Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Plan for Wednesday, November 1

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review
MLA Formatted Documents
Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities
***Homework- Organizer for Objective Summary (Name it, Verb it, Central Idea it, Key Points)

Mini Lesson: MLA Formatted Document

Writing Objective Summary for "A Letter from Birmingham Jail"- Upload this into Schoology by the end of class. I will be scoring this using this rubric.

I need to see the following people during independent work time:
Colin Z. (3rd)
Alejandro O. (3rd)
TJ S. (4th)
Gianni D. (4th)
Jaden D. (7th)

Homework: 
1. Finish up any revisions for the "A Letter from Birmingham Jail"and resubmit into Schoology if needed.

2. Look at this webquest and select from the first four links which article you would like to print, read, annotate, organize, and write an objective summary for. You will need to have a printed copy of your selection tomorrow.

Monday, October 30, 2017

Plan for Tuesday, October 31

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review
Review of Structure of Objective Summaries
Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities
Get Portfolios

Read Aloud and Annotate:A Letter from Birmingham Jail

Organizing Objective Summary

Writing Objective Summary for "A Letter from Birmingham Jail"

I need to see the following people during independent work time:
Colin Z. (3rd)
Alejandro O. (3rd)
TJ S. (4th)
Gianni D. (4th)
Jaden D. (7th)

***Homework- Organizer for Objective Summary (Name it, Verb it, Central Idea it, Key Points)

Friday, October 27, 2017

Plan for Monday, October 30

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review
Review of Structure of Objective Summaries
Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities
Get Portfolios

Read Aloud and Annotate:A Letter from Birmingham Jail

Organizing Objective Summary

Writing Objective Summary

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Plan for Friday, October 27

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review
Questions to think about before and during reading "A Letter from Birmingham Jail"


READERS PURPOSE:

  1. WHY did Martin Luther King Jr. write this letter?
  2. WHAT was he trying / hoping to accomplish by writing this letter?
  3. WHO is the main audience that he is writing to?
  4. WHAT grievances is he filing against the Constitution?
  5. WHAT is the central idea?  
Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities
You need your portfolios.

Women's Suffrage :)

Workshop "On a Women's Right to Vote"

Video/Vocabulary/Background

Questions to Think About...


Listen First:

YouTube Audio/Photos



Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Plan for Thursday, October 26

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review

Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities
Check your email for overdues. If you have an overdue book, come see me.

Get your portfolios.

Finish Annotations of "On the Women's Right to Vote"

Document to Upload in Schoology

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Plan for Wednesday, October 25

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review

Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities
Get your portfolios.

Background and Vocabulary- "On Women's Right to Vote"

Read and Annotate: Susan B. Anthony- On Women's Right to Vote

YouTube Audio

Document to Upload in Schoology

Monday, October 23, 2017

Plan for Tuesday, October 24

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review

Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities
Get your portfolios.

Short Class Discussion: A Shadow of Hate/Intolerance

Background and Vocabulary- "On Women's Right to Vote"

Read and Annotate: Susan B. Anthony- On Women's Right to Vote

YouTube Audio

Friday, October 20, 2017

Plan for Monday, October 23

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review
What is intolerance?
Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities
A Shadow of Hate Document - Upload in Schoology

Video


Thursday, October 19, 2017

Plan for Friday, October 20

Help Sessions Sheet

8th Grade Syllabus





Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review
Rocky Top Reads!
Objectives
To synthesize non-fiction informational reading.
Standards Addressed


RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
W.8.2 a-f Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.                                             
Activities

Workshop: Bill of Rights Assignment

Rocky Top Reads

Poster Assignment