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
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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)

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - January 27 to January 31

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
Quizlets -   Fallacies/Rhetorical Devices             Quizlet Persuasive Terms

Academic 
*Persuasive Quiz Thursday 1/30     Quizlet Persuasive Terms

Monday, January 27

Pre-AP  

• Review Fallacies/Rhetoric
• "Position on Dodgeball in PE" & "The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym"
• Read articles and in journal (on next 2 pages) Identify:
• Claim w/ 3 examples of support 
• 3 fallacies
• 3 persuasive techniques
• For Each LABEL the technique/support/fallacy and provide quote with page number

Academic

• Finish Rhetoric/Fallacy Pathway in class
• "Position on Dodgeball in PE" 
• Read articles and in journal (on next 2 pages) Identify:
• Claim w/ 3 examples of support 
• 3 fallacies
• 3 persuasive techniques
• For Each LABEL the technique/support/fallacy and provide quote with page number

Tuesday, January 28

Pre-AP  

• Discuss Dodgeball Articles
• Persuasion in Advertising

Academic

• Discuss Dodgeball Articles
• Persuasion in Advertising print/commercial

Wednesday, January 29

Pre-AP  

• Persuasion in Advertising print/commercial

Academic

• Persuasion in Advertising print/commercial

Thursday, January 30

Pre-AP  

• Watch Dr. King's "I Have A Dream Speech"
• Discuss speech from visual/auditory aspect
• Annotate Speech

Academic

• Persuasive Quiz
• Watch Dr. King's "I Have A Dream Speech"
• Discuss speech from visual/auditory aspect

Friday, January 31

Pre-AP  

• Continue to annotate speech

Academic

• Continue to annotate speech

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - January 20 to January 24

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
*Latin Roots Exam Thursday, 1/23     Quizlet Set 3         Quizlet 1 & 2 Review
*NRI - Parallelism due Friday 1/24

Quizlets -   Fallacies/Rhetorical Devices             Quizlet Persuasive Terms
Academic 
*Latin Roots Exam Thursday, 1/23            Quizlet Set 3
*NRI - Parallelism due Friday 1/24
*Persuasive Quiz Thursday 1/30     Quizlet Persuasive Terms

Monday, January 20

NO SCHOOL 

Tuesday, January 21

Pre-AP  

• Parallelism Mini Lesson *NRI due on Friday)*
• Read "Should the Driving Age be raised to 18" and answer questions
• Review Teen Driving Ad and answer questions
• Identify Persuasive Techniques Worksheet  (due Friday)

Academic

• Parallelism Mini Lesson *NRI due on Friday)*
• Read "Should the Driving Age be raised to 18" and answer questions
• Review Teen Driving PSA Ad and answer questions (due Friday)
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Wednesday, January 22 - HS Visits

Pre-AP  

• Work on Articles
• NRI or Membean

Academic

• Work on Articles
• NRI or Membean

Thursday, January 23

Pre-AP  

• LATIN ROOTS EXAM SET 3

Academic

• LATIN ROOTS EXAM SET 3
• Driving Age Poster/Article Analysis (due tomorrow)

Friday, January 24

Pre-AP  

• NOREDINK - Parallelism due tonight at 11pm
• Review Persuasive Technique WOrksheet and Driving Age Articles
• Start Rhetoric/Fallacy Pathway (finish as homework)

Academic

• NOREDINK - Parallelism due tonight at 11pm
• Review Driving Age Articles
• Start Rhetoric/Fallacy Pathway (finish Monday)

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - January 13 to January 17

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
*Idiom Poster due Tuesday, 1/14
* Work Cited Assignment due Thursday, 1/16
*Latin Roots Exam Thursday, 1/23     Quizlet Set 3         Quizlet 1 & 2 Review

Academic 
*Idiom Poster due Tuesday, 1/14
* Work Cited Assignment due Thursday, 1/16
*Latin Roots Exam Thursday, 1/23            Quizlet Set 3

Monday, January 13

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Ethos, Pathos, Logos ItsLearning Pathway 
• Contains notes, video examples, and assignment (due Wednesday)

Tuesday, January 14 

Pre-AP  

• Idiom Poster Due (quiz grade)
• Introduce Work Cited Assignment *due Thursday*
• Finish EPL Pathway
• "Why Can't I Live on French Fries?" - read and answer Q 1-4
• Identify examples of EPL in essay w/ evidence in journal

Academic

• Idiom Poster Due (quiz grade)
• Introduce Work Cited Assignment *due Thursday*
• Work on in class
• Finish EPL Pathway

Wednesday, January 15

Pre-AP  

• MLK Ethos/Pathos/Logos Packet
• Annotate each passage and answer questions over each section
• due Thursday

Academic

• Latin Roots Review Worksheet (due Thursday)
• "Why Can't I Live on French Fries?" - read and answer Q 1-4
• Identify examples of EPL in essay w/ evidence in journal

Thursday, January 16

Pre-AP  

• Discuss and check MLK Ethos/Pathos/Logos Packet
• Homework: Latin Roots Review Worksheet (due Friday)

Academic

• CHECK LR3 Review
• Start Persuasive Techniques Pathway on ItsLearning

Friday, January 17 

Pre-AP  

• Start Persuasive Techniques Pathway on ItsLearning (finish as homework)

Academic

• Finish Persuasive Techniques Pathway on ItsLearning