8th Grade Language Arts

1. ThinkPad Procedures
2. Intro to Student Blogging
3. Create Student Blog
4. Browse books for library tomorrow!

1. Reading Survey
2. Library
3. Blog Post
   1. In your dashboard, select Posts -> Add New
   2. Enter the title “I am a reader!”
   3. In the body of your post, include the following:
      • What was the last book you read, and what did you like about it?
      • Which book did you choose from the library, and why did you choose it? What do you think it is going to be about?

1. SOAR – Students Own and Appreciate Reading
2. Writing Prompt on Demand

1. SOAR – Students Own and Appreciate Reading
2. Introduce Accoutability Letter
3. Introduction to Investigative Journalism

“Everywhere I went I’d write. If I was crossing a street with my friends and a rhyme came to me, I’d break out my binder, spread it on a mailbox or lamp post and write the rhyme before I crossed the street.” – Jay-Z

1. SOAR – Students Own and Appreciate Reading
2. Finish Blog Post & Comment on 2 Others
3. Investigative Journalism – Write your first newscast!

1. Meet & Greet
2. Classroom Expectations
3. Nonfiction Article

1. Teacher T/F
2. Syllabus
3. Nonfiction Article

1. Emergency Procedures
2. Nonfiction Article
3. Notebook Decorating

1. PBIS Library Procedures & Reading Incentives
2. Finish Notebook Decorating
3. Bioglyphs

1. Combining Sentences
2. Review Outline
3. Read & MUTT Pages 8-9
4. Complete Vocabulary Activity Page 10

1. Sentence Combining
2. Kahoot Quiz
3. Argumentative Terminology Quiz

1. Review SRI Strategies
2. SRI Test

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. T-Chart
3. Read Pages 2-5 in Performance Book

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. Revisit T-Chart and add details from article
3. Performance Boook Pages 6-7

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. Video
3. Choose a side and begin graphic organizer

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. Finish graphic organizer

1. Kahoot Review
2. Novel Essay
3. Lamb to the Slaughter Video

1. Library & SOAR
2. Novel Essay
3. Lamb to the Slaughter Video

1. SOAR – Choose new books & set goals
2. Read The Landlady
3. Punctuating Quotations Activity

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. Lamb to the Slaughter Quiz

1. Unit 2 Post-Test
2. SOAR

1. Book Talks
2. Book Club Discussions
3. Review The Tell Tale Heart
4. The Tell Tale Heart Quiz

1. Book Talks
2. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
3. Group discussion
4. Library
5. Dashes

1. Book Talks
2. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
3. Group Discussion
4. Read Lamb to Slaughter

1. Book Talks
2. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
3. Group Discussion
4. Continue reading Lamb to Slaughter

1. Book Talks
2. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
3. Group Discussion
4. Finish Lamb to Slaughter
5. Video

1. Book Club Goals/Socrative
2. SOAR – Independent Reading with Conferences
3. Book Talks
4. Read Tell Tale Heart

1. Book Talks
2. SOAR
3. Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary
4. Tell Tale Heart Kahoot Quiz

1. Book Talks
2. SOAR
3. Review Tell Tale Heart
4. Sane/Insane T-chart & Debate

1. Book Talks
2. SOAR
3. Spongebob Similarities & Differences

1. Book Talks
2. SOAR
3. Tell Tale Heart Quiz

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. Review The Hitchhiker and look for examples of foreshadowing
3. Review Signposts

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. Book Fair
3. Review book talks
4. Quiz on Socrative over The Elevator, The Hitchhiker, and the signposts

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. Unit 2 Pre-test

1. SOAR – Independent reading with conferences
2. Tell Tale Heart
3. Sane/Insane T-chart