8th Grade Lesson Plans

8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson PlansMon. Aug. 13 Tues. Aug. 14 Wed. Aug. 15 Thurs. Aug. 16 Fri. Aug. 17

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No School No School PBIS Kick Off

1. Scavenger Hunt2. Room Tour3. Student Interest Survey/Collage

1. Pair/share collage2. 1st Semester Pre-Test3. Lit/La Reflections

Assignment Finish collage Bring materials by Monday

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1. Discuss Syllabus2. Show students how to access the team website and Lit/LA page3. Name games

1. Read “Letters to You”2. Create sticks 3. Write “Letter to Me”

1. Share letters2. 1st Semester Pre-Test

Assignment None Finish “Letter to Me”

Bring 3 things

MAP Testing Mon. Aug. 20 Tues. Aug. 21 Wed. Aug. 22 Thurs. Aug. 23MAP Testing

Fri. Aug. 24

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1. Binder Set-up2. Notes: Character3. Complete vocab. practice

1. Review HW2. Pre-Reading: -Do animals have souls?2. Begin “Soul of Caliban” and add to packet

1. Finish “Soul of Caliban”2. Complete vocab. app.3. MAP Testing Power Point

MAP Testing-6th & 8th Hour

1.Review HW2. Review Methods of Characterization2. Complete Characterization wkst.

Assignment Finish vocab. practice

Soul of Caliban pkt. due Friday

-Finish vocab. app.-Bring a novel

None Characterization wkst.

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Spelling wk.1

1. Spelling pre-test & rule2. Explain spelling activities3. Sparkle

1. Share 3 Things2. Video Clip & Notes: Pre-writing 3. 3 Things Pre-write

1. Video Clip & Notes: Drafting2. Read Prompt & Draft 3 Things About Me Essay

1. Finish drafting 3 Things About Me Essay

1. Spelling Test2. Notes & Video Clip: Revising3. Peer Response Wkst. & Probing Questions (Write Source pg. 17)4. Take suggestions & revise essay

Assignment Spelling due FridayBring 3 Things

Finish 3 Things Pre-Write

3 Things Draft due Friday

Finish 3 Things Draft

Finish revising

Mon. Aug. 27 Tues. Aug. 28 Wed. Aug. 29 Thurs. Aug.30 Fri. Aug.31

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1. Review HW2. Discuss characterization within Soul of Caliban

1. Share Sketches2. Soul of Caliban Quiz3. Grade

1. Finish Notes: Plot & Conflict2. Analyzing Plot & Conflict Wkst.

1. Read: RR 2. Story Element G.O.3. Review notes for test tomorrow

1. Literary Elements test2. Grade & Discuss

8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson Plans3. Character Sketch

4. Notes: Plot & Conflict

Assignment Character sketch None Finish Plot & conflict wkst.

Literary Element Test Tomorrow

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LA Plans 1. Notes: Editing2. Proofreading marks/ practice pgh.3. Edit essay

1. Notes: Publishing2. Type Final Draft

1. Writing Process Quiz2. Finish Typing & check for typos3. Turn paper in!

MAP Testing 1. Notes: Kinds of sentences2. Classifying Sent. Wkst.3. Finish pg. 1 of notes4. Sent. Frag. Wkst. (1-10 practice; 11-20 application)

Assignment Finish editing Final draft dueWednesday

None Finish Sent. Frag. Wkst.

MAP Testing Mon. Sept. 3 Tues. Sept. 4 Wed. Sept. 5 Thurs. Sept. 6 Fri. Sept. 7

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Labor DayNo School

1. Book Talk & Check out6th & 9th2. Read-In

1. Anticipation Guide: Pair/Share2. Note Card Predictions3. Novel Trailer

1. Pass out Books /pkt.2. Explain Active Reading-Model w/prologue3. Read Ch1-2: Stupid Talk – Austin Pace

1. Quiz & Discuss 2. Read Ch. 3: Fire & Agony together

Assignment None None Finish Ch.1-2: Stupid Talk – Austin Pace & pkt. pgs.

