Theme: Finding Courage and Being Brave
Unit 5: Exploring Courage through a Realistic Fiction Novel
Essential Questions:
1. How do filmed renditions of novels accurately (or falsely) portray the story? 2. How do aspects of the story reveal characteristic traits? 3. How do I deeply analyze a character and make arguments about the character's personality? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can determine the similarities and differences between the filmed rendition and the novel. I can make an argument about which one was better. 2. I can read a story and fully focus on one character to learn everything possible about that character. 3. I can make arguments about the character and his/her personality traits. |
Essential Texts/Resources:
1. The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton 2. The Outsiders Audio 3. Outsiders MixTape Assignment |
April 30-May 4
Apr 30: Ch 5 Plickers
May 1: Mix Tape assignment; character analysis May 2: Read chapter 6 May 3: 6th Hour work day; 7th Hour advisory May 4: Ch 6 Plickers |
April 23-27
This Week:Important Due Dates:
May 7: Book Project Due |
Apr 23: Character Charts; Mix Tape Assignment; Ch 2
Apr 24: Ch 2 Plickers; Add to character charts; Ch 3 Apr 25: Ch 3 Plickers; Analyze relationship between Greasers and Socs; Ch 4 Apr 26: Ch 4 Plickers; Poem: Nothing Gold Can Stay Analysis Apr 27: Ch 5 |
April 16-20
This Week:Important Due Dates:
May 7: Book Project Due |
Apr 16: Outsiders Presentations
Apr 17: Outsiders Ch 1 Apr 18: Outsiders Ch 1 Plickers; Discuss MCA Apr 19: MCA day! Apr 20: HALF DAY; Discuss Winterdance Makeups |
Unit 4: Exploring Courage through a Nonfiction Novel
Essential Questions:
1. How do I draw inferences (and determine what the text says explicitly and implicitly) from nonfiction texts? 2. How can I determine the central idea of a nonfiction text and write summaries about it? 3. How do nonfiction texts make connections to the world around us? 4. How do I determine the meanings of words (both figurative and connotative) of nonfiction texts? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can draw inferences from nonfiction texts. 2. I can determine a central idea, follow it throughout the course of the text, and write summaries about nonfiction texts. 3. I can understand the worldly connections made in nonfiction texts. 4. I can determine meanings of words in nonfiction texts. |
April 9-13
This Week:Important Due Dates
Mar 7: Book Project |
Apr 9: Lesson 22; Watch "Toughest Race on Earth"
Apr 10: WD Exam Apr 11: WD Exam Apr 12: Begin "Outsiders" Apr 13: "Outsiders" research and presentations |
April 3-6
This WeekImportant Due Dates
Mar 7: Book Project |
Apr 3: Lesson 20
Apr 4: Lesson 21 Apr 5: Soccer Ball Review Apr 6: Telestrations Review |
March 26-28
This Week |
Mar 26: Lesson 17
Mar 27: Lesson 18 Mar 28: Lesson 19 |
March 19-23
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Mar 19: Lesson 14
Mar 20: Lesson 15 Mar 21: Lesson 16 Mar 22: Bell Ringer Exam Mar 23: Half Day: Teen Lit Con |
March 12-16
This Week:Important Due Dates
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Mar 12: Lesson 9
Mar 13: Lesson 10 Mar 14: Lesson 11 Mar 15: Lesson 12 Mar 16: Lesson 13 |
March 5-9
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Mar 5: Lesson 5:
Mar 6: Lesson 6: Mar 7: Lesson 7: Mar 8: Lesson 8: Mar 9: Watch "Toughest Race on Earth" Ep 1 |
February 26-March 2
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Feb 26: Book Project Due |
Feb 26: Lesson 1: Survival; Prelude
Feb 27: Lesson 2: Inferences; Prelude Feb 28: Lesson 3: Simple Life; The Beginnings Mar 1: Lesson 4: Figurative Language; The Beginnings Mar 2: No Class (Ag Olympics) |
February 19-23
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Feb 21: Musher Posters Feb 22: Iditarod Rules Feb 26: Book Project Due |
Feb 19: No School
Feb 20: Musher Poster work Feb 21: Present Musher Poster; Research Iditarod Rules Feb 22: Iditarod Rules Feb 23: Spelling Bee |
February 12-16
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Feb 14: Portfolios Due |
Feb 12: Work on Portfolios
Feb 13: Work on Portfolios Feb 14: Start Winterdance! Feb 15: Feb 16: No School |
Unit 3: Exploring Courage and Bravery through Poetry
Essential Questions:
1. How do authors use figurative language to help paint a picture in their writing? 2. How is poetry constructed? 3. What is poetry analysis? |
Essential Skills:
