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Literacy & Homeroom March 24, 2014
Get all books and materials ready for the day.Read silently until 9:35.ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On
This assignments
ELA March 24, 2014
ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On This assignments
Agenda: Take the reading and English language arts pretests on USA Test Prep.
Homework: Read independently for 30 minutes a night.
Get all books and materials ready to go to computer lab. Sit quietly until it is time to go. Thank you!
Essential Question & Standard
How can USA Test Prep help me to prepare for the CRCT?
LA.8.ELACC8L3 - [Performance Standard] - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Opening
Log on to computer.Go to Internet Explorer or Firefox.Go to www.usatestprep.com/Member-LoginSelect Login.Account ID: garrettmsgaUsername: lunch #Password: garrett
Work Session
Go to 8th grade ELA. Select Test. You should see “Begin a Summative
Test.”Select Small Test – 25% of actual test length.After you complete this test, go to 8th grade
Reading.Select Test. You should see “Begin a Summative
Test.” Select Small Test – 25% of actual test length.After you complete this test, finish your
assignment for Chew On This.
Closing
Make sure all tests are completed and saved.
Literacy & Homeroom March 25, 2014
Get all books and materials ready for the day.Read silently until 9:35.ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On
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ELA March 25, 2014
ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On This assignments
Agenda: Finish taking the reading
and English language arts pretests on USA Test Prep.
Create a Wordle or Tagxedo for words from ch. 6.
Homework: Read independently for 30 minutes a night.
Get all books and materials ready to go to the media center. Sit quietly until it is time to go. Thank you!
Essential Questions & Standards
How can USA Test Prep help me to prepare for the CRCT?
How can I create a wordle or tagxedo to display key words from my reading?
How can I show comprehension of informational text by explaining why I selected the significant terminology?
LA.8.ELACC8L3 - [Performance Standard] - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. LA.8.ELACC8RI1 - [Performance Standard] - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.LA.8.ELACC8W4 - [Performance Standard] - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Directions for USA Test Prep
Directions for Wordle or Tagxedo
Log on to computer.Go to Internet Explorer or Firefox.Go to www.usatestprep.com/Member-LoginSelect Login.Account ID: garrettmsgaUsername: lunch #Password: garrett
Log on to computer.Go to Internet Explorer or Firefox.Go to www.wordle.net or www.tagxedo.com
Opening
Work Session
If needed, first finish your pretests on ELA and reading in USA Test Prep.Then, select the first assignment that I/we have assigned to you.
Read chapter 6 “Meat” and select 15 key words to explain your understanding of the chapter. Write at least a paragraph response explaining why you selected the words to explain the chapter.
Use Wordle or Tagxedo to create a visual representation with chosen words. Ask teacher for assistance to create a Wordle or Tagxedo. www.wordle.netwww.tagxedo.com
Closing
Save tests or assignments.Save wordle or tagxedo in a Word document.Log off sites and computer.
Literacy & Homeroom March 26, 2014
Get all books and materials ready for the day.Read silently until 9:35.ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On
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ELA March 26, 2014
ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On This assignments
Agenda: Finish reading chapter
6. Do Jigsaw Activity with
chapter 7.Homework: Read
independently for 30 minutes a night.
Quickwrite: Write a response to the following question.What are some of the effects on growing bodies of consuming too much fast food and exercising too little?
Essential Questions & Standards
How can I show comprehension of informational text by explaining why I selected the significant terminology?
What are some of the effects on growing bodies of consuming too much fast food and exercising too little?
LA.8.ELACC8RI3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
LA.8.ELACC8RI1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LA.8.ELACC8RI2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
Opening
Share responses from Quickwrite.
