We took a quiz today, and I handed out grade slips.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Dates:  TESTING ALL NEXT WEEK Talk due May 6 You MUST refer to TWO SOURCES in your presentation: "According to..." Warm-up:      Test on Buzzwords from the last two weeks Objective: I would like to see if they have learned any new vocabulary words. I was trying to prepare students for testing last week by having them practice writing a response to a text.  I want them to see examples of what I was looking for. We need to get back to reading Night. Agenda: Test on responders. Smarter Balanced Pre-Test Activity Review the outline for the germ of hope paragraph Look at this sample of the germ of hope paragraph. Read pages 20-26 together in Night for imagery of flames. Fill in chart. Madame Schachter and the flames (allusions to Lazurus: raised from the dead and Lazurus and rich man) Standards: CC.8.W.4 Production and Distribution of Writing: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CC.8.R.L.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot;CC.8.L.6 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.