8 TH G RADE ELA 1 st Six Weeks August 22 – October 4, 2013

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD T UESDAY, A UGUST 27, 2013 Warm-up: Student information sheet Class Time: 1. Discuss class procedures 2. 8 th Grade Syllabus 3. Where to turn things in 4. Name Card assignment 5. ‘What do you stand for?’

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD W EDNESDAY, A UGUST 28, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: 1. Write date outside margin 2. Use both sides of the paper 3. Fill up the page Prompt: Prompt: Tell me about all the important places in your life. Be specific, explain why they are important. (for ex.: home, grandma’s house, Grand Canyon, tree house, etc…) Class Time: 1. Continue discussion of class procedures 2. Classroom Scavenger Hunt Remember: 1. Return 8 th Grade Syllabus signatures 2. Review Name Card assignment – Due Sept. 3 rd 3. Think about…‘What do you stand for?’

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD T HURSDAY, A UGUST 29, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: 1. Start on new page 2. Write date outside margin 3. Use both sides of the paper 4. Fill up the page Prompt: Prompt: Tell me about your life. Refer to major events that have happened in the past. (hint: from birth to present…like a timeline) Class Time: 1. Continue discussion of class procedures 2. Social Contract 3. Finish Scavenger Hunt Remember: 1. Return 8 th Grade Syllabus signatures 2. Review Name Card assignment – Due Sept. 3 rd 3. Think about…‘What do you stand for?’

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD F RIDAY, A UGUST 30, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: Prompt: Prompt: Tell me about some of your talents & interests. Tell me about some interesting and unusual things you have done or been through. Class Time: 1. Continue discussion of class procedures 2. Read “The Sniper” 3. Talk about ‘What you stand for’ Remember: 1. Return 8 th Grade Syllabus signatures 2. Review Name Card assignment – Due Sept. 3 rd 3. Think about…‘What do you stand for?’

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD T UESDAY, S EPTEMBER 3, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: Prompt: Prompt: What do you stand for? Why, How, When, Where…Explain Class Time: 1. Name Cards on Desk Please 2. Literary Terms 3. Restroom/locker passes Remember: 1. 8 th Grade Syllabus signatures due today 2. Journals due today

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD W EDNESDAY, S EPTEMBER 4, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: (get your journal as you walk in quietly) Prompt: Prompt: Free Write for 10 mins. Class Time: 1. Name Cards on Desk Please 2. Finish Literary Terms Remember: 1. Literary Terms test/quiz age=true

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD THURSDAY, S EPTEMBER 5, 2013 #1 Journal/Warm-up: (get your journal as you walk in quietly) Copy: Copy: “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” Kofi Annan quotesTo live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.Kofi Annan quotes (Ghanaian diplomat, seventh secretary-general of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.)Ghanaian Prompt: Prompt: Copy the quote and author information. Explain what this means to you. arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD THURSDAY, S EPTEMBER 5, 2013 #2 Class Time: 1. Finish Literary Terms (quiz tomorrow) 2. Read “The Baker Heater League” Page 9Remember: 1. Literary Terms test/quiz 2. Bring a BOOK to read tomorrow!!! D.E.A.R. Day arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD F RIDAY, S EPTEMBER 6, 2013 ***Check THE BASKET*** Journal/Warm-up Time: Quietly STUDY for quiz over Literary Elements Class Time: 1. Literary Terms Quiz 2. Read “The Baker Heater League” Page 9 3. READ “11:59” 4. D.E.A.R. timeRemember: 1. Bring a book to class every day arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD M ONDAY, S EPTEMBER 9, 2013 Journal/Warm-up Time: What type of books do you look for in the library? (“I don’t read books” is not acceptable.) Class Time: 1. Name card on desk please 2. Library Day- C Lunch 3. Read “The Baker Heater League” Page 9 4. READ “11:59” 5. D.E.A.R. timeRemember: 1. Literature Test on Thursday 2. Bring a book to class every day arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true

8 TH ELA M USTANG M INUTES 4 TH, 6 TH, 7 TH P ERIOD T UESDAY, S EPTEMBER 10, 2013 Journal/Warm-up Time: What was “The Baker Heater League” about? Class Time: 1. Name card on desk please 2. Read “The Baker Heater League” Annotating in workbook 3. READ “11:59”Remember: 1. Literature Test on Thursday 2. Bring a book to class every day arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true

