Ms. Johnson

Thursday, September 29

8AC-SSR TKM.  Discuss "foils" and trial. 

8LA-Journal.  Informational Text.  Expository notes!

 

Wednesday, September 28

8AC-discussed characterization of Bob and Mayella Ewell.  Discussed Tom's testimony and what's really on trial. Keep reading!  Revised project deadlines:

Friday, September 30-Literary Devices (15 different examples) from your assigned chapter.  Monday, October 3-SAT 4 vocab quiz.   Tuesday, October 4-Part II TKM Vocabulary assignment.  Thursday, October 6-TKM test.  Typed wisdom log due. 

 

8LA Sharing of articles: summary, observations of writing style. 

Monday & Tuesday

Monday

8AC-Discussed chapter 15 &16 of TKM

8LA: Watched SAT 4 Quack video.  Please complete the flashcard assignment which is due the day of the SAT 4 VQ-October 6.

Tuesday-8AC Discussed trial in TKM.  Watched SAT 4 Quack video.  Please complete the flashcard assignment which is due the day of the quiz: Monday, October 3.

8LA-Choose an expository article to read, summarize & answer questions about. This is due tomorrow!

Finished revising, editing and printing your narrative?

AC-Catch up on your TKM reading

8LA-Challenge someone else who is finished to a grammar competition at http://www.quia.com/cb/125663.html

Rules of Dialogue

Use this as a reference for punctuating the dialogue in your story. It's in ADOBE.

Download Dialogue rules

or check out this website:

http://teacherweb.com/CT/ScottsRidgeMS/Jennes/punctuating.pdf

Monday-Friday: September 19-23

Monday-Introduce characterization.  Read and discuss "Medicine Bag." Complete exercise on finding examples of indirect characterization in Medicine Bag. 

Tuesday- 

8AC-discuss foreshadowing & symbolism in TKM chapters 8-10.

8LA-Review student model of narrative.  Revise "Jalapeno" introduction.  Craft a paragraph filled with imagery about school cafeteria. 

Wednesday- Revise and edit narrative in E-2 lab.  Final, rubric, edited rough draft and peer editing sheet are all due on Friday.

Thursday--

8AC--discuss TKM chapters 11-19.

8LA--SAT 3 Quiz.

Friday--Share narratives.

Friday

Peer editing day!  Typed rough drafts of entertaining narrative will be reviewed by three peers.  Editing and revisions will be completed in school next week!  Enjoy your weekend.

8LA-complete your SAT 3 flashcards, which are due Thursday.  Quiz on Thursday, too!

8AC--keep reading TKM!  Work on your vocabulary for part II AND work on your literary device hunt for your specific chapter! 

Thursday

We deferred to Grammar Girl today and listened to her podcast on "Active vs. Passive Voice"

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/active-voice-versus-passive-voice.aspx

Check it out!  Today students typed up rough draft narratives in the E lab.  Please have a PRINTED typed copy as you walk in the door tomorrow.  We'll be peer editing! 

Tuesday, September 13 (& Wednesday)

Wasn't Rachel's Challenge inspirational?  Looking forward to launching the DMS Challenge tomorrow!

We went to the E-2 lab to type up our narrative rough drafts!  We'll be in there on Wednesday, too.  TYPED rough draft is due on Friday.  We'll be peer editing so if you are absent, please work on this at home.  (Or if you don't finish tomorrow, email it or bring it home on a flash drive.)

 

Monday, September 12

AC--What makes a story funny?  Read and discuss Roald Dahl's "Goat's Tobacco."  Brainstorm ideas for funny narratives.  Discuss TKM chapters 8-11.

8LA:  Introduce SAT 3 via QUack video!  Hwk:  Complete flashcards assignment.  Quiz NEXT Thursday.  Share idea for narrative.  Complete Story Plan. Download Story Plan_2011