW SG 10 & 11 and discuss

-read LW ch. 12 for Wed.

-Grammar Day

(new packet)

-check LW SG 13 and discuss
-read LW ch. 14 for Mon.

-spelling test 9

-free read

BR/SF #3 due 11/24

-T60 Essay (outline/1st rough)

-T60 Essay (outline/1st rough)

-T60 Essay (1st rough/edit/revise)

-T60 Essay (edit/revise and 2nd rough)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast (Kenna & Chelsi)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (1st draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (2nd draftl)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (Final)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

Groups 4 & 5 discussion 1

Groups 1, 2, & 3 read

Groups 1 & 2 discussion 2

Groups 3, 4, & 5 read

Play Matinee

Group 4 & 5 discussion 2

Group 1 discussion 3

Groups 1& 3 read

Groups 2 & 3 discussion 3 & 2

Groups 4, 5, & 1 read

English 8

1st hour-ind. read

2nd hour-ITBS testing

*No spelling this week

-check LW SG 7

-read ch. 8 for Thurs.

-check LW SG 8

-check LW SG 9

-read ch. 10 for Mon.

*Journals due!

3rd hour-ITBS testing

7th hour-No Class (Early dismissal)

-begin US history essay --Transendentalism/60's Song Comparison/Contrast Essay (intro, materials, resources, and expectations)

3rd hour-no class due to Veteran's Day Assembly

7th hour-T60 Essay (prewriting, research)

-T60 Essay (prewriting, research)

7th hour-20 min. class due to SODA speaker

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast (Kenna & Chelsi)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (1st draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (2nd draftl)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

20 min. class due to SODA speaker

-articles (Final)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

No class (Early dismissal)

choose Lit. Circle books and groups

assign dates and pages

ind. read for discussion

20 min. class due to SODA speaker--read for lit. circles

groups 3 & 4 discussion #1

groups 1 & 2 read

English 8

-check LW SG 5 and discuss

-Read ch. 6 and do SG for Wed.

(no spelling this week)

-grammar packet

(check packet)

-check LW SG 6

-read ch. 7 for next Wed.

No class

P/T early dismissal

No school

-with partner work on bullying/television essay

(edit/revise/MyAccess)

-with partner work on bullying/television essay

(edit/revise/MyAccess)

Final due Wed. classtime

Partner essay due!

-Peer collaboration rubric

-Reading Response

-email log (9th log today)

No classs 3rd hour

7th hour:

-read and log

No school

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast (Suzy and Becky)

-articles (1st draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (2nd draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (Final)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

No school

ind. read

log

ind. read

log

ind. read

log

ind. read

log

No school

English 8

No class

Data Day

-grammar packet

(no spelling this week)

-check ch. 3 in LW

-read ch. 4 for Thurs.

-check ch. 4 in LW

-read ch 5 for Mon.

-Free Read

No class

Data Day

-with partner work on bullying/television essay

(research, outline and rough)

-Reading Response

-email log (8th log today)

-with partner work on bullying/television essay

-with partner work on bullying/television essay

No class

Data Day

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast (Joelle and Kenzie)

articles (1st draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (2nd draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (final submitted)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

No class

Data Day

ind. read

log

ind. read

log

ind. read

log

English 8

Sp. list 8

-begin Little Women

-study guides

-chapter 1

-Louisa Mae Alcott

-bookseller's time (share books you recommend/do not recommend)

-grammar packet

BR/SF #2 due!

-Sp. Warmup 8

-check ch. 1 in LW

-read ch. 2

-check ch. 2 in LW

-read ch 3

-Sp. Test 8

-Free Read

Journals due!

-Silent Share via wiki-day 1

-Silent Share via wiki-day 2

-Reading Response

-email log (7th log today)

-start new essay (partner essay)

-choose bullying or television essay

-TPAPT

-choose one of the prewriting sheets on the back of the packet

-outline

(bullying or television essay)

-outline

-rough draft

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spread (Due 10/23!)

-Podcast (Kyle and Megan!)

-next podcast crew start!

