August 26, 2013 Title: What can I expect in 8 th grade language arts this year? Warm Up: Read prospectus, underlining anything that is confusing to you, and making a list of questions in the margins. Homework: Finish your letter to Mrs. Lucero – you may write it neatly or type it and print it, or use letter generator link below and print it. letter generator Objective: understand the 8 th grade LA prospectus Incorporate elements of a business letter to create personal recommendation Agenda: 1.Agendas/forms/lockers 2.Prospectus 3.Summer Reading – Due Fri, Sept. 7 4.Letter of recommendation

August 27, 2013 EQ What are some elements of poetry that help us understand the meaning? Warm Up: Vocabulary activity worksheet side 1 Homework: revise Summer Reading Project for characterization part 1. Finish side 1 of vocab sheet Notes: Poetry pre-assessment Summer Reading Project section 1 Closure:

August 28, 2013 EQ What is a topic sentence, and why is it important to give my paragraphs direction? Warm Up: Archetypes pre- assessment Homework: revise Summer Reading Project for characterization part 2. Notes: Archetypes pre-assessment Summer Reading Project – how does main character change? Intro to archetypes Closure:

August 29, 2013 EQ/Title: What are some human personality traits that are represented by archetypal characters? Warm Up: Review interactive notebook organization guidelines and set up divider tabs. Homework: Revise section 2 of Summer reading projects Notes: Summer Reading Project section 2 Notebook organization Intro to archetypes Closure:

August 30, 2013 EQ/Title: What are some human personality traits that are represented by archetypal characters? Warm Up: Write an example of the following conflicts: 1.Man vs. man 2.Man vs. himself 3.Man vs. nature 4.Man vs. society Homework: Revise Part III of Summer reading project Notes: Summer Reading Project part III Conflict review Intro to archetypes Closure:

September 3, 2013 EQ/Title: Why are so many archetypes present in picture books for children, and what does this teach them about life? Warm Up: Think of 3 settings that are often found in fairy tales… what moods/ideas do you associate with these settings? Homework: Top half of archetypes chart. Revise Summer Reading Notes: Finish Archetypes overview Begin Archetypes are everywhere Closure:

September 4, 2013 EQ/Title: Why are so many archetypes present in picture books for children, and what does this teach them about life? Warm Up: Springboard books – put name on bottom book pages. Tear out Glossary (pgs ) and put in vocabulary section of notebook. Homework: Bottom half of archetypes chart. Revise Summer Reading Notes: Finish Archetypes Are Everywhere Check rough drafts and homework Closure:

September 5, 2013 EQ/Title: What are some strategies I use to face life’s challenges? Warm Up: Holt book – pg Answer questions 1-16 on a separate piece of paper. Homework: Revise Summer Reading Notes: SB – tear out pages 1-57 and put in Springboard section. Answer questions 1 & 2 on SB5. Challenges activity (SB6-7) Closure:

September 6, 2013 EQ/Title: What defines a hero? Warm Up: SB8 – tone word sort. Finish all previous pages. Homework: Finish summer reading project. Final product – NO FOLDER – due Sept 9. Notes: TPCASTT “A Man” Closure:

September 9, 2013 EQ/Title: What are some poetry analysis strategies that help us understand its meaning? Warm Up: Review your Tone words from SB8, and use 5 of them that you are unfamiliar with in a sentence that conveys the meaning of the word. Homework: TPCASTT Moco Limping SB 13 Notes: Turn in summer reading Tone word sort game Reading interest inventory Grammar pages 2-3, Exercises A and B. Notes on The Sentence V4-5 Moco Limping SB13 Closure:

September 10, 2013 EQ/Title: Why is word choice important for conveying the proper tone? Warm Up: Quick write – Write a paragraph with a topic sentence and 2 reasons why Moco can be considered a hero. Homework: TPCASTT We Wear the Mask Notes: Subject and Predicate V5 Exercise 1. Identify each as Sentence or Sentence Fragment. If a fragment, tell what part of the sentence is missing. We Wear the Mask – paraphrasing activity Closure:

September 11, 2013 EQ/Title: Who were the heroes of 9/11? Who were the heroes of 9/11? Warm Up: In grammar section - Read G7 and define Subject, Simple Subject, and complete subject in your grammar section. Then, do Ex. 3 on pg 9. – 15 minutes Homework: SB Notes: Heroes of 9/11 jigsaw and reading. Identify WWWWWH. Create a poster explaining your hero and be prepared to share. Closure:

September 12, 2013 EQ/Title: How can analysis of historically relevant poetry help us understand about ourselves? Warm Up: Read article on Paul Laurence Dunbar and list 5 elements from his life that may have influenced his poetry. Homework: Archetype paragraph #1 – fill out graphic organizer and write paragraph. Notes: Discussion of Dunbar and his life as it relates to history Discussion of Archetype project and paragraph organizers. Closure:

September 13, 2013 EQ/Title: What are the challenges we face when reconciling our external “mask” with our inner self? Warm Up: Quickwrite – what do you “wear” as your public mask? What about you is not always something you always want people to know/see? Homework: Finish mask and poem. Due Sept 16. Notes: Discussion of mask project Begin planning project and writing poem. If time, do next archetype paragraph. Closure:

September 16, 2013 EQ/Title: What symbols are representative of you as a person? Warm Up: Prepare your portfolio folder by drawing at least 5 symbols that represent all parts of your life. Homework: #2 Archetypal character paragraph and organizer Notes: Media center at 9:00, 12:10 and 2:35 Grammar post assessment Begin planner for homework Movie permission form!!!! Closure:

September 17, 2013 EQ/Title: What are the signs that something big is going to happen in your life? Warm Up: Grammar pre- assessment. Homework: #3 Archetypal character paragraph and organizer Notes: Hero’s journey Stage 1 Closure:

September 18, 2013 EQ/Title: What are some obstacles that get in your way and keep you from your goals? Warm Up: Grammar exercise Homework: #4 Archetypal character paragraph and organizer Notes: Hero’s journey Stage 2 Closure:

September 19, 2013 EQ/Title: Why is it important to celebrate your victories with people you care about? Warm Up: Grammar exercise Homework: #1 Archetypal setting paragraph and organizer Notes: Hero’s journey Stage 3 Closure:

September 20, 2013 EQ/Title: How is the hero’s journey representative of everyday life? Warm Up: Review 3 stages and how to complete organizer based on film. Homework: #2 Archetypal setting paragraph and organizer Notes: Star Wars Closure:

September 23, 2013 EQ/Title: How is the hero’s journey representative of everyday life? Warm Up: Prepare your notebook for a notebook check. Homework: Hero’s journey detailed organizer Notes: Star Wars – finish Notebook check #2 Closure:

September 24, 2013 EQ/Title: How is the hero’s journey representative of everyday life? Warm Up: Grammar Homework: Hero’s journey essay – will probably be more than one paragraph. Notes: Prep exercises for The Giver? Closure: