Drill 1 11/7 Homework: Final paper due 11/12 Objective:
Students will with some guidance and support from peers and adults,
develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising,
editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well
purpose and audience have been addressed. Category A Drill:
Evaluate your goal for quarter 1. Did you accomplish your goal?
Develop an new goal for quarter 2. Use the pink goal sheet from
quarter 1. When finished take out your Scarlet Ibis draft and proof
read for conventions. Pay special attention to verb tense.
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Drill 2 11/8 Homework: Final paper due 11/12. Objective:
Students will engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and
issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Category B Drill: With your team develop a definition of science
fiction and of fantasy. Only one person needs to write this down.
Leaders be prepared to share.
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Drill 3 11/9 Homework: Final paper due 11/12 Objective:
Students will cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports
an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text. Drill: Review the definitions of fantasy and
science fiction from yesterday.
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Drill 4 11/12 Homework: What is intelligence BCR due 11/13
Objective: Students will 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 in order to
determine main idea. Drill: Take out your final draft. Make sure
the two compound sentences are underlined. Complete the first
question on the reflection sheet. Staple it all together with the
rubric on top.
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Drill 5 11/13 Take out the What is intelligence? BCR. Homework:
Parent signature and book for project due 11/16. Media center visit
on Thursday 11/15. Study vocabulary Objective: Students will pose
questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to
others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations,
and ideas in order to understand the project. Drill: Highlight all
verbs in your BCR. Revise all verbs for present tense. Underline
your answer.
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Drill 5 11/14 Homework: Parent Signature and book 11/16
Objective: Students will cite the textual evidence that most
strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text. Drill: Read the passage
about Howard Gardner. With your table decide what the main idea of
the article is and identify three supporting details.
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Drill 6 11/15 Homework: Parent Signature and novel 11/16. Main
idea Quiz 11/19-20 Objective: Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Drill:
Prepare to go to the media center. After you check out a project
book (science fiction or fantasy) or tell me what book you actually
have you will be allowed to preview the book fair.
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Drill 7 11/16 Homework: Read project book Main Idea Quiz 11/19
or 20 Objective: Students will 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. Category A Drill:
Describe Charlie. Use characterization techniques. What does he
say? Think? Do? What do others say and think about him? (Three to
four sentences.)
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Drill 11/26 Homework: Note cards for reading project due
Tuesday 11/27 Objective: Students will reflect on their writing in
order to. produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development, organization, and style are appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience. Drill: Who is the main character of your
project book and what is the conflict he or she faces?
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Drill 11/27 Take out your note cards. Make sure your name is on
the back of all three cards. Homework: Outline due 12/3. Read
Objective: Students will cite the textual evidence that most
strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text. Drill With your table
create a list of steps needed when making an inference.
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Drill 11/28 Homework: Outline due 12/3 Inference/ Quiz 12/3
Objective: Students will cite the textual evidence that most
strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text. Category A Drill: Read the
progress report for April 28, on page 233.
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Drill 11/29 Homework: Outline due 12/3 Inference/ Quiz 12/3
Objective: Students will cite the textual evidence that most
strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text. Category A Drill: Complete
the identifying inferences handout. This will be collected.
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Drill 11/30 Homework: Outline due 12/3 Inference/ Quiz 12/3
Objective: Students will cite the textual evidence that most
strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text. Drill: Take out your book,
note cards, and thumb drive.
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Drill 12/3 Take out the outline. Homework: Paper draft due
12/10 Vocabulary Quiz on 12/7 Study a few minutes every night.
Objective: Students will demonstrate the ability to make inferences
based on prior knowledge and the text. Drill: Review for the
inference quiz. We are going to the media center for book check
out/renewal.
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Drill 12/4 Homework: Paper draft due 12/10 Vocabulary Quiz on
12/7 Study a few minutes every night. Objective: Students will
determine a theme of a text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to provide an objective
summary of the text. Drill: Reread Progress Report 11 pages Focus
on the dinner incident.
