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

2. 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.

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Beginning of year… NEW PCS - Safety Drill Expectations
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

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