Finish Ch. 3: Fire & Agony & pkt. pgs.

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1. Review HW2. Notes: Complete/ Simple Subjects3. Complete/ Simple Sub. Wkst. -1st half practice-2nd half app.

1. Review HW2. Notes: Compound Sub/Pred. 3. Wkst. Pg. 55/564. Notes: Simple/ Comp. Sent.5. Wkst. Pg. 57/58-1st half practice-2nd half app.

1. Share HW2. Review Wkst.

6 Traits Unit1. Quality Sentence Quiz 2. 6 Trait Notes

Assignment Finish Complete/ Simple Sub. Wkst

Finish Wkst. Pgs. 55-58

Review for quiz None

Mon. Sept. 10 Tues. Sept. 11 Wed. Sept. 12 Thurs. Sept. 13 Cantigny

Fri. Sept. 14

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1. Read Ch.4: Charter at

1. Ch.3-4 Quiz2. Grade &

1. Ch.5-6 Quiz 2. Grade &

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1. Ch.7-8 Quiz2. Grade &

8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson PlansStonehenge 2. Complete pkt. pgs.

Discuss3. Read Ch.5-6: Spiders & Snakes - Celebration

discuss3. Read Ch.7-8 Tyson McGaw - Best of Friends & pkt.pgs.

Discuss3. Read Ch.9-10Someone’s Idea – Greene’s Eye

Assignment Finish Charter & pkt. pgs.

Finish Ch.5-6: Spiders –Celebration & pkt. pgs.

Finish Ch.7-8 Tyson McGaw - Best of Friends & pkt.pgs.

Finish Ch.9-10 Someone’s Idea – Greene’s Eye& pkt.pgs.

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Spelling wk.2

1. Spelling pretest2. Read Food Poem3. Analyze poems for 6 Traits4. Begin fav. food poem

1. Finish food poem2. Create a piece of food to match your poem

1. Share Food Poem2. Read: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs3. Sm.grps. analyze for 6 traits

8th Grade Field Trip

1. Spelling test2. Pair/Share ideas for own food story3. Fill out pre-write pgs. In packet

Assignment Finish Food PoemSpelling due Fri.

Finish piece of food

None Finish pre-write pgs. in pkt.

Mon. Sept. 17 Tues. Sept. 18 Wed. Sept. 19 Thurs. Sept. 20 Fri. Sept. 21

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1. Ch.9-10 Quiz2. Grade & Discuss3. Explain and create character poster

1. Share posters2. Popcorn read Ch.11: What Ralphy Said

1. Read Ch.12: The Next Victim

1. Ch.11-12 Quiz2. Grade & Discuss3. Read Ch.13-14:The Inquisition – What happened to Randall

1. Ch.13-14 Quiz2. Grade & Discuss 3. Read Ch.15-16: The Confession – Fire & Water

Assignment Finish character poster

Finish Ch.11: What Ralphy Said & pkt.pgs.

Finish Reading Ch.12: The Next Victim & pkt.pgs.

Finish Ch. 13-14: Inquisition - What happened & pkt.pgs.

Finish 15-16: The Confession – Fire & Water & pkt.pgs.

LA Plans 1. Notes on Hooks2. Write introduction 3. Edit & Revise Introduction

1. Review transitions, word choice, & sent. fluency2. Write body pghs.

1. Write body pghs.

1. Edit & revise body pghs.-Organization-Word Choice-Sent.Fluency-Parallel Struct.

1. Review conclusion & takeaway endings2. Write conclusion

Assignment Finish Introduction

Body paragraphs due Thursday

Finish body pghs.

Edit & revise body pghs.

