ENGLISH 8 - Week 10

     MONDAY   11-2  D-day: Composition Book Peer Grading                

     Announcements     

• If you resubmitted an essay, you must notify me through Google Mail that you resubmitted your work or it may not get graded!
• How was your weekend?
• Assignment #7: Character Motivation Anchor Chart should be completed by now.
• Assignment #6: Who is Ha? Essay should be turned in by now.

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     DO Now - Copy     
     Add to Vocabulary List II

• 9.  writhe v. (writhes, writhing, writhed) - to make continual twisting movements of the body.
  The majestic lion writhed in pain, its body twisting in strange patterns, after being shot with a tranquilizer gun at close  range.
• 10.  pivotal adj. (pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted) - of crucial importance in relation to the success of something else.
  Graduating from high school was a a huge achievement in Hank's life and a pivotal moment in the life of his mother as well.  

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     Learning Target(s)     

• I can maintain an organized class notebook.
• I can work collaboratively with classmates to proofread class assignments.

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     How Does this Relate to My Life?     

• Improves your collaboration skills.
• Improves your critical thinking skills.

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     Mini-Lesson     

How to use a rubric to peer grade assignments.

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     Work Time       

• With a partner, trade composition books.
• Using the rubric provided by your teacher, grade the composition notebook accordingly.
• Hand in your completed rubric when done.
  
  WHEN YOU FINISH...
• Peer edit at least two other classmate's Assignment #6: Who is Ha?
• Make corrections on your own essay and resubmit for a grade.

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     Assessment / Homework       

Your graded composition notebook and resubmitted Who is Ha? Essay.

REMINDER:  Vocabulary Test on Thursday.



     TUESDAY    11-3  A-day:  Create Flash Cards for Vocabulary List 6       

     Announcements     

Final Copy of Assignment #6: Who is Ha? Essay should be done by now.  If not, you are losing a letter grade each day it is not done.
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     DO Now - Think     
     Entry Title:  Antonyms

• Match each vocabulary word with its antonym:
• dissolution                        healthy
• writhe                               to anger
• pacify                               straighten
• pestilence                                      construction 

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     How Does this Relate to My Life?     

• Helps you study for the vocabulary test on Thursday!
• The skill of creating flashcards can transfer to any class or subject.

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     Learning Target(s)     

• I can create a study tool to help me learn vocabulary words.
• I can use an online site to manage my study habits.

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     Mini-Lesson     

• Review of how to use www.flashcardmachine.com.
• Use the handout if needed.

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     Work Time       

1. Create 10 flashcards using Vocabulary List II n(use the handout if you need it)
2. Login = jdegrandis
3. Password = disney11

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     Assessment / Homework       

• You completed 10 cards for Classwork Credit. Due tomorrow!
• Study for Vocabulary Test on Thursday!

     WEDNESDAY   11-4  B-day:  Vocabulary Review Day                     

     Announcements     

• Grab a colored Popsicle stick!  no Chromebooks needed today!
• Final Copy of Assignment #6: Who is Ha? Essay should be done by now.  If not, you are losing a letter grade each day it is not done.

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     DO Now - Think and Do     
     Entry Title:  Two Words, One Sentence

• Directions: Write one sentence using two vocabulary words that proves you understand their meaning by the way you used them.  Be prepared to share for a ticket!
• Example:  In order to engender a feeling of pacifism in my mother after telling her I was leaving home to join the circus, I gave her a hug and promised I would text her everyday. 

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     How Does this Relate to My Life?     

• It will help you do well on tomorrow's vocabulary test!
• Hopefully you will begin using these words in your own vocabulary.

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     Learning Target(s)     

• I can use vocabulary words in context.
• I can spell selected 8th grade vocabulary words correctly.
• I can define selected 8th grade vocabulary words.

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     Mini-Lesson     

Review of stations for Around the Room and Back

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     Work Time       

• Play Around the Room and Back

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     Assessment / Homework       

Winners of the game earn tickets for the raffle in two weeks!

     THURSDAY   11-5  C-day: Test on Vocabulary List II            

     Announcements     

• You do not need your composition book or Chromebook today.
• If you have not turned in Assignment #6: Who is Ha? it is no longer being accepted and you have received a zero for it.

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     DO Now - None     
     Entry Title:  XXXX

• XXXX
• XXXX

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     How Does this Relate to My Life?     

You'll be taking tests until you graduate!

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     Learning Target(s)     

• I can correctly define selected 8th grade vocabulary words.
• I can correctly identify selected 8th grade vocabulary words in context.

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     Mini-Lesson     

• Review of how to take online test.

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     Work Time       

• Take the Vocabulary List II Test
  
• When you finish you should...
• 1)  Work on any assignments that you haven't finished including Assignments #6 & #7 in Google Classroom.
• 2)  If you are all caught up, you may have free time.