Journal/Warm-up Time: Prompt: What do you remember about 9/11 Class Time: 1. Finish Baker Heater workbook pages 2. Do and finish 11:59 workbook pages 3. Test moved to MondayRemember: 1. Literature Test on MONDAY!!! 2. D.E.A.R. on Friday arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true Today the earth stood still, mentions world wide effects 3: commercial only aired once 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Wednesday, September 11, th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Wednesday, September 11, 2013 The Todd Beamer Story “Let’s Roll” 5:30 Flight 93 9/11 tribute - starts out sad, but has a happy ending 10:43

Journal/Warm-up Time: Prompt: Read through the TAB Middle Schoolers pamphlet and … if you had to choose a book, which one would it be and why? Write down page #, section you found it in, TAB book #, Title and author. Class Time: 1. Pennant Project – due Sept. 25 th, home assignment 2. Finish all parts of Baker Heater & 11:59 in your workbook. 3. Test moved to MondayRemember: 1. Literature Test on MONDAY!!! 2. D.E.A.R. on Friday 3. Test study guide will be given to you on Friday 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Thursday, September 12, 2013

Journal/Warm-up Time: Prompt: Write the Title of the book you are reading today, the author’s name, and basic category/genre your book fits in. Class Time: 1. D.E.A.R. time Minutes before bell, summarize what you read and write down the protagonist and antagonist of story. Find 3 idioms and write down the idiom and page number you found them on. This goes in your journal. 3. Test study guide will be given 4. Q & A about pennant projectRemember: 1. Literature Test on MONDAY!!! 2. D.E.A.R. Today 3. Pennant Project due Sept. 25 th – Home Assignment 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Friday, September 13, 2013

Journal/Warm-up Time: Quietly….STUDY for your TEST Class Time: 1. TEST on Baker Heater & 11:59Remember: 1. Essays are due tomorrow 2. Pennant Project due September 25 th 3. This project must be done at home 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Monday, September 16, 2013

Journal/Warm-up Time: Prompt: Write about what you did to study for yesterday’s test. Did you do enough? What will you do differently for the next test? Class Time: 1. Talk about test (re-test on Thursday at 8 am or 4 pm) 2. Talk about Computer Lab 223 tomorrow 3. Calendar assignment 4. The P.O.W.E.R.Remember: 1. Pennant Project due September 25 th (This project must be done at home) 1. Computer Lab 223 on Wednesday 2. Book Fair on Thursday 3. D.E.A.R. day on Friday 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Journal/Warm-up Time: Class Time: 1. Computer Lab 223 tomorrowRemember: 1. Pennant Project due September 25 th (This project must be done at home) 1. Computer Lab 223 on Wednesday 2. Book Fair on Thursday 3. D.E.A.R. day on Friday 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Journal/Warm-up Time: Prompt: What is nonfiction? What types of writing would be considered nonfiction? What have you read lately that is nonfiction? Class Time: 1. Book Fair 2. Read in Literature book: 1. Nonfiction pages “Making Tracks on Mars: A Journal Based on a Blog” ( ) 3. “Baseball” ( )Remember: 1. Pennant Project due September 26 th (This project must be done at home) 1. D.E.A.R. day on Friday 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Thursday, September 19, 2013

Journal/Warm-up Time: SHHHHHhhhhhhh!!!!! Class Time: 1. D.E.A.R. Day 2. Make Up Work 3. ReTestingRemember: 1. Pennant Project due September 26 th (This project must be done at home) 1. D.E.A.R. day on Friday 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Friday, September 20, inPage=true

Journal/Warm-up Time: What type of book are you going to look for today? Why? Class Time: 1. Library 2. Read in Literature book: 1. Nonfiction pages “Making Tracks on Mars: A Journal Based on a Blog”)Remember: 1. Pennant Project due September 26 th (This project must be done at home) 4. Test on articles on Thursday/Monday? 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Monday, September 23,

