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Plans for April 17-21

April14

Monday, April 17

  • STAAR Review–play Score, Save, or Steal using released STAAR test with new items.

Tuesday, April 18

  • Continue playing Score, Save, or Steal using RACES questions

Wednesday, April 19

  • Reading:
    • SSR
    • Read Chp. 16-17 in Swallowing Stones
  • Advanced:
    • SSR
    • Read Chp. 10 in And Then There Were None
    • Work on chapter outline while reading

Thursday, April 20

  • THREATENING THURSDAY

Friday, April 21

  • Choice Board Work Day
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Lesson Plans for April 3-7

April2
  Pre AP Reading Reading
Monday  
  • CHECK SKYWARD AND WHAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR REDO
  • DISCUSS UPCOMING DUE DATES
    • 40 BOOK CHALLENGE–MAY 10 (LIBRARY BOOKS DUE ON MAY 10)
    • IXL–TEXT STRUCTURES (U9K)
    • CONTINUE WORK ON NOVEL ACTIVITIES
  • TEST OVER CHP. 1-8
  • CHECK SKYWARD AND WHAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR REDO
  • DISCUSS UPCOMING DUE DATES
    • 40 BOOK CHALLENGE–MAY 10 (LIBRARY BOOKS DUE ON MAY 10)
    • IXL–TEXT STRUCTURES (U9K)–DUE THURSDAY
    • 1 ACTIVITY OF YOUR CHOICE–DUE THURSDAY
Tuesday  
  • TEST OVER CHP. 1-8
  • WORK ON ACTIVITIES/IXL
  • TEST OVER CHP. 1-12
  • SSR/WORK ON CHOICE BOARD/IXL
Wednesday  
  • SSR
  • PLAY SABOTAGE WITH IXL/STAAR PASSAGE
  • WORK ON ACTIVITIES/IXL/SSR
  • SSR
  • PLAY SABOTAGE WITH IXL/STAAR PASSAGE
  • WORK ON ACTIVITIES/IXL/SSR
Thursday  
  • CHOICE BOARD/IXL WORK DAY
  • CHOICE BOARD/IXL WORK DAY
Friday  
  • BAD WEATHER DAY
  • BAD WEATHER DAY
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Lesson Plans for March 27-31

March26
  Pre AP Reading Reading
Monday  
  • SSR
  • Discuss any questions about choice board and activities due this week
  • Continue reading in And Then There Were None
  • SSR
  • Discuss any questions about choice board and activities due this week
  • Continue reading in Swallowing Stones
    • Finish Chp. 3-5
    • Complete Journal slide
Tuesday  
  • SSR
  • Continue reading in And Then There Were None
  • SSR
  • Continue reading in Swallowing Stones
    • Chp. 6-8
Wednesday  
  • SSR
  • Continue reading in And Then There Were None
  • SSR
  • Continue reading in Swallowing Stones
    • Chp. 6-8
Thursday  
  • SSR
  • Continue reading in And Then There Were None
  • Work on IXL–Text Organization
  • SSR
  • Continue reading in Swallowing Stones
  • Work on IXL–Text Organization
Friday  
  • SSR
  • Choice Board work day
    • Character Indictment Sheet
    • Character Chart
  • SSR
  • Choice Board work day
    • Due today:  Gun Safety Rules
    • Journal Slides–5 and 6
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Lesson Plans for March 20-24

March19
  Pre AP Reading Reading
Monday  
  • SSR/RL
  • Begin reading And Then There Were None
  • Work on IXL–due tomorrow
  • SSR/RL
  • Begin reading Swallowing Stones–fill out digital journal pages after Prologue and any subsequent chapters read.
  • Work on IXL–due tomorrow
Tuesday  
  • SSR/RL
  • Begin reading And Then There Were None
  • Work on IXL–due today
  • SSR/RL
  • Continue reading Swallowing Stones–fill out digital journal pages after Prologue and any subsequent chapters read.
  • Work on IXL–due today
Wednesday  
  • SSR/RL
  • Begin reading And Then There Were None
  • Go over choice board and check links. Discuss what activities can be completed/started at this time.
  • SSR/RL
  • Continue reading Swallowing Stones–fill out digital journal pages after Prologue and any subsequent chapters read.
  • Go over choice board and make sure links are correct and assignments are understood.
Thursday  
  • SSR/RL
  • Choice Board Work Day–
    • Agatha Christie Info Sheet–due tomorrow
    • Work on parts of other assignments depending on which chapter was completed.
  • SSR/RL
  • Choice Board Work Day–
    • Legal Lingo due tomorrow
    • All journals slides completed for chapters read.
Friday  
  • SSR/RL
  • FRIGHTENING FRIDAY–BIGFOOT
    • Use Bigfoot Field Research Organization’s website to find the information on your worksheet
  • SSR/RL
  • FRIGHTENING FRIDAY–BIGFOOT
    • Use Bigfoot Field Research Organization’s website to find the information on your worksheet
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Lesson Plans for March 6-10

