- Basha High
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This Quarter:
- Personal Narrative
- Fahrenheit 451
- Argumentative Essay
- Vocab & Grammar Units #1-3
Standards Covered:
- Reading Literature - 8.RL.2, 8.RL.3, 8.RL.4, 8.RL.7
- Reading Informational - 8.RI.1, 8.RI.2, 8.RI.6
- Writing - 8.W.1, 8.W.3, 8.W.4
- Speaking & Listening - 8.SL.1
- Language - 8.L.1, 8.L.2, 8.L.5
PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANYTIME!
Week 1
Monday:
- Welcome Back!
- Introductions
- Four Corners Activity
- Wall of Happiness
Tuesday:
- Name Game
- AMS Langauge Arts 8 Syllabus
- Turnitin.com Sign Up Instructions
- Remind101 Sign Up Instructions
- Letter to Self Activity
- HW: Get Syllabus Signed and Sign Up for Remind101 & Turnitin.com by Friday!
Wednesday:
- Name Game
- The Writing Process Overview (complete notes in ENG notebook)
- Tell Me About Yourself Personal Narrative Assignment
- Complete Step #1: Prewriting - Outline Worksheet
Thursday:
- Complete Step #2: Drafting
- Complete Step #3: Self Revising Checklist
Friday:
- DUE: Signed Syllabus and Registration for Remind101 & Turnitin.com
- Complete Step #4: Peer Editing Checklist
- Complete Creative Quote Assignment
Week 2
Monday:
- Computer Lab F206
- Complete Step #5: Publishing
- DUE: Print out Final Draft of Personal Narrative & Attach Quote Assignment before leaving class
Tuesday:
- Figurative Language Vocabulary PowerPoint (complete notes in ENG notebook)
- Fahrenheit 451 - Anticipation Guide Worksheet
Wednesday:
- Fall Preassessment
Thursday:
- Warm-Up #1: Figurative Language PowerPoint (complete in ENG notebook)
- Share Quote Mini Posters
Friday:
- Fahrenheit 451 Anticipation Guide Discussion
- Complete Anticipation Guide Discussion Worksheet during Discussion
Week 3
Monday:
- Introduction PowerPoint to Fahrenheit 451 (complete notes in ENG notebook)
Tuesday:
- Warm-Up #2: Figurative Language PowerPoint (complete in ENG notebook)
- Read Introduction of Fahrenheit 451 & Complete Short Response Question
Wed/Thurs:
- Figurative Language Quiz
- Vocabulary Workshop Unit #1 Packet
- Check Out 451 Novels & Vocab Workshop Level F
- HW: Vocabulary Workshop - Choosing the Right Word Unit #1 (complete in ENG notebook) DUE Monday 8/13
Friday:
- Read "It Was a Pleasure to Burn" Passage of Fahrenheit 451 and Complete Questions
- Fahrenheit 451 Film Survey
Week 4
Monday:
- Warm-Up: Vocabulary Workshop - Synonyms Unit #1 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Vocabulary Unit #1 - Pronunciations
- Read Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451 Together in Class & Complete Questions
Tuesday:
- Warm-Up: Vocaulary Workshop - Antonyms Unit #1 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Continue Reading Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451 together in class
- Picture Day: 2 HR - 9:15AM & 5 HR - 11:55AM & 6 HR - 2:00PM
Wed/Thurs:
- Vocabulary Workshop - Completing the Sentence Unit #1 (comeplete in ENG notebook)
- Commonly Confused Words - Grammar #1 Notes (complete in ENG notebook)
- Continue Reading Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451
- HW: Vocabulary in Context Unit #1 (complete in ENG notebook) DUE Friday 8/16
Friday:
- DUE: Notebook Check #1
- Continue and Complete Reading Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451
Week 5
Monday:
- Warm Up #1: Grammar Unit #1 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Quiz: Part 1 Fahrenheit 451
- Fahrenheit 451 - Connotation & Denotation Activity (see me for handout)
Tuesday:
- Warm Up #2: Grammar Unit #1 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Review Part 1 - Fahrenheit 451
- Complete Connotation & Denotation Activity
Wed/Thurs:
- Vocab & Grammar Quiz #1
- Vocabualry Workshop Unit #2 Packet
- HW: Completing the Sentence Unit #2 (complete in ENG notebook) DUE Monday 8/27
Friday:
- Banned Books Activity
Week 6
Monday:
- Warm Up: Synonyms Unit #2 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Read Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 & Complete Questions
Tuesday:
- Warm Up: Antonyms Unit #2 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Continue and Complete Reading Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451
Wed/Thurs:
- Choosing the Right Word - Unit #2 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Grammar #2 Notes (complete in ENG notebook)
- Argument Writing QuickWrite and Article Annotations
- Article - "Have Smart Phones Destroyed a Generation?"
- HW: Vocabulary in Context Unit #2 (complete in ENG notebook)
Friday:
- Warm Up #1: Grammar Unit #2 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Complete Reading and Annotating Article - "Have Smart Phones Destroyed a Generation?"
Week 7
Monday:
- No School - Labor Day
Tuesday:
- Warm Up #2: Grammar Unit #2 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Argumentative Writing Overview Notes (complete in ENG notebook)
- Argument Writing - Essay Example (see me for handout)
Wed/Thurs:
- Vocab & Grammar #2 Quiz
- Vocabulary Workshop Unit #3 Packet
- HW: Completeing the Sentence Unit #3 (complete in ENG notebook) DUE Monday 9/10
Friday:
- Article - Read and Complete Annotations for "Benefits of Smart Phones for Teenagers"
- Complete Outline for Argumentative Essay - "Are Smart Phones an Advantage or Disadvantage for your Generation?"
Week 8
Monday:
- Warm Up: Synonyms Unit #3 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Summary: Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451
- Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 Reading & Questions
Tuesday:
- Warm Up: Antonyms Unit #3 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 Reading & Questions
Wed/Thurs:
- Timed Writing Assignment - Argumentative Writing
- HW: Choosing the Right Word #3 (complete in ENG notebook) DUE Friday 9/14
Friday:
- Warm Up: Vocab in Context Unit #3 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Parent Movie Permission Slip - Fahrenheit 451 (2018)
- Grammar Unit #3 Notes (complete in your ENG notebooks)
Week 9
Monday:
- Warm Up #1: Grammar #3 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Complete Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 Reading & Questions
Tuesday:
- Warm Up #2: Grammar #3 (complete in ENG notebook)
- Notebook Check #2 Rubric
- Part 3 Quiz - Fahrenheit 451
- Book Review: Fahrenheit 451
Wed/Thurs:
Friday:
- DUE: Notebook Check #2
- Theme Posters - Fahrenheit 451
Week 10
Monday:
- Theme Poster Presentations - Fahrenheit 451
Tuesday:
- Review for Exam - Fahrenheit 451
- Review Games: Kahoot & Jeopardy
Wed/Thurs:
- Fahrenheit 451 - Exam
- Fahrenheit 451 (2018) Movie
Friday:
- Fahrenheit 451 (2018) Movie
