Second Quarter Syllabus

2008-2009

Grade 8 Mrs. McDee

Day 1 10/21 (SLT-ALL) Voc 3;4&5-Read AF Afterword/Conference-Assign: Finish Afterword

6-Grammar Test-Assign: None

Day 2 10/22(SLW) Grammar Test-Intro Hunger Writing Assign: AF questions & writing due Tuesday, 10/28

10/23(TH) Intro Hunger Writing, Rd AF Afterword/Conference Assign: AF Questions & writing due Tuesday, 10/28

Day 3 10/24(F-ALL) Intro Parts of Sentence DG Ls 91-100 S/V; AF Background

Assign: DG 95 & 100 QUIZ; Questions & writing due next class

Day 4 10/28(T-ALL) Hunger writing due; Correct Ls 95 & 100-S/V; Discuss AF Assign: Review AF; DG Ls 105,110, 115-S/V,PN, DO

Day 5 10/29(W) & 10/30 (TH) Check DG Ls; Review AF; Present Dioramas Assign: Study for Anne Frank Test

Day 6 10/31 (F-ALL) Anne Frank Test; Intro DG Ls116-125-Tr/Int Verbs Assign: DG Ls 120 & 125 Tr/Int Verbs

Day 7 11/4 (SLT-ALL) Present Photostory-ALL; 4 & 5-Check Ls 120 & 125; Intro Ls 126-135-App/Nouns of Add

Assign: 4 & 5 DG Ls 130 & 135

Day 8 11/5(SLW) Check Ls 130 & 135; Intro Ls 136-145/Pron;Itro Ls 136-1 Assign: Ls 140 & 145

11/6(TH) Check Ls 120 & 125-Tr/Int; Intro 126-135 App/Nouns of Add Assign: Ls 130 & 135

Day 9 11/7(F-ALL) 4 & 5-Check Ls 140 & 145 6-Ch Ls 130-135 Assign: Ls 140 & 145 Pron

ALL-Hunger writing groups-Choose section writing Assign-ALL: Rd Raisin Act I p. 23-75

Day 10 11/11(T-ALL) 6 Ch 140 & 145

ALL-Raisin Powerpoint Intro; DG Ls 146-150-N/P Review

Assign: A I Disc; Ls 150 N/P Review

Day 11 11/12(W) 11/13(TH) Disc A I; Ch Ls 150; Intro Ls 151-160-ADJ Assign: Rd A II p. 76-130, Ls 155 & 160 ADJ

Day 12 11/14(F-ALL) Intro Raisin Activity; Intro Voc 4 due F, 11/21; Ch Ls 155 & 160; Intro Ls 161-175 ADV

Assign: Disc A II; Ls 165, 170 & 175; Voc 4 Ex due F, 11/21

Day 13 11/18(SLT-ALL) ALL: Disc A II; 4 & 5-Ch Ls 165, 170, 175; Intro Ls 176-190-PrpePh

Assign-ALL: Rd A III p. 131-151 & Discussion; Ls 180, 185, 190 due F for 4 & 5

Day 14 11/19(SLW) Disc A III Assign: Work on Activity

11/20(TH) Disc A III; Ch Ls 165, 170 & 175; Intro Ls 176-190 Assign: Work on Activity, Ls 180,185, 190 due Tuesday

Day 15 11/21 (F-ALL) 4 & 5 Ch Ls 180, 85, 90; ALL-Ch Voc 4 Ex; Review Raisin Assign: Voc 4-HINT!!! Raisin activity due T, 11/25

Day 16 11/25(T-ALL) ALL-Raisin activity due; Voc 4

6-Ch Ls 180,185,190

Day 17 12/2 (SLT-ALL) Intro: Voc 5, Female Author Project & DG Ls 191-200/IO; SS Choices

Assign: Ls 195 & 200, Voc 5 Ex, SS Choices by F, 12/5

Day 18 12/3 (SLW) Ch Voc 5 Ex & Ls 195 & 200; Assign: Review of Parts of Sentence

12/4(TH)

Day 19 12/5 (F-ALL) Ch SS Choices; Work on essay Assign: P of Sent Test

Day 20 12/9 (T-ALL) Parts of Sentence Test; Work on essay and short story Assign: Rough draft of essay due next class

Day 21 12/10 (W) 12/11 (TH) Peer conference Author essay Assign: Author essay due F, 12/12

Day 22 12/12 (F-ALL) Author essay due in class; Work on Photostory Assign: Photostory

Day 23 12/15 (M-4) 12/16 (T-5 & 6) In class work on Photostory Assign: Photostory due by ALL W, 12/17

Day 24 12/17 (W-ALL) Photostory due; Author Photostory presentations Assign: Bring Ultimate Gift to next class

Day 25 12/18 (TH-ALL) Time for presentations if needed; Rd Ultimate Gift

Assign: Read Ultimate Gift over the holidays