Agenda:
1) Student Led Conference Letter sent home today. Please ask your child for this!
2) Speak Read Aloud - pgs 12-26....Independent Read - pgs 26-40....Dialogue with your book!
HW -
Read to page 40 for our first Accountable Talk tomorrow in class, your dialoguing will be used during the discussion
Long Term Reading Goal - pages 1-92 to be read for Mondays class, June 5.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Agenda:
Welcome to the last curriculum unit of the year! "Speak" has been chosen to be our last piece of literature this year for many reasons. It's relate-able, it addresses very real topics, it drives classroom discussions and allows for students to realize they aren't the same student that walked into TMS in August of 2016.
1) Survey Handout & Journal Entry
2) Discussion about "resilience" and "survival". (Both are themes found in the book.)
3) Foreward is read to the students - books are handed out.
Homework: Read pages 1-12 (up to Espanol). Come to class tomorrow with one deep thinking questions (a question that lends itself to discussion, YES or NO answer questions are not allowed and make a connection, either a text to self - text to text- or text to world, to what you've read so far)
Welcome to the last curriculum unit of the year! "Speak" has been chosen to be our last piece of literature this year for many reasons. It's relate-able, it addresses very real topics, it drives classroom discussions and allows for students to realize they aren't the same student that walked into TMS in August of 2016.
1) Survey Handout & Journal Entry
2) Discussion about "resilience" and "survival". (Both are themes found in the book.)
3) Foreward is read to the students - books are handed out.
Homework: Read pages 1-12 (up to Espanol). Come to class tomorrow with one deep thinking questions (a question that lends itself to discussion, YES or NO answer questions are not allowed and make a connection, either a text to self - text to text- or text to world, to what you've read so far)
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Monday, May 22, 2017
Objective: to explore different cultures of the world through a variety of "Stories of the People"
to understnad the literary term motif
Agenda:
1) 30 min Tall Tale Writing - this assignment, given Friday, is due tomorrow. You will be given half of class today to progress in your story and visual.
2) Speak Informative Letter - PLEASE get this in the hands of an adult at home. If there are any questions, please halve them email me.
3) HW - Culture Focus Part II (handout given in class)
to understnad the literary term motif
Agenda:
1) 30 min Tall Tale Writing - this assignment, given Friday, is due tomorrow. You will be given half of class today to progress in your story and visual.
2) Speak Informative Letter - PLEASE get this in the hands of an adult at home. If there are any questions, please halve them email me.
3) HW - Culture Focus Part II (handout given in class)
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Thursday, May 18 2017
Agenda:
Today is a moving on day for some periods and a catch up day for others....
Period 3
1.) Go over Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyon multiple choice questions
Today is a moving on day for some periods and a catch up day for others....
Period 3
1.) Go over Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyon multiple choice questions
2.) Tall Tale Hyperbole Hunt
3.) Independent reading
4.) Agenda Books
Period 4
1.) Finish Research Presentations
2.) Tall-Tale Intro
3.) Read both Pecos Bill and the Mustang and Paul Bunyon in your textbooks + complete the multiple choice questions.
4.) Extra Time? Begin writing your one page journal reflection about the Research component of your 8th grade year....good/bad/ugly/learned/what you wish was different etc.
HW - Research Reflection
Period 5
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Hw - Wednesday, May 10, 2016
Culture HW Share-Out!
Complete your table writing challenge and hand in at the end of class for a writing grade.
Research Presentations begin tomorrow!!
Complete your table writing challenge and hand in at the end of class for a writing grade.
Research Presentations begin tomorrow!!
Monday, May 8, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Monday, May 8, 2017
Agenda:
1) Chat It Out - Table Talk with your ONE deep thinking question and your ONE story to notes connection
2) Theme Discussion
3) Table Writing Challenge! - table writing challenge (if absent, you must do by yourself)
Homework -
Culture and Heritage Sheet
Continue to prepare for your Research presentation at the end of this week. Presentations begin Thursday!
Reminders - Presentations must be 3-5 minutes in length. There will be a Question & Answer portion after your presentation. If your "Take Action" component is the PSA, please make this accessible to me by Tuesday night/Wednesday the latest! I need to make sure it works ;-)
1) Chat It Out - Table Talk with your ONE deep thinking question and your ONE story to notes connection
2) Theme Discussion
3) Table Writing Challenge! - table writing challenge (if absent, you must do by yourself)
Homework -
Culture and Heritage Sheet
Continue to prepare for your Research presentation at the end of this week. Presentations begin Thursday!
