December 8-12

MONDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3: Read pg. 876-887. Answer questions #32-41.
Period 4, 7: Read pg. 867-876. Answer questions #18-31.
Period 5: Finish any class work not completed during the period.

TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3: Read pg. 887-end of Scene III. Answer questions.
Period 4, 7: Read pg. 876-887. Answer questions #32-41.
Period 5: Read and work on AR.

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3: Read for AR.
Period 4, 7: Read pg. 886-end of scene III. Answer questions #42-46 in study guide.
Period 5: Persuasive techniques worksheet. 

THURSDAY:
Snow Day!

FRIDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4, 7: Fill in three quotes and explanations on the "Character Traits and Textual Evidence" packet. These will be checked on Monday.
Period 2: Study Island.
Period 5: Work on AR.    

December 1-5

MONDAY:
No school.

TUESDAY: 
Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: "Updating Niemoller's Quote" due THURSDAY.
Period 5: Bring in a piece of persuasion.

WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 2, 3: "Updating Niemoller's Quote" due TOMORROW.
Period 5: Which rhetoric strategy does your advertisement use? How do you know?
Period 4, 7: "Updating Niemoller's Quote" due FRIDAY. 

THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 2, 3: Read pg. 855-866. Answer question #1-17 in study guide.
Period 5: Which persuasive appeal does your advertisement use? How do you know?
Period 4, 7: "Updating Niemoller's Quote" due TOMORROW.

FRIDAY:
Periods 1, 2, 3: Read pg. 867 to "The two become absorbed in the papers" on pg. 876. Answer questions #18-31 in study guide. Journal entry:
Writing as yourself for at least five lines, how would you have dealt with being around people all of the time?
Period 4, 7: Read pg. 855-866. Answer question #1-17 in study guide.
Period 5: Finish any classwork not done in class. 

November 24-28

MONDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 7: Advertisements due - in-class presentations.
Period 4: In-class - test corrections; advertisements due tomorrow.
Period 5: Persuasive Unit Test

TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 7: Test corrections in class.
Period 4: Advertisements due - in-class presentations.
Period 5: Test corrections in class.

WEDNESDAY:
Enjoy your Thanksgiving break! :)

THURSDAY & FRIDAY:
No school!  

November 17-21

MONDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Brainstorm project ideas for tomorrow's class work session.
Period 5: In-class: Reading of "Paul Revere's Ride" - HW: Read for AR.

TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Work on advertising project.
Period 5: Finish "Paul Revere's Ride" questions if not finished in class.

WEDNESDAY: 
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Work on advertising project.
Period 5: Review study guide for tomorrow's review session.

THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Work on advertising project.
Period 5:

FRIDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Work on advertising project. Project/presentations due on MONDAY!
Period 5: Study for Monday's test!

November 10-14

MONDAY:
No school.

TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: RACERS due Friday!
Period 5: Last two questions in blue packet - will be collected tomorrow!

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3: Author's Point of View (10 questions) on Study Island (ELA PA Core); RACERS due Friday! Persuasive unit test Friday!
Period 2, 4, 7: RACERS due Friday! Persuasive unit test Friday!
Period 5: Read for AR.

THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Study for tomorrow's persuasive unit test! RACERS due tomorrow.
Period 5: Read for AR.

FRIDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: RACERS due! Persuasive unit test!
All classes: Read for AR.

November 3-7

MONDAY:
All classes: Read.


TUESDAY:
Period 1 and 3: Which of the sixteen persuasive strategies does your advertisement use? How do you know?
Period 2, 4, 5, and 7: Read.

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Read.
Period 5: "An Opportunity!" (blue packet), question #2 - Predict what you think the author's purpose will be.

THURSDAY:
All classes: Read.

FRIDAY:
All classes: Read.

 

October 27-October 31

MONDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 7: Finish questions #1-7 on purple article.
Period 4: Read.
Period 5: Finish objective summaries, questions 4 and 5.

TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 7: Bring in a piece OR a written explanation persuasion.
Period 4: Finish graphic organizer on back of purple packet.
Period 5: Finish question 6.

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 7: Determine which appeal your piece of persuasion is using. Explain.
Period 4: Find a piece of persuasion. Explain which appeal it is using.
Period 5: Finish question 7.

THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: Read.
Period 5: Finish punishment explanation.

FRIDAY:
All periods: Enjoy your weekend!

October 20-24

ALL AR, Study Island, and IRAs are due by the end of the school day on FRIDAY.

MONDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Be prepared for tomorrow's notebook test. (P. 7 - yours will be WEDNESDAY).
Academic Reading 8: Be prepared for tomorrow's notebook test.
Reading 8 - Period 4: Be prepared for tomorrow's notebook test.
Reading 8 - Period 5: Be prepared for tomorrow's notebook test.

