9/28/18 Agenda

9/28/18

Language Arts:

Bellwork: 

What are some important elements you should include in a good PSA?



Classwork:

Students will design and make their own PSA poster about safe driving for teenagers. Visual and written details must convey the appropriate message to the correct audience.

Accessing the online ebook

This instruction is for my Language Arts classes should you need to access our ebook online. 

1. Go to Vportal
2. Choose Digital Resources
3. Choose Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
4. Choose 8th Grade from the drop down menu.
5. Choose Student ebook.
6. If you have the page number, click in the black line at the top, input the page number, then press enter/return.

9/27/18 Agendas

9/27/18


Language Arts:

Bellwork:

Answer these questions for bellwork in your notebook: What is a PSA? What makes a good PSA effective?

Classwork:

Using their own technology, students will use Nearpod to complete lesson activities on analyzing diverse media. 

Nearpod is accessed through Vportal or via a web browser using the URL: www.nearpod.com.

To join a lesson, use the correct code for your class period (codes are not case sensitive). Put both your first and last name in the name box. Put your class period in the Other box. 

After answering long answer questions, press the submit button before going onto the next slide, or your work will be lost. 

1st - HBYPX

3rd - ZWJNT

7th - SJXKW

Research:

Students will work on Learning.com on lessons about sharing safely online and effective search strategies. 

9/24-9/26/18 Agendas

9/24-9/26/18 

Language Arts

Students will use the iReady system to complete a diagnostic reading test.





Research:

Students will work on the article, " Reports from the Ruins of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906" focusing on citing text evidence and answering the question - How do people respond to tragedy?

9/18-9/21 Agendas

9/18-9/21/18

Language Arts:

1. Students read the story Marigolds over 2 class periods focusing on analyzing the theme of the story.
2. Students complete a plot diagram graphic organizer to help them identify and analyze the theme of Marigolds.
3. Students completed the WALTeR character activity for either Lizabeth or Miss Lottie to help them with their theme analysis.

9/21/18

Students completed an analysis test for Marigolds.


Research:

9/18-9/19 Agenda

Students read and worked on the article "The 1972 Andes Flight Disaster".


9/20-9/21

Students used Learning.com to boost their computer skills.

9/14/18 Agenda

9/14/18

Classwork:
1. You will write your argumentation essay to the following prompt:

Write an essay in which you take a position on whether teens should work for experience or money. 

Choose the side that you believe has the strongest argument. 

The strongest argument may not necessarily be the one that you agree with. 

Choose the side that you have the most evidence for. 

Use your flee map to help you organize your essay. 

You need a minimum of three quotes. 

9/13/18 Agenda

9/13/18

Language Arts Agenda:

Bellwork:

1. Get your notebook. Have out in front of you the Teen articles and FLEE map. Wait quietly.


Classwork:
1. You will write your argumentation essay to the following prompt:

Write an essay in which you take a position on whether teens should work for experience or money. 

Choose the side that you believe has the strongest argument. 

The strongest argument may not necessarily be the one that you agree with. 

Choose the side that you have the most evidence for. 

Use your flee map to help you organize your essay. 

You need a minimum of three quotes. 

9/12/18 Agenda

9/12/18 Agendas

Language Arts Agenda:

Bellwork: 

1. Get your notebook. Have out in front of you the Teen articles and FLEE map. Wait quietly.


Classwork:
1. Students who did not make above 59 on their Vocabulary test will retest.

2. All other students to begin writing their argumentation essay to the following prompt:

Write an essay in which you take a position on whether teens should work for experience or money. 

Choose the side that you believe has the strongest argument. 

• *The strongest argument may not necessarily be the one that you agree with. 
• *Choose the side that you have the most evidence for. 

• *Use your flee map to help you organize your essay. 
• *You need a minimum of three quotes. 

Research Agenda:

Bellwork:

Answer the following in your notebook. Draw a line under your work from yesterday, write the date, then answer the following:

How do you feel about Pittman's testimony, bottom of page 3, that he turned the lifeboat around and pulled in the oars? Do you think he was right or wrong to do so?

Classwork:

1. Re-read the article.

2. Using the RACE strategy, answer Discussion Question 3 on page 7. You may write on the back of the page if you need space. 

