1. English/language arts
Fran Boseman
Tuning March 4 – 8, 2019

2. STANDARDS
ELAGSE8RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
ELAGSE8RI7: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
ELAGSE8RI9: Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on
ELAGSE8SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions

3. Instructional Activities
Daily Reading Practice Warm-Up
Literary Vocabulary (Out of the Dust) daily study – Quiz on next Tuesday, 3/12.
Identifying and Analyzing Argumentative Essay Components – review essay deconstructed on essay graphic organizer by students
I-Ready Reading Growth Monitor
Collaborative/alternative instruction with Media Specialist on word roots and affixes
Grade Repair Day/Online Study – students who owe past due tasks are offered opportunity to do in-class grade recovery; other students will use Quizlet.com to practice Out of the Dust literary vocabulary study set
Georgia versus The Dustbowl- Collaborative partners will complete a student inquiry on what was happening in these two United States regions during the 1930’s. Findings will be plotted on a timeline.
This week’s Daily Homework Reading – Argumentative Articles in Performance Assessment wkbk.– read and annotate :
Monday-“The Dangers of Cyber Bullying”; Tuesday- “Sacrificing the First Ammendment to Catch Cyberbullies”;
Wednesday- “What is Cyberbullying”

4. ASSESSMENTS Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer
I-Ready Reading Growth Monitoring
Make-up Work Completion
Georgia/Dustbowl Timeline
Homework – Argumentative Articles on Cyberbullying (Performance Assessment Workbook