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (1st draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (2nd draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (final submitted)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

ind. read

log

ind. read

log

ind. read

log

ind. read

log

English 8

Sp. list 7

-Mrs. J will talk about ITA books and Book Discussion requirements

-Sp. Warmup 7

-Silent Share (whole grade)

-grammar packet

-Sp. Test 7

-Free Read

3rd hour--read & log

7th hour--no class

-Study Skills Mini Lesson

(read p. 500-503 and do ex. 1)

-Reading Response

-email log (directions and 6th log today)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spread (Due 10/23!)

-Podcast (Kyle and Megan!)

-FA program due today!

-VB program due 10/15

-FB program due 10/16

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

articles (1st draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-articles (2nd draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

-FB program due!

-VB program due!

-articles (final submitted)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-individual yb spreads

-Podcast

Literature Circles

Literature Circles

Literature Circles

English 8

Sp. list 6

-MIA essay (LAST DAY!)

(E/R and MyAccess)

-grammar day

(3 pgs)

MIA final due!

-Sp. Warmup 6

-Writer's Wrokshop

-Writer's Workshop Day 2

-Sp. Test 6

-Free Read

-Spelling Mini Lesson

(read p. 476-478 and do ex. 6-9)

-check Spelling mini lessons

-Reading Response

-email log (directions and 5th log today)

-Dictionary Mini Lesson

(read p. 492-497 and do ex. 7-9)

3rd hour-Reading Day

(no class 7th hour)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast (Kyle and Megan!)

-VB program due 10/8

-FB program due 10/9

-articles (1st draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast

articles (2nd draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast

-articles (final submitted)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast

-FB program due!

-VB program due!

no class--homecoming

Literature Circles

Groups 3 & 4 discussion #3

Groups 1 & 2 read

Literature Circles

Groups 1 & 2 discussion #3

Literature Circles

Groups 3 & 4 discussion #4

Literature Circles

Groups 1 & 2 discussion #4

English 8

Sp. list 5

-MIA essay

(rough and E/R)

-grammar day

(3 pgs)

-Sp. Warmup 5

-MIA Essay

(E/R and MyAccess)

-MIA Essay

(E/R and MyAccess)

Due Tuesday 10/6!

-Sp. Test 5

-Free Read

-IP Essay

(E/R and MyAccess)

-IP Essay

(last class day to work!  Finish up myeditor)

Due Thursday 10/1!

-Reading Response

-email log (directions and 4th log today)

-IP Essay Due!

-Transitions Packet

-Spelling Mini Lesson

(read p.470-475 and do es. 1-5)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast (Kyle and Megan)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast

VB Program due!

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast

-articles (2nd draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast

-VB program due 10/8

-FB program due 10/9

-articles (final submitted)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast

Literature Circles

Groups 3 & 4 discussion #1

Groups 1 & 2 read

Literature Circles

Groups1 & 2 discussion #1

Literature Circles

Groups 3 & 4 discussion #2

Literature Circles

Groups1 & 2 discussion #2

English 8

No school

Inservice

-grammar day

(new packet-3 pgs?)

*no spelling this week

-MIA Essay

(outline)

-MIA Essay

(rough draft)

No class

Rendezvous field trip

No school

Inservice

-IP Essay

(cont. rough draft/edit & revise/myeditor)

-Reading Response

-email log (directions and 3rd log today)

-IP Essay

(cont. edit & revise/myeditor)

-IP Essay

(cont. edi & revise/myeditor)

No school

Inservice

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast?

VB Program due!

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast?

-articles (2nd draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast?

-VB program for 9/29 (Kenzie & Joelle) due 9/29

-articles (final submitted)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast? 

No school

Inservice

-choose lit. circle books

-read

-get lit. circle books and assignments

-read for lit. circles

-lit. circle groups 1 & 2 - discussion #1

-lit. circle groups 3 & 4 - read

No class

Rendezvous field trip

English 8

-sp. list 4

-fact/opinion wkst

-relevant info. wkst

(have topic for Most Influential American Essay by Wed.)

-grammar day

(correct packet)

-sp. warmup 4

-MIA Essay

(prewriting, TPAPT, and begin outline)

-MIA Essay

(outline and research)

*hand out graphic organizer

BR/SF #1 Due!

-sp. 4  test

-free read

-Review for WP Quiz

-Take online WP Quiz

-Prolific Writing (topic-Who influences me?)