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Drill 12/4 Period 6 Homework: Paper draft due 12/10 Vocabulary
Quiz on 12/7 Study a few minutes every night. Objective: Students
will determine a theme of a text and analyze its relationship to
the characters, setting, and plot in order to provide an objective
summary of the text. Drill: Take out your questions and make sure
all answers are complete through number. If finished with that pick
up reading where you left off.
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Drill 12/5 Homework: Paper draft due 12/10 Vocabulary Quiz on
12/7 Study a few minutes every night. Objective: Students will
determine a theme of a text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to provide an objective
summary of the text. Drill: Take out your questions and make sure
all answers are complete through number. If finished with that pick
up reading where you left off.
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Drill 12/6 Homework: Paper draft due 12/10 Vocabulary Quiz on
12/7 Study a few minutes every night. Objective: Students will
determine a theme of a text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to provide an objective
summary of the text. Drill: Pick two vocabulary words and use them
in a sentence. Make the four column study guide when finished.
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Drill 12/7 Homework: Paper draft due 12/10 Vocabulary Quiz on
12/7 Study a few minutes every night. Objective: Students will
determine a theme of a text and analyze its relationship to the
characters, setting, and plot in order to provide an objective
summary of the text. Drill: Review for the vocabulary quiz. Make
the four column study guide or quiz each other.
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Drill 12/10 Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
Flowers for Algernon Final 12/13 Objective: Students will cite
evidence from the text that most strongly supports an analysis of
inferences drawn from the text in order to determine tone. Drill:
What is the emotion the speaker is communicating? Fine, Ill take
out the trash.
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Drill 12/11 Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
flowers for Algernon Final 12/13 Objective: Students will analyze
word choice in order to write narratives about an imagined
experience using effective techniques to establish tone. Drill: As
a group decide on how a speaker would say the word on your
card.
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Okay? Okay! Okay.
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Drill 12/12 Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
Flowers for Algernon final test 12/13 Objective: Students will
acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general words in order
to further analyze the literature. Drill: Write the following words
down in your planner. Allusion Foreshadowing Tone Theme Irony
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Invention Pre-Write You will have 5 minutes to respond to the
following statement. You may start by creating a list of possible
advances either medical or technical. Please conclude by writing
sentences to describe what life might be like in 2075. In 2075,
humans will Think about how technology has changed society. Think
about medical advances. What are the implications of possible new
inventions?
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Drill 12/13 Homework: : Papers and Presentations due 12/18
Objective: Objective: Students will acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general words in order to further analyze the
literature. Drill: Review the following terms for the quiz.
Foreshadowing Tone Theme Irony
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Drill 12/14 Homework: Papers and presentations due 12/18
Objective: Students will write narratives to develop real or
imagined experiences using relevant descriptive details in order to
engage the reader by establishing a context and point of view.
Drill: Create a Venn diagram for Charlie and Doodle. What do they
have in common? What are their differences?
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Drill 12/10 Take out your essay drafts. Homework: Papers and
Presentations due 12/18 Flowers for Algernon Final 12/13 Objective:
Students will cite evidence from the text that most strongly
supports an analysis of inferences drawn from the text in order to
determine tone. Drill: What is the emotion the speaker is
communicating? Fine, Ill take out the trash.
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Drill 12/11 Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
flowers for Algernon Final 12/13 Objective: Students will analyze
word choice in order to write narratives about an imagined
experience using effective techniques to establish tone. Drill: As
a group decide on how a speaker would say the word on your
card.
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Okay? Okay! Okay.
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Drill 12/12 Homework: Papers and Presentations due 12/18
Flowers for Algernon final test 12/13 Objective: Students will
acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general words in order
to further analyze the literature. Drill: Write the following words
down in your planner. Allusion Foreshadowing Tone Theme Irony
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Invention Pre-Write You will have 5 minutes to respond to the
following statement. You may start by creating a list of possible
advances either medical or technical. Please conclude by writing
sentences to describe what life might be like in 2075. In 2075,
humans will Think about how technology has changed society. Think
about medical advances. What are the implications of possible new
inventions?
