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Monday, September 14, 2015

ENGLISH 8 Week 3

    MONDAY (AC) 9-14: TOWN MEETING                                                   
Regularly scheduled classes will resume tomorrow for periods 1 & 2.  Today we will have a special guest, Mr. Chandler, who will talk about being part of a school community and how you can be a part of it!

Periods 6 & 9 will work in Google Classroom to complete Assignment #1.



    TUESDAY (BD) 9-15: Active Reading Lesson Part II                                  


Do Now: Copy Into Vocabulary List 1  


4.  impulse n. (impulsively) a sudden wish or urge.
Even though he had the impulse to run and hide, Laron courageously stood strong and faced the bully.

5.  intuition n. (intuitively, intuit) a sense of knowing; an insight.
Meagan trusted her intuition about her date and left the restaurant without saying goodbye because she just knew something was odd.

6.  lapse n. (lapsed, lapsing) to sink or slip gradually.
While waiting to go on stage, Alvin had a momentary lapse of stage fright, but he pulled himself out of it and went on with the show.
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Learning Target:  I can use the Active Reading strategy when reading a text.

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Practice:  Reading Checkouts, a short story, by Cynthia Rylant and complete 5 thoughts on the Active Reading Worksheet.  
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Assessment: Complete the Active Reading Worksheet with five additional thoughts.  

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     None  









    WEDNESDAY (AC) 9-16: DIRT Day Practice                                      

Do Now: Get Novel and Comp. Book  

  1. Start a new DIRT Day entry and begin reading your book.
  2. 10 Thoughts due by the end of the period.
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Learning Target:  I can use the Active Reading strategy when reading a text.

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    THURSDAY  (BD) 9-17:  Get Novels / Intro Activity                                
Do Now: Copy Into Vocabulary List 1  


7.  reverie n. (reveries) a daydream.
Like most of her daydreams about Carl, in this reverie, she found herself at the carnival taking selfies and holding hands.



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Learning Targets

  1. I can sign out a novel from the library.
  2. I can TURN-IN essay in to Google Classroom.
  3. I understand the expectations for DIRT Day!

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Checking Out and Tagging Your Novel
  1. We will be going to the library to check out our first novel.  What are the expectations for behavior while we are there?
  2. Once you receive your novel, go back to the classroom.
  3. Using a small sticky note from your teacher, write your name, period and room number you have English on it.  Stick it on the inside front cover of the novel.


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This lesson is being moved to MOVED to Monday... MINI-LESSON: What is inferencing and how do I do it?


Inference:  a thought process a reader makes to understand the meaning of text, or even an image; a logical conclusion.

When you infer, you pay attention to the details in front of you, and you use other information (from the text, or your background knowledge) to mentally fill in the gaps between the details that are actually said or shown, and what the author expects the reader to understand. 

PRACTICE



  1. Open this Notice and Wonder Chart in Google Docs record your thoughts and inferences.
  2. You will have about 60 seconds to view each photo.
  3. Write down what you notice and/or wonder in your chart.
  4. Move this chart into your classroom folder when complete.


ASSESSMENT
Completed Notice and Wonder Chart

HOMEWORK: None




    FRIDAY (AC) 9-15: DIRT Day                                                              




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