-Have topic for Influential Person Essay tomorrow

-IP Essay

(prewriting, TPAPT, and begin outline)

-Reading Response

-email log (directions and 3rd log today)

-IP Essay

(outline)

-share online tools

(word choice tools,

-IP Essay

(rough draft)

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast?

-articles

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast?

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast?

-articles (2nd draft)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast?

-VB program due!

-articles (final submitted)

-yb pages

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-Podcast?

-FB Program due!

-poetry passage #1

-ind. read

-poetry passage #2

-ind. read

-poetry passage #3

-ind. read

-poetry passage #4

-ind. read

English 8

-sp. list 3

-grammar day

(finish packet)

-sp. warmup 3

Sent. Combining wkst.

-WP review and quiz

(computer quiz)

-sp. 3  test

-free read

Journal #1 due!

No school-Labor Day

3rd hour-MAPS testing

7th hour-vocab.mini lesson

read pg. 451-458

(do SG and ex. 2 & 3)

-Reading Response

-email log (directions and 2nd log today)

-vocab. mini lesson

-read pgs. 458-463

(do SG and ex. 4, 5 & 6)

vocab. mini lesson

-read pgs. 464-467

(do ex. 7, 8, 9 & 10)

-articles

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

articles(2nd draft)

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

articles(final submitted)

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

-expository passage #1

-ind. read

-expository passage #2

-ind. read

-expository passage #3

-ind. read

-expository passage #4

-RC packet 7

English 8

Sp. 2 list

HS Entrance essay

-cont. editing/revising and submit to MyAccess

-MAPS testing-1st

-grammar day-2nd

2 pgs.

-sp. warmup 2

-MAPS testing-2nd

-grammar day-1st

2 pgs.

-continue HS entrance essay MyAccess

-sp. 2 test

-free read

-Final Submit due @ class time!

-continue song essay submit to MyAccess and use MyEditor/MyTutor

-continue song essay submit to MyAccess and use MyEditor/MyTutor

-Final Submit due Wed. @ class time!

-Reading Response

-email log (directions and 1st log today)

-begin mini lesson #1

Vocabulary

-pgs. 446-450

(exercise 1)

3rd hour-cont. mini lesson #1 Vocabulary

-pgs. 450-458

(exercise 2 & 3)

7th hour-MAPS Testing

-group 2 begin 1st article

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

-start making individual yb spread checklists and looking at software

-articles

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

articles(2nd draft)

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

articles(final submitted)

-plan yearbook theme and ladder templates

-get ahead on programs

-narrative passage exercise

-ind. read

-narrative passage exercise

-ind. read

-narrative passage exercise

-ind. read

-narrative passage exercise

-ind. read

English 8

Sp. 1 list

HS Entrance essay prewiting and outline

-grammar day

2 pgs.

-sp. warmup 1

-continue HS entrance essay rought draft

-continue HS entrance essay rough draft and edit/revise

-sp. 1 test

-free read

-begin song essay prewriting and outline

-talk about online tools

-continue essay outline and rough draft

-continue essay rough draft

-MyAccess intro

-continue essay rough draft and edit/revising

-begin 1st article

-plan yearbook theme and ladder

-computer orientation

-articles

-yb planning

-program for Friday!

-yb planning/ladder

-program for Friday!

articles(2nd draft)

-yb planning/ladder

-program for Friday!

-begin other programs!

articles(final submitted)

-yb planning/ladder

-vocab exercise

-ind. read

-vocab exercise

-ind. read

-vocab exercise

-ind. read

-vocab exercise

-ind. read

English 8

-Go over syllabus

-Prepare binders

-Sign up for laptops

-hand out binder materials

-writing process pretest

-begin reviewing writing process

-continue reviewing writing process

-free read

-Go over syllabus

-Prepare binders

-Sign up for laptops

-writing process pretest

-discuss writing process

-review writing process

(prewriting) (TPAPT) (Outline)

-begin prewriting for song essay (have a song picked for Monday)

-Go over syllabuy

-Recruit new members

-Discuss roles

-select leadership positions

-plan groups/article assignments/program assignments

-look at laptops/software

-plan theme

-introduce groups

-Discuss expectations