9/11/18 Agenda

9/11/18

Language Arts Agenda:

Bellwork:

Answer this question on a new page, approximately page 33, of your notebook:

What do we need to consider when evaluating an argument?







Classwork:  

1. Students are to answer the following. Text evidence from Teens Need Jobs and Teens at Work must be included. This will be counted as a formative.

In your notebooks, answer the following: 

In your first paragraph, briefly summarize the arguments made in each of the Teen articles, making sure to include the main claim of each and support. 

In your second paragraph using the RACE strategy, tell which article you think presents the stronger argument and explain your opinion.  

Be prepared to discuss your answer! 

Research Agenda:

Bellwork:

Answer towards the front of your notebook:

Using evidence from the article, what were some of the people's responses to the Titantic tragedy?










Classwork:

1.  Students are to re-read the article.

2.  Students are to answer Text-dependent Questions 4 and 5. Use the RACE strategy to answer 5 and include text evidence!

9/10/18 Agenda

9/10/18
To be updated.

9/7/18 Agenda

9/7/18 Agenda:

Language Arts: 

Bellwork: On the piece of paper you were given, copy and correct the following. 
Hand in to Mrs. Davy when you are finished. Don't forget your name, date and period in the upper right corner!
Talking level is 0.

to hide his admiration of felicia william waggish makes a tasteless but funny joke about girls. noone listened and everyone turned their head in alessandras direction to here her story. they too were used too williams lame poems vapid jokes and friendly barbs

Classwork:
You are to finish your FLEE diagram. These are due at the end of the period!

I will be marking your Venn diagram throughout the period.



Research agenda:

Bellwork:
1. Get out your notebook and a pencil.
2. Get your assigned computer.
3. Login and open a Chrome page.
4. Wait silently.



Classwork: 

If you did not finish the pretest yesterday, finish that first.

If you did finish, 

1. Go to the blue key. Input the access code on the projected screen.

You will be going back through the test, but this time the system will give you a tutorial, so you need to read and follow those instructions. 

9/6/18 Agenda

9/6/18 Agenda

Language Arts:

Bellwork: Open your notebook and make sure your Venn diagram from yesterday is completed. 


Classwork:
1. Cover the example of the FLEE diagram.
2. Students to complete empty FLEE diagram.
3. I will circulate and grade your Venn diagram from yesterday.



Homework:
1. Remind parents that tonight is Open House. I look forward to meeting them!
2. Reading for 20 minutes.



Research Agenda:

Bellwork: 
1. Get your notebook and pencil.
2. Get your assigned computer. 
3. Login, then open a Chrome window.



Classwork: 
1. Go to Gmetrix.net
2. Wait for further instructions!
3. If you finish, logout, put your computer back and plug it in.
4. Finish working on your Freyer models for the vocabulary words. 



Homework:
1. Remind parents that tonight is Open House. I look forward to meeting them!
2. Reading for 20 minutes.

9/4/18 Agenda

9/4/18

Language Arts Agenda

We will leave the class to walk to the gym for Picture Day as soon as attendance is taken.


Classwork:

1. Continue marking "Teens Need Jobs, Not Just Cash" and "Teens At Work" using the LLCCC strategy.


Homework:
1. Read for 20 minutes.
2. If you did not pass (minimum of 60) the vocabulary test, study your vocabulary words! Makeup will be Thursday, Sept. 6th.







Research Agenda


Bellwork: Copy and correct the following in the back of your notebook.

the last member of the troop sam sagacious simply stood wisely and silently waiting for the clamor to die down. a erudite young man sam held a book in his hand the count of monte cristo by alexander dumas and he read as he waited 

Classwork:

1. Open your notebook to page 19. Label it at the top : Quarter 1 Vocabulary.

2. On the next 11 pages, create a Freyer Model graphic as shown.

Vocabulary Test Makeup

Did you not pass the vocabulary test? Makeup will happen on Thursday, Sept. 6th!

Vocabulary word list has been added to the website. Check out the archived posts! Also, I've created a Quizlet to help you. Here's the link for that:



https://quizlet.com/_555e4zhttps://quizlet.com/_555e4z

Argumentation Vocabulary - Language Arts

Here's a link for the Argumentation Vocabulary document.

Argumentation Vocabulary