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Theme: Finding Courage and Being Brave

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Unit 5: Exploring Courage through a Realistic Fiction Novel

Essential Questions:1.

Essential Skills:1.

Essential Texts/Resources:1. The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton2. The Outsiders Audio3. 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.

Essential Texts/Resources:1. Winterdance - Gary Paulson2. WD Exam Re-Evaluation Form

April 9-13

This Week:

Important Due DatesMar 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 Week

Important Due DatesMar 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:

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

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:

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 PostersFeb 22: Iditarod RulesFeb 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 ABCPoems

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:

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:

Important Due Dates:Jan 24: Poetry Comparing and ContrastingJan 26: Haiku

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 ExamJan 18: Lucille Clifton "Sisters" questions and poemJan 19: John Updike's "Sonic Boom" questions and poemJan 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 Week

Important Due Dates:Jan 12: Book Project DueJan 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:

Poetry prezi

Jan 2: Poetry introduction, what is a poem?

Jan 3: Reading day

Jan 4:Poetry introduction prezi

Jan 5:Poetry introduction prezi

Unit 2: 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 Poe2. "The Black Cat" - Edgar Allan Poe3. "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 DueDec 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:

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:

Book Project #3File Size: 51 kbFile Type: pdf

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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 ExamNov 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

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:

Conan Doyle

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 ExamNov 24: Book Project 2 due

Book Project 2File Size: 59 kbFile Type: pdf

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Poe Prezi

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 DueOct 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: 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. Jacobs2. The Landlady - Rohld Dahl3. The Believing Child - Zenna Henderson4. 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 diagramOct 5: "Button, Button" dueOct 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:

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 ParagraphSept 11: Animal Paragraph Presentations

Animal ParagraphFile Size: 63 kbFile Type: pdf

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Quarter 1 Book ProjectFile Size: 308 kbFile Type: pdf

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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

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