Reminders - Presentations must be 3-5 minutes in length. There will be a Question & Answer portion after your presentation. If your "Take Action" component is the PSA, please make this accessible to me by Tuesday night/Wednesday the latest! I need to make sure it works ;-)
Friday, May 5, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Friday, May 5, 2017
Agenda:
o Read The Wise Old Woman in the ELA textbook (use the Table
of Contents to find the page number) - o As you read, dialogue with your text. Each student is
responsible for: ONE deep thinking question to pose to your group
about the story and ONE connection you can make between the
story and the notes that you tooko Complete the multiple choice page for The Wise Old Woman -
Questions for The Wise Old Woman
Online version of the story - Link to The Wise Old Woman
HW - Practice for your research presentation - Thursday May 11/Friday May 12
Finish your Take Action Component!!
o Read The Wise Old Woman in the ELA textbook (use the Table
of Contents to find the page number) - o As you read, dialogue with your text. Each student is
responsible for: ONE deep thinking question to pose to your group
about the story and ONE connection you can make between the
story and the notes that you tooko Complete the multiple choice page for The Wise Old Woman -
Questions for The Wise Old Woman
Online version of the story - Link to The Wise Old Woman
HW - Practice for your research presentation - Thursday May 11/Friday May 12
Finish your Take Action Component!!
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Thursday, May 4 2016
Agenda:
1) Finish Folklore Notes
Notes Reading
2)Discuss notes to check for accuracy
3) Independent Reading
HW - Final Research Paper DUE tomorrow WITH Rubric at the beginning of class
1) Finish Folklore Notes
Notes Reading
2)Discuss notes to check for accuracy
3) Independent Reading
HW - Final Research Paper DUE tomorrow WITH Rubric at the beginning of class
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Wednesday, May 3 2017
Agenda:
1) Journal Write -
2) Questions, Questions, Bueller?? - what else do you NEED for your research paper/presentation?
3) Folklore Introduction - Please see links below!!
LINKS TO NEEDED PAPERS:
1.) Notes Reading
2.) Checklist and Outline Format/Example
HW - Go Home and read your research paper OUT LOUD....even better if someone is listening to you! Everyone needs to do a Read Aloud edit....silly mistakes will be found when you do this!
1) Journal Write -
2) Questions, Questions, Bueller?? - what else do you NEED for your research paper/presentation?
3) Folklore Introduction - Please see links below!!
FOLKLORE UNIT
We will be diving deep into this genre over the next week or so, and you need to fully understand each type of story in order to complete the culminating assessment. Please take this first assignment seriously.
You will be taking your notes in OUTLINE form, set up like the example found in the link below. My suggestion is that you do NOT try to create a blank outline first because you don’t know how much space you will need for each type of story. We will go over these notes and be adding information, so make sure you leave some blank space as well! In the past, some students found it better to use a separate piece of paper for each type of story. It’s up to you!
LINKS TO NEEDED PAPERS:
1.) Notes Reading
2.) Checklist and Outline Format/Example
HW - Go Home and read your research paper OUT LOUD....even better if someone is listening to you! Everyone needs to do a Read Aloud edit....silly mistakes will be found when you do this!
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - Monday April
Objective: To complete the editing step of the research component and focus on the presentation of information which will include the "Take Action" component.
Agenda:
Journal Write - Now that your research process is coming to a close, it's time to reflect! Thoughts to consider: How you felt at the beginning of the research challenge compared to now, The Good + Bad of the process, the freedom to pick your topic, presenting, etc.
Work on your Take Action component
If you are done with your Take Action, the remainder of time will be for independent reading!
Research Papers DUE - Friday, MAY 5
Research Presentations - Thursday, May 11 * Friday, May 12
Agenda:
Journal Write - Now that your research process is coming to a close, it's time to reflect! Thoughts to consider: How you felt at the beginning of the research challenge compared to now, The Good + Bad of the process, the freedom to pick your topic, presenting, etc.
Work on your Take Action component
If you are done with your Take Action, the remainder of time will be for independent reading!
Research Papers DUE - Friday, MAY 5
Research Presentations - Thursday, May 11 * Friday, May 12
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