1. Welcome, Students! Mrs. Mustain– 8th Grade RELA DayOBJECTIVE: I can… MONDAYI can name 7 students in the classroom by the end of the period. TUESDAYI can write a well-organized multi-paragraph paper in a given amount of time. WEDNESDAYI can identify plot elements within a text. THURSDAYI can organize for the first semester using an interactive notebook. FRIDAYI can identify the foundations of a sentence.

2. Welcome to RELA-Week at a Glance August 27-31, 2012 MONTUEWEDTHURFRI DO NOW: Agenda 3 Goals & a Fib/Pennant Human Scavenger Hunt TMS Way- Hallway, Tardies, SLANT HW: get notebook- due Thurs. DO NOW: Agenda POS Name Me Name Frenzy Timed Writing- “Dear Me,” HW: get notebook- due Thurs. DO NOW: Agenda Story of My Life Cornell Notes & Plot Diagram “Three Little Pigs” (YouTube video) TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) HW: get notebook- due Thurs. DO NOW: Agenda “I Love Lucy” TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon. DO NOW: Agenda Grammar Income Test Grammar: Sentence Foundations- Jigsaw Plus TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.

3. Draw and color your name on a picture of a plain T-shirt on paper.Draw and color your name on a picture of a plain T-shirt on paper. Decorate the T-Shirt any way you choose (appropriately).Decorate the T-Shirt any way you choose (appropriately). Include info such as hobbies, favorite sports team, your family members, etc.Include info such as hobbies, favorite sports team, your family members, etc. When finished, place your T-shirt on the wall in the hallWhen finished, place your T-shirt on the wall in the hall DO NOW: My Best T

4. Write a letter to yourself about what YOU expect from 8th grade:Write a letter to yourself about what YOU expect from 8th grade: LENGTH: 1 FULL PAGE (NOT DONE UNTIL YOU HAVE A PAGE)LENGTH: 1 FULL PAGE (NOT DONE UNTIL YOU HAVE A PAGE) Include:Include: –What you would like to learn this year, –Your likes/dislikes from last year, –What you are looking forward to the most. –Your fears/worries/anxieties about this year. –What you are looking forward to this year. Turn in your letters to Mrs. Mustain or Mrs. Syska.Turn in your letters to Mrs. Mustain or Mrs. Syska. You will get them back at the end of the year!You will get them back at the end of the year! Timed Writing/Quick Write: “Dear Me,” (20 minutes)

5. Get a Human Scavenger sheet.Get a Human Scavenger sheet. Now see if you can solve the clues by walking around the room and asking your peers questions from the list. You will have 2 minutes!Now see if you can solve the clues by walking around the room and asking your peers questions from the list. You will have 2 minutes! Object: try to match as many blanks as you can from your peers!Object: try to match as many blanks as you can from your peers! Break the Ice #3- Human Scavenger Hunt

6. AGENDA: AUGUST 27, 2012 I can… name 7 students in the classroom by the end of the period. DO NOW: 3 Goals & a Fib/Pennant TMS Way-Hallway; Tardies; Turning in Work; Attention/Talking; SLANT Human Scavenger Hunt- Goal = 8 signatures EXIT TICKET: Name 7 classmates HW: get composition book- due Thurs.

7. AGENDA: AUGUST 28, 2012 I can… write a well-organized multi-paragraph paper in a given amount of time. DO NOW: POS Name Me Timed Writing- “Dear Me,” “My Favorite T” EXIT TICKET: Letter to Me HW: get notebook- due Thurs.

8. AGENDA: AUGUST 29, 2012 I can… identify plot elements within a text DO NOW: What did you like about “Story of My Life” by Farah Amadi ? Notes & Plot Diagram “Three Little Pigs” (YouTube video) TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) EXIT TICKET: Elbow Partner- what did you learn about plot today? HW: get notebook- due Thurs.

9. AGENDA: AUGUST 30, 2012 I can… organize for the first semester using an interactive notebook. DO NOW: “I Love Lucy” TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) EXIT TICKET: INS Set Up HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.

10. AGENDA: AUGUST 31, 2012 I can… I can identify plot elements in a media clip. DO NOW: Grammar Income Test Grammar: Sentence Foundations- Jigsaw Plus TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) EXIT TICKET: Minute to Win It HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.