There will not be a formal review distributed for reading class. The final will be process based not context, and student will be required to use their reading skills and strategies in order to read multiple passages and answer questions.
CHECK ESEMBLER ON A REGULAR BASIS
May 26-29
Tuesday
GATES Reading Comprehension
Wednesday
GATES Vocabulary
Thursday
Watching "Charly" a screen adaptation of "Flowers for Algernon"
Friday
Continue watching "Charly"
May 18-22
Monday
finish "Flowers for Algernon" and 5 dialectic journal entries
Tuesday
Two Sides of Charlie Gordon
Wednesday
Two Sides of Charlie Gordon
Thursday
"Flower for Algernon" quiz
Friday
8th grade party
May 7-8
Thursday
Literature Circles-finish working on packet and poster in preparation for presentation tomorrow (Friday)
Friday
Present Lit Circles story and poster. Turn in packet.
April 20-24
Monday:
reading "The Veldt"
Tuesday
complete study guide questions on "The Veldt"
Wednesday
discuss "The Veldt"
Thursday:
"Twilight Zone:Eye of the Beholder" watch video
Friday
TAKS short answer question assigned on "The Pill" and "Eye of the Beholder." This assignment is homework and is due on Monday.
April 13-17
Monday-Thursday:
Outside reading presentations
Thursday and Friday:
Introduction to Science Fiction
April 6-10
Monday:
Greek Mythology Review
Tuesday:
Math TAKS
Wednesday:
Greek Mythology Test
Use the study guide, the roots and prefixes vocabulary, and the gallery of gods handout to study.
Thursday:
Outside Reading Project
The project will be assigned in class today. It is important that you have read the novel and have it with you in class that day
Friday:
No School
March 30-April 3
Monday:
Vocabulary assigned: Common Greek Prefixes (definitons and practice due Wednesday and quiz on Friday)
read "Big Baby Hermes" and complete related questions
Tuesday:
read "Poseidon" and "Hades" and complete study guide
work on vocabulary assignment due Wednesday
Wednesday:
vocabulary due: Common Greek Prefixes practice and definitons
read "Demeter"
Thursday:
Complete study guide on "Demeter"
discuss this week's myths
Friday
Vocabulary quiz: Common Greek Prefixes
read "Aphrodite" and "Hephaestus"
March 23-27
Monday:
read "Pandora"
complete and discuss the study guide question in class.
Tuesday:
read "Athena: The Wise Goddess" and "Arachne"
complete the study guide questions
Wednesday:
Vocabulary due: Common Greek Roots #2 practice activites and definitions
discuss study guide questions for "Athena:The Wise Goddess" and "Arachne"
Thursday:
read "Artemis and Apollo" and complete study guide questions
Friday:
Vocabulary Quiz: Common Greek Roots #2
Discuss "Artemis and Apollo"
March 9-13
Monday:
Library
Night Found Poem Due at the end of class
find and read an outside novel
Vocabulary assigned: Common Greek Roots 1 practice and definition due Wednesday
Tuesday:
Greek Mythology: reading in class the following pieces:
The All Too Human Gods
The Gallery of Gods
Zeus and Hera
Wednesday:
Common Greek Roots assignement due
Greek Myth Study Guide
discuss Zeus and Hera
Thursday:
The Firebringer and complete related study guide questions
Friday:
Common Greek Roots 1 Quiz
Silent sustained reading
March 2-6
Monday:
Butterfly activity
Culminating discussion on Night
Tuesday:
TAKS Reading
Wednesday:
Night Found Poem Project-Computer Lab
Thursday:
Night Found Poem Project-computer lab
Friday
Holocaust Survivor Presentation at 9:30
Night Found Poem Project-computer lab
Febrary 23-27
Monday:
Coat of Arms Due
Night Discussion
Tuesday:
Vocabulary Quiz
Continue reading Night
Wednesday-Friday
Continue reading Night until completed
Study guide
February 16-20
Monday
outside reading project assigned due 2/23
discuss Night pages 20-35
Tuesday
Holocaust Vocabulary Assigned (homework-due 2/19)
Night pages 35-43
Wednesday
Discuss Night pages 35-43
REading Comprehension Quiz
Thursday
Holocaust vocabulary due
Continue reading Night pages 43-63
Friday
Finish reading Night pages 43-63 and discuss related questions.
February 9-12
Monday
periods 2 and 4-reading outside novels
period 5,6,7,8-present Terezin Butterflies
Tuesday
periods 2 and 4-present Terezin Butterflies
periods 5,6,7,8-reading outside novels
Wednesday
Begin reading Night by Elie Weisel
work on study guide questions for chapter 1
Thursday
discuss study guide questions for chapter one
continue reading Night
Friday
continue reading and discussing Night
February 2-6
Monday:
The Children's Story by James Clavell
read in class then small group activity
Tuesday:
Holocaust Terms and Timeline-laptop lab
(due Thursday)
Wednesday
Holocaust Terms and Timeline-laptop lab
(due Thursday)
Thursday
Complete Holocaust Terms and Timeline-laptop lab
due at the end of the period
Friday:
Career Day and Field Trip!
January 20-23
Monday: School Holiday
Tuesday: Go over and score "Her Smile" TAKS practice
Wednesday: Math Benchmark
Thursday: Reading Benchmark
Friday: Holocause KWL
January 5-9
Monday:
Spinning the Story (Outside Reading Project #3) due Friday.