Finish conclusion

Laptops Mon. Sept. 24 Tues. Sept. 25 Wed. Sept. 26 Thurs. Sept. 27 Fri. Sept. 28

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1. Ch.15-16 Quiz2. Grade & Discuss3. Conflict Project

1. Share Conflict projects2. Finish Novel & Discuss

1. Review for Test 1.Final Novel Test2. Grade & Discuss

1. Review Literary Genres2. Genre Sort wkst.

Assignment Conflict Project Finish Novel & pkt. Review for test None Finish genre sort wkst.

LA Plans 1. Spelling pretest 1. Type final 1. Type final 1. Publish 1. Spelling test

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Spelling wk.32. Edit & revise conclusion3. Explore Cool Tools Website4. Compare/ Contrast

draft draft (copy/paste) into cool tool 2. Check for typos

2. Share/Turn in Food Story3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Assignment Finish Edit/revision wkst.

Final draft due Thursday


Final draft due tomorrow

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Mon. Oct. 1Telling Tales

Tues. Oct. 2 Wed. Oct. 3WOC Unit

Thurs. Oct. 4 Fri. Oct. 5

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1. Telling Tales Pre-test2. Notes: Folk Tales 3. Folktale wkst.4. Princess & the Pea wkst.

1. Review HW2. Notes: Fables & Myths3. Model: Fable & Myth wkst.4. Comic strip

1. Share HW2. Notes: Tall Tales3. Read Pecos Bill4. Begin Telling a Tall Tale

1. Share HW2. Notes: Urban Legends3. Discuss Urban Legends /Stickney Mansion

1. Telling Tale Sort/Review2. Urban Legend Video Clips

Assignment Finish Princess & the Pea wkst.

Finish comic strip Finish Telling a Tall Tale

None None

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Spelling wk.2

1. Spelling Pre-Test2. Spelling Rule/Act.3. Video: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs & Extra Credit

1. Finish Video: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs & Extra Credit

1.Homophone Puzzle 2.Words Often Confused (pg.380)3. Start graphic org. in sm. grps.

1. Create overhead of graphic org. 2. Plan presentation

1. Spelling Test2. List 1: accept-break3. Begin wkst. A

Assignment Spelling due Fri. None Finish part of speech & definitions

Finish presentation

Finish wkst. A

Mon. Oct. 8 Tues. Oct. 9 Wed. Oct. 10 Strange & Myst

Thurs. Oct. 11 Fri. Oct. 12

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Columbus DayNo School

1. Telling Tales Test2. Tell Tale Heart Vocab. Act.

1. Conference assignments (Lit/La)2. Notes: Suspense/Plot

1. Read Edgar Allen Poe Life 2. United Streaming: Poe (18 min)

1. Read Tell Tale Heart & pkt. pgs.

Assignment Vocab. due Wed. None None Finish pkt. pgs.

LA Plans Columbus DayNo School

1. List 1 Mini-Quiz2. List 2: capital-counselor 3. Begin wkst. B

1. List 2 Mini-Quiz2. List 3: desert - past 3. Begin wkst. C

1. List 3 Mini-Quiz2. List 4: peace – they’re 3. Begin wkst. D

1. List 4 Mini-Quiz2. List 5: threw – you’re 3. Begin wkst. E

Assignment Finish wkst. B Finish wkst. C Finish wkst. D Finish wkst. E

Laptop Cart Mon. Oct. 15 Tues. Oct. 16 Wed. Oct. 17Persuasive Unit

Thurs. Oct. 18 Fri. Oct. 19End of 1st Quarter

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1.Tell Tale Heart Quiz2. Grade & Discuss pkt. pgs.