March4
  Advanced Reading Reading
Monday  
  • SSR
  • Update IXL Diagnostic
  • Begin working on IXL Set over Text Organization 
    • Compare and Contrast (2A9)
    • Cause and Effect (WK9)
    • Problem and Solution (FS5)
    • Identify Text Structure (M9K)
    • Organize Information by Main Idea (2CA)
  • SSR
  • Update IXL Diagnostic
  • Begin working on IXL Set over Text Organization 
    • Compare and Contrast (2A9)
    • Cause and Effect (WK9)
    • Problem and Solution (FS5)
    • Identify Text Structure (M9K)
    • Organize Information by Main Idea (2CA)
Tuesday  
  • SSR
  • Introduce novel and choice board for the last 9 weeks: And Then There Were None
  • SSR
  • Introduce novel and choice board for the last 9 Weeks:: Swallowing Stone
Wednesday  
  • SSR
  • Discuss elements of mystery genre
  • Play Wink Wink Murder
  • SCIENCE BENCHMARK
  • Read/Work on IXL
Thursday  
  • SSR
  • Agatha Christie Info Sheet
  • SOCIAL STUDIES BENCHMARK
  • Read/Work on IXL
Friday  
  • LIBRARY DAY
  • LIBRARY DAY
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February16
Reading/Advanced Reading
Monday
  • HOLIDAY
Tuesday
  • SSR
  • STUDY SYNC QUESTIONS OVER “THE RAVEN”
  • BEGIN “THE RAVEN” SCAVENGER HUNT
Wednesday
  • SSR
  • CONTINUE “THE RAVEN” SCAVENGER HUNT
Thursday
  • SSR
  • Complete “THE RAVEN” SCAVENGER HUNT
Friday
  • LIBRARY
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Lesson Plans for February 13-17

February8
Reading
Monday
  • SSR
  • POTD:  
  • STAAR PRACTICE: GET INTO CAMBIUM AND SET UP ACCOMMODATIONS
Tuesday
  • SSR
  • POTD: “BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH” BY EMILY DICKINSON
  • DISCUSS THE LIFE AND STYLE OF EMILY DICKINSON
Wednesday
  • CTE DAY FOR 8TH GRADE
  • EARLY RELEASE
Thursday
  • SSR
  • POTD:  “THE RAVEN” BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
  • AFTER READING AND DISCUSSING “THE RAVEN,” STUDENTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS AND WILL REWRITE A SECTION OF THE POEM. THE SECTIONS WILL BE PUT BACK TOGETHER AND ILLUSTRATED IN A GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION.
Friday
  • SSR 
  • FRIGHTENING FRIDAY:  THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
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Lesson Plans for January 30-February 3

January26
Reading/Advanced Reading
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
  • SSR
  • POTD:
  • Finish Haiku Lesson and give them time to write their own haiku own notebook paper
Thursday
Friday
  • SSR
  • POTD: TBD
  • FRIGHTENING FRIDAY:
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Lesson Plans for January 23-27

January19
Reading/Advanced Reading
  • SSR/RL
  • POTD: FINISH FROM WEDNESDAY
  • DMAC Questions over “Annabel Lee”
  • LIBRARY DAY
  • Rhyme Time and IXL:RHYME SCHEME due
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Lesson Plans for January 16-20

January16
Reading and Advanced Reading
Monday
  • HOLIDAY
Tuesday
  • SSR/RL
  • POTD: “Richard Cory” by Edward Arlington Robinson–use this poem for lesson over Rhyme Scheme
  • Discuss 
    • last week’s test over terms and notes
    • Tomorrow’s reading benchmark
Wednesday
  • READING BENCHMARK
    • Afternoon classes will read or work on new IXL lesson, Label Rhyme Scheme (TMN)
Thursday
Friday
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