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Drill 12/13 Homework: : Papers and Presentations due 12/18
Objective: Objective: Students will acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general words in order to further analyze the
literature. Drill: Review the following terms for the quiz.
Foreshadowing Tone Theme Irony
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Drill 12/14 Homework: Papers and presentations due 12/18
Objective: Students will write narratives to develop real or
imagined experiences using relevant descriptive details in order to
engage the reader by establishing a context and point of view.
Drill: Create a Venn diagram for Charlie and Doodle. What do they
have in common? What are their differences?
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Drill 12/18 Take out your paper and all parts of the paper.
Homework: Finish Presentations Objective: Students will present
findings, emphasizing important points in a coherent manner use
appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Drill: Complete question one on the reflection sheet.
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Paper turn in directions Please staple your paper together in
the following order. Rubric Final Draft Organizer/Outline Note
Cards Reflection Sheet. Please make sure your name is on the
rubric.
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Drill 12/19 Homework: Turn in any late or missing work. No late
work will be accepted after the holiday break. Objective: Students
will present findings, emphasizing important points in a coherent
manner use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear
pronunciation. Drill: If you are presenting today take out your
note cards and visual aid. Practice your presentation. If you have
already presented please clear your desk of everything and prepare
to listen.
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Drill 12/20 Homework: Turn in any late or missing work. No late
work will be accepted after the holiday break. Objective: Students
will analyze the extent to which a filmed production of a story is
faithful to or departs from the text in order to evaluate the
choices made by the director or actors. Drill: Generally speaking
do you find written or filmed versions of stories more interesting?
Please explain your answer.
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Drill 12/21 Homework: Read something interesting over the
break. Mrs. Demos is rereading The Hobbit. Objective: Students will
analyze the extent to which a filmed production of a story is
faithful to or departs from the text in order to evaluate the
choices made by the director or actors. Drill: Name all of Santas
reindeer. Write in a complete sentence. What comma rule are you
following?
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Santas reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet,
Cupid, Donner, Blitzen. The rule is use commas when writing two or
more items in a list or series. Happy Holidays from Mrs. Demos and
Ms McCordic
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Drill 1/2/2013 Homework: Complete Movie BCR if not completed in
class. Due . Childrens book due 1/7. Objective: Students will write
routinely for reflection of their writing in order to identify
strengths and weaknesses. Drill: What is the biggest difference
between the movie and short story, Flowers for Algernon? Does the
difference make a difference to you concerning theme?
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Drill 1/3/2013 Period 4 Homework: Finish Movie BCR . Complete
outline if not done in class. Due . Childrens book due 1/7. Drill:
Students will draw evidence from literary or informational texts to
support analysis, reflection, and research. Drill: Read and
highlight the Times article. Identify the main idea and summarize
the article.
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Drill 1/3/2013 Period 5,6 Homework: Finish Movie BCR .
Childrens book due 1/7. Drill:Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Drill:
Answer the four pre-reading questions in the packet.
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Drill 1/4/2013 Period 4 Take out Movie BCR if not turned in
already. Homework: Complete draft if not done in class. Due 1/7.
Childrens book due 1/7. Drill: Students will use technology to
produce and publish writing and present the relationships between
information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and
collaborate with others. Drill: Sign on to a computer. Begin
working on the draft of your paper. Remember to format your paper
correctly.
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Drill 1/4/2013 Period 5,6 Take out Movie BCR. Homework:
Childrens book due 1/7. Drill: Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Drill:
Take out the Harrison Bergeron packet. Make sure the pre-reading
questions and the vocabulary sections are complete.
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Drill 1/7/2013 Period 4 Homework: Complete final if not done in
class. Due 1/10. Drill: Students will use technology to produce and
publish writing and present the relationships between information
and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with
others. Drill: Sign on to a computer. Begin working on the final of
your paper. Remember to format your paper correctly.
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Drill 1/7/2013 Period 5,6 Homework: Complete Harrison Bergeron
Packet if not done in class. Drill: Students will cite the textual
evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Drill:
Take out the Harrison Bergeron packet. Either finish reading the
story independently or finish working on the packet.