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Welcome, Students!. Mrs. Mustain– 8th Grade RELA. Welcome to RELA-Week at a Glance August 27-31, 2012 . DO NOW: My Best T. Draw and color your name on a picture of a plain T-shirt on paper. Decorate the T-Shirt any way you choose (appropriately).
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Welcome, Students! Mrs. Mustain– 8th Grade RELA
DO NOW:My Best T • Draw and color your name on a picture of a plain T-shirt on paper. • Decorate the T-Shirt any way you choose (appropriately). • Include info such as hobbies, favorite sports team, your family members, etc. • When finished, place your T-shirt on the wall in the hall
Timed Writing/Quick Write:“Dear Me,” (20 minutes) • Write a letter to yourself about what YOU expect from 8th grade: • LENGTH: 1 FULL PAGE (NOT DONE UNTIL YOU HAVE A PAGE) • Include: • What you would like to learn this year, • Your likes/dislikes from last year, • What you are looking forward to the most. • Your fears/worries/anxieties about this year. • What you are looking forward to this year. • Turn in your letters to Mrs. Mustainor Mrs. Syska. • You will get them back at the end of the year!
Break the Ice #3- Human Scavenger Hunt • Get a Human Scavenger sheet . • Now see if you can solve the clues by walking around the room and asking your peers questions from the list. You will have 2 minutes! • Object: try to match as many blanks as you can from your peers!
AGENDA: AUGUST 27, 2012 I can… name 7 students in the classroom by the end of the period. • DO NOW: 3 Goals & a Fib/Pennant • TMS Way-Hallway; Tardies; Turning in • Work; Attention/Talking; SLANT • Human Scavenger Hunt- Goal = 8 signatures • EXIT TICKET: Name 7 classmates • HW: get composition book- due Thurs.
AGENDA: AUGUST 28, 2012 I can… write a well-organized multi-paragraph paper in a given amount of time. • DO NOW: POS Name Me • Timed Writing- “Dear Me,” • “My Favorite T” • EXIT TICKET: Letter to Me • HW: get notebook- due Thurs.
AGENDA: AUGUST 29, 2012 I can… identify plot elements within a text • DO NOW: What did you like about “Story of My Life” by Farah Amadi? • Notes & Plot Diagram “Three Little Pigs” (YouTube video) • TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) • EXIT TICKET: Elbow Partner- what did you learn about plot today? • HW: get notebook- due Thurs.
AGENDA: AUGUST 30, 2012 I can… organize for the first semester using an interactive notebook. DO NOW: “I Love Lucy” TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) EXIT TICKET: INS Set Up HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.
AGENDA: AUGUST 31, 2012 I can… I can identify plot elements in a media clip. • DO NOW: Grammar Income Test • Grammar: Sentence Foundations- Jigsaw Plus • TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) • EXIT TICKET: Minute to Win It • HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.