Plan for Monday, October 3

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Adverbs; Finish and hand in "What is an Adverb?"  Mechanical Check- Chernobyl Introduction to Unit 2 Non-Fiction/Historical Fiction; Theme- Oppression
Objectives	To assess reading, making metacognitive connections, and finding text evidence.
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 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	1. Finish Adverb Handout- Ponzio will check off. 2. Mechanics Check- Chernobyl; Jane Smith's  3. Brain Break! 4. Definition of Oppression

Plan for Friday, September 30

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Adverbs
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	Library Check Out for 3rd and 4th Period Brain Break- Adverbs! 1. Finish Adverb Handout 2. Typing and Workshop of Chernobyl Answers

Plan for Thursday, September 29

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Adverbs
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	Library Check Out Brain Break! School House Rock! 1. Adverbs! 2. Looking at Essential Questions: Chernobyl  3. Reread of Chernobyl

Plan for Wednesday, September 28

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Building Background Information
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	3rd Period- Parent/Student Handbook Form 1. DLR Dialogue Quiz 2. Scoring of Quiz 3. Chernobyl

Plan for Tuesday, September 27

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Punctuating Dialogue
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. Review of Homework Turned in Monday, September 7 2. "Sandlot!" 3. Introduction to Chernobyl

Plan for Monday, September 26

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Punctuating Dialogue- Homework Due!
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. Collection of Homework 2. Double Check on Memoir Turn In 3. "Sandlot!"

Plan for Friday, September 23

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Punctuating Dialogue- Homework!
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 notebooks 2. Punctuating Quotations Homework- Due Monday! 3. Type the rest of your rough draft and workshop. 4. Upload your memoir into Schoology!

Plan for Thursday, September 22

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Punctuating Dialogue OPPS--- Double check yesterday's answers: 1. “Kyle,” asked Quinn, “was your ankle surgery a success?” 2. “Ouch!” the child wailed. “That shot hurt!” 3. “David had to leave school early today,” reported Josh, “because he had a fever.”
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 notebooks DLR Workbooks 2. As a class complete p. 150 in DLR Workbooks 3. As soon as you have all the parts of your story checked off-- you may start typing your rough draft memoir. 4. When you have your rough draft memoir typed, have Ponzio check it off.  5. WORKSHOP!

Plan for Wednesday, September 21

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Punctuating Dialogue
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 notebooks and portfolios... 2. Punctuating Dialogue Practice #2 3. As soon as you have all the parts of your story checked off-- you may start typing your rough draft memoir. 4. When you have your rough draft memoir typed, have Ponzio check it off.  5. WORKSHOP!

Plan for Tuesday, September 20

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Punctuating Dialogue
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 notebooks and portfolios... 2. Adjective Quiz 3. Punctuating Dialogue Notes #2 4. Falling Action and Resolution! Have Ponzio check off these two things when completed.

Plan for Monday, September 19

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Homework Check Punctuating Dialogue
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 notebooks and portfolios... 2. Punctuating Dialogue Practice 1 3. Homework Check In! 4. Review of Homework and Quiz Review 5. Have Ponzio check off your rising action and turning point.

Plan for Friday, September 16

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Adjective Homework Punctuating Dialogue
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 notebooks and portfolios... 2. Adjective Handout- Homework due Monday ;) 3. Punctuating Dialogue Notes 4. Have Ponzio check off your exposition. Start writing your rising action. Homework: Finish and review your adjective handout from today! Study the definitions of adjectives, proper adjectives, definite and indefinite articles. (Hint, hint, wink, wink-- ya never know what is going to be on the quiz-- and if Ponzio will let you use notes!)

Plan for Thursday, September 15

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Adjectives!
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 DLR (orange books) and notebooks 2. P/N Section of Notebook- Adjective Notes 3. Page 3 of DLR (orange books) 4. Review of Story Map and Writing Time

Plan for Wednesday, September 14

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Fragment, Run On Review- Quiz
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 notebooks and portfolios. 2. Fragment, Run On Quiz! ***Review of Rubric 3. Writing Lead/Hooks- Have Ponzio Check Off 4. Start Intro of Memoir 5. Conference with Ponzio

Plan for Tuesday, September 13

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Selecting Topics Writing Intros
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 notebooks and portfolios. 2. Fragment, Run On Review- Quiz Tomorrow! ****Look at Memoir Topic Brainstorm Help Doc in Google Classroom 3. Selection of Topics/Brainstorm/Story Map- Have Ponzio Check Off 4. Writing Lead/Hooks- Have Ponzio Check Off 5. Conference with Ponzio

Plan for Monday, September 12

1. Log into Google Classroom.
2. Make a copy of the Google Doc titled "9/11 Quick Write"and answer in a different color.
3. Upload your Google Doc into Schoology under the "9/11 Quick Write".
4. Go to the pod and watch George W. Bush's memoir of 9/11.

Plan for Friday, September 9

Mini Lesson/Daily Language Review	Selecting Topics Writing Intros
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 notebooks and portfolios. 2. Finish Quick Write: Reflect upon a time when you were shocked or frightened. How did you feel? Use descriptive language (figurative language and dialogue) and describe how you felt. 3. Share Out 4. Selecting Topics 5. Writing Intros 6. Conferencing with Ponzio!