1. Journals for September 22 to October 3, 2008 English 8Mrs. Reddish

2. Journal for September 22 “The Voice” By Shel Silverstein There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, “I feel that this is right for me, I know that this is wrong.” No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can decide What’s right for you— listen to The voice that speaks inside. Explain the meaning of the poem. Tell how you make decisions.

3. Pd 4 Today we will: Complete any revision. Type final draft. Work with a partner to proofread final draft on the Palm. Beam to Mrs. Reddish. Answer topical questions. HOMEWORK

4. Pd 5 Today we will: Complete “The Mechanical Mind.” ◦ Review generalization. ◦ Identify the generalization in the story. ◦ Evaluate the generalization: faulty or valid. Finish typing our final drafts. Proofread final drafts with a partner. Beam to Mrs. Reddish.

5. Pd 6 and 7 Today we will: Finish typing final drafts. Proofread quietly with a partner. Beam to Mrs. Reddish. Answer the topical questions for Unit 1. This may be HOMEWORK!

6. Daily Oral Language for Sept. 22 320 merlin circle cincinnati oh 45200 july 23 2007 dear jorge do you have a sleeping bag I can lend when we goes camping together sincerely tony

7. Journal for September 23 Define bullying. Then tell whether the situations below are bullying. Explain your answers. ◦ Making threatening gestures at a person. ◦ Ignoring someone at the lunch table who tries to talk to you. ◦ Convincing others to shun, or ignore, a person. ◦ Calling someone names.

8. Today we will: Read “The Parsley Garden.” Answer assigned questions and turn them in. Tomorrow you will be expected to explain how “The Parsley Garden” shares the theme: Finding one’s place in the world can be a struggle.

9. Daily Oral Language for Sept. 23 the job requires a person who can supervise an office use computers type fast and a person to work with customers

10. Journal for September 24 Imagine you have eyes on the tips of all your fingers. What would be good about this situation? What would be bad? How would your life change?

11. Pd 1 Today we will: Complete final draft on the Palm. Proofread with a partner. Discuss questions from “The Parsley Garden” with a partner.

12. Pd 5 Today we will: Complete questions for “The Parsley Garden” Complete any typing and proofreading for final draft. Begin working on final assessment for unit 1. ◦ Create an organizer using Inspiration that will show the common theme in three or more texts.

13. Pd 6 Today we will: Complete questions for “The Parsley Garden” and discuss our answers in small groups. Beam final drafts to Mrs. Reddish Begin working on final assessment for unit 1. ◦ Create an organizer using Inspiration that will show the common theme in three or more texts.

14. Pd 7 Today we will: Finish reading “The Parsley Garden.” Complete the questions 3, 6, 7, and 8. Beam any final drafts to Mrs. Reddish. Begin working on final assessment for unit 1. ◦ Create an organizer using Inspiration that will show the common theme in three or more texts.

15. Daily Oral Language for Sept. 24 they haven’t never found the most valuable of the too stole rare books

16. Journal for September 25 Is anyone you know afraid of the dentist? Why are they afraid? Dream up an invention that would make dentist visits either more pleasant or unnecessary. Is it a toothpaste that super-cleans teeth? A movie screen attached to the dentist’s chair?

17. Pd 1 Today we will: Evaluate 10 sets of sentences and choose the best sentence in each set. Complete all typing and proofreading. Begin working on final assessment for unit 1. ◦ Create an organizer using Inspiration that will show the common theme in three or more texts.

18. Today we will: Evaluate 10 sets of sentences and choose the best sentence in each set. Review unit 1 readings with TurningPoint activity.

19. Journal for September 26 In your agenda at the top of the left page there is a quotation for the week. Read all the quotations for September. Pick one you like. Record it in your journal. Tell why you picked it. Explain what it means.

20. Today we will: Discuss the DOL activity from yesterday. ◦ Share answers in groups. ◦ Identify correct sentence. ◦ Explain why that sentence is correct. Create an organizer using Inspiration that will show the common theme in three or more texts.

21. Journal for September 29 Game shows and reality shows are very popular right now. Create your own game show or reality show. Make up a name for the show. Explain how it will work. Tell who will be the host of the show.

22. Today we will: Create an organizer using Inspiration that will show the common theme in three or more texts. Write a paragraph answering one of the essential questions for Unit 1. Visit www.rachelschallenge.com

23. Daily Oral Language for Sept. 29 me and barry walked to cliff st in the afternoon and then in the evening we go to the movie sleepy hollow

24. Journal for September 30 Free Journal

25. Today we will: Write descriptions that show not tell! Analyze unit 2 essential and topical questions.

26. Daily Oral Language for Sept. 30 shes certainly doing good in her new job at the digital computer co

27. Journal for October 1 Many people think of Shakespeare’s language as difficult to understand, but he invented many phrases that we use today. Choose one phrase and explain what you think it means. Wear my heart on my sleeve To thine own self be true The apple of my eye Green-eyed monster All the world’s a stage Eating me out of house and home

28. Pd 1 and 6 Today we will: Discuss essential questions for Unit 2. Choose a novel. Prepare our reading logs. Read first assignment.

29. Pd 5 and 7 Today we will: Discuss essential questions for Unit 2. Define biography. Read “Ben Carson” pages 56-57. Identify influences in Ben Carson’s life that affected his choices and success. ◦ Make a t-chart

30. Daily Oral Language for Oct. 1 the abandoned ranch that no one is living in is located in the southern part of boulder colorado

31. Journal for October 2 Can you think of a time when someone forgave you for doing something wrong? Or can you think of a time you forgave someone else for doing something wrong? Describe the event. Tell how you felt.

32. Pd 6 Today we will: Review/define terms in reading log. Check our page assignments for reading log. ◦ HOMEWORK: Read first assignment for tomorrow. Define BIOGRAPHY. Read “Ben Carson: A Man of Action.” ◦ Identify cause/effect relationships that helped Ben become the person he is today. ◦ Complete a BCR.

33. BCR: Ben Carson: A Man of Action How did Ben Carson decide what was of value to him in his life? Support your answer with textual evidence.

34. Pd 5 Today we will: Answer a BCR: How did Ben Carson decide what was of value to him in his life? Define TRUST. Read “Thank You, Ma’am.” Analyze character. ◦ Mrs. Jones ◦ Roger

35. Pd 7 Today we will: Identify influences in Ben Carson’s life that affected his choices and success. Answer a BCR: How did Ben Carson decide what was of value to him in his life? Define TRUST. Read “Thank You, Ma’am.”

36. Daily Oral Language for Oct. 2 she don’t go to mexico in the summer because its too hot instead she travels to canada

37. Journal for October 3 Have you ever been laughed at for one of your ideas? Who laughed? Did the laughing make you change your mind about your idea? Why or why not? Did it hurt your feelings? If you have never been laughed at for one of your ideas, then imagine you have. Describe how you think that would feel.

38. Pd 1 and 6 Today we will: Visit the media center to take the SRI test. Complete our first reading log. Read the next section of the novel.

39. Pd 5 and 7 Today we will: Visit the media center to take the SRI test.

40. Daily Oral Language for Oct. 3 the poem the road not taken is a serious poem written by r frost in the twentieth century