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     Assessment / Homework       

• None

     FRIDAY   11-6  D-day: DIRT Day                                                              

     Announcements     

• Grab your composition notebook.
• No need for a Chromebook today unless you need to take the vocabulary test.

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     DO Now - Write 
     Entry Title:  DIRT Day

• Author:  XXX XXXXX
• Title:  XXXX X XXX  XXX
• Start:                   End:      
• Total

Reminder:  Number your thoughts.  10 due by the end of the period!

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     How Does this Relate to My Life?     

• Engenders a love of reading.
• Improves reading comprehension skills.

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     Learning Target(s)     

• I can use active reading strategies to improve my reading comprehension.

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     Mini-Lesson     

Review of DIRT Day expectations.

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     Work Time       

1. 10 Thoughts due by the end of the period.
2. Click here to see a sample of how to start a new DIRT Day Entry and expectations along with what to do if you finish a book!.

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     Assessment / Homework       

• Composition book check by end of period.

ENGLISH 8 - Week 9

     MONDAY  10-26 C-Day:  The Mask of the Red Death  (Periods 1 & 2 only)      

Reminders...

1. Periods 6 & 9:  You will be working to complete Assignments 5 & 6 by the end of the period.
   To take the Vocabulary List I Quiz click here!
2. Begin today's' Do Now before the bell rings!
3. Quiz Thursday on Pages 1-122 of inside Out and Back Again!

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Do Now - COPY

Entry Title:  Vocabulary List II
   

3.  ardent adj. (ardently) - enthusiastic support
     Being an ardent Bills fan, Mark painted his face half red and half blue to show his love for the team.

4.exacerbate v. (exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated) - to make something bad even worse
    The singer's terrible voice was exacerbated by the awful pianist who didn't know how to accompany her.

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I can explain how an author's choice of words engenders a specific tone (feeling) in me when I read it.

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Mini-Lesson: Word Choice

1. Author's tone:  the feeling the author is trying to engender in the reader!
2. There are over 1,000,000 words in the English language.
3. Often, we only use a fraction of those words to convey what we mean.
4. Authors are very careful to select words that will communicate the tone they are trying to achieve.
5. Authors of horror stories use words that convey terror, fear and shock.
6. Authors of romance novels choose words that convey beauty, joy, and tranquility.
7. Watch this video on Word Choice... to help you understand this concept even more!
8. In the short story, The Masque of the Red Death, Edgar Allen Poe's choice of words engender horror in his reader.

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Practice 

1. Open your copy of the story by clicking on this link... The Masque of the Red Death.
2. Read Aloud/Think Aloud: Listen as your teacher models how the author selects specific words to engender a feeling of horror in the reader.
3. As you continue to listen, highlight any words you feel engender a sense of horror, fear or suspense in you.
4. Click here for the audio version of the story...
5. Think-Pair-Share:  After listening to the first paragraph, share the words you highlighted with a partner.

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REMINDER: QUIZ THURSDAY ON PAGES 1-122

Assessment

Below is a list of common mood words if you need them or try an online thesaurus!

POSITIVE MOOD WORDS		NEGATIVE MOOD WORDS
amused awed bouncy calm cheerful chipper confident contemplative content determined dignified dreamy ecstatic empowered energetic enlightened enthralled excited exhilarated flirty giddy grateful harmonious hopeful hyper idyllic joyous	jubilant liberating light-hearted loving mellow nostalgic optimistic passionate peaceful playful pleased refreshed rejuvenated relaxed relieved satiated satisfied sentimental silly surprised sympathetic thankful thoughtful touched trustful vivacious warm welcoming	aggravated annoyed anxious apathetic apprehensive barren brooding cold confining confused cranky crushed cynical depressed desolate disappointed discontented distressed drained dreary embarrassed enraged envious exhausted fatalistic foreboding frustrated futile gloomy grumpy haunting heartbroken hopeless hostile indifferent infuriated	insidious intimidated irate irritated jealous lethargic lonely melancholic merciless moody morose nauseated nervous nightmarish numb overwhelmed painful pensive pessimistic predatory rejected restless scared serious sick somber stressed suspenseful tense terrifying threatening uncomfortable vengeful violent worried

     TUESDAY 10-27   D-Day:  Character Motivation Part I   

Reminder:  Quiz Thursday on Pages 1-122 of Inside Out and Back Again!

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Do Now - Think and Respond
Entry Title:  Vietnamese Culture

Step 1
Answer the following questions in your composition book.

1. What did you know about Vietnamese culture before reading the novel?
2. What are some of the things you have learned as you read? 

Step 2
Share your responses with a partner.  Be prepared to be selected to share your answers.

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LEARNING TARGETS

1. I can draw inferences about Vietnamese culture based on the novel.
2. I can infer a character's motives by analyzing the text.

