FOURTH QUARTER SYLLABUS-GRADE 8-2008-2009

Day 1        (T-3/10)                                     Check novels. Discuss C 16-22. Grammar practice.        Assign: Quote sheet

Day 2        (W-3/11 (4) & TH-3/12 (6)            Check Quote sheet. Grammar practice.                         Assign: Make sure your novel reading is complete by Friday.

Day 3        (F-3/13)                                     Review Quote sheet. Grammar practice.                        Assign: Your test will be after Spring Break due to the odd schedule this week. HAVE A GREAT SPRING                                                                                                                                                                                   BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 4        (T-3/24)                                     Novel reading should be complete.Discuss C 23-31 TKAM. Check quote sheet. Review TKAM.           Assign: TKAM test on Friday, 3/27.

Day 5        (W-3/25 & TH-3/26)                     View TKAM - Part II. Review for TKAM test. Introduce TKAM essay                                                 .Assign: TKAM test on Friday, 3/27.

Day 6        (F-3/27)                                     Intro TKAM essay; TKAM Test                                                                                                    Assign: TKAM rough draft due Tuesday Part I NSU will be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    checked   

 Day 7       (T-3/31)                                     Check Part I: NSU.Peer conference TKAM essay; Introduce Jane Eyre.                                            Assign: Rd/Disc/Voc C 1-8

Day 8        (W-4/1 & TH-4/2)                        Discuss C 1-8.                                                                                                                           Assign: Rd C 9-12.   

 

Day 9        (F-4/3)                                       TKAM essay due by all by break.

                                                                Discuss C 9-12.                                                                                                                         Assign: Rd C 13-18.

 

Day 10      (T-4/7)                                       Discuss C 13-18. Review for test.                                                                                                Assign: Jane Eyre test on Tuesday, 4/14.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                NSU Part II will be checked 4/14

Day 11      (W-4/8)                                      Round Robin writing

 

Day 12      (T-4/14)                                     Check Part II: NSU.Jane Eyre Test

 

Day 13      (W-4/15 & TH-4/16)                     Intro  Clauses                                            Assign: Clause exeercises         

 

Day 14      (F-4/17)                                     Check clause exercises;                              Assign: Part III NSU will be checked 4/21

                                                                Poetic terms/Poetry intro

 

Day 15      (T-4/21)                                     Check Part III-NSU; Poetry Part I                 Assign: Portrait poem

                                                               

 

Day 16      (W-4/22 & TH 4/23)                     Check Portrait poem; Part II                         Assign: Connections Poem                                                                                        

 

Day 17      (F-4/24)                                     Check Connections poem; Part III                Assign: Part IV NSU will be checked 4/28

                                                                                                                                                Address poem           

 

Day 18      (T-4/28)                                     Check Part IV-NSU; Check Address             Assign: Heirlooms Poem

                                                                  Poem; Part IV                         

 

Day 19      (W-4/29 & TH 4/30)                     Check Heirlooms poem; Intro                       Assign: Poetry Booklet due Tuesday,          

                                                                  Poetry booklet                                          5/5 in class

 

Day 20      (F-5/1)                                       Review clauses                                          Assign: NSU due Monday by Break

                                                               

Monday, 4 May                         NOVEL STUDY UNIT DUE BY ALL BY BREAK IN THE BOXES IN RM 214.

 

Tuesday, 5 May                         Poetry Booklet due by all in class

 

Day 21      (T-5/5)                       Collect Poetry Booklet; Intro Grammar Evaluation

 

Day 22      (W-5/6 & TH 5/7)        Grammar Work Day

 

Day 23      (F-5/8)                       Grammar Workday                                                      ssign: Work in groups on Grammar Eval

 

Day 24      (T-5/12)                     Peer evaluation of NSU; Meet with

                                                    Grammar Eval groups

 

Day 25      (W-5/13 & TH 5/14)     Grammar Eval presentations

 

Day 26      (F-5/15)                     Grammar Eval presentations

 

Day 27      (M-5/18 (4) &

                   T-5/19 (5&6)            Round Robin                             

 

Day 28      (W-5/20 & TH 5/21)     English 8 Evaluation/Clean up

 

Friday, 22 May                                                          Field Day