1.I can understand and write using figurative language. 2. I can write and understand the construction of poetry. 3. I can read, understand, and analyze poetry. |
Essential Texts:
1. |
February 5-6
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Feb 14: Portfolios Due |
Feb 5: GONDRINGER GONE; Limerick Poems
Feb 6: GONDRINGER GONE; Acrostic and ABC Poems Feb 7: Portfolio Assignment Introduction (Due Feb 14) Feb 8: Work on Portfolios Feb 9: Winterdance Slips Due; Work on Portfolios |
January 29-February 2
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Jan 29: Odes
Jan 30: Sidewalk Poems Jan 31: Paint Sample Poems Feb 1: 6th Hour In Lib reading; 7th hour advisory Feb 2: Catch Up Day (Sidewalk and Paint Sample Poems Due) |
January 22-26
This Week: |
Jan 22: No School
Jan 23: Poetry Comparing and Contrasting Jan 24: Introduce Book Project; Haiku Jan 25: 6th Hr Advisory; 7th Hr Reading Jan 26: Finish Haiku; Cinquain Poetry |
January 15-19
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Jan 15: Bell Ringer Exam Jan 18: Lucille Clifton "Sisters" questions and poem Jan 19: John Updike's "Sonic Boom" questions and poem Jan 23: John Haines' "Wolves" questions and poem |
Jan 15: Bell Ringer Exam
Jan 16: Checking out novels in Library Jan 17: Lucille Clifton's "Sisters" Poem; Short answer questions; Write Poem in the style of "Sisters" Jan 18: John Updike's "Sonic Boom" Poem; Short answer questions; Write Poem in the style of "Sonic Boom" Jan 19: John Haines' "Wolves" Poem; Short answer questions; Write poem in the style of "Wolves" |
January 8-12
This WeekImportant Due Dates:
Jan 12: Book Project Due Jan 15: Bell Ringer Test |
Jan 8: Rhyme Scheme; write poems using rhyme scheme
Jan 9: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Intro Paul Revere's Ride Jan 10: Paul Revere's Ride Poem Jan 11: Geography Bee Jan 12: Paul Revere's Ride Letter; Compare/Contrast |
January 2-5
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Jan 2: Poetry introduction, what is a poem?
Jan 3: Reading day Jan 4: Poetry introduction prezi Jan 5: Poetry introduction prezi |
Unit 2: Finding Courage by Reading Mysterious Fiction
Essential Questions:
1. How do authors use characters, setting, plot, etc. to develop theme? 2. How does word choice affect the meaning and tone of a text? 3. How do authors use structure to better tell the story? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can analyze the development of the theme by using characters, setting, etc. 2. I can analyze how word choice affects meaning and tone of a text. 3. I can compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts. |
Essential Texts:
1. The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Edgar Allan Poe 2. "The Black Cat" - Edgar Allan Poe 3. "The Raven" - Edgar Allan Poe |
December 18-22
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Dec 20: Mystery Story Due |
Dec 18: Mystery Story work time
Dec 19: Mystery Story work time Dec 20: Mystery Story presentations Dec 21: Mystery Story presentations Dec 22: Mystery Story presentations |
December 11-15
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Dec 13: Clue Story and Clue Ending Due Dec 20: Mystery Story Due |
Dec 11: Clue story and Clue Ending work time
Dec 12: Clue story and Clue Ending work time Dec 13: Clue story and Clue Ending Due; Finish Clue Movie Dec 14: Mystery Story Introduction Dec 15: Mystery Story |
December 4-8
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Dec 4: Clue Movie
Dec 5: Clue Movie Dec 6: Clue Movie Dec 7: Clue Movie Dec 8: Play Upsala Clue |
November 27-December 1
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Nov 27: Introduce Book Project
Nov 28: Mystery in Pop Culture (Michael Jackson: "Thriller," "Smooth Criminal," and "Beat It") Nov 29: Mystery in Pop Culture (Michael Jackson: "Thriller," "Smooth Criminal," and "Beat It") Nov 30: Modern day mysteries (Jacob Wetterling, etc.) Dec 1: Modern day mysteries (Jacob Wetterling, etc.) |
November 20-22
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Nov 24: Book Project Due |
Nov 20: Sherlock Holmes Exam
Nov 22: Bell Ringer Exam Nov 23: Work on Book Projects |
November 13-17
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Nov 21: Sherlock Holmes Exam Nov 21: Bell Ringer Exam |
Nov 13: Finish "Speckled Band"
Nov 14: Read "Silver Blaze" Nov 15: Watch "Young Sherlock Holmes" Nov 16: Watch "Young Sherlock Holmes" Nov 17: Watch "Young Sherlock Holmes" |
November 6-10
This Week:Important Due Dates
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Nov 6: No School!