TUESDAY:
ALL CLASSES: Notebook test. (P. 7 - WEDNESDAY)

WEDNESDAY:
Honors Reading 8: 13 AR points, 2 IRAs, 1 Study Island quiz. (P. 7 - NOTEBOOK TEST).
Academic Reading 8: 13 AR points, 2 IRAs, 1 Study Island quiz.
Reading 8 - Period 4: 11 AR points, 2 IRAs, 1 Study Island quiz.
Reading 8 - Period 5: 11 AR points, 1 IRA, 1 Study Island quiz.


THURSDAY:
ALL CLASSES: Work on AR, Study Island, IRAs!

FRIDAY:
ALL CLASSES: AR points, Study Island quizzes, IRAs due.

October 13-17

MONDAY:
No school - Columbus Day.

TUESDAY:
Honors Reading 8: "Join Band!" packet; AR/Study Island/IRAs.
Academic Reading 8:  "Join Band!" packet; AR/Study Island/IRAs
Reading 8 - Period 4: "Join Band!" packet; AR/Study Island/IRAs
Reading 8 - Period 5: Finish study packet - begin studying for Thursday's test.

WEDNESDAY:
Honors Reading 8: "Join Band!" packet; AR/Study Island/IRAs.
Academic Reading 8:  "Join Band!" packet; AR/Study Island/IRAs
Reading 8 - Period 4: "Join Band!" packet; AR/Study Island/IRAs
Reading 8 - Period 5: Study for tomorrow's test!

THURSDAY:
 Honors Reading 8: "Join Band!"/"An Opportunity" packet
Academic Reading 8: "Join Band!"/"An Opportunity" packet
Reading 8 - Period 4: "Join Band!"/"An Opportunity" packet
Reading 8 - Period 5: AR/Study Island/IRAs

October 6-October 10

MONDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Finish objective summaries of witness statements.
Academic Reading 8:  Finish objective summaries of witness statements.
Reading 8 - Period 4: Finish objective summaries of witness statements.
Reading 8 - Period 5: Complete tone, word choice, and voice on SPAT organizer for "San Jose Student"

TUESDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Finish evaluation of witness statements.
Academic Reading 8:  Finish evaluation of witness statements.
Reading 8 - Period 4: Finish evaluation of witness statements.
Reading 8 - Period 5: Finish SPAT organizer for "NASA."

WEDNESDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Finish summaries of evidence.
Academic Reading 8:  Finish summaries of evidence.
Reading 8 - Period 4: Finish summaries of evidence.
Reading 8 - Period 5: Finish SPAT organizer for "Baseball."

THURSDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Finish explanations. - Packet due tomorrow!
Academic Reading 8:  Finish explanations. - Packet due tomorrow!
Reading 8 - Period 4: Finish explanations. - Packet due tomorrow!
Reading 8 - Period 5: AR/Study Island/IRAs.

FRIDAY:
Honors Reading 8: AR/Study Island/IRAs.
Academic Reading 8:  AR/Study Island/IRAs.
Reading 8 - Period 4: AR/Study Island/IRAs.
Reading 8 - Period 5: AR/Study Island/IRAs.

September 29-October 3

MONDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Study for tomorrow's test! - You need to be able to define technical, connotative, and figurative meanings as well as mood & voice; review SPAT organizer.
Academic Reading 8:  No HW - read for AR.
Reading 8 - Period 4: Study for WEDNESDAY'S test! - You need to be able to define technical, connotative, and figurative meanings as well as mood & voice; review SPAT organizer.
Reading 8 - Period 5: "Sol 19" of "Making Tracks on Mars" - answer tone question on left.

TUESDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Test! No HW - read for AR.
Academic Reading 8:  Study for tomorrow's test! - You need to be able to define technical, connotative, and figurative meanings as well as mood & voice; review SPAT organizer.
Reading 8 - Period 4: Study Island in library. Study for tomorrow's test! - You need to be able to define technical, connotative, and figurative meanings as well as mood & voice; review SPAT organizer.
Reading 8 - Period 5: Finish reading "Making Tracks on Mars" (Sunday, January 25, 2004) - Answer "Reading Skill" question on pg. 162.


WEDNESDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Study Island in library - No HW.
Academic Reading 8:  Test!
Reading 8 - Period 4:  Test!
Reading 8 - Period 5: Finish last page of "Making Tracks on Mars" packet. Collected for quiz tomorrow!

THURSDAY:
Honors Reading 8: Finish persuasive unit pretest.
Academic Reading 8:  No HW. Read for AR.
Reading 8 - Period 4:  No HW - Read for AR.
Reading 8 - Period 5: No HW - Read for AR.

FRIDAY:
Honors Reading 8: No HW - Read for AR, work on Study Island and IRAs.
Academic Reading 8: Finish persuasive text pre-test if not finished in class.
Reading 8 - Period 4: Finish persuasive text pre-test if not finished in class.
Reading 8 - Period 5: No HW - Read for AR, work on Study Island and IRAs.