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Mini-Lesson: Inferring Character Motivation

Check out this PowerPoint Presentation on Inferring Character Motivation

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Read Aloud/Think Aloud

Read pages 12-63

As you read, write down at least one example that shows what motivates one of the novel's characters.
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ASSESSMENT/Homework

Assignment #7: Inferring Character Motives

1.  Read up to and including page 122.  Then...

2.  Go to Assignment #7 in Google Classroom and complete it by Sunday 11-1 for peer review.

You can use this list of character traits to help you find just the right one for your chart if you need it. 

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QuickWrite Example

The sample QuikWrite below separates each part of the essay into its TREES components by color.

PROMPT

Based on the novel, what can you infer about what will happen to Ha and her family?  Be sure to use details from the text to support your answer.  Note the textual evidence in quotes!

     I think that Ha’s family will have to deal with serious danger because of the coming war. I believe this because Ha says that the fortune teller “predicts our lives will twist inside out.”  This means something big is going to change for her family, probably not in a good way.  For example, she says,  “Maybe soldiers will no longer patrol our neighborhood,” and “...maybe I can jump rope after dark,” but in stanza three she hears on the playground that the bang chung (a delicacy eaten during the holiday of Tet) will be “smeared with blood.”  These details about soldiers and blood make it sound really scary, like things are getting dangerous.  I believe that Ha’s family is in danger.

     WEDNESDAY 10-28   A-Day:  Character Motivation Part II                          

Reminder: Quiz tomorrow on Pages 1-122 of Inside Out and Back Again!

Do Now - Copy
Entry Title:  Vocabulary List II

5.  sagacious adj. (sagaciously) - good judgement; shrewd
     Samuel Westing Jr. III had always been a sagacious business man known for his shrewd negotiating style.

6.  dissolution n. (dissolutions) - the disintegration or decomposition of something
     The Alka-seltzer tablet's dissolution was instant once it fell into the glass of water and virtually disappeared.

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LEARNING TARGETS

1. I can use inferencing to analyze the motives of a character.
2. I can use close reading strategies to remember important details about a text.

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Mini-Lesson: Deeper Inferencing

Review:  Quiz on Pages 1-64 of Inside Out and Back Again

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Read Aloud/Think Aloud

1. Read pages 64-122
2. As you read, write down at least one example that shows what motivates one of the novel's characters.

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ASSESSMENT/Homework

Assignment #7: Inferring Character Motives

1.  Read up to and including page 122.  Then...

2.  Go to Assignment #7 in Google Classroom and complete it by Sunday 11-1 for peer review.

Click on this list of character traits to help you find just the right one for your chart if you need it. 

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QuickWrite Example

The sample QuikWrite below separates each part of the essay into its TREES components by color.

PROMPT

Based on the novel, what can you infer about what will happen to Ha and her family?  Be sure to use details from the text to support your answer.  Note the textual evidence in quotes!

     I think that Ha’s family will have to deal with serious danger because of the coming war. I believe this because Ha says that the fortune teller “predicts our lives will twist inside out.”  This means something big is going to change for her family, probably not in a good way.  For example, she says,  “Maybe soldiers will no longer patrol our neighborhood,” and “...maybe I can jump rope after dark,” but in stanza three she hears on the playground that the bang chung (a delicacy eaten during the holiday of Tet) will be “smeared with blood.”  These details about soldiers and blood make it sound really scary, like things are getting dangerous.  I believe that Ha’s family is in danger.

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     THURSDAY  10-29   B-Day:  Quiz on Pages 1-122 of Inside Out and Back Again  

Reminders...

1. Get your comp. book, and Chromebook
2. Begin Do Now 

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Do Now - COPY

Entry Title:  Add to Vocabulary List II

7.  contagion n. (contagions) - the spreading of a disease or idea from one person to another through close contact
     Once the idea of storming the Bastille took hold, it spread like a contagion among the people.

8.  pestilence n. (pestilences) - a fatal epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague
     The Ebola virus is a horrific pestilence that was just as easily spread as the bubonic plague.

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I can recall events of the novel Inside Out and Back Again.

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Mini-Lesson

Review of taking a Google Forms quiz.
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Work Time

Take the quiz.  Click on this link in order to take the quiz.

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Assessment/Homework

Bring your novel to class tomorrow for DIRT Day!

     FRIDAY   10-30    C-Day:  DIRT Day                                                   

Do Now - Start a new DIRT Day entry!

Click here to see a sample of how to start a new DIRT Day Entry and expectations.

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I can closely read a text for improved comprehension and recall of textual evidence.

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Work Time
Ten  Thoughts due by the end of the period.  Your work will be checked ten minutes before the period it over.

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Assessment/Homework

Check = 10 Thoughts.

Check + = More than 10 thoughts.

Check - = Fewer then 10 thoughts.