Journal/Warm-up Time: SUBSTITUTE Class Time: 1. “Making Tracks on Mars: A Journal Based on a Blog”) Quiz 2. Read “Baseball”Remember: 1. Pennant Project due September 26 th (This project must be done at home) 4. Test on articles on Thursday/Monday? 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Tuesday, September 24,

Journal/Warm-up Time: Anti-Bullying Word Search Class Time: 1. Review: “Making Tracks on Mars: A Journal Based on a Blog”) Quiz 2. Quiz over “Baseball” 3. Read “Harriett Tubman” storyRemember: 1. Pennant Project due September 26 th (This project must be done at home) 4. Test on articles on Thursday/Monday? 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Wednesday, September 25,

Journal/Warm-up Time: Start Reading “Harriet Tubman” Class Time: 1. Read “Harriett Tubman” story 2. I will call you back to check in your pennant 3. Do Workbook pages Remember: 1. Pennant Project due TODAY (This project must be done at home) 1. Test on articles on Friday 2. Presentations begin on Monday. 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Thursday, September 26,

Journal/Warm-up Time: Who was Moses? What was the Underground Railroad? What is an adjective? Noun? What does invariably mean? What does mutinous mean? What does dispel mean? STUDY!!! (10 Minutes) Class Time: 1. Turn in Workbook pages “Harriett Tubman” Major Test Next Week: 1. Pennant Presentations begin on Monday. 2. Learning.com 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th, 6 th, 7 th Period Friday, September 27,

Journal/Warm-up Time: Prepare for presentations Class Time: 1. Discussion of class grades & progress reports 2. Pennant Presentations Next Week: 1. Pennant Presentations begin on Today!!! 2. Learning.com – Wednesday in Computer Lab th ELA Mustang Minutes Monday, September 30,

P ENNANT P RESENTATIONS Side One (40) 1. Setting 2. Plot/Timeline 3. Your Life Motto 4. Truths or Lie Side Two (20) Presentation(20) Effort (20)

Journal/Warm-up Time: Substitute Class Time: 1. Analogy Activities Packet Next Week: 1. Pennant Presentations continue Thursday and Friday!!! 2. Learning.com – Wednesday in Computer Lab th ELA Mustang Minutes Tuesday, October 1,

Journal/Warm-up Time: Computer Lab 223 Class Time: 1. Learning.com lesson 2. Literary Terms Web Activities Next Week: 1. Pennant Presentations continue Thursday and Friday!!! 2. Learning.com – Wednesday in Computer Lab th ELA Mustang Minutes Wednesday, October 2,

Journal/Warm-up Time: Get your Pennant Class Time: 1. Present Pennant Projects 2. Turn in completed notes on FridayRemember: 1. Pennant Presentations finish on Friday!!! 2. Begin Mini-Write Assignments next week 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes Thursday, October 3,

Journal/Warm-up Time: Define the Literary Terms Handout Class Time: 1. FINISH Presenting Pennant Projects 2. Turn in notes 3. D.E.A.R. Time 4. iStation (see list)Remember: 1. Begin Mini-Write Assignments next week 2. Last day of the 1 st 6 Weeks 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes Friday, October 4,

4 TH P ERIOD O CT. 4, Lily R 2. Hayden 3. Danielle 4. Luis 5. Blaine 1. Skyler 2. Johnathon 3. Gustavo 4. Wally 5. Jacob 6. Grace 7. Katherine R 8. Emily B 9. Chris M. Finish Presentations iStation

6 TH P ERIOD O CT. 4, Danea 2. Alliesa 3. Joyce 4. Elizabeth 5. Savanna 6. Jonathan 7. Jorge 8. Blake 9. Mark 1. Danea 2. Jorge 3. Alliesa 4. Hailey G 5. Henrry 6. Zion 7. Norma 8. Hunter 9. Keila Finish Presentations iStation

7 TH P ERIOD O CT. 4, Stephen 2. Jorge 3. Ellie 4. Isaac S 5. Lauren B 6. Josh D 7. Brandon 8. Chris L 9. Kirsten 10. Allison 11. Daniel R 12. Aaron 1. Ellie 2. Stephen T 3. Shea 4. Allison L 5. Jorge P 6. Cameron K 7. Damien L 8. Giselle M 9. Isaac S Finish Presentations iStation