Work Session
Jigsaw—Number aloud 1-4.Group one assigned pp. 202-207 (…He just couldn’t live this
way anymore.) and pp. 223-229 weighing in.Group two assigned pp. 202-207 and pp. 207-212 monster
thickburgers.Group three assigned pp. 213-215 the american disease and
pp. 229-233 complicated.Group four assigned pp. 202-207 and pp. 215-223 windows
of the soul.Read ONLY your assigned pages. Take notes on MOST
important ideas.Your group will use information to create a Free-Form Map.
Work Session continued
Free-Form MappingWork as a group.Explain key concepts from your assigned
reading.Use words, pictures, phrases, circles,
squares, or whatever creative endeavor that portrays their analysis.
Closing
Today I learned….
Literacy & Homeroom March 27, 2014
Get all books and materials ready for the day.Read silently until 9:35.ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On
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ELA March 27, 2014
ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On This assignments
Agenda: Do Jigsaw Activity with
chapter 7.Homework: Read
independently for 30 minutes a night.
Quickwrite: Write a response to the following question.What did you learn from your Jigsaw reading?
Essential Questions & Standards
What are some of the effects on growing bodies of consuming too much fast food and exercising too little?
LA.8.ELACC8RI3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
LA.8.ELACC8RI1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LA.8.ELACC8RI2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
Opening
What is free-form mapping?It requires you to work as a group.You must explain key concepts from your
assigned reading.You should use words, pictures, phrases,
circles, squares, or whatever creative endeavor that portrays your analysis of the text.
Work Session
Jigsaw—Number aloud 1-4.Group one assigned pp. 202-207 (…He just couldn’t live this
way anymore.) and pp. 223-229 weighing in.Group two assigned pp. 202-207 and pp. 207-212 monster
thickburgers.Group three assigned pp. 213-215 the american disease and
pp. 229-233 complicated.Group four assigned pp. 202-207 and pp. 215-223 windows
of the soul.Read ONLY your assigned pages. Take notes on MOST
important ideas.Your group will use information to create a Free-Form Map.
Work Session continued
Free-Form Mapping Work as a group. Explain key concepts from your assigned reading. Use words, pictures, phrases, circles, squares, or whatever
creative endeavor that portrays your analysis of the text.
Closing
Today we learned…. and we accomplished….
Literacy & Homeroom March 28, 2014
Get all books and materials ready for the day.Read silently until 9:35.ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On
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ELA March 28, 2014
ELA Needed Materials: paper, pen, Chew On This assignments
Agenda: Complete free-form
map with ch. 7. Make presentations.
Homework: Read independently for 30 minutes a night.
Get in your Jigsaw groups and get materials—Free-form map, colored pencils, markers, notes, and book.
Essential Questions & Standards
What are some of the effects on growing bodies of consuming too much fast food and exercising too little?
LA.8.ELACC8RI3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
LA.8.ELACC8RI1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LA.8.ELACC8RI2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
Opening
Remember:What is free-form mapping?It requires you to work as a group.You must explain key concepts from your
assigned reading.You should use words, pictures, phrases,
circles, squares, or whatever creative endeavor that portrays your analysis of the text.
Work Session
Make sure that you label your free-form map with your assigned reading. Group one assigned pp. 202-207 (…He just
couldn’t live this way anymore.) and pp. 223-229 weighing in.
Group two assigned pp. 202-207 and pp. 207-212 monster thickburgers.
Group three assigned pp. 213-215 the american disease and pp. 229-233 complicated.
Group four assigned pp. 202-207 and pp. 215-223 windows of the soul.
Work Session continued
Free-Form Mapping Work as a group. Explain key concepts from your assigned reading. Use words, pictures, phrases, circles, squares, or whatever
creative endeavor that portrays your analysis of the text.
Work Session continued
Free-form Mapping Presentations:Before you present….make sure to discuss
who will introduce your group members, who will say what, etc.
Introduce your group members.Tell us which pages you were responsible for
reading.Explain your free-form map (i.e. why you drew a
particular picture, symbol, why you chose the words, etc.).
Celebrate each group.
Closing
Today we learned…. and we accomplished….
