Thursday, April 26, 2018

Thursday, April 26th, 2018

Objective:
Students will be able to conduct short research to answers questions about a possible career interest.
Happy Birthday, Mamacita
Warm-Up:
Career Cluster Interest Survey

Classwork:

Career Cluster Research Note Catcher


Homework:
Have a great weekend

Wednesday, April 25th, 2018

Objective:
Students will be able to write narratives to develop real experiences /
events using effective technique relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences.

Warm-Up:
Umbrella Introductions

Classwork:
Finish Mini-Memoirs


Homework:
Finish Typing  Mini-Memoirs

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Tuesday, April 24th, 2018

Objective:
Students will be able to write narratives to develop real experiences/events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Warm-Up:
IXL - R.1 = Identifying Sensory Details
Classwork:

Revise/Edit Memoirs

Begin Typing Memoirs into the outline (on Google classroom)

Homework:
Finish writing mini-memoirs
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Monday, April 23, 2018

Monday, April 23rd, 2018

Objective:
Students will be able to write narratives to develop real experiences/events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Warm-Up:
Memoir Review - Chalk Talk

Mini-lesson on HOW to address the mini-memoir prompts.

Classwork:
Begin drafting mini-memoirs in your Reader/Writer notebook

Homework:
None
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Friday, April 20, 2018

Friday, April 20th, 2018

Objective:
Students will look at the overview of unit 6, and begin thinking about their end of the year project.
Warm-Up:
Past-Present-Future Project Overview

View Adobe Spark Student Exemplar

Classwork:

Brain Games


Homework:
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND

Friday, April 13, 2018

Friday, April 13th, 2018

Objective:
Students will review the reading/writing elements associated with the three reading/writing genres - Narrative, Informative, Argumentative

Warm-Up:
CMAS Schedule Logistics
Classwork:
8th Grade Language Arts Review

Homework:
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Thursday, April 12th, 2018

Objective:
Students will review the reading/writing elements associated with the three reading/writing genres - Narrative, Informative, Argumentative
Warm-Up:
M.4 - Common errors in everyday use

Classwork:
Students will work in groups to answer multiple choice text-dependent questions.

Robonaut Answers - Google Quiz

Genres of reading and writing study guide


Homework:
Get PLENTY of rest for CMAS testing tomorrow!

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

Objective:
Students will analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.

Warm-Up:
O.4 - Identify supporting details in informational texts.

Classwork:
Read / annotate the informational text tited What is a Robonaut?

Students will work in groups to answer multiple choice text-dependent questions.


Homework:
Finish the Robonaut text-dependent questions.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Tuesday, April 10th, 2018

Objective:
Students will analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.

Warm-Up:
Students will be given 15-20 minutes to complete their Elephant’s essay from earlier in the week.

Classwork:
Things to focus on:
Author’s Purpose / Tone
Text Structure
Literary Devices


Homework:
None

Monday, April 9, 2018

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Objective:
Students will analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.

Warm-Up:
Identifying the Main Idea - Google Form

Classwork:
Students will plan and finish writing their response to the following prompt:
You have read three passages about studies involving the behavior of elephants:
  • “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”
  • from “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”
  • “Elephants Console Each Other”

Write an essay analyzing each author’s purpose in describing the studies of elephant behavior, and compare the information about the behavior of elephants each author presents in the passages. Remember to use evidence from all three passages to support your response.

Homework:
None

Friday, April 6, 2018

Friday, April 6th, 2018


Objective:
Students will analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.
Warm-Up:
Students will complete 3 multiple choice questions for the text titled: “Elephants Console Each Other

Classwork:
Students will plan and begin writing their response to the following prompt:
You have read three passages about studies involving the behavior of elephants:
  • “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”
  • from “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”
  • “Elephants Console Each Other”

Write an essay analyzing each author’s purpose in describing the studies of elephant behavior, and compare the information about the behavior of elephants each author presents in the passages. Remember to use evidence from all three passages to support your response.

Homework:
Have a GREAT weekend

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Thursday, April 5th, 2018

Objective:
Students will be able to read and annotate informational texts about elephants. They will be able to identify the author’s purpose and main idea of the text.

Warm-Up:
How do I assign myself a Reader’s Purpose?
Tips for Multiple Choice Questions

Classwork:
Students will read and annotate three texts about elephants. They will then answer text-dependent questions around the texts.

Homework:
None