Ms. szilage, ela 7 – 8, room 1106, plato academy, largo, 2018 - 2019 Week 2 Ms. szilage, ela 7 – 8, room 1106, plato academy, largo, 2018 - 2019

Bell Work STEP 1: Student Leaders = Please pass out composition notebooks to class. STEP 2: On the top of 6th page, write the title Bell Work, Day 5 STEP 3: Closely read (that means read multiple times both the short passage and answer choices) STEP 4: Select the letter (A, B, C, etc…) that provides the best answer. STEP 5: In your own words, please write an explanation of how you know your answer is correct. STEP 6: Be prepared to review our answers on TH with whole group.

Pre-Testing Norms 1) Silence 2) Raise hand to be called upon 3) Double check your answers before completion

When Finished with Writing Pre-Test… 1) Get your i-Station User ID and Password from Ms. Szilage. 2) Take your ISIP (Your Reading Pre-Test 2) If you are able to complete the ISIP today, then you may go to CommonLit.org to read the following assignments. 8th Grade English 1 Honors: Excerpt from Bleak House ELA 8: Immunity ELA 7: Songs for the People

Homework Assignment #2 LAFS.7-8.RL.1.2 & RI.1.2 – Determine the theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text…. Theme is…a universal truth or life lesson. (Love conquers all.) Central Idea = Main Idea Central Idea is…found in an informational text (non-fiction). Main Idea is... what something is mostly about. Main ideas are typically found in a literary passage (fiction). Main Idea (Central Idea) = TOPIC (Subject) + POINT (Claim) Supporting Details DUE FRIDAY - 08.24.2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIBE_LA7_Fs

Beginning of year… NEW PCS - Safety Drill Expectations https://www.pcsb.org/Page/28357 Pass out and Review: Procedures, Run-Hide-Fight, and Talking Points Ms. Szilage’s Safety Rules for Drills/ Emergencies 1) Listen for teacher directions 2) Look for Hand Signal for SILENCE 3) Stay Calm and Follow Directions 4) Stay Together and IMMEDIATELY Go Where Directed

Beginning of the year… General Technology Use Expectations/ https://platoacademy.net/largo/files/ Reads & Sign Classroom Contract Pass out assigned computers (Homeroom/ 1st period ONLY) USER: last name, first name PASSWORD: 52------- Try signing onto Google Chrome Go to: https://szilaget.weebly.com Complete Scavenger Hunt