Plan for Thursday, September 1

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Review Adjectives, Figurative Language, Proper Nouns Simple and Complete Subjects and Predicates
Objectives	To assess reading, making metacognitive connections, and finding text evidence.
Standards Addressed	RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Get your writer's notebook AND portfolio 2. Get your Daily Language Review Workbook 3. Finish any items on Pages 86 and 87- (Five Minutes) 4. Go over answers in Daily Language Review Workbook 5. Reading of "Something Neat This Way Comes" 6. Ponzio's Model 7. Quick Write: Reflect upon a time when you got in trouble. What happened? How did you feel?
Homework

Plan for Wednesday, August 31

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Review Adjectives, Figurative Language, Proper Nouns Simple and Complete Subjects and Predicates
Objectives	To assess reading, making metacognitive connections, and finding text evidence.
Standards Addressed	RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Get your writer's notebook. 2. Finish Quick Write: Reflect upon a time when you were embarrassed. Write about your experience using specific details. 3. Review Adjectives, Figurative Language, Proper Nouns 3. Finish Quick Write: Reflect upon a time when you were embarrassed. Write about your experience using specific details. 4. Getting Daily Language Review Books 5. Mini Lesson: Simple and Complete Subjects and Predicates 6. Workshop with Ponzio
Homework

Plan for Tuesday, August 30

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	What is a Memoir- Prezi https://prezi.com/5vn50emvjkei/copy-of-memoir-intro/ Ponzio Model of Quick Write: 80's Big Hair Days Quick Write: Reflect upon a time when you were embarrassed. Write about your experience using specific details.
Objectives	To assess reading, making metacognitive connections, and finding text evidence.
Standards Addressed	RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	Homework Check! 1. Get your writer's notebook. 2. Get your portfolio. 3. "What is a Memoir" Prezi 4. Brain Break- Adjective Race; Figurative Language Race 5. Ponzio's Model 6. Reading of "A Mouthful" 7. Write your Quick Write.
Homework

Plan for Monday, August 29

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Skim the handout "The Last Kiss" Quick Write: Reflect upon a time when you realized that a relationship with an important person in your life somehow changed.
Objectives	To assess reading, making metacognitive connections, and finding text evidence.
Standards Addressed	RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Get your writer's notebook. 2. Get your portfolio. 3. Write your Quick Write. 4. Brain Break 5. "Last Kiss" Reading Assessment (Make a copy from Google Classroom, complete and upload in Schoology.)
Homework	"Last Kiss" Reading Assessment (Make a copy from Google Classroom, complete and upload in Schoology.)

Plan for Friday, August 26

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	Setting Up Schoology for Importing Documents How to Format MLA Document
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	Assess Reading and Writing Skills RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Mini Lesson on MLA  2. Finish Handwritten Draft of Memoir Assessment 3. Type Your Memoir (in MLA Format) 4. Upload Your Memoir into Schoology Submit Assignment, Resources, Apps, Google Doc
Homework	Getting to Know the Best Part of You- Due Wednesday, August 31

Plan for Thursday, August 25

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	Checking to make sure you have your photo!
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	Assess Reading and Writing Skills RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Do you have your photo? 2. Do you have your composition book? 3. Brain Break 4. Instruction for Fall Writing Assessment 5. If you haven't-- do the "The Seven Keys of Balabad" Schoology quiz. 6. Rough Draft of Fall Writing Assessment
Homework	Getting to Know the Best Part of You- Due Wednesday, August 31

Plan for Wednesday, August 24

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	How to sign into Schoology.
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	Assess Reading and Writing Skills RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Do you have your movie permission slip? 2. Writer's Notebook Set Up 2. Schoology Sign In 3. Brain Break 4. Unit One Formative Reading Assessment
Homework	Bring in a copy of a picture that means a lot to you. (Please select one from K-6th Grade and please do not bring the original!) Getting to Know the Best Part of You- Due Wednesday, August 31

Plan for Tuesday, August 23

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED INTO MY GOOGLE CLASSROOMS.
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	Assess Reading and Writing Skills RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Do you have your movie permission slip? 2. Google Classroom Sign In 2. Brain Break 3. Finish MAPS
Homework	Bring in a copy of a picture that means a lot to you. (Please select one from K-6th Grade and please do not bring the original!) Getting to Know the Best Part of You- Due Wednesday, August 31

Plan for Monday, August 22

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	Mentor Text: Last Kiss by Ralph Fletcher
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	Assess Reading and Writing Skills RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. 3rd Period- Parent Verification (Link on Ponzio's Homepage) 1.5 Reading of Mentor Text "Last Kiss" 2. Brain Break 2.5 Homework: Bring in a copy of a picture that means a lot to you.  3. MAPS and Turn in Movie Forms
Homework	Bring in a copy of a picture that means a lot to you. (Please select one from K-6th Grade and please do not bring the original!) Getting to Know the Best Part of You- Due Wednesday, August 31
Reminders

Plan for Friday, August 19

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	None
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	To get to know you! RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. 3rd Period- Parent Verification (Link on Ponzio's Homepage) 1.5 Field Trip 2. Explanation: Movie Forms- Due Monday 3. Explanation: Getting to Know the Best Part of You- Due Wednesday, August 31 4. Finish Bubble Names 5. Games on Chromebook
Homework	Bring Supplies by Monday Movie Forms- Due Monday Getting to Know the Best Part of You- Due Wednesday, August 31
Reminders

Plan for Thursday, August 18

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	None
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	To get to know you! RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Sign Up for "Remind" text @ca89 to the number 81010 2. Brain Break: Pencil Competition 3. Bubble Names
Homework	Bring Supplies ASAP
Reminders

Plan for Wednesday, August 17

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	None
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	To get to know you! RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.3
Activities	1. Make sure that you are in the correct seat! 2. BINGO! 3. Brain Break: Ponzio Says! 4. Introduction to Bubble Names
Homework	Bring Supplies ASAP (Would love by Thursday!) Girls: Please do not wear skirts or dresses tomorrow!
Reminders	Back to School Night Tonight 6:15 til 8:00

Plan for Tuesday, August 16

Schedule

12:30 - 1:00 1st ELECTIVE

1:04 - 1:33 2nd ELECTIVE

1:37 - 2:06 3rd CORE

2:10 - 2:39 4th CORE

2:43 - 3:12 6th CORE

3:16 - 3:45 7th CORE

Today's Mini Lesson/Daily Dose	None
Objective(s)/ Standards Addressed	To get to know you! RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. W.8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Activities	Classroom Procedures/Supplies Ice Breaker: Post- it- What is special about you? Field Trip! Would you rather?
Homework	Bring Supplies ASAP (Would love by Thursday!)
Reminders	Back to School Night Tomorrow Night 6:15 til 8:00