8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - February 24 to February 28

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
**"Flowers for Algernon" Exam - Tuesday, Feb 25
Membean 90 minutes due Sunday, Feb 23
Character sketch due Thursday 2/27

Academic 
**"Flowers for Algernon" EXAM - Tuesday, Feb 25
Membean 90 minutes due Sunday, Feb 23
Character sketch due Thursday 2/27

Monday, February 24

Pre-AP  

• Work on Character Sketch (due Thurs)
• NoRedInk - Sent Components 2 due (Friday)
• Homework: Outliers Ch 2:10,000 Hour Rule Lit Circle Prep (for Wed)

Academic

• Work on Character Sketch (due Thurs)
• NoRedInk - Sent Components 2 due (Friday)

Tuesday, February 25

Pre-AP  

• "Flowers for Algernon" Unit Exam

Academic

• "Flowers for Algernon" Unit Exam

Wednesday, February 26

Pre-AP  

• Review Exam
• Outliers Lit Circle 
• "Ch 2:10,000 Hour Rule" Discussion and Share

Academic

• Review Exam
• Format an Essay MLA
• Explain Timed Writing Assignment
• Construct Thesis Statement

Thursday, February 27

Pre-AP  

• Viewing Flowers for Algernon
• Homework: Chap 3: "Trouble with Geniuses Part 1" - Due Monday (Lit Circles)
• Claim/support worksheet
• 3 things you learned/liked/want to share
• Do you agree/disagree with author's perspective in chap 3? Why/Why Not?

Academic

• Timed Writing

Friday, February 28

Pre-AP  

• NRI due today @ 11pm
• Finish Flowers for Algernon

Academic

• NRI due today @ 11pm
• Flowers for Algernon

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - February 17 to February 21

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
**"Flowers for Algernon" Exam - Tuesday, Feb 25
Membean 90 minutes due Sunday, Feb 23
Character sketch due Thursday 2/27

Academic 
**"Flowers for Algernon" EXAM - Tuesday, Feb 25
Membean 90 minutes due Sunday, Feb 23
Character sketch due Thursday 2/27

Monday, February 17

NO SCHOOL 

Tuesday, February 18

Pre-AP  

• Review reports 11-12 questions
• finish reading "Flowers"
• Complete report questions

Academic

• Review reports 11-12 questions
• finish reading "Flowers"
• Complete report questions

Wednesday, February 19

Pre-AP  

• Outliers Book Check
• Theme & Observation Worksheets
• Discuss "Flowers"

Academic

• Mic Riffs Book Check
• Theme & Observation Worksheets

Thursday, February 20

Pre-AP  

• Check and discuss worksheets
• Introduce Charlie Character Sketch

Academic

• Check and discuss worksheets
• Introduce Charlie Character Sketch

Friday, February 21

Pre-AP  

• Character Sketch  (quiz grade)
• Introduce Outliers and 1st reading assignment
• Read & Annotate  Outliers Ch 2: 10,000 Hours Rule (p35-68) (due Wed)

Academic

• Character Sketch  (quiz grade)

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - February 10 to February 14

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
Quizlets -   Fallacies/Rhetorical Devices             Quizlet Persuasive Terms
Kahoot Review Game
**Persuasion EXAM Retake - Tues 2/11 @ 7:40 or Activity

Academic 
**Persuasion EXAM RETAKES - Tues 2/11 @ 7:40 or Activity
Quizlets -   Fallacies/Rhetorical Devices             Quizlet Persuasive Terms
Kahoot Review Game

Monday, February 10

Pre-AP  

• Membean Window Opens (90 minutes/80% Accuracy due 2/23)
• Pair/Share MI findings
• Teenage Brain Video (2 min)
• "Flowers" intro Prezi
• Complete Anticipatory Worksheet in Packet and answer question 1
• Read "Flowers for Algernon" p 439-443 - "Progress Reports" 1-4
• You can listen with the online textbook and read along with pages
• Complete worksheet over Reports 1-3 (Qs #1-5)

Academic

• Membean Window Opens (90 minutes/75% Accuracy due 2/23)
• Pair/Share MI findings
• Teenage Brain Video (2 min)
• "Flowers" intro Prezi
• Complete Anticipatory Worksheet in Packet and answer question 1
• Read "Flowers for Algernon" p 439-443 - "Progress Reports" 1-4
• You can listen with the online textbook and read along with pages
• Complete worksheet over Reports 1-3 (Qs #1-5)

Tuesday, February 11

Pre-AP  

• Discuss F4A reports 1-4
• Read reports 5-10
• Complete worksheets Report 4-10
• Double Entry Journal for reports 4-10

Academic

• Discuss F4A reports 1-4
• Read reports 5-10
• Complete worksheets Report 4-10
• Double Entry Journal for reports 4-10

Wednesday, February 12 - Practice STAAR Math

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Complete DEJ and questions
• Work on Membean

Thursday, February 13 - Practice STAAR Reading

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Complete DEJ and questions
• Work on Membean

Friday, February 14

Pre-AP  

• Finish reading F4A

Academic

• Finish reading F4A

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - February 3 to February 7

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
Quizlets -   Fallacies/Rhetorical Devices             Quizlet Persuasive Terms
Kahoot Review Game
**Persuasion/MLK Exam - Thursday 2/6

Academic 
**Persuasion/MLK Exam - Thursday 2/6
Quizlets -   Fallacies/Rhetorical Devices             Quizlet Persuasive Terms
Kahoot Review Game

Monday, February 3

Pre-AP  

• Minilesson - Direct/Indirect Objects 
• NRI - Sentence Components due Friday at 11p
• Watch Indirect Objects Video
• Watch- Direct Objects Video
• Discuss MLK Jr "I Have A Dream" Speech
• Breakdown Check Analogy

Academic

• Minilesson - Direct/Indirect Objects 
• NRI - Sentence Components due Friday at 11p
• Watch Indirect Objects Video
• Watch- Direct Objects Video
• Discuss MLK Jr "I Have A Dream" Speech
• Breakdown Check Analogy

Tuesday, February 4

Pre-AP  

• Discuss MLK Jr "I Have A Dream" Speech

Academic

• Discuss MLK Jr "I Have A Dream" Speech

Wednesday, February 5

Pre-AP  

• Persuasion Unit Review
• 
  

Academic

• Persuasion Unit Review

Thursday, February 6

Pre-AP  

• Persuasive Unit/MLK "IHAD" Exam

Academic

• Persuasive Unit/MLK "IHAD" Exam

Friday, February 7

Pre-AP  

• NRI due tonight @ 11p
• Review Exam (Retakes on Tuesday)
• Download Unit 4 onto Chromebook
• Multiple Intelligences Survey
• MI Worksheet (due Monday)

Academic

• NRI due tonight @ 11p
• Review Exam (Retakes on Tuesday)
• Download Unit 4 onto Chromebook
• Multiple Intelligences Survey
• MI Worksheet (due Monday)