Tuesday:
continue Nothing But The Truth (NBTT)
Wednesday:
work on Spinning the Story
Thursday:
Finish NBTT and discuss
Friday
NBTT Test
Spinning The Story-Outside REading Project Due
December 8-12
Monday:
NBTT Chapter 11 continuing into chapter 12
study guide distributed
Tuesday:
NBTT or Not! An reading comprehension activity where students work in small groups.
Wednesday:
NBTT continue reading and complete study guide
Thursday:
discussion on NBTT based on study guide questions
Friday:
NBTT set 1 vocabulary quiz
read outside novel
December 1-5
Monday:
field trip
Tuesday:
Nothing But The Truth (NBTT)prereading questions discussed in class.
Homework: NBTT vocabulary set 1 definitions due Thursday
Wednesday:
Begin reading NBTT
Thursday:
NBTT vocabulary set 1 definitions due
continue reading NBTT
Monday-Thursday 11/17-20
Editorial Cartoon Group Powerpoint project in laptop lab.
Homework: Orignal editorial cartoon project-students will create one original editorial cartoon on a school issue accompanied by typewritten analysis of the issue and the cartoon. This assignment is due on Friday 11/21.
Wednesday
Book Fair
Friday 11/21
Original editorial cartoon projects due. Student will present some of their cartoons.
November 3-7
Monday 11/3
McCain/Obama-comparing commencement speeches and views on major issues
Tuesday 11/4
"We Didn't Start The Fire"-Looking at three decades of events and people who defined the times. What defines the times today???
Wednesday 11/5
Objectivity and opinion in the media.
Thursday 11/6
Comparing news article and an editorial on the same issue.
Friday 10/3
Vocabulary practice due
Outsiders Chapter 7
September 22-26th
Monday 9/22
Slang:Then and Now assigned due Wednesday-this assignment will require access to the Outsiders text and some time will be given in class today and Tuesday.
Outsiders discussion chapters 1-2
Tuesday 9/23
Read Outsiders Chapter 3
work on study guide and slang assignment
Wednesday 9/24
Slang:Then and Now due at the beginning of the period.
Finish chapter 3 in the Outsiders and discuss
Thursday 9/25
Outsiders reading comprehension quiz chapters 1-3
Begin chapter 4 in the novel
Friday
Outsiders chapter 4 and related study guide
September 15-19
Monday:
Students will have the entire period to work on outside reading and the reading response journal. They may also choose to work on the vocabulary words assigned from last week which are due Tuesday.
Outsiders Vocabulary Set 1:
cowlick
savvy
unfathomable
incredulous
nonchalant
roguish
shanghaiing
gallant
ornery
bleak
aloofness
elite
dumbfounded
resigned
reeling
cunning
sohphisticated
fiery
madras
buckskin
gingerly
sagely
Tuesday:
Reading Response Journal mid-point check is today. Each student will be expected to have five completed journals on their book in addition to the one we worked on in class on "Priscilla and the Wimps." No late work will be accepted. The final project containing 10 entries will be formally due on 10/1.
Vocabulary due today. Students need to have part of speech, primary definition, and write a context rich sentence for each word.
About the author: S.E. Hinton. We will discuss this author in preparation for reading "The Outsiders"
Being reading "The Outsiders"
Wednesday:
Continue reading "The Outsiders" and work on related study guide questions.
Thursday:
Continue reading "The Outsiders" and work on related study guide questions.
Friday:
Outsiders vocabulary set 1 quiz will be given. When finished, students will have time to work on the study guide for the novel. If students are not caught up in the study guide, they will need to work at home completeing the work by Monday.
September 8-12
Monday:
Prereading "Sucker" and read the story aloud in class.
Homework: Reading Response Journal and notecard with a question about the story "Sucker"
Tuesday:
Collect "Sucker" notecards and discuss the story. Students will then complete a plot map on the story in small groups.
Homework: REading Response Journal
Wednesday:
Analyze plot map in class and reading comprehension quiz will be given on the short story "Sucker."
Homework: Reading Response JOurnal
Thursday:
Vocabulary words for The Outsiders were assigned. Students need to find part of speech, primary definition, and write a context rich sentence for each word. This assignment is due next Tuesday. Students will then work on a venn diagram which compares and contrasts cliques and gangs.
Homework: REading Response Journal and Prereading survey on "The Outsiders"
Friday:
Collect Venn Diagrams on Cliques vs. Gangs
class discussion on the activity and on the prereading survey for "The Outsiders"
September 2-5
Tuesday:
Read "Priscilla and the Wimps" by Richard Peck
Create a plot map (in class)
Complete study guide questions (homework due Wednesday)
Wednesday:
Introduce discussion format that will be used in class and practice participation using the study guide for "Priscilla and the Wimps."
Thursday:
Students need to have their reading spiral for class today, and it should be used only for reading. Today we will learn the format for the reading response journal which will be the product this six weeks for the outside reading project. We will practice the format by writing a journal entry on "Priscilla and the Wimps." This entry, a model for the other entries going forward, will be the first page in their spiral and will be graded when the outside reading project is due at the end of the six weeks
Outside reading project will be assigned today. Students need to have a novel, approved by teacher and parents, which is at least 200 pages by the end of the class on Friday.
Friday:
Library-students will be chosing books for the outside reading project and conferencing with me regarding their choices.
Plans for this week are as follows:
Monday: Introductions and collect supplies. Bring your supplies to reading class.
Tuesday: School Policies and Procedures
Wednesday: School Policies and Procedures
Thursday: GATES Testing
Friday: GATES Testing
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