Socrates Week at A Glance 10 7

Week at a Glance
Students seeking to Be a SCHOLAR Team: Socrates

Language Arts Ms. Wilden
Unit: Plot and Conflict Learning Target: Understand how stories are driven by plot, conflict, and point of view. Identify and analyze suspense Identify and evaluate the narrators reliability Identify and analyze the authors use of literary technique to develop suspense Bellwork: Journal Presentations Opening Task: Discussion of Fridays Prompt: What makes you suspicious? Daily lesson: Begin close read and analysis of The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe (pgs. 4757) Reading skill: Evaluate the narrators reliability Complete the Narrators Reliability chart. o What makes you suspicious? o What makes you trust him? o Extended response: Evaluate narrator - How reliable is the narrator of the story? Should you believe what he tells you about himself? Support your answer with details from the text and from the chart you created as you read. HW: Review vocabulary list for The Tell-Tale Heart. Continue independent reading minimum 448 pages due on Friday 10/25. Extension opportunities for first quarter: Irony and conflict in The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry or comparison of the short story The Ransom of Red Chief with the filmed version. Parent permission required for the second opportunity. Unit: Plot and Conflict Learning Target: Understand how stories are driven by plot, conflict, and point of view. Identify and analyze suspense Identify and evaluate the narrators reliability Identify and analyze the authors use of literary technique to develop suspense Opening Task: Journal Presentations Daily lesson: Continue the close read and analysis of The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe (pgs. 47-57). Identify and analyze the authors use of literary technique to develop suspense o Introduction to literary technique o Create a layered reading key and annotate the text to find evidence of repetition, sensory language, foreshadowing, and other literary techniques. o Complete the literary analysis chart recording Poes use of literary techniques. o Extended response: Which of Poes techniques for creating suspense if most effective for you? Please cite evidence from the text and use careful supportive detail to support your extended response HW: Review vocabulary list for The Tell-Tale Heart. Continue independent reading minimum 448 pages due on Friday 10/25. Extension opportunities for first quarter: Irony and conflict in The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry or comparison of the short story The Ransom of Red Chief with the filmed version (Parent permission required for the second opportunity) or one of the optional extensions for The Tell-Tale Heart 1. Acrostic poem 2. Comic strip 3. Portrait of narrator 4. Movie poster 5. Rewrite of the story from the old mans perspective
Week of: October 7th

Science Mr. Oglesby
Sponge Vocabulary Review Exploring Nutrient Cycles Food Web Project A3 Review HW: A3 this Wed/Thu - Have you studied as I have asked you to do? Are you getting ready for high school? Students should be doing homework every Mon, Tue, and Thur at a minimum. Any other written homework beyond what is mentioned above will be given in class. A3: Wed/Thu 9/10 Oct depending on which day you have science.
Social Studies - Ms. Spencer

