8th Grade LA Semester 2

1-4-12/WED 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-a-Day - noosphere (NOH-uh-sfeer) noun: The sum of human knowledge, thought, and culture. EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Continue Novel HW: Book Proj. Due 1-6

1-5-12/THU 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-a-Day - numinous (NOO-muh-nuhs,) adjective: Supernatural, mysterious, or awe-inspiring. EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Continue Novel HW: Book Proj. Due 1-6

1-6-12/FRI 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-a-Day - mazard (MAZ-uhrd) noun: Face, head, or skull. EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

1-9-12/Mon 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-a-Day aby (uh-BY) verb tr.: To pay the penalty for. verb intr.: To suffer, to endure. EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

1-10-12/Tue 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-a-Day - reechy (REE-chee) adjective: Smoky, dirty, or rancid. EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

1-11-12/Wed 8th LA Warm-Up: COACH LESSON 34 – persuasion EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

1-12-12/Thu 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-A-Day – Persuasion EQ: How will you argue a topic from the novel using the skills of persuasive writing? GPS: ELA8W1 e: supports statements and claims with anecdotes, descriptions, facts, and statistics, and specific examples. Today – Persuasive PPT HW: Persuasive Essay Due 1-17-12

1-13-12/Fri 8th LA Warm-Up: Complete Novel EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Continue Novel HW: read 30 min

1-16-12/MON 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-A-Day - Biology EQ: Why is Taw important to Jake? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Novel: Jaguar by Roland Smith/Activity Packet/Field Guide HW: Activity 1 due 1-18

1-19-12/thu 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-A-Day – Ultra Light EQ: Why is Taw important to Jake? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Novel: Jaguar by Roland Smith/Activity Packet/Field Guide HW: Activity 1 due 1-18

1-23-12/MON 8th LA Warm-Up: Get a book and work quietly on Coach Lesson 22 EQ: How would you explain the reason for proper spelling? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Coach Lesson 22 and Novel: Jaguar by Roland Smith/Activity Packet/Field Guide HW: Activity 7 due 1-25

1-26-12/Thu 8th LA Warm-Up: Get a book and work quietly on Coach Lesson 23 EQ: How would you explain the reason for proper spelling? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Coach Lesson 23 and Novel: Jaguar by Roland Smith/Activity Packet/Field Guide HW: Continue packet

1-30-12/MON 8th LA Warm-Up: Get a book and work quietly on Coach Lesson 25 EQ: How would you explain the reason for proper spelling? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Coach Lesson 25 and Novel: Jaguar by Roland Smith/Activity Packet/Field Guide HW: COACH Test has been moved to THURSDAY!

1-31-12/Tues 8th LA Warm-Up: Get a book and work quietly on Coach Lesson 26 EQ: How would you explain the reason for proper spelling? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Coach Lesson 26 and Novel: Jaguar by Roland Smith/Activity Packet/Field Guide HW: COACH Test has been moved to THURSDAY!

Sit quietly and wait for your test. 2-2-12 Sit quietly and wait for your test.

2-6-12/Mon 8th LA Warm-Up: Get a book and work quietly on Coach Lesson 29 EQ: How would you explain the reason for proper spelling? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Coach Lesson 29/PPT on grammar and New Novel HW: Packet

2-7-12/Tues 8th LA Warm-Up: Get a book and work quietly on Coach Lesson 30 EQ: How would you describe a complete sentence? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Coach Lesson 30/New Novel HW: Work on Packet

2-14-12/Tues 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-A-Day - Roue EQ: How could you compare your study of Bangladesh to that of your 7th grade SS class? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Novel, turn in Bagladesh PPT Extended Thinking: How could you compare/contrast the characters in our book to those in other novels we have read this year? HW: Work on Packet

2-15-12/Wed 8th LA Warm-Up: Word-A-Day - wastrel EQ: How has your research of Bangladesh as a country re-enforced what you see in Nadira’s character? GPS: ELA8W2 – competence in a variety of genres Today – Novel Extended Thinking: How could you compare/contrast the characters in our book to those in other novels we have read this year? HW: Work on Packet/Check your due dates, it must be finished by Fri.