Nov 7: Qtr 2 Syllabus; Passes; SMART Goals; Silently read Nov 8: 8th Grade GONE for We Day! Nov 9: Read "Speckled Band" Nov 10: Read "Speckled Band" |
October 30-November 3
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Oct 30: Edgar Allan Poe Exam
Oct 31: Halloween Parade in Gym; Charlie Brown Halloween Nov 1: Criminal Minds Episode Nov 2: Finish Criminal Minds; Begin Sherlock Holmes/Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Nov 3: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Documentary |
October 23-27
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Oct 30: Edgar Allan Poe Exam Nov 24: Book Project 2 due
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Oct 23: Bell Ringer Exam
Oct 24: Book Project Intro; Read "The Black Cat" Oct 25: "The Black Cat" Oct 26: "The Raven" Oct 27: Finish "The Raven"; Compare/Contrast activity. POE EXAM ON Monday!! |
October 16-18
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Oct 23: Book Project Due Oct 30: Edgar Allan Poe Exam |
Oct 16: Mysterious Fiction Intro
Oct 17: In Library Oct 18: Read: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
Unit 1: Finding Courage in Short Stories
Essential Questions:
1. How do different elements of English work together to create a good short story? 2. How can I use elements of a story (context clues, theme, mood, characters, setting, etc) and predictions to create an ending for one story? 3. How do I use the 6+1 Traits of Writing to write an ending for a story? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can read and understand short stories by applying short story terms to reading the stories. 2. I can predict major events using context clues, theme, mood, and other story elements. 3. I can use the 6+1 Traits of Writing to write an ending of a story while practicing good writing strategies. |
Essential Texts:
1. Monkey's Paw - W.W. Jacobs 2. The Landlady - Rohld Dahl 3. The Believing Child - Zenna Henderson 4. The Hitchhiker - Lucille Fletcher |
October 9-13
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Oct 9: Conferences |
Oct 9:
Oct 10: 6th Hr: Gone 7th Hr: Short Story pass around Oct 11: Oct 12: Oct 13: |
October 2-6
This Week:Oct 3: "Believing Child" Plot diagram
Oct 5: "Button, Button" due Oct 6: SS Assignment due |
Oct 2: Finish "Believing Child," Plot Diagram; silently read
Oct 3: 6th Hr: Short Story pass around 7th Hr: Gone for field trip Oct 4: "Button, Button" Oct 5: Finish "Button, Button" Oct 6: Introduce Short Story Assignment |
September 25-29
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 29: EARLY RELEASE!!! |
Sept 25: In Library-Banned Books Week
Sept 26: "The Landlady" video compare/contrast Sept 27: Finish "The Landlady" Study Guide Sept 28: Start "Believing Child" Sept 29: EARLY RELEASE!!! |
September 18-22
This Week:Important Due Dates:
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Sept 18: Present Short Story Posters; Plot Diagram; Silent Reading
Sept 19: Plot Diagrams; Gondringer's Christmas story Sept 20: Read "Monkey's Paw" Sept 21: Finish "Monkey's Paw" Sept 22: Read "Landlady" |
September 11-15
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 12: Animal Paragraph presentations |
Sept 11: In Library checking out books; Finish any assignments up until this point; Silently READ!
Sept 12: Animal Paragraph presentations. Silently READ! Sept 13: Introduction to Short Stories; Terms poster Sept 14: Terms poster presentation Sept 15: Plot Diagram Introduction and Activity |
September 5-8
This Week:Important Due Dates:
Sept 8: Animal Paragraph Sept 11: Animal Paragraph Presentations
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Sept 5: Introduction to English 8; Classroom Expectations; Puzzle Piece
Sept 6: SMART Goals, Google Classroom, Google Blogger, etc Sept 7: Animal Paragraph introduction. What animal are you most like and why? Thesis Statements; Write Animal Paragraph Sept 8: Introduce Book Project; Animal Paragraph Editing and Revising |