Unit: Three Worlds Meet Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S. Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? What challenges are presented during the interaction among people of different cultures? What are the different viewpoints of Native Americans and European Explorers? Daily lesson: Complete Three Worlds Meet IVFs and summaries. Homework: Notebook complete and up to date. Unit: Three Worlds Meet
Notes
Monday
Sponge Vocabulary Review Exploring Nutrient Cycles Food Web Project A3 Review HW: A3 this Wed/Thu - Have you studied as I have asked you to do? Are you getting ready for high school? Students should be doing homework every Mon, Tue, and Thur at a minimum. Any other written homework beyond what is mentioned above will be given in class. A3: Wed/Thu 9/10 Oct depending on which day you have science.
Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S. Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? What challenges are presented during the interaction among people of different cultures? What are the different viewpoints of Native Americans and European Explorers? Daily lesson: Three Worlds Meet Essay written in class. Homework: Notebook complete and up to date.
Tuesday
Note: One extension required for the quarter.
Wednesday & Thursday Block
Unit: Plot and Conflict Learning Target: Identify and analyze the stages of plot Identify and analyze types of conflict Understand how stories are driven by plot, conflict, and point of view. Identify and analyze suspense Bellwork: Journal Presentations Unit 1 Post Assessment: Plot and Conflict Comprehension questions questions 1-20 Short Answer questions 21-22 Extended Response - question 23 Latin roots questions 24-31 Note: The post-assessment will assess student understanding in the following categories: plot, conflict, sequence, cause and effect, prediction, chronological order, compare and contrast, roots, and diction. 80% and above in a category equals proficiency and mastery. Below 80% equals non-proficient. Student data will be analyzed to measure individual and class growth and mastery, as well as gaps in individual and class proficiency. Instruction will be adjusted accordingly.
HW: Continue independent reading minimum 448 pages due on Friday 10/25. Extension opportunities for first quarter: Irony and conflict in The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry or comparison of the short story The Ransom of Red Chief with the filmed version (Parent permission required for the second opportunity) or one of the optional extensions for The Tell-Tale Heart 1. Acrostic poem 2. Comic strip 3. Portrait of narrator 4. Movie poster 5. Rewrite of the story from the old mans perspective
Unit: Three Worlds Meet
Sponge Vocabulary Review Exploring Nutrient Cycles Food Web Project A3 HW: No Journal for this Assessment as we completed the Food Web Project. Have you studied as I have asked you to do? Are you getting ready for high school? Students should be doing homework every Mon, Tue, and Thu at a minimum. Any other written homework beyond what is mentioned above will be given in class. A4: Wed 30 Oct/Thu 31 Oct depending on which day you have science. Q4 will occur before A4. Make sure you are studying as needed. This is your responsibility.
Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S. Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? What challenges are presented during the interaction among people of different cultures? What are the different viewpoints of Native Americans and European Explorers? Daily lesson: Motivation for Exploration Lesson and Activity Homework: Notebook complete and up to date.
Note: One extension required for the quarter.

No School No School No School
End of Quarter 1
Friday
Social Studies Mr. Atkinson

Early European Explorers IVF
Writing Mr. Banker

EDE: Pumpkins Grammar Mini-lesson Subject and Object Pronouns & Possessive Pronouns & Indefinite Pronouns (ST p. 92-93) *Weekly Grammar Homework Packet (WS p. 75-76 & 81-82) Week 2 - Day 5 & Week 3 Days 1-2) Revise & Edit Draft Revise Ideas (ST p. 88) Revise Organization (ST p. 89) Revise Sentence Fluency (ST p. 90) Edit Conventions (ST p. 91)
Notes
Parent/Teacher Connections
Phone Contact: 742-4700 Great Times to Call 7:45-8:00 a.m. 12:15-1:05 2:50-3:15 Parent Conferences: Before School 7:45-8:15 During School Monday, Tuesday and Friday 110-1:55 Thursday only 11:50-1:15
Monday
Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S.
Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? Identify the challenges of interaction among people of different cultures. Differentiate between the view points of Native Americans and European Explorers. Chapter 1, Section 3 IVF Three Worlds Meet Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S. Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? Identify the challenges of interaction among people of different cultures. Differentiate between the view points of Native Americans and European Explorers. Essay created from IVFs Portfolios Speaking and Listening Standards 612 1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-onone, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly. a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. b. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. No School
EDE: Autumn Fun (Week 3 - Day 3) *Complete DRAFT *Peer Edit
After School 2:45-3:15 If you desire to schedule a conference simply email or call Team Emails Dakota Atkinson Social Studies Atkinson_dakota@asdk12.org Tad Banker Writing Banker_tad@asdk12.org Jason Oglesby Science Oglesby_jason@asdk12.org Jessica Spencer Social Studies Spencer_jessica@asdk12.org Leandra Wilden Language Arts wilden_leandra@asdk12.org
Tuesday
Wednesday & Thursday Block
EDE: Eleanor Roosevelt (Week 3 - Days 4-5) Final Draft Publish (ST p. 94-97) *Complete FINAL DRAFT *Weekly Grammar Homework Packet DUE
Friday
No School
Announcements/Reminders: Student-Led Conferences are 10/16 and 10/17.

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Week at a Glance

Students seeking to Be a SCHOLAR Team: Socrates

Week of: October 7th

Social Studies - Ms. Spencer

Note: One extension required for the quarter.

Wednesday & Thursday Block

Unit: Three Worlds Meet

Note: One extension required for the quarter.

Social Studies Mr. Atkinson

Writing Mr. Banker

EDE: Autumn Fun (Week 3 - Day 3) Complete DRAFT Peer Edit

Wednesday & Thursday Block

Announcements/Reminders: Student-Led Conferences are 10/16 and 10/17.

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