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8 th Grade ELA. 1 st Six Weeks August 22 – October 4, 2013. 8 th ELA Mustang Minutes 4 th , 6 th , 7 th Period Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Warm-up: Student information sheet Class Time: Discuss class procedures 8 th Grade Syllabus Where to turn things in Name Card assignment
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8th Grade ELA 1st Six Weeks August 22 – October 4, 2013
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodTuesday, August 27, 2013 Warm-up: Student information sheet Class Time: • Discuss class procedures • 8th Grade Syllabus • Where to turn things in • Name Card assignment • ‘What do you stand for?’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodWednesday, August 28, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: • Write date outside margin • Use both sides of the paper • Fill up the page 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: • Continue discussion of class procedures • Classroom Scavenger Hunt Remember: • Return 8th Grade Syllabus signatures • Review Name Card assignment – Due Sept. 3rd • Think about…‘What do you stand for?’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodThursday, August 29, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: • Start on new page • Write date outside margin • Use both sides of the paper • Fill up the page 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: • Continue discussion of class procedures • Social Contract • Finish Scavenger Hunt Remember: • Return 8th Grade Syllabus signatures • Review Name Card assignment – Due Sept. 3rd • Think about…‘What do you stand for?’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodFriday, August 30, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: 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: • Continue discussion of class procedures • Read “The Sniper” • Talk about ‘What you stand for’ Remember: • Return 8th Grade Syllabus signatures • Review Name Card assignment – Due Sept. 3rd • Think about…‘What do you stand for?’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodTuesday, September 3, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: Prompt: What do you stand for? Why, How, When, Where…Explain Class Time: • Name Cards on Desk Please • Literary Terms • Restroom/locker passes Remember: • 8th Grade Syllabus signatures due today • Journals due today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodWednesday, September 4, 2013 Journal/Warm-up: (get your journal as you walk in quietly) Prompt: Free Write for 10 mins. Class Time: • Name Cards on Desk Please • Finish Literary Terms Remember: 1. Literary Terms test/quiz https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th Periodthursday, September 5, 2013#1 Journal/Warm-up:(get your journal as you walk in quietly) 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 quotes (Ghanaian diplomat, seventh secretary-general of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.) Prompt: Copy the quote and author information. Explain what this means to you. https://www.pe arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th Periodthursday, September 5, 2013#2 Class Time: • Finish Literary Terms (quiz tomorrow) • Read “The Baker Heater League” Page 9 Remember: • Literary Terms test/quiz • Bring a BOOK to read tomorrow!!! D.E.A.R. Day https://www.pe arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodFriday, September 6, 2013 ***Check THE BASKET*** Journal/Warm-up Time: Quietly STUDY for quiz over Literary Elements Class Time: • Literary Terms Quiz • Read “The Baker Heater League” Page 9 • READ “11:59” • D.E.A.R. time Remember: • Bring a book to class every day http://www.wimp.com/irishcups/ https://www.pe arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodMonday, September 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: • Name card on desk please • Library Day- C Lunch • Read “The Baker Heater League” Page 9 • READ “11:59” • D.E.A.R. time Remember: • Literature Test on Thursday • Bring a book to class every day http://www.wimp.com/irishcups/ https://www.pe arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodTuesday, September 10, 2013 Journal/Warm-up Time: What was “The Baker Heater League” about? Class Time: • Name card on desk please • Read “The Baker Heater League” Annotating in workbook • READ “11:59” Remember: • Literature Test on Thursday • Bring a book to class every day http://www.wimp.com/irishcups/ https://www.pe arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
Today the earth stood still, mentions world wide effects http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqEBHKHaPy8&list=PL820DE1F87D07DDA5 3:28 • 8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodWednesday, September 11, 2013 911 commercial only aired once http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Xo34g_SqQ&list=PL820DE1F87D07DDA5 • The Todd Beamer Story “Let’s Roll” 5:30 http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-timeline/videos#the-todd-beamer-story-lets-roll Flight 93 • 9/11 tribute - starts out sad, but has a happy ending http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6C6G2xhRBY 10:43 Journal/Warm-up Time: Prompt: What do you remember about 9/11 Class Time: • Finish Baker Heater workbook pages • Do and finish 11:59 workbook pages • Test moved to Monday Remember: • Literature Test on MONDAY!!! • D.E.A.R. on Friday http://www.wimp.com/irishcups/ https://www.pe arsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp?showLoginPage=true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseXI6xE1TQ
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodThursday, September 12, 2013 Journal/Warm-up Time: Prompt: Read through the TAB Middle Schoolerspamphlet 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: • Pennant Project – due Sept. 25th, home assignment • Finish all parts of Baker Heater & 11:59 in your workbook. • Test moved to Monday Remember: • Literature Test on MONDAY!!! • D.E.A.R. on Friday • Test study guide will be given to you on Friday
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodFriday, September 13, 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: • D.E.A.R. time • 10 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. • Test study guide will be given • Q & A about pennant project Remember: • Literature Test on MONDAY!!! • D.E.A.R. Today • Pennant Project due Sept. 25th – Home Assignment
8th ELA Mustang Minutes4th, 6th, 7th PeriodMonday, September 16, 2013 Journal/Warm-up Time: STUDY for your TEST Class Time: • TEST on Baker Heater & 11:59 Remember: • Pennant Project due September 25th • This project must be done at home