1. Monday, September 1st NO SCHOOL- LABOR DAY
8th Literature
Monday, September 1st
NO SCHOOL- LABOR DAY

2. 8th Literature
Tuesday, September 2nd

3. QUOTE OF THE DAY

4. Bell Ringer
Prompt: Entering the Classroom Explain the process for entering the classroom properly.

5. Bell Ringer Answers
Explain the process for entering the classroom properly. The process for the entering the classroom properly is to greet Mrs. P at the door, get binder, sit down quietly, and open up to the bell ringer section then sit quietly and read the quote of the day.

6. Agenda Rule #10/ Write down Rules 1-10 Finish Reading Pretest/AR
Check Pretest
Set up Quizlet Account
Closure

7. Objectives
By the end of class the 8th grade students will be able to do the following:
Finish Reading Pretest to determine prior knowledge
Set up Quizlet Account to aid in studying throughout the year
Review Rules 1-10 in class

8. Closure
By the end of class the 8th grade students will be able to do the following:
Explain Rules 2, 4, and 6 in class.

9. Wednesday, September 3rd
8th Literature
Wednesday, September 3rd

10. QUOTE OF THE DAY

11. Bell Ringer
Prompt: Heading List the four parts of your heading in Mrs. P’s class in order.

12. List the four parts of your heading in Mrs. P’s class in order.
Bell Ringer Answers
List the four parts of your heading in Mrs. P’s class in order.
First and Last Name
Instructor
Class Title- Period
Date- Day Month Year

13. Agenda Bell Ringer Rule #11 Finish Reading Pretest/AR/Check (7th)
Create Quizlet Accounts
Fiction- Introduce
LOK
Closure

14. Objectives
By the end of class the 8th grade students will be able to do the following:
Take Reading Pretest to determine prior knowledge
Determine Level of Knowledge of Fiction Terms
Set up Quizlet accounts to use for reviewing purposes

15. Closure
By the end of class the 8th grade students will be able to do the following:
Explain one term from the LOK that you put a four on and what it is.

16. 8th Literature
Thursday, September 4th

17. QUOTE OF THE DAY

18. Bell Ringer
Prompt: SNAP Explain what each letter in SNAP stands for.

19. Bell Ringer Answers Explain what each letter in SNAP stands for.
S- Sit Up and Listen
N- Nod and Note
A- Ask and Answer
P- Pay Attention and Participate

20. Agenda Rule #12 Set Up Quizlet Account (7th) Fiction Closure LOK (7th)
Folk Traditions
PPT
Cornell Notes
Begin Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon (if time
Closure

21. Objectives
By the end of class the 8th grade students will be able to do the following:
Explain what folk tradition is and why it was used
List the six types of folktales and a characteristic for each

22. Anticipatory Set (write the questions first)
How do you think the earliest people learned? Who taught what to whom, and how did they teach it?
5 lines min.- 3 minutes

23. Storytelling Notes STORYTELLING is culturally universal:
People began telling stories long before they started writing them down
Oral tradition: passing down stories told aloud from generation to generation (storytelling)
Three Reasons for storytelling:
people were illiterate and couldn’t read or write
to entertain
to pass down information

24. Checking For Understanding One
What is oral tradition?
List the three reasons for this type of communication.

25. Genres of Oral Tradition
Folktale/folklore: exists only in oral tradition, story which not only reflects values and traditions, but encourages heroic/correct behavior. Usually the author is unknown (Bloody Mary)
Tall Tales: stories which are about people who perform impossible feats. They are usually exaggerated through time so include a lot of hyperbole (extreme exaggeration) (Paul Bunyan)
Fable: short story with animal characters that teaches a lesson or moral (tortoise and the hare)
idioms/proverbs: short sayings that express a common truth or familiar experience (don’t cry over spilled milk)

26. Checking for Understanding Two
Define the following terms:
folktale
tall tale
fable
idiom/proverb

27. Genres of Oral Tradition (cont.)
Legend: widely told story (location and culture specific) usually with some basic in truth (jersey devil, lockness monster, sasquatch
MYTHS:
Originated in oral ancient tradition (many share similarities)
Entertaining story with a serious purpose (explain or instruct)
Myths focus on gods
Explain: origin, natural phenomenon, death, nature
NATURAL PHENOMENON: happenings in nature (ex: earthquakes, floods, sunrise, characteristics of animals, etc.)
EPICS:
Long narrative stories about a large- than-life hero who embarks on a journey.
FAIRY TALES:
Main characteristics are magic and romance.

28. Checking for Understanding Three
Define the following types of folktales:
legend
epic
myth
fairytale

29. Storytelling Techniques
Personification- human qualities given to nonhuman things (used mostly in fables and fairy tales)
Hyperbole- extreme exaggeration (used mostly in tall tales)
Idioms or Proverbs- (saying from certain regions which cannot be understood literally (fables)

30. Checking for Understanding Four
Define the following techniques and explain which types of folktales include them:
hyperbole
idiom/proverb
personification

31. Closure
By the end of class the 8th grade students will be able to do the following:
Explain what folk tradition is and why it was used

32. 8th Literature
Friday, September 5th

33. QUOTE OF THE DAY

34. Bell Ringer
Prompt: Folk Traditions Explain what folk traditions are and the reasons why this was the origin of all stories.

35. Bell Ringer Answers
Explain what folk traditions are and the reasons why this was the origin of all stories.
Folk traditions are the passing down of stories generation to generation through word of mouth (storytelling.) The three reasons this was the origin for stories were because people couldn’t read or write, to entertain, and to pass down information.

36. Agenda Bell Ringer Rule #13 Fiction Closure Folk Traditions Review
Discuss Myths More in Depth
Read and Complete Coyote Warm Up A (together)
Closure

37. Objectives
By the end of class the 8th grade students will be able to do the following:
Explain what folk tradition is and why it was used
Explain what a folktale is and list the six types of folktales and a characteristic for each
Define the different author’s techniques used in folktales
Give specific characteristics of a myth that make it different than the other subgenres of folktales

38. Checking for Understanding Two
Define the following terms:
folktale
tall tale
fable
idiom/proverb

39. Checking for Understanding Three
Define the following types of folktales:
legend
epic
myth
fairytale

40. Checking for Understanding Four
Define the following techniques and explain which types of folktales include them:
hyperbole
idiom/proverb
personification

41. Closure
By the end of class the 8th grade students will be able to do the following:
Give specific characteristics of a myth that make it different than the other subgenres of folktales