1. 3 Wishes Wkst.2. Begin Reading Monkey’s Paw(Act Out)

1. Finish Monkey’s Paw & pkt. pgs.

1. Review HW2. Read Play – Compare/contrast3. Flashback vs.

1. Monkey’s Paw Quiz2. Grade & Discuss pkt. pgs.

8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson Plans3. Vocab. Act. Foreshadowing 3. Vocab. Act. For

Land LadyAssignment Finish Monkey’s

Paw Vocab. Act.None Finish Monkey’s

Paw pkt. pgs.Finish Wkst? Finish Land Lady

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Spelling wk.3

1. Spelling Pre-Test2. List 5 Mini-Quiz3. WOC Review wkst. & poems

1. Words Often Confused Test2. Grade & Discuss3. Scattegories

1. Conducting Key Word Searches2. Analyzing URLs

Packet Pgs. 1-41. Notes: Persuasive Purpose/Strategies2. Read & Select Topics

1. Spelling TestPacket Pg.52. Brainstorming Wkst.4. Discuss good vs. bad articles

Assignment Review wkst.Spelling due Friday

None None Select a topic Finish brainstorming wkst. pg.5

Mon. Oct. 22 Tues. Oct.23 Wed. Oct. 24 Thurs. Oct. 25 Fri. Oct. 26

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1. Read: Landlady& finish pkt. pgs.

1. Review HW 2. Landlady Quiz3. Character Poster

1. Review Plot & Suspense2. Suspense Poster

1. Read & Discuss The Raven2. Simpson’s: Raven & Monkey’s Paw3. Tell Tale Heart Video

1. Strange & Mysterious Test2. Grade & Discuss3. FFA Vocab. Act.

Assignment Finish pkt. pgs. Finish Character Poster

Review for Test Review for Test Finish vocab. act.

LA Plans Packet Pg. 61. Explain research2. Research in Lab

1. Finish research in lab2. Print 1-2 articles

1. Highlight articles

1. Note taking lesson2. Start taking notes on article(s)

1. Take notes on article(s)

Assignment Research if needed Need 1-2 articles Finish highlighting

Notes due Monday Notes due Tuesday

Mon. Oct.29Flowers

Tues. Oct.30 Wed. Oct.31 Thurs. Nov. 1 Fri. Nov. 2

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1. FFA ppt. slides 1-32. FFA Web Quest

1. Collect Vocab. & Review Web Quest 2. Finish FFA Power Point 3. Trailer4. Make inkblots

1. Share inkblots2. Inkblot wkst.3. Mult. Int. Quiz/ ppt.

1. Notes: Text Structure & Irony 2. Read: Flowers for Algernon(Prog. Rep.1-4)

1. Finish Reading FFA Part 12. Review Text Structure and complete pg. 4 3. Review Irony and complete pg. 5

Assignment None None Finish Inkblot wkst.

Add to pkt. pgs. Finish pkt. pgs. 4-5

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Spelling wk.4

1. Spelling pretestPacket Pgs. 7-81. Survey2. Survey Reflection

Packet Pgs. 9-111. Thesis Practice2. Write Thesis

1. Check Thesis and SurveyPacket Pg. 121. Complete pre-write

Packet Pg. 131. Write Introduction

1. Spelling testPkt. Pgs. 14-152. Body Pgh. Format3. Supportive Reasoning4. Start body pghs.

Assignment Finish reflectionSpelling due Fri.

Finish Thesis Finish pre-write Finish intro. pgh. Body pghs. due Thursday

Mon. Nov. 5 Tues. Nov. 6 Wed. Nov. 7 Thurs. Nov. 8 Fri. Nov. 9

8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson PlansEarly Dismissal

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1. Review Pkt. Pgs. 4-5 2. Review Irony3. Irony Poster

No School: Parent – Teacher

Conferences

Institute Day 1. Review Pkt. Pgs. & Vocab. Matching2. Part 1 Quiz3. Vocab. Act. for part 2

1. Collect vocab. act.2. Library Book Talk

Assignment Finish Irony Poster Finish Vocab. Act. for part 2

None

LA Plans 1. Continue working on body pghs.2. Scattegories

No School: Parent – Teacher

Conferences

Institute Day Packet Pgs. 14 & 161. Objection pgh. Format2. Finish body pghs.

