Announcements
- Check Your Gmail!
DO Now - None
Learning Target(s)
- I can create and answer questions about Chapter 8 of the novel TKMB.
- I can summarize chapters 8 and 9.
- I can record my thoughts about chapters 8-9 in my structured notes.
- I can draw inferences (conclusions) based on my notes and summary of chapters 8-9 about The Golden Rule, Talking a Stand and other literary elements of the novel.
Mini-Lesson: Review of Docs
- Review of completing the following:
- Structured Notes
- Summary - should be in your own words! Use the video summaries or online summaries.
- Notes - 10 Thoughts about the chapter.
- Conclusion - Anything about the themes or literary elements we discuss in class (The Golden Rule, Taking a Stand, Racism, Symbolism of Birds/Mockingbird)
- Study Guide Questions - Complete sentences.
Work Time
- Turn all the above in by end of the period.
Assessment / Homework
- None
TUESDAY 3-7 D-Day: Quiz on Chapters 8 & 9 of TKMB and Read Chapter 10
Announcements
- Check your Gmail!
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DO Now - Copy and Do
- Informational text is a subset of the larger category of nonfiction. Its primary purpose is to inform the reader about the natural or social world. Different from fiction, and other forms of nonfiction. It does not utilize characters.
- In your own words, explain what informational text is.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can explain what informational text is.
- I can explain what the 8th Grade Common Core Assessment for English Language Arts is.
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Mini-Lesson: Quiz on Chapters 8 & 9
- Click here to take the Quiz on Chapters 8 & 9 of To Kill a Mockingbird
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Work Time
- Read Chapter 10
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Assessment / Homework
- None
WEDNESDAY 3-8 A-Day: Introduction to the Grade 8 Common Core
Announcements
- Check your Gmail!
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DO Now - Watch and Respond
Add to entry: Informational Text
- Watch this Prezi on Informational Text
- What is one thing you learned or noticed about informational text after viewing this presentation?
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Learning Target(s)
- I can explain why the NYSCC ELA is an important tool for academic progress.
- I can explain what parts of the test I will be taking and on what days.
- I can explain what I will be tested on each day of the test.
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Mini-Lesson: The Five W's about the ELA
- What is it?
- When is it happening?
- Where will it happen?
- Who has to take it?
- This Prezi answers most of the questions above!
- Here is a breakdown of the questions for each day of the test.
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Work Time - Anatomy of an Exam
- Divide into Days 1, 2 & 3
- Obtain a hard copy sample of the ELA
- Using the sample test, complete Assignment 36.0 with your Group.
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Assessment / Homework
- Turn in Assignment 36.0 for a Classwork Grade Worth 20 points!
THURSDAY 3-9 B-Day: Multiple Choice Questions Part II
Announcements
- Check your Gmail!
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DO Now - Review
Entry Title: None
- Click on the link below to review some of the most common 8th Grade literary elements that you might see on the ELA! How many can you match? Here is a list of the correct answers to choose from...repetition, alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, simile, metaphor, flashback, imagery, personification, hyperbole, oxymoron, foreshadowing, theme, mood
- Literary Element Review - How Many Do You Know?
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Learning Target(s)
- I can identify some of the literary elements that might be on the ELA.
- I can identify the parts of a multiple choice question.
- I can identify the three basic types of Multiple Choice Questions found on the ELA.
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Mini-Lesson: The Parts and Types of MCQs
- The Parts: The Stem, The Options, The Distractors, The Key
- The Types of MCQs
- Vocabulary in Context
- Details
- Main Idea
- Inference
- Check out this Prezi on The Main Types of MCQs you'll find on the ELA
- This article on killer plants has examples of each kind of MCQ in it. Can you find them all?
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Work Time
- Using this article on The Empire State Building complete Assignment 36.0 in Google Classroom.
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Assessment / Homework
- Submit Assignment 36.0 before you leave!
FRIDAY 3-10 C-Day: DIRT Day
DIRT Day Expectations
- Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
- Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
- Be in your seat reading.
- Focus on your reading the entire period.
- Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
- Complete 10 thoughts using the Active Reading Model by the end of the period. Do more for extra credit.
If You Finish a Book…
In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write a review about your book in 3-paragraph essay format.
Guidelines for the Essay:
- ¶ 1 - title, author and genre of the novel and your opinion of the book (controlling idea).
- ¶ 2 - short summary of the book and include at least two text-based examples from the book
that support your controlling idea in ¶ - ¶ 3 - explain why you would or would not recommend this book to a friend and where they might be able to find it or purchase it.
If You Forgot Your Book…
- Choose a book from the class library or Mr. DeGrandis will give you one.
- Be sure to bring your book next week.
If You Want to Switch Books…
In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write an Abandon Book Essay.
Guidelines:
- ¶ 1 – title, author and genre of the novel you are abandoning and
three reasons you don’t like the book (controlling idea). - ¶ 2 through 4 - Develop each reason using text-based details from the book.
- ¶ 5 - Offer your suggestions for other novels you have read that another student might enjoy.