Packet pg. 141. Conclusion pgh. Format2. Write conclusion pgh.

Assignment Body pghs. due Thursday

Finish body pghs. Finish conclusion

Mon. Nov. 12 Tues. Nov. 13Lab

Wed. Nov. 14Lab

Thurs. Nov. 15 Fri. Nov. 16

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1. Notes: Foreshadowing2. Read PR 11-12 3. Begin Foreshadowing pg.7

1. Grade Vocab2. Review Inferences & Characterization3. Finish FFA & pkt. pg. 7

1. Part 2 Quiz2. Grade & Discuss2. Notes: Point of View 3. Finish packet

1. Review HW2. Jeopardy Review

1. Final Test2. Grade & Discuss3. Start Video: Charley

Assignment Finish Pt.2 vocab. matching

Finish FFA & pg.7

Finish packet Study for test None

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Spelling wk.1-4 test

1. Spelling wkst.Packet Pg. 172. Works Cited 3. Edit/Revise

1. Review Typing Req.2. Type final copy in lab

1. Finish typing final copy in lab

1. Collect Papers2. Explain Explore Test3. Practice Explore Test

1. Spelling test2. Pass tests back and analyze answers3. Explore Test PPT

Assignment Finish works citedSpelling due Friday



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Mon. Nov. 19 Tues. Nov. 20 Wed. Nov. 21 Thurs. Nov. 22 Fri. Nov. 23

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1. Video: Charley 1. Video: Charley No School No School No School

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Punctuation2. Notes: End Marks (Rules 14a-e)3. Begin Punctuation Pkt.

1. Review HW/Mini Quiz2. Scattegories

No School No School No School

Assignment Finish pkt.

Mon. Nov. 26That Was Then

Tues. Nov.27 Wed. Nov.28 Thurs. Nov.29 Fri. Nov.30

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Mon. Dec. 17 Tues. Dec. 18 Wed. Dec. 19 Thurs. Dec. 20 Fri.Dec.21End of 2nd Quarter

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Mon. Jan.28 Tues. Jan.29 Wed. Jan.30 Thurs. Jan.31 Fri. Feb.1

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Mon. Feb.11 Tues. Feb.12 Wed. Feb.13 Thurs. Feb.14 Conferences

Fri. Feb.15 Institute Day

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ISAT Testing Mon. Mar.4 Tues. Mar.5 ISATS

Wed. Mar.6 ISATS

Thurs. Mar.7 ISATS

Fri. Mar.8End of 3rd Quarter

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MAP Testing Mon. Apr.15 Tues. Apr.16 Wed. Apr.17 Thurs. Apr.18 Fri. Apr.19

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MAP Testing Mon. Apr.29 Tues. Apr.30 Wed. May 1 Thurs. May 2 Fri. May 3

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Mon. May 6 Tues. May 7 Wed. May 8 Thurs. May 9 Fri. May 10

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Mon. May 13 NJHS Field Trip

Tues. May 14 Wed. May 15 Thurs. May 16 Fri. May 1724 Hour Run


Breakfast

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Mon. May 20 Tues. May 21End of 4th Quarter

Wed. May 22 Thurs. May 23 Fri. May 24

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Practice @ QRBC

Last Day of School

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Mon. May 27 Tues. May 28 Wed. May 29 Thurs. May 30 Fri. May 31

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8:00 – 8:30 Breakfast

8:30 – Pass out Gowns – Take Picture

9:00-11:15 Promotion Practice in Gym

12:00 – 8th grade teams hand out yearbooks

Periods 8-9 Variety Show for all grades

Promotion Practice at QRBC Red and Gold GamesPicnic

Last Day of School!

Mustang Roundup – 8:00 – 9:20 a.m.

Handout Report Cards 9:30 a.m.

Dismissal for Summer Break 9:35

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